The picture here of the First Nations female Warrior is quite stirring….
The eagle feather she is holding is a sacred symbol of the indigenous. It is a powerful symbol of the connection between God and Earth.
Crooks and Liars has this up on the protest. It appears that it didn’t turn violent until the police began assaulting the protestors. They claim there was a shot fired from the protestors….um hmmm….they all claim it was a peaceful protest.
While I’m looking at this, I’m thinking–these folks’ salaries are paid by taxes….and the taxpayers do not want fracking, for the most part….why are they going against what the taxpayers want?
They weren’t doing anything. As the woman said, the female Warrior was praying–not bothering them at all.
Why they’re there:
Act of Sovereignty:
This is like Church to them– a gathering where they sing songs to God. They see the fight for the environment as a spiritual thing–the Earth is seen as a part of God and their “Mother”—so to pollute the Earth is seen as disrespectful towards God. Also –they see everything on Earth as connected, so one has to consider every action in how it will impact another.
Balance is always sought…if you take something, you must also give something in return.
This is good news–finally a recognition of the devastating effects of mercury amalgams. Of course, the United States was right there to sign on….oh, wait….
From the letter posted to our group:
Dear friends,
I have returned from Minamata, Japan where I was honored to witness more than 90 nations sign the new mercury treaty, now formally known as the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
For three years, our movement worked to get amalgam included in this treaty…and we did it! Together, we have made so much progress:
Three years ago, a few scattered groups in developed countries were battling amalgam by themselves. Today, the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry has gathered environmental organizations, dental societies, and consumer associations from every region of the globe to share experiences, pull technical expertise, and join forces on projects to phase out dental amalgam.
Three years ago, it was hard to get governments to take mercury fillings seriously. Today, the treaty recognizes amalgam as such a big problem that our mercury-free dentistry workshops in Minamata were packed with government officials; indeed about two dozen countries named amalgam as a priority in speeches at the signing ceremony.
Three years ago, amalgam was not an issue at the mercury treaty negotiations, according to the staff leader coordinating the treaty sessions. Today – as we watched nations sign a treaty that requires the phase-down of amalgam, a treaty that can be amended to set amalgam’ s phase-out date – that same staff leader told me, “You made it into an issue.”
As president of the umbrella coalition World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, I was proud to lead our Minamata delegation of talented environmental and dental non-profit group leaders from nine nations and five continents. For us, the treaty signing was not merely ceremonial – we seized the opportunity to meet with environmental ministers, foreign ministers, and even a prime minister to discuss effective measures for transitioning to mercury-free dentistry.
How have we been able to make so much progress in just three years? Because of you. Your support has meant we could get our worldwide team to these treaty sessions. It has meant we could stand eyeball-to-eyeball with the pro-mercury World Dental Federation (FDI) – whom we outworked, out-strategized, and out-pointed. It has meant professionals from developing nations could be there to speak for themselves – and personally refute the claim that mercury fillings belong in low-income countries.
Thanks to hundreds of good folks like you, we met the matching gift goal set by Dr. Joseph Mercola during Mercury-Free Dentistry Week. Your donations totaled $75,000 – and Dr. Mercola will match your donations, dollar for dollar. Now we can start the next stage of our work: using the treaty to stop amalgam use!
With the treaty signed*, it is time to work on getting it implemented. The mercury treaty requires nations not only to phase down amalgam use, but also to take two or more phase-down measures listed in the treaty’s Annex A. But some treaty phase-down measures are effective; others are not. That’s why the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry advocates proven treaty phase-down measures that have worked in countries like Sweden, Denmark, and Japan:
Promoting alternatives through consumer education
Changing dental school curriculum to end instruction in amalgam placement and focus on mercury-free fillings instead
Adjusting insurance policies and government programs so they fully cover mercury-free alternatives
We look forward to working with you in this exciting new stage of the campaign for mercury-free dentistry!
