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2010/10/172010/10/17

Journal: Death to the Big Wasteful Grid, Life Energy is LOCAL

Saturday 16 Oct 2010 Concerns about Utility-Scale Wind on Vermont’s Ridgelines Commentary by: Jock Gill How are we going to reduce Vermont’s carbon footprint and at the same time protect Vermont’s agricultural heritage and family farms, create local jobs, and stimulate small business formation? Is utility-scale wind part of the solution? I would suggest the answer …

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2010/10/13

Journal: Seth Godin on Pro-Business vs Pro-Commerce

What does ‘pro-business’ mean? What makes a policy or a politician pro business? Some would tell you it includes: Lower or eliminate the minimum wage Eviscerate OSHA and other safety and pollution inspections Make it difficult for workers to easily switch jobs from one company or another Educate the public just enough for them to …

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2010/09/212010/09/21

Journal: Electromagnetics, Bees, & Agriculture

June 30, 2010 Study links bee decline to cell phones Bee populations dropped 17 percent in the UK last year, according to the British Bee Association, and nearly 30 percent in the United States says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Parasitic mites called varroa, agricultural pesticides and the effects of climate change have all been …

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2010/08/282010/08/28

Review: Whose Water Is It?–The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World

Core selection, not a substitute for the master works August 28, 2010 Bernadette McDonald and Douglas Jehl (editors) Published by the National Geographic in 2003, this is an edited work with several but not all of the greats brought together. The short pieces are a fine collage for undergraduate reading and discussion but the book …

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2010/08/282010/08/29

Review: Water–The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization

In a class by itself, more to be done August 29, 2010 Steven Solomon This book is in a class by itself, and for the US audience, I would recommend The Atlas of Water, Second Edition: Mapping the World’s Most Critical Resource, this book, and Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh …

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2010/08/282010/08/29

Review: Unquenchable–America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It

Real book, real facts, desperately needs visualization August 29, 2010 Robert Glennon I was torn between a four and a five and came down on the side of five because this is a real book with real facts and real interviews and it covers a vital topic very ably. I was tempted to drop to …

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2010/08/282010/08/29

Review: Blue Gold–The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water

6 Star Plus Foundation Work, August 28, 2010 Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke I read the authors’ more recent Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water yesterday and watched the also more recent Blue Gold: World Water Wars last night, all in the context of raeding 12 …

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