I have moved the posting of my efforts to www.globalwarmingisreal.com.
My blog will continue as usual, just at a new location.
Thank you for your interest.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
When will environmentalism cease to be a fight and begin to be just a part of our culture?
CITIES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)has decided to NOT bring many marine species under its protection. The Japanese Embassy hosted a dinner before the day of the vote and served Blue Fin Tuna, one of the species being voted on.
The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network has put out a new book, Threatend Plants of New Zealand, and it claims that 184 plants in New Zealand are on the brink of extinction.
A new way to farm fish is developed to use less water, the CS Monitor reports.
Scientific American is all about water awareness this month. Check out their site and see how water intensive your lifestyle is.
A new process is developed to take more oil out of the Alberta Tar Sands for less of an environmental impact. This is very significant. This is either making what was already going to happen not so bad, or it will legitimize something that should be stopped.
At a convention in California a group of scientists called for climate intervention research. They are discussing the ethics of geoengineering the climate to reverse global warming.
The White House will host a Conservation Summit to bring together conflicting interests to discuss land management. A focus will be placed on participatory management, where localities have more responsibility in land management and the feds release their grip on all decision making. This has been building in the academic land management field for some time.
29 US Governors are pushing the White House to support renewable energy more. Governors are trying to meet ambitious pollution reduction targets, create jobs in their states, and upgrade and connect the energy grid. Governors want more cash subsidies and less tax breaks for renewable energy. Cash is more immediate and clear for the market to understand than tax breaks.
The UN announced that it will enlist the international consortium of national academies of science, the InterAcademy Council, to review the IPCC due to recent controversies. The basic conclusions of the IPCC are not in question, the UN just wants to address any legitimate skepticism of the IPCC, its practices and its findings.
The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network has put out a new book, Threatend Plants of New Zealand, and it claims that 184 plants in New Zealand are on the brink of extinction.
A new way to farm fish is developed to use less water, the CS Monitor reports.
Scientific American is all about water awareness this month. Check out their site and see how water intensive your lifestyle is.
A new process is developed to take more oil out of the Alberta Tar Sands for less of an environmental impact. This is very significant. This is either making what was already going to happen not so bad, or it will legitimize something that should be stopped.
At a convention in California a group of scientists called for climate intervention research. They are discussing the ethics of geoengineering the climate to reverse global warming.
The White House will host a Conservation Summit to bring together conflicting interests to discuss land management. A focus will be placed on participatory management, where localities have more responsibility in land management and the feds release their grip on all decision making. This has been building in the academic land management field for some time.
29 US Governors are pushing the White House to support renewable energy more. Governors are trying to meet ambitious pollution reduction targets, create jobs in their states, and upgrade and connect the energy grid. Governors want more cash subsidies and less tax breaks for renewable energy. Cash is more immediate and clear for the market to understand than tax breaks.
The UN announced that it will enlist the international consortium of national academies of science, the InterAcademy Council, to review the IPCC due to recent controversies. The basic conclusions of the IPCC are not in question, the UN just wants to address any legitimate skepticism of the IPCC, its practices and its findings.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Solar Power!
Solar Power is gaining traction because it is becoming cheaper than traditional sources of energy. Senator Bernie Sanders announces a plan to subsidize "distributed" solar power (small, at-source energy production). Britain is beginning to subsidize solar power as well. Coal, nuclear, petroleum, they are all subsidized, so why not subsidize power generation that does not cause so many problems for humans and our environment?
MotherJones publishes an article asking, What do we not know about global climate change?
American Legislatures are turning to plans to scrap cap and trade and just please their financial constituents.
Frank Luntz has helped Republicans use the right words to win the political game, now he turns his skills over to environmentalists so that they can re-shape their rhetoric. My guess is that this will be helpful but not as useful as Republicans have made Luntz's skills because Conservatives are usually conformative and Liberals are usually individualists when it comes to their beliefs
The first great idea is selling reusable bags for shopping, the next great idea will be getting consumers to use them. The Guardian reports.
The ipad is built Green, but is it Green if it is just an addition to someone's gadget harem? Grist comments.
MotherJones publishes an article asking, What do we not know about global climate change?
American Legislatures are turning to plans to scrap cap and trade and just please their financial constituents.
Frank Luntz has helped Republicans use the right words to win the political game, now he turns his skills over to environmentalists so that they can re-shape their rhetoric. My guess is that this will be helpful but not as useful as Republicans have made Luntz's skills because Conservatives are usually conformative and Liberals are usually individualists when it comes to their beliefs
The first great idea is selling reusable bags for shopping, the next great idea will be getting consumers to use them. The Guardian reports.
The ipad is built Green, but is it Green if it is just an addition to someone's gadget harem? Grist comments.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Confusion over how we are degrading our natural environment, but no confusion over how to degrade it
I believe they are calling it the Watergate scandal. Some scientists ignored data that was contrary to their findings in a paper published about two decades ago. Climate Change skeptics are jumping all over it. The article under scrutiny was published in 1990 and is concerned with urban heat bubble heating compared to heating in the atmosphere outside of urban heat bubbles. The scandal does not disprove global warming. Furthermore, global warming is not the only environmental problem. Global warming is only one aspect of global environmental degradation.
The urban heat bubble is due to all of the pavement and black roofs. Painting your roof white is one option, "green roofs" are another option. Scientific American explains.
Obama is trying to create a Green Economy. Part of his plan is increased funding for Nuclear power through research and loans. Depending on your beliefs, this is a victory or a loss.
National Geographic lists resources for learning about freshwater environmental issues.
California attempts to create laws to decrease transportation emissions. The industries being regulated claim that the legislation would violate interstate commerce laws.
Obama wants to uphold his Copenhagen commitments of reducing pollution to 4% below 1990 emissions by 2020. This is pending American National legislation though.
Some centrist democrats are seeking to scrap cap and trade and go for a policy that would do little and give many concessions to polluting industries. Mother Jones reports.
Scientific American attempts to explain some of the many atmospheric characteristics that contribute to the global atmospheric temperature. There are forces both cooling and heating our atmosphere, the temperature we experience is a product of many forces.
And...say hello to genetically modified forests that do not reproduce.
The urban heat bubble is due to all of the pavement and black roofs. Painting your roof white is one option, "green roofs" are another option. Scientific American explains.