Charlie
18 October 2013
Charles G. Brown
National Counsel, Consumers for Dental Choice
President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry
316 F St. NE, Suite 210 Washington, DC 20002 USA
Phone: 202-544-6333 Fax: 202-544-6331 http://www.ToxicTeeth. org
Our mailing address is:
Consumers for Dental Choice
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“Just months after the Kazakh pact was finalized, Mr. Clinton’s charitable foundation received its own windfall: a $31.3 million donation from Mr. Giustra,” The Times further explained.
“The gift, combined with Mr. Giustra’s more recent and public pledge to give the William J. Clinton Foundation an additional $100 million, secured Mr. Giustra a place in Mr. Clinton’s inner circle…Giustra [also] co-produced a gala 60th birthday for Mr. Clinton that featured stars like Jon Bon Jovi and raised about $21 million for the Clinton Foundation.”
Seeing the artist drawing of her astride the pipeline brought a flashback to Jane Fonda on the Vietnam tank. I wish people were as outraged at Hillary “riding” the pipeline. And one has to wonder at the Clinton ties to the Kochs after reading the article. …
I put my two cents on Clinton in another blog here.
Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert, who otherwise is intelligent person who asks questions….has drunk the Clinton koolaid and continues to promote the creep. Why?? Yeah, he’s over in Uganda? Probably there to rape them for their resources….funny how nobody brings up the utter failure of his “help” in Haiti.
Miriam Carey was a dental hygienist. And you all know what I’m going to ask–is she being autopsied? and will they look for mercury poisoning? Because her actions are textbook mercury poisoning—she had instances of delusions, she obviously had over the top aggression, and she was depressed.
I would want to know the history of where she grew up–was she in a neighborhood subject to toxins? Were chemtrails being sprayed over her home in the days leading up to her doing this? Was she eating GMO’s and undiagnosed Celiac? Something tells me these questions won’t be asked…and they need to be.
One report said that friends who knew her before she became a dental hygienist said she had no mental issues at that time—so….if this occurred after becoming exposed to mercury in a dental practice—then it is a definite possibility. Arsenic may also be a factor.
Also, the events surrounding pregnancy and giving birth need to be looked at since the sister says she was having issues afterward. Did she have a Rho-Gam shot? Even though mercury was supposed to have been removed in 2001, it reportedly still contains mercury. And knowing what I know about the other vaccines, it probably has other issues.
During my research, it popped up that there were questions of a link between Rho-Gam and autism. I found this disputing the biased research saying there was no link. Others are bringing up the issue that the shot can sensitize a woman’s system.
Was she required to have annual flu shots to work in the dental practice? They also contain mercury and other toxins. This, plus accumulation from the mercury exposure in a dental practice, arsenic, and pesticide toxicity could have sent her over the edge.
It is a continual source of amusement and awe at the stuff I come across looking up other stuff.
For instance, the Yes Men — an activist group against the Bhopal disaster,
We never hear that part of the information Wikileaks leaked is about the stuff done by corporations.
Note at the bottom where Dr. Ingrid Eckerman, a member of the International Medical Commission on Bhopal, has been denied a visa to India since 2008. Incredible that someone trying to help the people damaged by this disaster is denied access.
This may be why (from the link to the IMC wiki page):
The IMCB publicly condemned Union Carbide and reiterated the company’s full liability not only for responsibility in causing the deadly gas leak, but also for the confounding role of its behaviour with respect to pre-accident preventive and exposure mitigating efforts, and the timely and effective application of the appropriate medical measures at the time of the accident. This included the lack of transparency about the composition of the gases released, resulting in the absence of rational methods of care and planning resulting in loss of sight and in some cases life, and creation of suspicion and conflict among professionals and the population. There was also a lack of emergency preparation which would have made the public and professionals aware of the potential toxins inside the plant and how to respond to an accident.
