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2010/02/212010/02/21

Review : Global Shift–How A New Worldview Is Transforming Humanity

Phenomenal Integration of Ideas–Superb “Once Over” February 10, 2010 [final review 21 February 2010] Edmund J. Bourne I have sent INTELLIGENCE for EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainaabilty to the printer and it is on that foundation that I highly recommend this book for a simple easy to understand overview of the fifteen converging forces …

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2010/02/032010/02/03

Journal: Earth-Homes and Trash for Building

Rammed Earth Construction (Using Tires) In the tire method, a row of used automobile tires is simply laid atop the concrete footing, perhaps centered around steel reinforcing bars that extend out of the footing. The tires are then filled with soil. About 1,000 tires are used to build the walls of a 2,000 sq ft …

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2010/01/262010/01/26

Journal: Haiti Update 26 January 2010 PM

Crowds seeking aid in Haiti met with pepper spray and rubber bullets Desperate crowds have overwhelmed peacekeepers trying to deliver aid. The World Food Programme says that Port-au-Prince represents the greatest logistical challenge it has ever faced “They’re not violent, just desperate. They just want to eat,” Fernando Soares, a Brazilian army colonel, said. “The …

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2010/01/042010/01/04

Review: Social Change 2.0–A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World

Undeniable Genius Isolated from Other Movements January 4, 2010 David Gershon This book is a work of undeniable genius and to that I would add peseverence–the author and his wife Gail Straub have been on the forefront of the personal empowerment movement from the late 1970’s onward, and in many ways this book is a …

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2009/12/212009/12/21

Journal: ClimateGate 21 December 2009 Morning

Questions over business deals of UN climate change guru Dr Rajendra Pachauri The head of the UN’s climate change panel – Dr Rajendra Pachauri – is accused of making a fortune from his links with ‘carbon trading’ companies Christopher Booker and Richard North Telegraph 20 December 2009 Although Dr Pachauri is often presented as a …

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2009/12/172009/12/17

Journal: Obliviousness–and Lies–Kill Own’s Own

That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 …

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2009/12/152009/12/15

Journal: ClimateGate 15 Dec 09 Morning

US-China showdown looms over climate talks COPENHAGEN – A showdown between the world’s two largest polluters loomed over the U.N. climate talks Tuesday as China accused the United States and other rich nations of backsliding on their commitments to fight global warming. Phi Beta Iota: The Secretary General means well, but he has no clue …

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