Obama is trying to create a Green Economy. Part of his plan is increased funding for Nuclear power through research and loans. Depending on your beliefs, this is a victory or a loss.
National Geographic lists resources for learning about freshwater environmental issues.
California attempts to create laws to decrease transportation emissions. The industries being regulated claim that the legislation would violate interstate commerce laws.
Obama wants to uphold his Copenhagen commitments of reducing pollution to 4% below 1990 emissions by 2020. This is pending American National legislation though.
Some centrist democrats are seeking to scrap cap and trade and go for a policy that would do little and give many concessions to polluting industries. Mother Jones reports.
Scientific American attempts to explain some of the many atmospheric characteristics that contribute to the global atmospheric temperature. There are forces both cooling and heating our atmosphere, the temperature we experience is a product of many forces.
And...say hello to genetically modified forests that do not reproduce.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
We March Cautiously Forward
San Jose Mercury News suggests 10 must read eco-books.
National Geographic covers "Energy Oases."
Fuel from Algae has been suggested as a possible future fuel source that is more environmental than other fuel sources. Scientific American sheds some doubt on this, the problem seems to be the food for the algae. More research is being done though as companies like Exxon have made large investments in Algae.
A major fertilizer is Nitrogen, made from petroleum. Nitrogen is used inefficiently in global, mechanized agriculture and the environmental consequences are large. This article from the Christian Science Monitor highlights Nitrogen in agriculture.
Friends of the Earth are campaigning against the US governments decision to help fund the building of nuclear power. Many people with financial motivations say that nuclear power is part of the low-carbon future, that is debatable.
Friends of the earth say that the nuclear industry is trying to get the American tax payer to help finance their private venture. This video helps explain their campaign.
California is in constant drought, with water running low the State government plans to drill dozens of new wells. This could be a terrible idea as tapping a declining reserve does not create more, its depletes more, at an increased rate. Agriculture is the main user of water in California.
In better news for California, garbage trucks are fueling themselves off of garbage.
China is developing, as so is their trash problem.
An Indian tribe in America turns to solar power as a way to make money rather than cash in on the Casino Craze.
National Geographic covers "Energy Oases."
Fuel from Algae has been suggested as a possible future fuel source that is more environmental than other fuel sources. Scientific American sheds some doubt on this, the problem seems to be the food for the algae. More research is being done though as companies like Exxon have made large investments in Algae.
A major fertilizer is Nitrogen, made from petroleum. Nitrogen is used inefficiently in global, mechanized agriculture and the environmental consequences are large. This article from the Christian Science Monitor highlights Nitrogen in agriculture.
Friends of the Earth are campaigning against the US governments decision to help fund the building of nuclear power. Many people with financial motivations say that nuclear power is part of the low-carbon future, that is debatable.
Friends of the earth say that the nuclear industry is trying to get the American tax payer to help finance their private venture. This video helps explain their campaign.
California is in constant drought, with water running low the State government plans to drill dozens of new wells. This could be a terrible idea as tapping a declining reserve does not create more, its depletes more, at an increased rate. Agriculture is the main user of water in California.
In better news for California, garbage trucks are fueling themselves off of garbage.
China is developing, as so is their trash problem.
An Indian tribe in America turns to solar power as a way to make money rather than cash in on the Casino Craze.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Employment
I started a new job 4 weeks ago and have not had the time to continue this blog.
I will however begin blogging again in mid-February.
For your own research, some of my favorite news sources are:
Christian Science Monitor (has an environmental section)
International Herald Tribunes
Foreign Affairs
The Guardian (has an environmental section)
Scientific American
Science, magazine
BBC News
Economist
Washington Post
World Resources International
The Week
Mother Jones (has an environmental section)
Earth Trends
San Jose Mercury News (has an environmental section)
Harpers
Reuters
Grist
I will however begin blogging again in mid-February.
For your own research, some of my favorite news sources are:
Christian Science Monitor (has an environmental section)
International Herald Tribunes
Foreign Affairs
The Guardian (has an environmental section)
Scientific American
Science, magazine
BBC News
Economist
Washington Post
World Resources International
The Week
Mother Jones (has an environmental section)
Earth Trends
San Jose Mercury News (has an environmental section)
Harpers
Reuters
Grist
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Copenhagen
This post will contain most of what you need to know about Copenhagen and the Climate Change negotiations.
First, Grist published a list of "myths and facts" about the negotiations.
This story from Mother Jones gives some general news, something to notice is Obama's chief negotiator rejects the idea that the countries that caused climate change owe money or aid to countries that are victims of climate change. This is surprising and saddening. The European Union's position is the opposite but the EU is still reluctant to give up too much money. At the same time Australia is dedicated to reducing emissions, but not by a radical amount, and demands that the creators of climate change put up the money to help the victim countries.
Poor countries, victims of climate change, demand quick action and help from the perpetrators. This is will be one of the greatest strains at the negotiations, since there is no international court poor countries have to beg for action instead of sue for it. If the climate negotiations were a domestic Tort case, the rich would pay and the poor would be reimbursed for damages.
Religious leaders are having their say about climate change and the negotiations, the Archbishop of Canterbury is speaking out and urging countries to reach an agreement that protects the citizens of the world from climate change. The church bells rang 350 times, 350ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere is the target to avoid climate catastrophe.
Protesters are angry, not just about the negotiations but about treatment from riot police. Many have been arrested and treated inhumanely. Some of the mass arrests did not occur when protesters acted out of line, there of course are the violent anarchists present. Peaceful protesters were arrested, not allowed bathroom services, heat, food or drink. An investigation into the Danish police force is being campaigned for.
Sarah Palin had her views about climate change published in the Washington Post, of course they were inaccurate and help to rally ignorant people to march to their own demise.
While the majority of Americans are worried about climate change and think that their actions affect it they are unwilling to change too much, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
Advances in technology will be one of our saviors. Scientists have been able to use paper and nanotubes to create a battery. The comments on the article ask "The result is a highly conductive sheet that can carry a charge" Sounds more like a capacitor than like a battery to me. Did I miss something?"
First, Grist published a list of "myths and facts" about the negotiations.
This story from Mother Jones gives some general news, something to notice is Obama's chief negotiator rejects the idea that the countries that caused climate change owe money or aid to countries that are victims of climate change. This is surprising and saddening. The European Union's position is the opposite but the EU is still reluctant to give up too much money. At the same time Australia is dedicated to reducing emissions, but not by a radical amount, and demands that the creators of climate change put up the money to help the victim countries.