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Fracking came to mind with the mention of lack of transparency about the composition of the toxins released. Remember the nurse who was sickened because they refused to tell her what chemicals she was dealing with? This from American Nurses association for information on toxins and their effects. Take note of the UNIONS strength in numbers at calling attention to this and demanding transparency.
More reasons why they don’t want people to know what’s in it—
It is now well known that persistent and chronic gas-related health effects are present in the Bhopal population.[3][4][5] However, the full spectrum of effects is yet to be defined, especially in those exposed as children or in utero, and as manifested in survivor reproductive health.[6][7] There has been a lack of systematic collection of relevant information in these reproductive effects, and also with respect to cancer development or other chronic illnesses as sequelae of the gas exposure.
Recent investigations have shown that local well water has become contaminated by the improper storage of a large amount of hazardous waste in the facility, or on its grounds.[8] This toxic waste is especially hazardous to those still suffering the effects of direct exposure to the gas.
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See, if you don’t know what’s in it, you can’t connect the symptoms to the chemical that caused it. Kind of like genetically modified organisms, eh? If people don’t know what’s in their food, they can’t connect ill health to it.
I went outside today — a beautiful sunny day — to take the doggie out. I look up, and the sky is just plastered with chemtrails. They have been spraying more and more of them every few days. I thought about farmers having to work outside all day with that poisonous mixture of barium and other stuff…and wondered if any were raising protests against them.
I found this –– a protest in San Francisco. Another video here –not too far into it, the guy mentions he had rainwater tested and found high levels of barium and aluminum in it. I know there are some who are um, “out there” but not all of them.
Others mention how the chemtrails affect rain amounts–causing droughts. When we were in a drought last year, they were being sprayed in Fort Wayne nearly every.single.day.
“They call it weather modification, which they try to make it sound like a good thing,” Neilson said.
Sion said he has found proof through the U.S. Patent Office that this technology exists.
“To create artificial clouds of aluminum for solar radiation management,” Sion said. “That’s what it’s purported to be.”
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The Patent given to Hughes Aircraft:
United States Patent
5,003,186
Chang , et al.
March 26, 1991
Stratospheric Welsbach seeding for reduction of global warming AbstractA method is described for reducing atmospheric or global warming resulting from the presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, i.e., from the greenhouse effect. Such gases are relatively transparent to sunshine, but absorb strongly the long-wavelength infrared radiation released by the earth. The method incudes the step of seeding the layer of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere with particles of materials characterized by wavelength-dependent emissivity. Such materials include Welsbach materials and the oxides of metals which have high emissivity (and thus low reflectivities) in the visible and 8-12 micron infrared wavelength regions.
Inventors:
Chang; David B. (Tustin, CA), Shih; I-Fu (Los Alamitos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Berman; Jack I. Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sales; Michael W. Denson-Low; Wanda
Claims
What is claimed is: 1. A method of reducing atmospheric warming due to the greenhouse effect resulting from a layer of gases in the atmosphere which absorb strongly near infrared wavelength radiation, comprising the step of dispersing tiny particles of a material within the gases’ layer, the particle material characterized by wavelength-dependent emissivity or reflectivity, in that said material has high emissivities with respect to radiation in the visible and far infrared wavelength spectra, and low emissivity in the near infrared wavelength spectrum, whereby said tiny particles provide a means for converting infrared heat energy into far infrared radiation which is radiated into space. 2. The method of claim wherein said material comprises one or more of the oxides of metals. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said material comprises aluminum oxide. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said material comprises thorium oxide. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said particles are dispersed by seeding the stratosphere with a quantity of said particles at altitudes in the range of seven to thirteen kilometers above the earth’s surface. