Eco-Village Tour with Albert Bates at "The Farm" in Summertown, Tennessee
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Occupy Bellingham protesting BSNF
Coal Trains from Wyoming to the Pacific Northwest and then to china?
Lummi Island Quarry Expansion
The need for more Gravel and Rock at the expense of nature and people.
Happy New Year?
CONNECTING THE DOTS- After recently moving to the pacific northwest I have encountered three videos which clearly show how man is continuing to rape and pillage the planet! Connect the dots and you have a small microcosm of the reality of a worldwide destruction of the planet going on everywhere.
TIME LAPSE OF EARTH AND SKY
What a way to celebrate Earth Day than to watch an incredible Time Lapse of the Earth and Sky.
EARTH DAY - TAKING BACK THE GRID
Another Earth Day to celebrate- I remember last years Earth Day was the day that the Oil Platform in the Gulf sank to the bottom of the ocean and in turn started months of catastrophic oil spill. Why does it take catastrophe to wake us up? One such awakening was a woman named Ursula Sladek who was just awarded the The Goldman Environmental award for her work on taking back the energy grid. What catastrophe was that, well it was Chernobyl. Much like the most recent catastrophe in Japan this is a story which many people should awaken to.
The Daily Green has a great article on alternative building opportunies. 11 Homes Made Out of the Darndest Things, from Treehouses to Missile Silos - Green buildings can come in many different shapes and sizes, including recycled shipping containers. READ MORE
All it takes is a little imagination. Heres a man named Sunny who might help inspire you with some imagaination.
Recycled Bottles
As my wife and I prepare to move to the Northwest, I have over 6months worth of bottles which I have to get rid of! I say get rid of because believe it or not, the city of Prescott Arizona quit taking any bottles last September which means there is no other option but for me to take them to the dump.
Sad day indeed when a city cannot come up with alternatives, than to just shut the system down. So I came across a blog post on what you can do with your bottles. Should I remained living in a city where I had no other options I would be building or utilizing my bottles. So for those of you have bottles here are some solutions - The 13 Coolest Things Made from Recycled Bottles
Its sad because there are so many stories of waste where we could be actively teaching our local governments there is another option if we could only use our imagination. If you have not seen the academy award documentary nominee WASTELAND where you can see such imagination on a grand scale, we highly recommmend it. WASTELAND TRAILER
Are Fuel Cells the answer?
While solar might be a great alternative, there are the cons of this technology due to a need for batteries which not only weigh alot but also have corrosive and somewhat toxic materials. So are Fuel Cells the answer? One man on Stuart Island is working on garage type experments with creating your own backyard fuel cell which might have greater possiblites for our energy demands.
One of the first articles offering insight into Stephen Friend's backyard fuel cell was in wired magainze - READ
A fuel cell source for Stephens project is FuelCellStore - VISIT
Be sure and watch the academy award documentary nominee 'GASLAND' you will see first hand how we are destroying our underground water reseverves as well as streams and rivers. We better wake up people!!!
Gasland Trailer
Thousands of fishermen empty lake in minutes
On one day of the year the Dogon people of Mali can fish in the sacred water of Lake Antogo. It's every fisherman for himself as the lake is emptied in minutes.
Ok, the context might be missing from this video. But just imagine! How sad this image really is.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Cree Indian Proverb
Time-Lapse short produced at Lake Eyre in central Australia
Take a break from your reality today. Just take one moment to watch this time lapse film
Going Back To The Land
America's Dependence on Oil - Nothing New Here
America's Dependence on Oil, Nothing new, No Change and every president since 1974 has addressed this energy problem. Will Obama create change? No its just all just rhetoric, as John Stewart proves in this video clip.
Matthew Simmons has recently passed away, but should be remembered as one of those people who foretold of the Oil Spill in the Gulf as well as wrote an important document "Twin Threats to Resource Scarcity: Oil & Water" READ
While we might not agree with all hes says this document should not be missed for those who want to understand the situation we are in, with scarcity of resources.
Journey Into the Universe
We need a new story people! As we witness the worst enviormental disaster in U.S. history its time to examine our lifes and why we are here. Maybe its time for a Journey Into the Universe. This teaser trailer is for an upcoming documentary Journey Into the Universe based on the work ofBrian Swimme. We need all the inspiration we can get right now.
Déjà Vu Gulf Oil Disaster 2
We just dont get it do we. We continue to make the same mistakes do the same thing over and over again. This gulf oil disaster is a huge WAKE UP CALL. We cannot continue with this stupidty. Lets let Rachael Maddow prove this.
The 'collective failure' of the world to stop environmental degradation could cut off water supplies, push up food prices and even cause wars, the United Nations has warned Read more>
U.N. report: Eco-systems at 'tipping point'
The world's eco-systems are at risk of "rapid degradation and collapse" according to a new United Nations report.