Poor countries, victims of climate change, demand quick action and help from the perpetrators. This is will be one of the greatest strains at the negotiations, since there is no international court poor countries have to beg for action instead of sue for it. If the climate negotiations were a domestic Tort case, the rich would pay and the poor would be reimbursed for damages.
Religious leaders are having their say about climate change and the negotiations, the Archbishop of Canterbury is speaking out and urging countries to reach an agreement that protects the citizens of the world from climate change. The church bells rang 350 times, 350ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere is the target to avoid climate catastrophe.
Protesters are angry, not just about the negotiations but about treatment from riot police. Many have been arrested and treated inhumanely. Some of the mass arrests did not occur when protesters acted out of line, there of course are the violent anarchists present. Peaceful protesters were arrested, not allowed bathroom services, heat, food or drink. An investigation into the Danish police force is being campaigned for.
Sarah Palin had her views about climate change published in the Washington Post, of course they were inaccurate and help to rally ignorant people to march to their own demise.
While the majority of Americans are worried about climate change and think that their actions affect it they are unwilling to change too much, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
Advances in technology will be one of our saviors. Scientists have been able to use paper and nanotubes to create a battery. The comments on the article ask "The result is a highly conductive sheet that can carry a charge" Sounds more like a capacitor than like a battery to me. Did I miss something?"
Friday, November 27, 2009
Obama is Back on for Copenhagen
Obama has announced that he will attend the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen next weekend. This will be the first international climate change negotiations that a US President has ever attended.
Obama and Hu Jintao (China) have talked about climate change, now Obama and Dr. Manmohan Singh (India) talk about climate change and the possibilities for mitigation.
International climate change negotiations between the industrialized and unindustrialized world always come to money, how are poor countries to advance technology when they don't have the money to do so? Gordon Brown has announced that Great Britain will put over $1 billion into a fund that functions to fast track money to poorer countries so they can fund efforts to mitigate and deal with climate change. The fund will grow quickly in the next decade.
Reuters reports on "Det Norske Veritas, a leading international certifier, has drafted standards which businesses ranging from coffee making to diamond sourcing can use to flag sustainability of supply chains, DNV senior executives said."
This is very important for environmental-economics as the consumer needs as much information about their products as they can get. With the expansion of sustainability certifications consumers will see more transparency in the market and can signal the market more intentionally.
The California Energy Commission bans t.v.s that eat too much energy. It will save California a lot of money. This environmentally friendly move would have never been possible without a financial crisis in California.
Innovation in the wind turbine industry makes wind turbines more efficient in their use of land.
A new study says that Americans waste a large amount of their food. From manufacturing, to transporting and selling to the dinner table Americans throw away their food in large amounts. There is much more room for becoming more conscious about our consumption habits.
Obama and Hu Jintao (China) have talked about climate change, now Obama and Dr. Manmohan Singh (India) talk about climate change and the possibilities for mitigation.
International climate change negotiations between the industrialized and unindustrialized world always come to money, how are poor countries to advance technology when they don't have the money to do so? Gordon Brown has announced that Great Britain will put over $1 billion into a fund that functions to fast track money to poorer countries so they can fund efforts to mitigate and deal with climate change. The fund will grow quickly in the next decade.
Reuters reports on "Det Norske Veritas, a leading international certifier, has drafted standards which businesses ranging from coffee making to diamond sourcing can use to flag sustainability of supply chains, DNV senior executives said."
This is very important for environmental-economics as the consumer needs as much information about their products as they can get. With the expansion of sustainability certifications consumers will see more transparency in the market and can signal the market more intentionally.
The California Energy Commission bans t.v.s that eat too much energy. It will save California a lot of money. This environmentally friendly move would have never been possible without a financial crisis in California.
Innovation in the wind turbine industry makes wind turbines more efficient in their use of land.
A new study says that Americans waste a large amount of their food. From manufacturing, to transporting and selling to the dinner table Americans throw away their food in large amounts. There is much more room for becoming more conscious about our consumption habits.
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Time to Act is Now. But, First Do Your Research
The International Energy Agency released a report covering the cost of inaction for abating Climate Change via not reaching a global agreement in Copenhagen this December. A key to the Copenhagen meeting is the USA passing national Climate Change legislation, without the USA little will happen as we are a world leader and the largest polluter in the world. The oil, gas and coal industries are increasing their efforts to kill the US Climate Change bill and supporters of the bill, mainly non-profits, are being outspent in advertising. 14 Democratic Senators have decided to back the coal industry and GRIST highlights this in a report, the Senators back the coal industry by supporting a way to give pollution permits under the national cap and trade bill that would, in effect, give lots of money to large polluters just because they pollute a lot. Giving away so many permits gives polluters money instead of gets money for out government which is currently in a financial crisis.
Standard Oil was John D Rockefeller's Company and its goal was to control the oil market, they were mostly successful until 1911 when they were broken up by the US Congress. Since Standard Oil was broken up into 32 companies they have reformed into several companies that, individually, make more profit than any companies in history (BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and smaller ones like Valero). Since Standard the price of oil has not reflected market fundamentals (supply and demand), speculation on oil pushes the price up, Reuters covers the current state of oil prices and predicts another bubble like last year when oil shot up to $148 a barrel and oil companies broke all records for profits during a global recession.
The International Energy Agency claims that oil reserves have been inflated to not alarm people that we are running out of oil. This map from the Guardian shows Global Oil Reserves, check it out.
The Environmental Defense Fund claims that polls show that the majority of Americans want renewable energy now, and a climate change bill from Congress. The PR against getting out of the coal, oil and natural gas business comes from the coal, oil and natural gas companies claiming that doing anything now would raise energy prices too much. The overall cost of not switching to renewables now is the larger cost that we should be trying to avoid.
A group of Engineering experts claim that it is impossible for Britain to meet its renewable energy targets. A fleet of electric scooters was just put on the market in Britain; progress in environmentalism is still being made.
The Boston Globe published a list of the top ten green technology jobs. They are almost all green collar (environmental blue collar) jobs.
The Journal of Science highlights new study that claims that bad decisions are contagious when a decision maker is influenced by someone they identify with or feel close to. Good thing to be aware of.