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the size of said particles is in the range of ten to one hundred microns. 7. The method of claim wherein said material comprises a refractory material. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said material is a Welsbach material. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the number of said dispersed particles per unit area in the particle layer is greater than or equal to 1/.sigma..sub.abs 1, where 1 is the thickness of the particle layer and .sigma..sub.abs is the absorption coefficient of the particles at the far infrared wavelengths. 10. A method for reducing atmospheric warming due to the greenhouse effect resulting from a greenhouse gases layer, comprising the following step: seeding the greenhouse gases’ layer with a quantity of tiny particles of a material characterized by wavelength-dependent emissivity or reflectivity, in that said materials have high emissivities in the visible and far infrared wavelength spectra and low emissivity in the near infrared wavelength spectrum, whereby said particles are suspended within said gases’ layer and provide a means for converting radiative energy at near infrared wavelengths into radiation at the far infrared wavelengths, permitting some of the converted radiation to escape into space. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein said material comprises one or more of the oxides of metals. 12. The method of claim 10 wherein said material comprises aluminum oxide. 13. The method of claim 10 wherein said material is thorium oxide. 14. The method of claim 10 wherein said seeding is performed at altitudes in the range of seven to thirteen kilometers above the earth’s surface. 15. The method of claim 10 wherein said material comprises a refractory material. 16. The method of claim 10 wherein said particle size is in range of ten to one hundred microns. 17. The method of claim 10 wherein said material is a Welsbach material. 18. The method of claim 10 wherein the number of said dispersed particles per unit area in the particle layer is greater than or equal to 1/.sigma..sub.abs 1, where 1 is the thickness of the particle layer and .sigma..sub.abs is the absorption coefficient of the particles at the far infrared wavelengths.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method for the reduction of global warming resulting from the greenhouse effect, and in particular to a method which involves the seeding of the earth’s stratosphere with Welsbach-like materials. Global warming has been a great concern of many environmental scientists. Scientists believe that the greenhouse effect is responsible for global warming. Greatly increased amounts of heat-trapping gases have been generated since the Industrial Revolution. These gases, such as CO.sub.2, CFC, and methane, accumulate in the atmosphere and allow sunlight to stream in freely but block heat from escaping (greenhouse effect). These gases are relatively transparent to sunshine but absorb strongly the long-wavelength infrared radiation released by the earth. Most current approaches to reduce global warming are to restrict the release of various greenhouse gases, such as CO.sub.2, CFC, and methane. These imply the need to establish new regulations and the need to monitor various gases and to enforce the regulations. One proposed solution to the problem of global warming involves the seeding of the atmosphere with metallic particles. One technique proposed to seed the metallic particles was to add the tiny particles to the fuel of jet airliners, so that the particles would be emitted from the jet engine exhaust while the airliner was at its cruising altitude. While this method would increase the reflection of visible light incident from space, the metallic particles would trap the long wavelength blackbody radiation released from the earth. This could result in net increase in global warming. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for reduction of global warming due to the greenhouse effect which permits heat to escape through the atmosphere. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method is disclosed for reducing atmospheric warming due to the greenhouse effect resulting from a greenhouse gases layer. The method comprises the step of seeding the greenhouse gas layer with a quantity of tiny particles of materials characterized by wavelength-dependent emissivity or reflectivity, in that said materials have high emissivities in the visible and far infrared wavelength regions and low emissivity in the near infrared wavelength region. Such materials can include the class of materials known as Welsbach materials. The oxides of metal, e.g., aluminum oxide, are also suitable for the purpose. The greenhouse gases layer typically extends between about seven and thirteen kilometers above the earth’s surface. The seeding of the stratosphere occurs within this layer. The particles suspended in the stratosphere as a result of the seeding provide a mechanism