Fair Trade at Plant Roots Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients. Posted 11 August 2011, by Kerry Grens, the Scientist, the-scientist.com Nutrient exchanges between plant and fungal symbionts are relatively fair, with partners that provide the most resources being rewarded with more [...]
Archive for August 14th, 2011
14 Aug
The Yarsagumba Effect: Documenting the Ecology of Medicinal Plant Markets
The Yarsagumba Effect: Documenting the Ecology of Medicinal Plant Markets Posted 06 August 2011, by Ahni, Intercontinental Cry, intercontinentalcry.org The Yarsagumba Effect examines the ecology of medicinal plant markets, exposing issues of biopiracy, indigenous knowledge exploitation and overharvesting around the world. From the highlands of Kazakhstan to the Amazon Basin, valuable medicinal plants and fungus [...]
14 Aug
Biodynamic Remedies for Tomato and Potato Blight
Biodynamic Remedies for Tomato and Potato Blight Posted 10 August 2011, by Staff, The Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics, Inc. (JPI), Biodynamic Remedies for Tomato and Potato Blight 1. Bring 1 unit #508 (1.5 ounces by weight of dried herb) to boil in 1 gal H2O, and simmer for 1 hr. 2. Cool and [...]
14 Aug
‘Urban ecology’ for downtown open spaces
‘Urban ecology’ for downtown open spaces Posted 10 August 2011, by Jim Wise, The Durham News (The McClatchy Company), thedurhamnews.com The way Duke University biologist Will Wilson sees it, there’s more to in-town open space than making a place look nice. There are practical factors, too, and he’s got the numbers to show it.Now if [...]
14 Aug
Half-way report in fracking from US DoE – full of half-measures?
Half-way report in fracking from US DoE – full of half-measures? Posted 12 August 2011, by Martin Leggett, Earth times, earthtimes.org The direction of travel for the administration’s handling of the fracking furore became a little clearer yesterday, as the US Department of Energy shale gas panel released its interim report. Sharing [...]
14 Aug
North and south, changes to polar ecology racking up
North and south, changes to polar ecology racking up Posted 11 August 2011, by Martin Leggett, Earth Times, earthtimes.org Remote and icy, but vulnerable and warming – the poles have played out the opening scenes of global warming with a lot of noise and drama. The clamor of crashing ice shelves, and the deluging [...]
14 Aug
Why the Buddha Touched the Earth
Why the Buddha Touched the Earth Posted 14 August 2011, by John Stanley and David Loy, The Huffington Post, huffingtonpost.com “The entire cosmos is a cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees, and the Earth. When we realize that the [...]
14 Aug
The Last War, Having vs Being
The Last War, Having vs Being Posted 13 August 2011, by Robert Wolff, OpEdNews, opednews.com Once I taught at the University of Hawaiʻi. The university saw itself as a center of modern learning for all the Pacific and the Pacific Rim as we said then. We encouraged and made it possible for [...]
14 Aug
Ocean Of Viruses Has Significant Effect On Marine Biology
Ocean Of Viruses Has Significant Effect On Marine Biology Posted 13 August 2011, by Mark Dunphy, Irish Weather Online, irishweatheronline.com A team of scientists from Bermuda and the USA has found that viruses fill the ocean and have a significant effect on ocean biology, specifically marine microbiology. Craig A. Carlson, professor of biology with UC [...]