Standard Oil was John D Rockefeller's Company and its goal was to control the oil market, they were mostly successful until 1911 when they were broken up by the US Congress. Since Standard Oil was broken up into 32 companies they have reformed into several companies that, individually, make more profit than any companies in history (BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and smaller ones like Valero). Since Standard the price of oil has not reflected market fundamentals (supply and demand), speculation on oil pushes the price up, Reuters covers the current state of oil prices and predicts another bubble like last year when oil shot up to $148 a barrel and oil companies broke all records for profits during a global recession.
The International Energy Agency claims that oil reserves have been inflated to not alarm people that we are running out of oil. This map from the Guardian shows Global Oil Reserves, check it out.
The Environmental Defense Fund claims that polls show that the majority of Americans want renewable energy now, and a climate change bill from Congress. The PR against getting out of the coal, oil and natural gas business comes from the coal, oil and natural gas companies claiming that doing anything now would raise energy prices too much. The overall cost of not switching to renewables now is the larger cost that we should be trying to avoid.
A group of Engineering experts claim that it is impossible for Britain to meet its renewable energy targets. A fleet of electric scooters was just put on the market in Britain; progress in environmentalism is still being made.
The Boston Globe published a list of the top ten green technology jobs. They are almost all green collar (environmental blue collar) jobs.
The Journal of Science highlights new study that claims that bad decisions are contagious when a decision maker is influenced by someone they identify with or feel close to. Good thing to be aware of.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Shaky Ground Ahead, but There is No Where Else to GO
Nanotechnology is the next frontier for technology and could potentially solve a lot of environmental problems. An article in Science highlights a study that analyzes the safety of one application of nanotechnology. This is very important because while nanotechnology could be the greatest wonder of the future we need to ensure it is safe for us as well. The conclusion is that nanotechnology is safe when carefully used.
The Guardian gives an overview of Green Investment in celebration of England's National Ethical Investment Week. The trick is to get a positive return on your investment. Reuters published an article about big wind companies in Europe, Germany especially, are in line to receive government funds to support their business. Wind power is growing and is a potential investment opportunity. A similar article from Reuters compares investment in Wind and Solar companies.
The US government is dithering, as conservative pundits would say, over Copenhagen. The US is refusing to give a definite number that it will reduce carbon emissions to. A failure in Copenhagen would draw the agreement out placing the needs of our environment behind the needs of industry. The argument from industry is that any environmental regulation will kill jobs, as if they care about jobs! Coal and oil are some of the most profitable industries in the world and can afford to bring us energy while not poising us and our environment.
Democrats in the US Senate show that they can play hardball too and pass a Climate Change plan in a key Senate Committee while Republicans were boycotting the effort and not showing up to meetings. At least someone in our government cares about environmentalism and the UN Copenhagen negotiations, hopefully this will spur more positive attention on reaching an agreement in Copenhagen.
A study about discussing climate change is published and covers why, psychologically, people have a hard time understanding and believing in the existence of climate change.
Finally! A universal cell phone charger will come onto the market. Mother Jones reports.
Another oil spill, this time in the Red Sea. The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a precedent setting case that paved the way for oil companies to continue spilling oil without much repercussion. The original settlement of the case required Exxon to pay $5 billion , one year's revenue at the time, but their lawyers got that number down to $.5 billion and oil spills are still cheaper to let happen than prevent. The Christian Science Monitor reports, and is a great source for news from a different perspective than large news sources with vested interests.
US and the EU continue to allow chemicals to be manufactured that are not safe for humans or our environment. The EU has decided to act, and this article highlighting the affect of some chemicals on the development of gender in children discusses the issue.
The Guardian gives an overview of Green Investment in celebration of England's National Ethical Investment Week. The trick is to get a positive return on your investment. Reuters published an article about big wind companies in Europe, Germany especially, are in line to receive government funds to support their business. Wind power is growing and is a potential investment opportunity. A similar article from Reuters compares investment in Wind and Solar companies.
The US government is dithering, as conservative pundits would say, over Copenhagen. The US is refusing to give a definite number that it will reduce carbon emissions to. A failure in Copenhagen would draw the agreement out placing the needs of our environment behind the needs of industry. The argument from industry is that any environmental regulation will kill jobs, as if they care about jobs! Coal and oil are some of the most profitable industries in the world and can afford to bring us energy while not poising us and our environment.
Democrats in the US Senate show that they can play hardball too and pass a Climate Change plan in a key Senate Committee while Republicans were boycotting the effort and not showing up to meetings. At least someone in our government cares about environmentalism and the UN Copenhagen negotiations, hopefully this will spur more positive attention on reaching an agreement in Copenhagen.
A study about discussing climate change is published and covers why, psychologically, people have a hard time understanding and believing in the existence of climate change.
Finally! A universal cell phone charger will come onto the market. Mother Jones reports.
Another oil spill, this time in the Red Sea. The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a precedent setting case that paved the way for oil companies to continue spilling oil without much repercussion. The original settlement of the case required Exxon to pay $5 billion , one year's revenue at the time, but their lawyers got that number down to $.5 billion and oil spills are still cheaper to let happen than prevent. The Christian Science Monitor reports, and is a great source for news from a different perspective than large news sources with vested interests.
US and the EU continue to allow chemicals to be manufactured that are not safe for humans or our environment. The EU has decided to act, and this article highlighting the affect of some chemicals on the development of gender in children discusses the issue.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Oil, what should we do with you, Oil?
The Iraq government is poised to sign oil extraction agreements with BP and China's CNPC. This would open up the largest oil field in Iraq to a foreign company.
While the peak oil theory is gaining traction, more oil is being discovered all the time. The most upheld aspect of the peak oil theory is that oil is becoming more expensive to extract and refine, but it is still being discovered. Check out recent discoveries from OilVoice.
Ecology.com published an article called, "The Secret World of Energy
The Evolution and Use of the World's Energy Systems."
Another oil spill, this time in San Francisco Bay!
Oil Change International has a campaign called "Separate Oil and State." They want our politicians to stop accepting money from oil companies and their employees, thus making our Congress one of the people instead of one of business. Business surely should have a voice in the legislation process but their dominance of it is unwanted.
The White House is trying to upgrade its building to LEED Standards, read about it. And, read about what is LEED from the US Green Building Council.
While the peak oil theory is gaining traction, more oil is being discovered all the time. The most upheld aspect of the peak oil theory is that oil is becoming more expensive to extract and refine, but it is still being discovered. Check out recent discoveries from OilVoice.