for converting the blackbody radiation emitted by the earth at near infrared wavelengths into radiation in the visible and far infrared wavelength so that this heat energy may be reradiated out into space, thereby reducing the global warming due to the greenhouse effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of an exemplary embodiment thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates a model for the heat trapping phenomenon, i.e., the greenhouse effect. FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the intensity of sunlight incident on earth and of the earth’s blackbody radiation as a function of wavelength. FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating an ideal emissivity versus wavelength function for the desired particle material. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 shows a model for the heat-trapping (greenhouse effect) phenomenon. It is assumed that the greenhouse gases are concentrated at altitudes between y=0 (at some altitude Y.sub.1, above the earth’s surface) and y=1. Regardless of the sunshine reflected back into space, i.sub.1 and i.sub.2 denote the shortwavelength sunlight energies that are absorbed by the earth’s surface and the greenhouse gases, respectively. Available data shows that i.sub.1 =0.45 i.sub.sol and i.sub.2 =0.25 i.sub.sol, where i.sub.sol is the total flux from the sun. The short wavelength sunlight heats up the greenhouse gases and the earth surface, and this energy is eventually reradiated out in the long wavelength infrared region. FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the intensity of sunlight and the earth’s blackbody radiation as a function of wavelength. As illustrated, some 30% of the sunlight energy is in the near infrared region. The earth’s blackbody radiation, on the other hand, is at the far infrared wavelength. Referring again to FIG. 1, I.sub.s, I.sub.+, I.sub.-, I.sub.g and I.sub.e represent the fluxes in the infrared wavelength region, where I.sub.s and I.sub.g are the fluxes reradiated by the greenhouse gases toward the sky and ground, respectively; I.sub.e is the flux reradiated by the earth; and I.sub.+ and I.sub.- are fluxes within the gases radiating toward the space and ground, respectively. I.sub.+ and I.sub.- are functions of y, e.g., I.sub.+ (0) is the I.sub.+ flux at y=0. Considering the principles of energy conservation and continuity at boundaries, the following relationships are obtained: where R.sub.o, R.sub.l and R are the reflectivities at the y=0 and y=1 boundaries and at the earth’s surface. I.sub.BB (T.sub.e) is the blackbody radiation flux at the earth’s temperature T.sub.e. Within the greenhouse gases’ layer, the energy equations are where I.sub.BB (T.sub.g) is the blackbody radiation flux at the greenhouse gases’ temperature T.sub.g, and .alpha. is the absorption coefficient of the gases. The solutions of equations 8 and 9 are given by equations 10 and 11: To illustrate the effects of R.sub.o and R.sub.l on the green-house effect, the extreme case is considered wherein a high concentration of greenhouse gases has strong absorption in the infrared region; that is, for y=1, e.sup.-.alpha.l approaches 0. Then, using Equations 3 and 4, the relationships of Equations 12 and 13 are obtained. From Equations 5 and 7, or From Equations 2 and 1, or Combining Equations 14 and 15, the relationship of Equation 16 is obtained. Finally, Equation 6 gives the blackbody radiation from the earth’s surface in terms of i.sub.1 and i.sub.2 and the three reflectivities: or To achieve a lower temperature of the earth, (considering i.sub.1, i.sub.2 and R as constants), it is desirable to make R and R.sub.l as small as possible. Known refractory materials have a thermal emissivity function which is strongly wavelength dependent. For example, the materials may have high emissivity (and absorption) at the far infrared wavelengths, high emissivity in the visible wavelength range, and very low emissivity at intermediate wavelengths. If a material having those emissivity characteristics and a black body are exposed to IR energy of equal intensity, the selective thermal radiator will emit visible radiation with higher efficiency (if radiation cooling predominates), i.e., the selective thermal radiator will appear brighter than the black body. This effect is known as the Welsbach effect and is extensively used in commercial gas lantern mantles. Welsbach materials have the characteristic of wavelength-dependent emissivity (or reflectivity). For example, thorium oxide (ThO.sub.2) has high emissivities in the visible and far IR regions but it has low emissivity in the near IR region. So, in accordance with the invention, the layer of greenhouse gases is seeded with Welsbach or Welsbach-like materials which have high emissivities (and thus low reflectivities) in the visible and 8-12 micrometer infrared regions, which has the effect of reducing R.sub.o and R.sub.l while introducing no effect in the visible range. A desired