Average U.S. temperature increases by 0.5 degrees F New 1981-2010 ‘normals’ to be released this week Posted 29 June 2011, by Staff, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), noaanews.noaa.gov According to the 1981-2010 normals to be released by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) on July 1, temperatures across the United States were on [...]
Archive for June, 2011
30 Jun
People’s Tribunal against the Criminalization of Protest in Ecuador
People’s Tribunal against the Criminalization of Protest in Ecuador Posted 28 June 2011, by Sofía Jarrín, Upside Down World, upsidedownworld.org During three days in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, hundreds of representatives from several Latin American countries gathered to share experiences and strategies during the Continental Conference in Defense of Water and Mother [...]
30 Jun
Dover website features sustainability resources for residents
Dover website features sustainability resources for residents Posted 29 June 2011, by Staff, Foster’s Daily Democrat (Geo. J. Foster Company), fosters.com DOVER — The City of Dover has created an online resource of sustainability information for residents as part of the Sustainable Dover initiative. Residents interested in helping the environment, as well as [...]
30 Jun
Coconut Garden Permaculture In Action
Coconut Garden Permaculture In Action Posted 28 June 2011, by Gena H, Care2, care2.com Many times you will see videos of very serious and earnest people trying to convey the importance of communities joining in lifestyle with the land and the environment. Perhaps there is another way to visualize the joining. Maybe if we [...]
30 Jun
MP schools to begin new chapter with farm education
MP schools to begin new chapter with farm education Posted 29 June 2011, by Milind Ghatwai, Indian Express, indianexpress.com Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday announced that syllabus in government schools will be changed next year to restore to agriculture the status it once enjoyed in Indian society. The change will be incorporated from Class II [...]
30 Jun
Can we learn from Nature?
Can we learn from Nature? What if we copy or mimic nature, can we gain valuable information on collecting and storing water? Posted 27 June 2011, by Staff, Bank on Rain, bank-on-rain-posterous.com That’s what Biomimicry is……. copying nature, and in our case solving a problem related to water, a diminishing resource. Look at plants—succulents in [...]
30 Jun
Book Reveals Secrets Of Nature’s Premier Architects: Birds
Book Reveals Secrets Of Nature’s Premier Architects: Birds Posted 28 June 2011, by Belinda Lanks, Fast Company’s Co.Design, Mansueto Ventures, LLC, fastcodesign.com A new book from Princeton University Press explores how birds build their egg containers — without the help of blueprints or CAD drawings. We humans are builders and engineers. In that respect, [...]
30 Jun
Missouri River’s reach grows
Missouri River’s reach grows Posted 29 June 2011, by Staff, Omaha World Herald, omaha.com It’s still water, water everywhere the Missouri River touches, with no end in sight — as these photos attest. Omaha’s Freedom Park, for instance, remains closed because of Missouri River flooding. Many of the park’s artifacts have been removed. Those [...]
30 Jun
$200,000 OK’d for flood costs
$200,000 OK’d for flood costs Posted 29 June 2011, by Staff, Omaha World Herald (World Herald News Service), omaha.com COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Pottawattamie County Board approved a budget amendment Tuesday to pay for flood-related costs before the fiscal year ends June 30. The board approved $200,000 in spending to go to the [...]