Ecology.com published an article called, "The Secret World of Energy
The Evolution and Use of the World's Energy Systems."
Another oil spill, this time in San Francisco Bay!
Oil Change International has a campaign called "Separate Oil and State." They want our politicians to stop accepting money from oil companies and their employees, thus making our Congress one of the people instead of one of business. Business surely should have a voice in the legislation process but their dominance of it is unwanted.
The White House is trying to upgrade its building to LEED Standards, read about it. And, read about what is LEED from the US Green Building Council.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Climate Change- Coppenhagen and the US Congress
The UN believes that the upcoming Climate Change talks in Copenhagen will not produce a Treaty. And Obama quietly takes himself off of the attendee list. Democrats in the Senate still push for a Climate Change bill. Without a UN agreement we are in for quite a surprise.
Politics unfold with the people in the background mobilizing themselves to show the politicians that representation means legislation. And support for Cap and Trade in America wanes as polluting industries weigh in to change Climate Change legislation into something close to business as usual.
If politicians are not going to do it for us, we must do it for ourselves. Science Journal shows some numbers that empower average citizens to change their lives to change the world.
The American Petroleum Institute weighs in on the Climate Change bill and how it will hurt Americans. What hurts Americans is the oligopoly (oiligopoly) of the oil market, controlled by 5 companies, that raises prices needlessly while reaping the highest profits in world history during a recession.
Solar power is starting to become economical to utilize.
Politics unfold with the people in the background mobilizing themselves to show the politicians that representation means legislation. And support for Cap and Trade in America wanes as polluting industries weigh in to change Climate Change legislation into something close to business as usual.
If politicians are not going to do it for us, we must do it for ourselves. Science Journal shows some numbers that empower average citizens to change their lives to change the world.
The American Petroleum Institute weighs in on the Climate Change bill and how it will hurt Americans. What hurts Americans is the oligopoly (oiligopoly) of the oil market, controlled by 5 companies, that raises prices needlessly while reaping the highest profits in world history during a recession.
Solar power is starting to become economical to utilize.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Africa
I stumbled upon a list of environmental websites focused on Africa and thought I might share some of the stories from the sites with you.
AFROL news gives a thorough background to deforestation in Africa. Under 10% of primary forests are left and many stands are left unhealthy from selective logging. Poverty and foreign demand are large threats to the forests while local management through sustainable agriculture could be the savior.
Nigeria has been heavily impacted by the oil industry, in the Rivers State 80% of the area is classified as being heavily impacted by environmental pollution. Shell and Chevron are the main oil companies in Nigeria and find constant opposition to their destruction of livelihoods and environments. This link is an overview of Nigeria, its people and the history of oil. This is an overview of Chevron in Nigeria. And this is an overview of Shell's world wide operations, partially focusing on Ken Saro-Wiwa who was killed by the Nigerian government at the request of Shell due to his direct non-violent opposition to Shell.
Earthlife Africa gives a climate change report for 2009, much to learn.
Global Forest Watch has a great feature on its website that lets you generate maps on forest cover and deforestation around the world.
This is a review of UN climate change agreements and its use of the term 'sustainable forest management' that has been manipulated into allowing forest practices that degrade the environment. I am always surprised that companies that degrade the environment almost always have the ability to water down regulation that affects their business. It is called regulation and it is supposed to be crafted so that it does not ruin a business but too often business ruins us.
AFROL news gives a thorough background to deforestation in Africa. Under 10% of primary forests are left and many stands are left unhealthy from selective logging. Poverty and foreign demand are large threats to the forests while local management through sustainable agriculture could be the savior.
Nigeria has been heavily impacted by the oil industry, in the Rivers State 80% of the area is classified as being heavily impacted by environmental pollution. Shell and Chevron are the main oil companies in Nigeria and find constant opposition to their destruction of livelihoods and environments. This link is an overview of Nigeria, its people and the history of oil. This is an overview of Chevron in Nigeria. And this is an overview of Shell's world wide operations, partially focusing on Ken Saro-Wiwa who was killed by the Nigerian government at the request of Shell due to his direct non-violent opposition to Shell.
Earthlife Africa gives a climate change report for 2009, much to learn.
Global Forest Watch has a great feature on its website that lets you generate maps on forest cover and deforestation around the world.
This is a review of UN climate change agreements and its use of the term 'sustainable forest management' that has been manipulated into allowing forest practices that degrade the environment. I am always surprised that companies that degrade the environment almost always have the ability to water down regulation that affects their business. It is called regulation and it is supposed to be crafted so that it does not ruin a business but too often business ruins us.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Stumbling Foreword
An alternative annual report for Chevron was drafted. It highlights the human and environmental cost of Chevron's activities around the world and shines light on why we want a different system of procuring energy. Check out the site and the report.
With Obama in the whitehouse new coal fired power plants were supposed to not be built again, but the administration is rescinding and now in the Markey-Waxman bill new coal plants will be allowed to be built under certain conditions due to the coal industry's new lobbying effort that touts "clean coal" as the way of the future. The real gem behind "clean coal" is not an effort to protect the health of humans and our environment but is a desperate grasp at the remaining coal reserves that are large enough to power the US and China for the next 350 years. Clean Coal is a sham.
Check out this "off grid" home, it costs over $500,000 to make but it is more environmental than your home. It is shocking to me that people are so willing to spend money on luxury items, many people have homes worth over 1/2 million dollars so why not demand low emissions with your luxury goods? A note about the article: hydrogen power is a technology that is not developing quickly and it emits water vapor, many people do not know that water vapor is a more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2.
Check this funny thing out, the video is gross but helps your imagination become more active about the wide-reaching changes that Climate Change will bring. Apparently mucus blobs occur in the ocean and with recent changes these blobs are becoming more popular; they house dangerous bacteria and viruses and suffocate sea-life.
Climate Change Science needs to be as accurate as possible to help non-believers alter their beliefs. This article from Science reveals a recent study finding that CO2 emissions have been increasing for thousands of years due to natural processes, the earth is naturally heating up as it arises out of an ice age and we are speeding up that process making earth inhospitable to us.
To our knowledge Earth has been through 5 mass extinction periods, this is the 6th. The loss of habitat is the greatest threat, World Resources Institute provides some commentary, figures and facts.