material for the stratospheric seeding has a reflection coefficient close to unity for near IR radiation, and a reflection coefficient close to zero (or emissity close to unity) for far IR radiation. FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating an ideal emissivity versus wavelength function for the desired material. Another class of materials having the desired property includes the oxides of metals. For example, aluminum oxide (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3) is one metal oxide suitable for the purpose and which is relatively inexpensive. It is presently believed that particle sizes in the ten to one hundred micron range would be suitable for the seeding purposes. Larger particles would tend to settle to the earth more quickly. The particles in the required size range can be obtained with conventional methods of grinding and meshing. It is believed that the number of particles n.sub.d per unit area in the particle layer should be defined by Equation 18: where 1 is the thickness of the particle layer and .sigma..sub.abs is the absorption coefficient of the particles at the long IR wavelengths. One crude estimate of the density of particles is given by Equation (19): where c is the speed of light, m is the average particle mass, e is the electron charge, and w is the absorption line width in sec.sup.-1. The greenhouse gases are typically in the earth’s stratosphere at an altitude of seven to thirteen kilometers. This suggests that the particle seeding should be done at an altitude on the order of 10 kilometers. The particles may be seeded by dispersal from seeding aircraft; one exemplary technique may be via the jet fuel as suggested by prior work regarding the metallic particles. Once the tiny particles have been dispersed into the atmosphere, the particles may remain in suspension for up to one year. It is understood that the above-described embodiment is merely illustrative of the possible specific embodiments which may represent principles of the present invention. Other arrangements may readily be devised in accordance with these principles by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. * * * * *
Protests in Gainsville here. One protestor notes the intensity of the sun has gotten worse with the chemtrails. I agree — it was especially bad in Fort Wayne with the chemtrail spraying. It normally doesn’t hit the 90s in June, but in all the years I was there, it hit 90 early in June and it was exhaustive heat. Given my already toxic system, it was probably worse for me than those whom aren’t as stricken. However, there were an awful lot of people there with respiratory illnesses. People my age or within ten years were having issues just breathing. As has been pointed out with vaccination, I have never seen so many sick people. As I’ve said before, mercury poisoned folk are the canaries in the coal mine, and we are much more sensitive to this stuff–and that includes Electro-magnetic fields (EMF’s). When I heard that the Navy yard shooter, Aaron Alexis, thought microwaves were being used against him, I wondered if he were toxic and experiencing the personal hell that they cause? Just recently, while in a classroom with a “smart board” (yet another electronic gadget for classrooms that really does not help the kids to learn but gee whiz look at what it can do!), I had the overhead LCD projector on, plus the computer, which is wired into the smartboard, and the “wand” that the teacher uses to project onto the screen. I had to shut both the wand and the LCD off because I became severely nauseated and my adrenals were starting to weaken–I was afraid they would crash. Within a half hour after turning them off, my nausea went away.
Protests in London. They are asserting that it is a program for population control. You know, before I read the paper on vaccines with hormones in them to cause sterilization, I would have said “no way” to this assertion. Now? Well, let’s just say the jury is still out on that. I’m not saying they are, but keeping an open mind.
An interesting video here that states they were found to contain aluminum, barium, and another substance that was not there previously. Note that they were started in the late 90s, which would be under….wait for it….Bill Clinton’s Administration.
I remembered that Bill Gates was connected to chemtrails, but my memory was fuzzy. This page explains his once again playing the Knight on a White Horse to save us all but in reality causing more harm and destruction.
Finally, a link off of the last link — a U.S. veteran training in environmental toxins, speaks out on her observations. I’m not a fan of Infowars, but this report does hold valuable information. I was with them until the end where she stated they would be carrying guns. Yeah, not a fan of that….
I happened upon a blog with a recipe for coconut oil deodorant while doing some research for coconut oil. Wonderful stuff for the gut, but I never thought of using it to make deodorant!
