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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Farmers Are The Founders Of Civilization
From our friend Madhava Ghosh’s blog “View From A New Vrindaban Ridge”From an email I received: “When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” Daniel Webster Which echoes Prabhupada whe…
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
ISCOWP Update-February 2010
This has been a harsh winter. Due to heavy snow fall we did not have electricity for one week and the road to our farm has been snowed in 3 times for a few days each time. Just walking to the barns through the snow in the cold temperatures tests on…
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Human Footprint
From National GeographicYour human footprint is how much of the world you use in your lifetime. Calculate how much you will consume and see how that measures up with the rest of the world.
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
India’s Holy Ganges To Get A Cleanup
By KRISHNA POKHARELFrom The Wall Street JournalVARANASI, India—More than a million devout Hindus bathed in the Ganges River Friday, braving the risk of terrorist attack, stampede and petty crime for the chance to wash away the sins of a lifetime …
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
No Time: A Disease Of The Common Man
In Union Square, Manhattan, on your average sankirtana afternoon, they rush and swoop and meander by, all shapes and colors and demeanor, all in a rush to be somewhere, perhaps to be nowhere.”Excuse me sir, we’re showing this wonderful book of spiritua…
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Stop Eating Meat and Save The Planet?
By JAMES KANTER Published: January 24, 2010 in the Green Inc blog in the New York Times BRUSSELS — Delegates arriving at the gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month were met by women in furry animal suits holding p…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Why Is Idaho Power Paying Its Customers?
Click here to read the full article from the New York TimesFOUR decades ago, when Sid Erwin began his career as an inspector at the Idaho Power Company, a string of new hydroelectric plants was pumping out power faster than locals could buy it. Soon …
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Food For Life Global In The Washington Times
By Priyavrata das from Dandavats WASHINGTON TIMES (Feb 18) Adam Heifer — As you can well imagine, the reconstruction and replenishing of Haiti is going to take a long time and a lot of effort. With not much infrastructure in many areas to begin wi…
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Energy From Osmosis
From our friend Madhava Ghosh’s blog “View From A New Vrindaban Ridge”http://www.nordicenergysolutions.org/inspirational/renewable-energy-where-salt-water-meets-fresh-water The Norwegian company Statkraft opens the world’s first facility for osmoti…
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Climate Progress
“The Web’s most influential climate-change blogger” — Time Magazine Climate Progress is dedicated to providing the progressive perspective on climate science, climate solutions, and climate politics. It is a project of the Center for American…
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
When Trying To Save The Planet Strains The Relationship
Click here to read the full article from the New York TimesMs. Cobb chides him for running the water too long while he shaves or showers. And she finds it “depressing,” she tells him, that he continues to buy a steady stream of items online when …
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Let the EPA know!
From our friend Pamela Rice at Viva Vegie!EPA to ag: We want to hear from you…Huh?Maybe the EPA ought to come the the vegetarians for input. Then (andonly then) we can get an environmental policy that makes any sense.-Pamela R.article follows:[EXCERP…
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Cow Fashion Show
From our friend Madhava Ghosh’s blog “View From A New Vrindaban Ridge”by Nishal Lama, mybangalore.com How many would have really thought that there could be a fashion show with models being the cows. The Kombu Mela celebration that was held at ISK…
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The Nectar Chronicles: Part 14
How can we ever fathom his love? He came across many seas, with so many ideas, and because of the sincerity and reality of his understanding, he saw very easily through our disqualifications and saw only the pure essence of what we could potentially gi…
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Churches Knocking On Doors, To Talk About The Environment
Matthew Williams for The New York TimesBy WILLIAM YARDLEY Published: January 15, 2010 in the New York Times MILLWOOD, Wash. — State auditors told Millwood Community Presbyterian Church last summer to close its farmers’ market o…