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How Farms Are Using Permaculture Design to Survive and Prosper
The rise in fuel prices has seen greater awareness and a wider concern for what life will be like when the oil runs out. This has seen interest in less chemical dependant farming methods bringing permaculture to the forefront of discussion and debate.
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Time-Lapse Thing of the Day: Yosemite National Park gets a loving time-lapse tribute courtesy of Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty of Project Yosemite.
This whole project has been an amazing experience. The two of us became friends through Vimeo and explored a shared interest in timelapsing Yosemite National Park over an extended period of time. We’d like to expand this idea to other locations and would appreciate any suggestions for a future project.
Gear: Canon 5D Mark II with a variety of Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 Lenses. Music: “Outro” by M83.
[thanks ryan!]
Postcard from Madagascar: In Pursuit of the Plowshare Tortoise
This week’s issue features William Finnegan’s piece about a Manhattan night-life baron’s race to save the world’s rarest species of tortoise: the angonoka, or plowshare tortoise, which is coveted by collectors on the illegal market. We sent the South Africa-based photographer Jonathan Torgovnik to Madagascar, home of the last remaining habitat for these animals, to capture that night-life baron, Eric Goode, in the field with the tortoises he has committed himself to protect.- For more of Torgovnik’s photos from Madagascar: http://nyr.kr/xNAjAh
(via turtlefeed)
The plan, in it’s current form, is rejected and no longer on the table - not to say it won’t be revived in the future, but cheers for not rushing into an ill-advised energy project.
A round up of a few articles:
Keystone XL Pipeline: Obama Administration Announcing It Will Not Go Forward With Controversial Plan (Huffington Post)
Thank President Obama for rejecting the pipeline (Sierra Club)
Animals in the path of the pipeline (Huffington Post)
Great info! Fee-free weekend starts tomorrow!
Mark your calendar for these fee-free dates in 2012:
- January 14-16
Martin Luther King Jr. weekend- April 21-29
National Park Week- June 9
Get Outdoors Day- September 29
National Public Lands Day- November 10-12
Veterans Day weekend
(Source: nps.gov)
How would you spend $7 billion?
Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America’s future. Which would you choose?
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That’s John Watson, Chevron CEO, offering an absurd excuse I came up with for him to explain why his company consistently puts profits ahead of people and planet.
An $18 billion judgment against Chevron was upheld by an appeals court in Ecuador yesterday. Chevron’s guilt in Ecuador is so blatant, it’s no wonder the company’s excuses for its refusal to take responsibility have become increasingly absurd.So far, Chevron spokespeople have claimed everything from “Oil isn’t toxic” to “Just because we bought Texaco in 2001 doesn’t mean we have to clean up its mess” to “I have make-up on and there’s naturally occurring oil on my face, that doesn’t mean I’m going to get sick.” Seriously. That’s how callous these people are, and how stupid they think we are.
It’s obvious Chevron’s spokespeople can’t possibly justify their refusal to clean up Ecuador. So I created a little meme generator-type tool so that we can all suggest absurd new talking points for them. Go here if you want to help Chevron out with a new excuse.
Chevron and BP are permanently out. Support responsible oil companies! Shell and Conoco are two of the ones I know of that actively recycle and contribute money toward habitat restoration and protection.
(via greenpeaceusa)
Carleton Watkins and the Photographs that saved Yosemite, 1861
In 1861 – only 10 years after it had been ‘discovered’ – Carleton E Watkins wandered the Yosemite valley, with camera equipment that weighed close to a tonne strapped to his team of mules, and snapped the awesome images that inspired Abraham Lincoln to secure the world’s first national park. Here is a selection of those images by one of the world’s earliest environmentalists.
Enjoy our National Parks every chance you get!
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The ultimate urban composting guide
Composting has come a long way from its roots. There are lots of composting options for urban dwellers.
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