The third Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) published by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) warns that unless "swift, radical and creative action" is taken "massive further loss is increasingly likely."
Earth Day. What a joke! Everyday we should be honoring the earth mother.
If we look for signs we will see that the Oil rig off the coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has now sunk! If we only we had the ability to see the meaning behind this tragedy. Some will, but most will not. We cannot continue this path of DRILL BABY DRILL. I have to offer one of my favorite video series. Its the end of the world sas we know it.
PBS hour long special on the melting of the Himalayan Ice Caps. It will be to late once we realize the magnitude of this
California Running Dry
Heres a great 60minutes news story on the drought and water shortage in California. Signs of the times. Unfortunate that we cannot see that a little fish just might be more important than us humans!!! California Running Dry>>
Mayon Volcano - Full Moon - New Years Explosion
'Clogged' Philippine Mayon volcano could burst: expert
As we approach the new year, we must look to Mother Natures TV. Since the Winter Equinox there has been lava running over one of the most perfect looking volcanoes in the world, now there is blockage which means great pressure is building up and now the The Mayon volcano in the Philippines is set the stage for New Years Eve Fireworks.
After the 5th anniversary of the Tsunami, and as the Full Moon approaches on Dec. 31 New Years Eve. will mother earth provide the fireworks to lead us into the new year? An old woman who lives near the Mayon volcano has made her predictions, a very intresting story for sure. What I really see though is a news story on MSNBC on Geo-Engineering. Oh the hubris of Man. The mind of Scientist thinking of controling or changing the weather. Mother Earth might just show us whos in charge in a couple of days as we possibly see the top of this volcano blow its top as the Full Moon begains to set in.
In Peru, melting glaciers lead to water wars
In Peru, melting glaciers lead to water wars : Unless the nation of Peru takes immediate action, the ancient Andean glaciers could disappear, taking with them the runoff that provides much of the water for the country’s most populous areas. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports. For those again who do not understand, what this story means. It means, wake up and pay attention. Climate-GATE matters not! These are the signs that many indegiouus have warned us about.
From MNBC's Perfect Storm SERIES More video stories about PERU
We will see more and more storys about floating IceBergs lets watch as it not only becomes more numerous, but they actually get bigger and bigger. Soon we will see countries attaching onto these Bergs and dragging them to some of the places where there are droughts. Coming to a shore near you! Watch video
Pollution fears taint Sudan's oil promise
Rainforests turned into smoldering ruins
It looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie where an unknown force has obliterated all life. But this is the reality of Sumatra, Indonesia's largest island. CNN NEWS LINK>
David de Rothschild Plastiki - boat
Posted lots about the garbage patch floating in the ocean. Heres an inspriational video on someone who is doing something with such garbage.
The melting snows of Kilimanjaro
Glaciers crowning Africa's tallest mountain could disappear within decades. Its not about saying this is caused by global warming. What we fail to see is that this is being caused by man. Global Warming, Global Cooling it does not matter what we call these things. They are Earth Changes that are happening because we just dont understand!
Number of Americans who believe in climate change drops, survey shows Only 57% of Americans feel that the planet's atmosphere is warming, a fall from 77% two years ago
Is this really a suprise? We humans are like a small virus living on the planet. We have no clue what Global Warming is! We are too stuck on this idea, you can can call what you like. We could see changes in cooling so rapidly we would not even know what hit us. We would be in shock. So this is just a way for most to just go back to sleep and say its ok.. dont worry its going to be ok. Read the story
NATIVE LORE - SCIENTIST
When are we going to learn more from our indegious brothers and sisters? As scientist continue to fiqure out 2+2 and 7+6 and to find out how the earth works, all they have to do is just quit thinking and listen the ancestral body of wisdom.
Now the question arises. "Why do we need scientist to study whats happening?" wake up people we are polluting the earth. If you want to watch a real news story on this issue. I would reccomend VBS. Heres video clip 1 of 3
Crazy Weather and Droughts In Texas
MAN MADE ECO DISASTERS
Environment The Worst Man-Made Environmental Disasters Environmental catastrophes at the hands of humans LINK>>>
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Yes God, please save the queen. Ive come across a post that says that Queen Elizabeth II is the largest landowner in the world. Its it true? How can one person or one country even think they can OWN such huge amounts of land?
Google Earth Maps the Ocean Soon we may take a virtual dip at some of the world's most famous diving spots, including at sites in the Bahamas, the Red Sea and the Great Barrier Reef.
Sikkim India with Rico Zook - "Heaven On Earth" 
highlights Rico's permaculture work.
Travel To Montana to visit with Sunny and Brooke who are living a simple lifestyle in harmony with the earth.
Heres a great 60minutes news story on the drought and water shortage in California. Signs of the times. 
Number of Americans who believe in climate change drops, survey shows
Magma pool may link Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams — and even Rainier