Companies and scientists are trying to harvest hydrocarbons from algea, it would mean oil forever! This article follows a recent college graduate that tried to get a job with one of these projects and was unable. The promises from algae seem to be inflated and the government is throwing millions at it, and like hydrogen battery cells commercial viability is so far off we might be better off focusing on more promising technologies.
The developing world is spending its energy on growing their economy out of poverty, they have been demanding money from the industrialized countries to little avail. These countries will increase emissions greatly for the next several decades with or without our help. We can give them the tools to develop environmentally or we can leave them to act like poor people; poor people do what is necessary for survival today, not tomorrow. If I was in their position I would do no different.
River Delta's are sinking and Science reveals some new studies about it.
With Obama in the whitehouse new coal fired power plants were supposed to not be built again, but the administration is rescinding and now in the Markey-Waxman bill new coal plants will be allowed to be built under certain conditions due to the coal industry's new lobbying effort that touts "clean coal" as the way of the future. The real gem behind "clean coal" is not an effort to protect the health of humans and our environment but is a desperate grasp at the remaining coal reserves that are large enough to power the US and China for the next 350 years. Clean Coal is a sham.
Check out this "off grid" home, it costs over $500,000 to make but it is more environmental than your home. It is shocking to me that people are so willing to spend money on luxury items, many people have homes worth over 1/2 million dollars so why not demand low emissions with your luxury goods? A note about the article: hydrogen power is a technology that is not developing quickly and it emits water vapor, many people do not know that water vapor is a more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2.
Check this funny thing out, the video is gross but helps your imagination become more active about the wide-reaching changes that Climate Change will bring. Apparently mucus blobs occur in the ocean and with recent changes these blobs are becoming more popular; they house dangerous bacteria and viruses and suffocate sea-life.
Climate Change Science needs to be as accurate as possible to help non-believers alter their beliefs. This article from Science reveals a recent study finding that CO2 emissions have been increasing for thousands of years due to natural processes, the earth is naturally heating up as it arises out of an ice age and we are speeding up that process making earth inhospitable to us.
To our knowledge Earth has been through 5 mass extinction periods, this is the 6th. The loss of habitat is the greatest threat, World Resources Institute provides some commentary, figures and facts.
Companies and scientists are trying to harvest hydrocarbons from algea, it would mean oil forever! This article follows a recent college graduate that tried to get a job with one of these projects and was unable. The promises from algae seem to be inflated and the government is throwing millions at it, and like hydrogen battery cells commercial viability is so far off we might be better off focusing on more promising technologies.
The developing world is spending its energy on growing their economy out of poverty, they have been demanding money from the industrialized countries to little avail. These countries will increase emissions greatly for the next several decades with or without our help. We can give them the tools to develop environmentally or we can leave them to act like poor people; poor people do what is necessary for survival today, not tomorrow. If I was in their position I would do no different.
River Delta's are sinking and Science reveals some new studies about it.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Change?
A group of scientists visited the garbage patch in the Pacific that is the size of Texas, some say it is larger. The patch mainly consists of plastic products but many other products are there, entangling sea life in a floating garbage grave. This link has a video to watch and the highlight in the video is the phrase "benign by design" which is a call to manufacturers to create products that have the full life cycle of a product in mind. Products become trash, instead they should be an input into a natural system, like forks created from biodegradable material. Along with biodegradable products a residential food-waste pick-up system is needed.
The Economist holds debates on its website, this session the debated claim is: tackling climate change means leaving fossil fuels behind. On this link are links to articles relating to this debate. 60% of respondents say yes, fossil fuels should be left behind (The debate is sponsored by Dow Chemical). From my glance at this what is missing is the broader conversation that climate change is just one part of the equation when it comes to pollutants that relate to climate change; we have species die-off, contamination of water used for human consumption, toxic-chemical contamination of humans, top-soil degradation, and more to worry about. We should switch from a fossil-fuel economy for more then the reason of Climate Change.
A study claims that a greater return on investment for reducing carbon emission is experienced when money is spent on contraception in the unindustrialized world than on green technology. Most of the growth in population (3 billion more people) in the next 40 years will be in the unindustrialized world, but the industrialized world pollutes so much more than the rest of the world so a focus on reducing the wealthy peoples' consumption will actual do the most for combating environmental degradation.
In an article by MotherJones Obama is criticized for his lack of dedication to tackling Climate Change during the recent UN meetings. Is Obama not doing enough, or is there a lack of popular support for him doing a lot followed by a political climate focused on economic recovery of large corporations that will only make small changes in the next decade to mitigate climate change? Blame Obama, or blame the business and political system? Remember that ExxonMobile just finished a costly advertisement campaign against climate change science, and we just had 8 years of an executive administration that denied climate change is anthropogenic. Non-scientists are being required to make scientific judgments and thus far many of them are confused and unprepared for the task.
And some news about the melting of the ever-so-important Greenland ice-shelf.
The Economist holds debates on its website, this session the debated claim is: tackling climate change means leaving fossil fuels behind. On this link are links to articles relating to this debate. 60% of respondents say yes, fossil fuels should be left behind (The debate is sponsored by Dow Chemical). From my glance at this what is missing is the broader conversation that climate change is just one part of the equation when it comes to pollutants that relate to climate change; we have species die-off, contamination of water used for human consumption, toxic-chemical contamination of humans, top-soil degradation, and more to worry about. We should switch from a fossil-fuel economy for more then the reason of Climate Change.
A study claims that a greater return on investment for reducing carbon emission is experienced when money is spent on contraception in the unindustrialized world than on green technology. Most of the growth in population (3 billion more people) in the next 40 years will be in the unindustrialized world, but the industrialized world pollutes so much more than the rest of the world so a focus on reducing the wealthy peoples' consumption will actual do the most for combating environmental degradation.
In an article by MotherJones Obama is criticized for his lack of dedication to tackling Climate Change during the recent UN meetings. Is Obama not doing enough, or is there a lack of popular support for him doing a lot followed by a political climate focused on economic recovery of large corporations that will only make small changes in the next decade to mitigate climate change? Blame Obama, or blame the business and political system? Remember that ExxonMobile just finished a costly advertisement campaign against climate change science, and we just had 8 years of an executive administration that denied climate change is anthropogenic. Non-scientists are being required to make scientific judgments and thus far many of them are confused and unprepared for the task.
And some news about the melting of the ever-so-important Greenland ice-shelf.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Water, Oil & UN Climate Change Summit
Scientific American asks the question: How much does fossil fuels get in subsidies from the American Government? The answer is $72 billion between 2002 and 2007.