This one uses probiotics in the recipe. And it is shelf stable.
This one uses less ingredients but must be kept in the fridge.
Toxic folks like myself become super sensitive to chemicals, so we must avoid them at all costs…..but, really, we should all avoid chemicals so your immune system isn’t damaged.
Since I didn’t have the probiotics to make the first recipe, and cannot use cornstarch or arrowroot, I made a very basic recipe of 3 Tablespoons of unrefined coconut oil with 1/8 cup of baking soda. I’ve read on three different sites that the claim that baking soda was aluminum free was a great PR stunt because baking soda never had aluminum in it–BUT Bob’s Red Mill is processed without chemicals, so for me, it is the preferred kind to use for something I’m going to put on my body. I mean, if I’m trying to get away from chemicals, it doesn’t make much sense to use baking soda that has been extracted by chemical process, does it?
You don’t have to use very much of it, either, just a couple of finger tips’ worth works fine.
I’ve used the coconut oil deodorant for three days now, and I can say that it works perfectly!
The title is funny, but the subject is serious — flushing human waste into clean drinking water just doesn’t make sense. I was thinking that you could only utilize a composting toilet in the country, where you could have room to separate compost piles by year. But I was wrong, as this brilliant couple illustrates.
I love how they have utilized their space to raise vegetables and fruit and bees and collecting rainwater. Absolutely sustainable.
Who knew we could save the world through poop? 😛
If you look at the comments, someone has added a link to the humanure website. They also question separating the pee and poop–I think this gal wanted to use the urine right away for the nitrogen to fertilize her vegetables and such, but everyone has different goals, so separating it may not be a big to-do for them.
From Joe Jenkins, author of the Humanure Handbook:
Of course, there are those who question this without reading it. If they did, they would know that the pathogens are broken down by microbes that eat them — that’s why on organic farms, e.coli is not a problem, but on factory farms, e.coli is rampant–too much in a small space for the ecological system to do its natural work of breaking them down. **edited to add: the chemicals on non-organic farms also interfere with microbes. What kills the insects also kills the microbes.
Well, this sounded refreshing by the title. But I’ll hold my applause until they actually put their money where their mouths are and get off their duffs.
This sentence is why I have my doubts:
“What we’re trying to get is the balance between awareness and alarmist,” said Dr. Jeanne Conry, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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We are waaaay past alarm. If you’re not alarmed, you haven’t been paying attention. This is decades past due! They knew this back in the sixties, so spare me the tender steps and get on it already. And don’t act all concerned with women’s health when you’re willing to poison them with vaccination….and of course, you’re not willing to treat poor women with whatever they can pay you.
I cannot believe they are recommending fish, especially catfish, tuna and salmon. This report states catfish are okay, but I have read in other reports that they are high in mercury. Fish can be high not only in mercury but toxins from pesticides [PDF} and other farm run off. I don’t go along with the statement that this is good news in regards to standards for drinking water. I cannot drink tap water because of the contaminants. Note that they are STILL finding DDT decades after being banned. And because of “budgetary restraints” glyphosate (Monsanto’s RoundUP) was not measured. This should alarm everyone.
…and they’re asking the American Chemical Society for its input? A group that makes its living off of chemicals that are toxic to us and destroy our immune systems? Seriously??
And in the we-are-our-own-worst-enemy category–the report states there are high concentrations of chemicals from home lawn and garden use in streams, etc. in the urban setting. I’ve told the story before, but it bears repeating–there was a couple who had the perfect yard–grass was unnaturally green and not a “weed” in sight. They sprayed for weeds frequently, I’m told. They had not one but two dogs die of cancer. Yep.
So…yeah, we have our own culpability for contributing to the toxic soup in pursuit of a perfect yard. And perfect looking vegetables and fruits…who cares if they’re nutritious or not….kind of like our state of society right now, eh? We judge more by the outside packaging than by what is on the inside….
Eagle 
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