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Convert your car to a hybrid for $100.00!!!
So you can't afford the crazy gas prices and you don't have 30 grand for the new hybrid. I'm in the same boat and our governments are doing little to help us out because they're all in bed with the oil producers. I say F**K EM! I was curious as to how difficult it would be to convert my own car into a hybrid and to my surprise I discovered that it cost about $50 bucks for the parts and another $50.00 bucks for an easy to follow manual. This is a no brainer folks and for the record I am in no way affiliated with the link, I'm not making any $$$ from this. I'm passing this on because our planet can't wait for governments and car manufacturers to get their poop in a group and the sweet part is you'll be saving a fortune every year for less then you spend on monthly video rentals. What's the catch? There has to be a catch! Yeah, thats what I thought... check it out and see for yourself. So you can't afford the crazy gas prices and you don't have 30 grand for the new hybrid. I'm in the same boat and our governments are... more
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The World's Hardest Working Shaman
Western Shoshone leader, Corbin Harney talks about his prophetic conversation with the water
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After Sangatte: Europe's Untold Refugee Crisis
December 2007: The War On Terror had been raging for over six years, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and US bombs were falling on suspected Al Qaeda strongholds in Somalia.
The result was an increasing flow of refugees escaping war, disease and poverty, 4 million were displaced in Iraq at that time.
With the collaboration of the UK and French governments in 2002 the Red Cross Sangatte refugee camp in Calais, France, was shut down and bulldozed into the ground, an attempt by both countries to halt the flow of refugees into the UK.
Five years later, the refugees were still heading for Calais, in ever increasing numbers, but instead of those fleeing the Balkans war, now most were escaping the war on terror.
After Sangatte captures the plight of those refugees living on the streets of Calais, France.
Ahmed, an Iraqi refugee exposes the suffering of those already there and what awaits those on the way. December 2007: The War On Terror had been raging for over six years, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and US bombs were falling on suspected A... more -
In Colorado, an unlikely alliance between hunters and environmentalists against dr...
The Roan Plateau in Colorado has become the subject of disputed real estate, much of it public land that the Federal government's Bureau of Land Management is selling to energy companies interested in drilling for oil and gas in the mountainous region. John McDaniel writes, in his contribution to the Christian Science Monitor (14 May 2008), that the B.L.M. have offered to open up 73,000 acres -- or 70-percent -- of the Roan Plateau Planning Area for oil and gas drilling, a decision initiated late last year.
Deer and elk hunters who have pursued game in the Roan Plateau area between the Colorado Rockies to the Utah border, have aligned with environmentalists to voice expression against the B.L.M.'s plan to sell once-protected areas of the Roan Plateau for energy development. The Roan Plateau in Colorado has become the subject of disputed real estate, much of it public land that the Federal government's Bure... more -
Turtle Trials- Survival
A short film on the death of a sea turtle trying to survive in a modern day world
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Golf and the Environment: How Green is Golf?
Golf Digest Magazine explores whether golf is green in this month's issue. John Barton, in his article "How Green is Golf?", identifies core problems with golf courses -- increasing water cost and scarcity, and the burden of golf green maintenance with pesticides. Burton raises some interesting questions which have been explored by environmentalists for years, but only initially explored between the golf establishment and environmentalists together at a Pebble Beach conference in 1995.
Golf course maintenance incurs high costs, and use 300,000 gallons of water each day for golf greens around the United States, according to Burton's article. But golf courses do not depend on water alone to keep it evergreen. Pesticides and synthetic chemicals are sprayed regularly, which compound the environment, and can result in disease and cancer.
Read more in Burton's essay, and additional interviews with golf architects, environmentalists, and others about these issues.
Photo: Desert Springs Golf Course, Costa de Almeria, Spain. Golf Digest Magazine explores whether golf is green in this month's issue. John Barton, in his article "How Green is Golf?", identifi... more -
Diving Komodo
A taste of the underwater world of the Komodo Island Marine Park in Indonesia's coral triangle
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Infinite Oceans Trailor
A short promo for the series about the worlds coeans as seen through the eyes and lenses of famous image makers, scientists, conservationists and authors A short promo for the series about the worlds coeans as seen through the eyes and lenses of famous image makers, scientists, conservat... more
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Sharks and Turtles
This short is exerpted from a documentary about collecting specimens for the New England Aquarium. It was shot in the Bahamas from the Shedd Aquarium's research vessel, The Coral Reef II. It exemplifies how passive the oceans creatures really are when not baitied or antagonized. Shot by Rick Morris, Eclipse TV Production. This short is exerpted from a documentary about collecting specimens for the New England Aquarium. It was shot in the Bahamas from th... more
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"Counting Creatures"
Ever wonder how many creatures are in the oceans? Well the first complete Census of Marine Life is currently in it's 8th year of 10. This census will categorize and count all living creatures in our planet's aquatic environments to create a world wide database. More than 2,000 scientists and volunteers have been participating in the project which is sponsored by the Sloan Foundation and managed by Jesse Ausubel, Sloan Foundation Fellow and Professor at Rockefeller University in NY. This short film gives the viewer a quick look at the project as seen through the lens of producer Rick Morris of Eclipse TV Production, www.eclipsetvproduction.com Ever wonder how many creatures are in the oceans? Well the first complete Census of Marine Life is currently in it's 8th year of 10. ... more
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Chicago Earth Day celebration: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge a big succ...
