Orica admits arsenic spill into river Posted 20 August 2011, by Sean Nicholls and Rachel Olding, The Sydney Morning Herald, smh.com.au THE company behind last week’s controversial chemical spill near Newcastle has revealed it also discharged arsenic into the Hunter River yesterday. While the Premier, Barry O’Farrell, resisted calls to stand down his [...]
Archive for August 19th, 2011
19 Aug
Permaculture Club
Permaculture Club Homesteading is a fancy term for going back to the earth Posted 17 August 2011, by Staff, Syracuse New Times, syracusenewtimes.com Green is the new black. Recycling bins, compostable product packaging and wind/solar energy are just a few of the new and hottest trends. But hidden within many American cities is a larger-than-you-think [...]
19 Aug
Transition Town Totnes On BBC2 At 9pm Thursday 18th August
Transition Town Totnes On BBC2 At 9pm Thursday 18th August The Transition Town movement is set to receive a major boost when it is featured as part of the BBC2 TV mini-series Town With Nicholas Crane this Thursday, 18th August 2011. Posted 15 August 2011, by Tony Rollinson, Permaculture Magazine, permaculture.co.uk We [...]
19 Aug
Mystery Fossils Link Fungi to Ancient Mass Extinction
Mystery Fossils Link Fungi to Ancient Mass Extinction Posted 18 August 2011, by Scott K. Johnson (Ars Technica), Wired, wired.com Of the five mass extinctions in the Earth’s past, one stands above the rest in magnitude: the Permian-Trassic extinction, known as the Great Dying. It saw the disappearance of almost 60 percent [...]
19 Aug
Six Billion Believers
Six Billion Believers Posted 17 August 2011, by Richard Reid, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review (Dogon Media Group (Hurriyet Gazetecilik A.S.)), hurriyetdailynews.com Three months ago, when the Oslo mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was reviewing his plan to save Christian Europe from Islam, news was emerging of the discovery of the world’s [...]
19 Aug
Protesters Want Trash Plant Out of Hartford [VIDEO]
Protesters Want Trash Plant Out of Hartford [VIDEO] A group of protesters converged on Connecicut’s capitol city Wednesday to advocate for a policy of “reuse, repair and recycle” when it comes to trash disposal. Posted 18 August 2011, by David Moran, North Branford Patch (Patch Network), northbranfordpatch.com (Ed Note: Please visit the [...]
19 Aug
The green thumb at Cleveland Cascade
The green thumb at Cleveland Cascade Posted 18 August 2011, by Dave Newhouse (Oakland Tribune), San Jose Mercury News (MediaNews Group), mercurynews.com Watching Barbara Newcombe toil in a garden evokes certain images: Barbara Flowerseed, Sod Goddess, Lady of the Loam, Oakland’s horticulture heroine. Newcombe is all these things, but, for sure, she is the [...]
