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 Burning Our Food? "At the same time many forms of biofuels are being questioned as effective tools in the fight against global warming. While more recently they're being blamed for the rising global food crisis.
"Climate change activists such as Ben Wikler of avaas.org are skeptical of the benefits of most biofuels being used today."
Ben Wikler: "Biofuels were heralded as this fantastic way to move away from fossil fuels, because unlike fossil fuels, when you use ethanol, for example, in a car it burns less carbon when you're actually driving the vehicle. And also it's a renewable resource..." |
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 Azizah 98% of Indonesia's lowland forest will be gone by the time Azizah is 25. Most is destroyed to make palm oil, which is used in Dove products.
Talk to Dove before it's too late.
Unilever, the makers of Dove beauty products, are buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy Indonesia's rainforests. We've got the proof. They're causing forest destruction, species extinction and climate change. |
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 Blue Man Group "Your Attention Please.
Thank you for choosing Earth as your planetary vehicle.
We hope you enjoy the many wonderful features of this planet as you hurtle through the cosmos.
Please note however:
That in the event of continued inaction in the face of global warming... |
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 Mike Reynolds A snapshot of contemporary geo-politics and an inspirational tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world.
Michael Reynolds is the chief biotect of Earthship Biotecture. He has written five books on the subject, available from the Solar Survival Press. 35 years of research and development of self-sufficient housing made from recycled materials. Development of Earth friendly and people friendly community living concepts that require little or no mortgage payment and no utility bills. |
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 Svalbard
In 2006, Svalbard had the highest positive
temperature deviation on earth, making it the poster child for global
warming. The shrinking sea ice has brought with it both hazards and
opportunities.
The climate is not the only thing
heating up.
Russian
territorial claims in the High Arctic have recently intensified and the
environmental practices in Barentsburg, the existing Russian
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