(Chicago, Illinois) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade celebrated Earth Day 2008 with crowds gathered at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
Gade encouraged everyone to participate in the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge that runs through the end of April.
While some events were held last weekend, many of the challenge electronic and pharmaceutical collections are this Saturday, April 26 across eight states.
During the event, Gade and other EPA officials dropped their unwanted medications into a collection barrel. Based on early results, the EPA says the challenge is a big success and they expect to reach the goal of one million pounds of electronics recycled and one million pills properly disposed.
Gade noted how far the fight to protect the environment in America has come over the past 40 years - reminding Chicago residents there was a time when it was necessary to turn on their car headlights to navigate through steel mill pollution that hung thickly in the air on the south side of Lake Michigan.
Gade reminded those gathered of the times when American rivers caught fire from industrial pollution in big cities like the infamous blazes on the Cuyahoga River in Ohio.
Gade thanked the city of Chicago, the Chicago Police Department, the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Post Office, the state of Illinois, the Illinois EPA and many others for working with the USEPA to make the challenge possible and for helping to ensure the busy collection sites operate without a problem.
The city of Chicago has another pharmaceutical collection scheduled this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 pm on Goose Island at the Household Chemicals and Computer Recycling Facility, 1150 N. North Branch St.(Goose Island), Chicago.
In addition to serving as EPA Region 5 Administrator, Gade is the EPA Great Lakes National Program Manager.
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Related Links:
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Flow of the River EPA Blog on Chicago Earth Day event:
http://flowoftheriver.epa.gov/greatlakeschallenge/2008/...
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The interfaith Earth Healing Initiative:
http://www.earthhealinginitiative.org
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saga of the turtle
This short documents the trial of a sea turtles existance
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Jesus is a tree hugger part three
need more convincing? This should keep you busy...
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Jesus is a tree hugger part two
Christians, (I.D supporters) have been environmentalists for about 2000 years, nice of the rest of you to finally get on board!
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Jesus is a tree hugger part one
Yet again a handful of misinformed individuals have taken it upon themselves to bash Christians for not caring about the environment. so here are some sites to enlighten the misinformed... enjoy Yet again a handful of misinformed individuals have taken it upon themselves to bash Christians for not caring about the environment. ... more
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Doc Debut : Super Amigos
Link TV will broadcast Super Amigos, a documentary about masked luchadores -- Lucho Libre-style wrestlers -- who wage fights against social injustices in Mexico City. The five anonymous "social wrestlers" include Super Animal who asks bullfighters to fight him instead of bulls; Super Gay champions gay rights and battles homophobia after a savage beating kills his boyfriend; Ecologista Universal fights for environmental protection and preservation; Fray Tormenta, who experienced homeless as a youth, battles against the injustices and struggles of homeless children and opened a shelter; and Super Barrio helps poor tenants resist evictions in neighborhoods facing emergent gentrification. Super Amigos was written, produced and directed by Arturo Perez Torres, and has an air date on Link TV on April 27.
For additional info, check out the films' official site here:
Super Amigos
http://www.opencityworks.com/superamigos/
Link TV will broadcast Super Amigos, a documentary about masked luchadores -- Lucho Libre-style wrestlers -- who wage fights against s... more -
The Madagascar Turtle Crisis
These tortoises and turtles are critically endangered due to the illegal pet and food trade. They are also threatened by habitat loss.
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Bio Terror Lab - Coming Soon To Your Neighborhood?
The associated press reported the Bush administration is likely to move its research on one of the most contagious animal diseases from an isolated island to the US mainland. Would you want this in your neighborhood? The associated press reported the Bush administration is likely to move its research on one of the most contagious animal diseases fro... more
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Food price rises threaten global security - UN
Rising food prices could spark worldwide unrest and threaten political stability, the UN's top humanitarian official warned yesterday after two days of rioting in Egypt over the doubling of prices of basic foods in a year and protests in other parts of the world.
Sir John Holmes, undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and the UN's emergency relief coordinator, told a conference in Dubai that escalating prices would trigger protests and riots in vulnerable nations. He said food scarcity and soaring fuel prices would compound the damaging effects of global warming. Prices have risen 40% on average globally since last summer.
"The security implications [of the food crisis] should also not be underestimated as food riots are already being reported across the globe," Holmes said. "Current food price trends are likely to increase sharply both the incidence and depth of food insecurity."
He added that the biggest challenge to humanitarian work is climate change, which has doubled the number of disasters from an average of 200 a year to 400 a year in the past two decades.
As well as this week's violence in Egypt, the rising cost and scarcity of food has been blamed for:
· Riots in Haiti last week that killed four people
· Violent protests in Ivory Coast
· Price riots in Cameroon in February that left 40 people dead
· Heated demonstrations in Mauritania, Mozambique and Senegal
· Protests in Uzbekistan, Yemen, Bolivia and Indonesia
Rising food prices could spark worldwide unrest and threaten political stability, the UN's top humanitarian official warned yesterday ... more
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