The Economist has a go at explaining the challenges facing the global automobile industry. People no longer want gas-guzzlers that are over-sized and have a short life-time, and the industry will be reeling from this. USA and Europe propped up their automobile companies during this last year of recession, but these companies have not made very large changes yet. When they sell cars that we should have due to our environmental challenges they will probably return to making large sums of money. Smaller, more efficient, alternative fuels, alternative materials- this is want we need.
The Environmental Defense Fund makes a concise case for a Climate Bill in 2009. Obama wants one passed before the UN Climate meeting. A lot is expected from this UN meeting and while China and the US have not been dedicated to change before China is picking up the slack. China may eclipse the US in promises and effort, but ears and eyes are still on the US.
Water has been cheap in the USA and people are using this resource as the market predicts; liberally. Some Californians use their water with few conservation efforts. The times will change, will people's water use change proactively?
Globally, this summer was not as hot as other recent summers, this means ice in the Arctic has had its life extended, but it will melt away in the next couple of decades.
Environmental Justice for the Ivory Coast concludes; a company dumped 500 tons of sludge from refining oil in 2006 and automatically people died and became sick. The settlement arrives but the company still denies responsibility for the incident.
People can now off-set the carbon emissions from their plane flights, this article tells you how, another organization that supplies this service is www.carbonfund.org.
The Economist has a go at explaining the challenges facing the global automobile industry. People no longer want gas-guzzlers that are over-sized and have a short life-time, and the industry will be reeling from this. USA and Europe propped up their automobile companies during this last year of recession, but these companies have not made very large changes yet. When they sell cars that we should have due to our environmental challenges they will probably return to making large sums of money. Smaller, more efficient, alternative fuels, alternative materials- this is want we need.
The Environmental Defense Fund makes a concise case for a Climate Bill in 2009. Obama wants one passed before the UN Climate meeting. A lot is expected from this UN meeting and while China and the US have not been dedicated to change before China is picking up the slack. China may eclipse the US in promises and effort, but ears and eyes are still on the US.
Water has been cheap in the USA and people are using this resource as the market predicts; liberally. Some Californians use their water with few conservation efforts. The times will change, will people's water use change proactively?
Globally, this summer was not as hot as other recent summers, this means ice in the Arctic has had its life extended, but it will melt away in the next couple of decades.
Environmental Justice for the Ivory Coast concludes; a company dumped 500 tons of sludge from refining oil in 2006 and automatically people died and became sick. The settlement arrives but the company still denies responsibility for the incident.
People can now off-set the carbon emissions from their plane flights, this article tells you how, another organization that supplies this service is www.carbonfund.org.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The State of Oil
Oil prices have been in the $70s region, slowly rising with the recovery of the economy, they fell recently to $71.82 a barrel and this low price has multiple implications. The lower the price the less incentive there is to invest away from using oil, and the higher the price the more incentive there is to explore for more oil using more costly sources; this means that where ever the price of oil goes we will produce a lot of it. People living next to the tar sands in Alberta, Canada (containing 178 billion barrels of usable oil) are hoping for low future prices to make the extraction operation there unprofitable due to the cancerous effect it is having on the citizens. And in the Gulf of Mexico oil is found under deep water, putting 3 billion more barrels into the global oil reserve.
Electric Cars are the most likely proposed alternative to the combustion engine, The Economist assesses the situation and comments on what governments need to do to assist the creation of this new market.
Have a lesson on water use and availability on Planet Earth.
One study on climate trends supports the idea that our recent warming stands in the face of the cooling of the past couple thousand years, we could be delaying an ice age.
Electric Cars are the most likely proposed alternative to the combustion engine, The Economist assesses the situation and comments on what governments need to do to assist the creation of this new market.
Have a lesson on water use and availability on Planet Earth.
One study on climate trends supports the idea that our recent warming stands in the face of the cooling of the past couple thousand years, we could be delaying an ice age.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Renewable Energy and a New Economy- Here We Come
I have just returned from a 2 month vacation and this blog will now be updated at least once a week. Thank you for reading.
PG and E is trying to start a project near San Francisco that would store energy from renewable sources in an underground facility so it can use energy during times when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing, this would make sources like coal less vital and neccessary.
National Geographic comments on sustainable agriculture, and on the page is links to a lot of other great stories and information sources.
Rocky Mountain Institute provides a great interactive map showing where we have received all of our oil in the US for the past 4 decades. Currently, in the NW of the US 17% of all oil at the gas station comes from the TarSands in Alberta Canada, a source that is greatly inefficient compared to our historical returns from investments on petroleum production, we are certainly using up all of the cheap sources of quality, known oil.
Amory Lovins, one of the frontmen at Rocky Mountain Institute recently received another reward, this time for energy efficiency. He is well aware of all the obstacles to his plans and ideas, most of them being politics and lack of knowledge on the part of engineers and other planners of our economy and infrastructure. An issue with increasing energy efficiency has been that the cheaper and more accessible it is the more a single person will use thus wasting the gains of increasing efficiency.
Mass Media Environmentalism focuses on Global Warming but much else is going on, is this monofocus good? I would say that the monofocus is often productive, but of course more needs to be explained to the public about the many environmental threats that exist today.
Wind energy is on the rise, but remember we can only receive a small fraction of our energy demand from wind, and each turbine takes a colossal amount of steel which carries a heavy environmental price.
The solar cell is becoming more efficient everyday, this is vital to using the sun's energy as a power source. A new solar cell efficiency record was set, it is expensive now but hopefully not in the near future.
Japan continues on with its economy, strengthening itself through technologies of the future, solar cells and big in Japan and on the rise.
PG and E is trying to start a project near San Francisco that would store energy from renewable sources in an underground facility so it can use energy during times when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing, this would make sources like coal less vital and neccessary.
National Geographic comments on sustainable agriculture, and on the page is links to a lot of other great stories and information sources.
Rocky Mountain Institute provides a great interactive map showing where we have received all of our oil in the US for the past 4 decades. Currently, in the NW of the US 17% of all oil at the gas station comes from the TarSands in Alberta Canada, a source that is greatly inefficient compared to our historical returns from investments on petroleum production, we are certainly using up all of the cheap sources of quality, known oil.
