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A dream of trees aglow at night

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 2 weeks ago: Note: If successful, this would be the world’s first environmental release of a Synthetic Biol … more →

Tags: Bioenergy / Agrofuels, Commodification of Life, Genetic engineering, green economy, synthetic biology, kickstarter, Synbio, USDA

If we rely on corporate seed, we lose food sovereignty

hjfoley wrote 1 month ago: It has become crucial to defend seeds. In the past 20 or 30 years, what was once seen as normal – pe … more →

Tags: Government, health, environment, USA, BUISINESS, Protest, Science, food, Activism 2

"We’re all scared...But we must tell the truth" -- Experts Fear Collapse of Global Civilisation

Stephen wrote 1 month ago: By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jan 11 2013 (IPS) Experts on the health of our planet are terrifi … more →

Tags: Science/Tech, News, Ecology, Ocean, Climate change/Global Warming, 1) Must Read, sustainability, Science, acidification

Sooty ships may be geoengineering by accident.

The Truth is Where wrote 3 months ago: 9th February 2013 by Jeff Hecht           Find Full Article Here:- GEOENGINEERING is being tested … more →

Tags: World of the Strange – Weird Science, Environment, Government, Pacific Ocean, geoengineering, University of East Anglia, Ocean, Jim Thomas, Iron

Report: The artificial intelligence of geoengineering

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 4 months ago: January 22 2013. Source: ETC Group Photo: ETC Group Gaia is complicated. From stratospheric currents … more →

Tags: climate change, False Solutions to Climate Change, geoengineering, green economy, chaos theory, geoengineering

Worlds' Scientists Say Facing "Planetary Emergency"

Stephen wrote 4 months ago: Planet Under Pressure – State of the Planet Declaration Mar 29 2012. By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE … more →

Tags: forests, Environment, Science/Tech, News, Ecology, Ocean, Pollution and Toxics, Global Issues and Perspectives, developing world

Video: UK and Canada win 'Dodo' award for blocking biodiversity talks

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 7 months ago: Note:  While the Dodo Awards were given out a week ago during the UN Convention on Biological Divers … more →

Tags: Actions - Protest, biodiversity, Humor, Oceans, cbd alliance, Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 11, Dodo Awards

Rogue Climate Experiment and Crooked Sticks: Unintended Consequences and a 9-Liner with 420 Characters.3 comments

Words We Women Write wrote 7 months ago: One crooked stick changed the course of our brook. Like that guy who dumped 800 tons of iron dust in … more →

Tags: writing, Canada, United Nations, geoengineering, Haida people, plankton, Emissions Trading, Haida Gwaii, haida

The Amazon Pink Dolphin's Voice: Canadian government 'knew of plans to dump iron into the Pacific'

FSVSF Admin wrote 7 months ago: Canadian government ‘knew of plans to dump iron into the Pacific’ Chief executive of com … more →

Tags: Environmental, wildlife, Governmental, Open Category, Amazon, Canada, Guardian, Pacific Ocean, Haida Gwaii

A Massive and Illegal Geoengineering Project has been Detected off Canada’s West Coast1 comment

2012thebigpicture wrote 7 months ago:   A private company backed by a controversial U.S. businessman has unilaterally conducted the w … more →

Tags: What's happening in Society, NASA, Canada, NOAA, First Nations, iron sulphate, West Coast, Salmon, Geoengineer

Rules lacking for geoengineering projects for global warming

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 9 months ago: Note: Kudos to the Canadian ETC Group, as described here, one of the strongest and most effective vo … more →

Tags: climate change, False Solutions to Climate Change, geoengineering, geoengineering, spice

Bill Gates funds scheme to spray artificial ‘planet-cooling’ sulfur particles into atmosphere

Jeenyus Corner wrote 10 months ago:   Ethan A. HuffNatural NewsJuly 26, 2012 The U.K.’s Guardian and others are reporting that a mu … more →

Tags: News, Bill Gates, New Mexico, Microsoft, Fort Sumner New Mexico, Pat Roy Mooney, sulfate, Global Warming

Agronegocios, acaparamiento de tierras, transgénicos detrás del golpe de Estado en Paraguay.

eww wrote 11 months ago: Alianza Biodiversidad Nuevamente América Latina se ve sacudida por el atropello de la voluntad popul … more →

Tags: Denúncia, Derechos Humanos, América Latina, Monsanto, Agroindustria, Autonomía indígena, Cargill, Paraguay, Brasil

Earth Audio podcasts: Achim Steiner of UNEP and Pat Mooney of the ETC Group at the Rio+20 Peoples' Summit

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 11 months ago: Achim Steiner, head of UNEP defends his model of the Green Economy while ETC Group’s Pat Moone … more →

Tags: False Solutions to Climate Change, green economy, Rio+20, Earth Audio podcasts / MP3s, People's Summit, green economy, Rio+20, UNEP, Achim Steiner

Rio+20 Peoples’ Summit: Grassroots groups confront the mastermind of the green economy6 comments

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 11 months ago: By Christy Rodgers for Climate Connections 18 June 2012 – Rio de Janeiro. The Peoples’ Summit opened … more →

Tags: greenwashing, Rio+20, The Greed Economy and the Future of Forests, Pablo Solon, Rio+20, UNEP, Achim Steiner, grassroots social movements

The new bioeconomy

O Ecotextiles wrote 1 year ago: Last week we explored using biomass as fuel, and some of the implications in doing that.  Previously … more →

Tags: biomass, environment, BASF, Bioeconomy, biomass, Brazil, Craig Venter, Dupont, ingeo

Rio+20: The Moment in History to Ensure Our Future Survival?4 comments

Stephen wrote 1 year ago: Planet Under Pressure - State of the Planet Declaration Mar 29 2012. Worlds’ Scientists Say Fa … more →

Tags: forests, Environment, Science/Tech, News, Ecology, Ocean, Pollution and Toxics, Global Issues and Perspectives, developing world

Study: Potential Hazards of Nanotechnology Not Known1 comment

Laura wrote 1 year ago: Published on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Common Dreams Without research into risks, “the fut … more →

Tags: General News, Food & Water Watch, friend of the earth, International Center for Technology Assessment, Food and Drug Administration, nanotechnology, FDA, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Who Will Control the Green Economy? New report on Corporate Concentration in the Life Industries

Global Justice Ecology Project wrote 1 year ago: www.etcgroup.org From the UN Rio+20 preparatory meetings in New York, ETC Group today launches Who W … more →

Tags: climate change, Climate Justice, greenwashing, Carbon Trading, UNFCCC, False Solutions to Climate Change, Durban/COP-17, Land Grabs, green economy


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