Amory Lovins, one of the frontmen at Rocky Mountain Institute recently received another reward, this time for energy efficiency. He is well aware of all the obstacles to his plans and ideas, most of them being politics and lack of knowledge on the part of engineers and other planners of our economy and infrastructure. An issue with increasing energy efficiency has been that the cheaper and more accessible it is the more a single person will use thus wasting the gains of increasing efficiency.
Mass Media Environmentalism focuses on Global Warming but much else is going on, is this monofocus good? I would say that the monofocus is often productive, but of course more needs to be explained to the public about the many environmental threats that exist today.
Wind energy is on the rise, but remember we can only receive a small fraction of our energy demand from wind, and each turbine takes a colossal amount of steel which carries a heavy environmental price.
The solar cell is becoming more efficient everyday, this is vital to using the sun's energy as a power source. A new solar cell efficiency record was set, it is expensive now but hopefully not in the near future.
Japan continues on with its economy, strengthening itself through technologies of the future, solar cells and big in Japan and on the rise.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Hiatus
I will not be posting on this blog until the beginning of September.
Check out the last post made before this one though.
There are many posts however and you can search through old posts to find good information and great articles.
Check out the last post made before this one though.
There are many posts however and you can search through old posts to find good information and great articles.
Peruvian Jungle
This was sent to me by a friend living in this jungle in Peru.
Dear Reader,
Espiritu de la Selva (in English, “Spirit of the
Jungle,”) is a group of healers who practice the healing traditions of
the Shipibo culture. The Shipibo are an indigenous group native to the
Peruvian jungle. Currently, Alan Garcia, president of the Peruvian
government, is selling the jungle.
Espiritu de la Selva is dedicated to the preservation of this sacred
land, its people, and natural medicinal plants. This ancient healing
tradition is a product of the interconnectedness between people and
their land. These cultures are currently at risk of destruction.
The Atalaya, Baguas, Loreto, and Ucayali regions of the Peruvian
jungle have always been home to these indigenous communities and have
never been owned or sold before. The land is being divided into 20
regions of 5,000 hectares, a total of 100,000 hectares of unbroken
jungle to be sold bit by bit. This land holds more than 1,850
communities and 3,800 natural medicinal plants.
An oficial version of the conflict states that 9 indigenous peoples
and 35 police officers have died in indigenous terrorist acts of
violence. Alberto Pisango, chief of all native Peruvian tribes, is
said to be the intellectual coordinator of all the attacks. Due to
orders to capture Pisango if he enters the country, he is under the
poitical protection of the Nicaraguan government. Protesting natives
throughout Peru state that they act in defense of themselves and their
land and are considered terrorists. However, a mass burial of 197
natives has been found, 40 natives remain missing, while the actual
toll of police dead is 12. On June 22nd, the government begins sale of
100,000 hectates of the jungle. This land, home to 1,853 indigenous
communities, would be sold to Plus Petrol to be bombed to enable the
extraction of petroleum and natural gas.
Espiritu de la Selva is organizing to buy as many 5000 hectare plots
as it can to create a reserve in which these plants and communities
will be protected. In addition to maintaining the ecological stability
of the regions we seek to protect, we wish to create a shamanic
healing center. Preserving this land and creating this center is the
retiring wish of a respected Shipibo healer who was been practicing
for over 70 years. To make this happen we need your help. Please share
this with those close to you. All donations you can share, small or
great, go directly to buying the land.
Sincerely,
Espiritu de la Selva
Further Reading:
Peru moves to ease Amazon crisis, BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_8100000/newsid_8104700/8104787.stm
Simon presenta propuesta para derogatoria de DL 1064 y 1090, La Republica
http://www.larepublica.pe/politica/17/06/2009/simon-presenta-propuesta-derogatoria-de-decretos-1064-y-1090
Protesters Gird for Long Fight Over Opening Peru’s Amazon - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/world/americas/12peru.html?_r=1
Dear Reader,
Espiritu de la Selva (in English, “Spirit of the
Jungle,”) is a group of healers who practice the healing traditions of
the Shipibo culture. The Shipibo are an indigenous group native to the
Peruvian jungle. Currently, Alan Garcia, president of the Peruvian
government, is selling the jungle.
Espiritu de la Selva is dedicated to the preservation of this sacred
land, its people, and natural medicinal plants. This ancient healing
tradition is a product of the interconnectedness between people and
their land. These cultures are currently at risk of destruction.
The Atalaya, Baguas, Loreto, and Ucayali regions of the Peruvian
jungle have always been home to these indigenous communities and have
never been owned or sold before. The land is being divided into 20
regions of 5,000 hectares, a total of 100,000 hectares of unbroken
jungle to be sold bit by bit. This land holds more than 1,850
communities and 3,800 natural medicinal plants.
An oficial version of the conflict states that 9 indigenous peoples
and 35 police officers have died in indigenous terrorist acts of
violence. Alberto Pisango, chief of all native Peruvian tribes, is
said to be the intellectual coordinator of all the attacks. Due to
orders to capture Pisango if he enters the country, he is under the
poitical protection of the Nicaraguan government. Protesting natives
throughout Peru state that they act in defense of themselves and their
land and are considered terrorists. However, a mass burial of 197
natives has been found, 40 natives remain missing, while the actual
toll of police dead is 12. On June 22nd, the government begins sale of
100,000 hectates of the jungle. This land, home to 1,853 indigenous
communities, would be sold to Plus Petrol to be bombed to enable the
extraction of petroleum and natural gas.
Espiritu de la Selva is organizing to buy as many 5000 hectare plots
as it can to create a reserve in which these plants and communities
will be protected. In addition to maintaining the ecological stability
of the regions we seek to protect, we wish to create a shamanic
healing center. Preserving this land and creating this center is the
retiring wish of a respected Shipibo healer who was been practicing
for over 70 years. To make this happen we need your help. Please share
this with those close to you. All donations you can share, small or
great, go directly to buying the land.
Sincerely,
Espiritu de la Selva
Further Reading:
Peru moves to ease Amazon crisis, BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_8100000/newsid_8104700/8104787.stm
Simon presenta propuesta para derogatoria de DL 1064 y 1090, La Republica
http://www.larepublica.pe/politica/17/06/2009/simon-presenta-propuesta-derogatoria-de-decretos-1064-y-1090
Protesters Gird for Long Fight Over Opening Peru’s Amazon - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/world/americas/12peru.html?_r=1
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