Category Archives: ecology

What if you would rather not have WiFi at the beach?

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In what seems like a positive–having wifi in public spaces–perhaps is not so great…?

What if you’re going to the beach to get the hell away from “civilization” and find yet another intrusion of technology in a natural space…??

What if, like me, you’re heavy metal poisoned and react negatively to Electro-Magnetic Fields (EMF) to the point of zapping your strength (think kryptonite), zapping the adrenals,  and making you nauseous to the point of wanting to throw up?  What if you’re prone to seizures?

I’m sitting here typing this, and the radio keeps giving me feedback….and I’m wondering why the hell is it doing that?  Is there a surge of EMF? If so, where is it coming from??

If you’re concerned about this, there are measures you can take to protect yourself from EMF’s.

 

 

Senate asks Canadian residents for testimony

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The U.S. Senate has asked residents that were forced out of their homes by tarsands in Alberta, Canada, to testify about their experience.

They say in the report that they don’t want to be used for political gain.  I can’t blame them for that–enough evidence of people being used by politicians for them to be wary.

But it is no secret that petroleum is toxic and tarsands are much, much more toxic. 

From the second link:

Tailings ponds which now cover an area the sized of Washington DC contain multiple toxic chemicals including arsenic, benzene, lead, mercury, naphthenic acid, and ammonia.  As much as 2.9 million gallons of toxic tailings leak into the environment every day.  A 2014 study showed that extreme concentrations of PAHs present in tailings may be evaporating into the air and then deposited into water.  New federal research by Environment Canada released in February 2014 confirms that leaking tailings ponds are leaching into groundwater and then into the Athabasca River.

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As someone whom has suffered from mercury toxicity, this is particularly alarming to me.  I can be a witness to how devastating this heavy metal is and how difficult it is to get it out of your system and get well again.

Meanwhile, the Enbridge pipeline project is due to get underway in Indiana.  Yet, there are *crickets* from the environmental groups, media, etc.  This is our “XL”…and no one gives a sh*t.

As a side note~ I know there are folks in the oil industry who read my blog–this is not meant to offend, but I can’t be silent on the destruction of the environment for humans, animals, plants, water, and soil.

 

 

 

Vancouver peaceful pipeline protests

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A problem that plagues peaceful protestors are those that wish to cause trouble.

The problem is in knowing if they are bad actors looking to stir things up for their own amusement or agent provocateurs–sent in by agencies or the oil companies themselves to give the non-violent activists a bad name.  The next problem is banishing them from the movement.

The person calling himself “james Moore” in the piece is typical.  Not knowing the writer of the piece, it’s hard to know if this person said those things or whether it is fabricated to make them look bad.  Or worse–to put this out there to justify police crackdown.

Like I’ve said before, I won’t support violence and many folks who would otherwise support environmentalists will back away from violent protests.

Setting police vehicles on fire is not violence in that it hurts a human being, but it is destructive…and is counterproductive if you think about all the toxins you’re sending into that very environment you’re trying to protect.  You might feel a release of frustration for a moment or two, but in the end, it doesn’t further your cause.

 

 

Growing enough food to feed a family

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Farmer’s Almanac has a helpful video up on garden planning…how much do you need?

It’s not an in-depth video, but a good start especially for beginners.

They also have many more videos here.The first video, on gardening mistakes, mentions companion planning.  We’ve used that with the tomatoes–planting marigolds around them and around the garden to discourage pests.

They briefly discuss composting in the video 7 ways to use leaves in your garden: mix greens with browns to get rich earthy compost.  It doesn’t tell folks, however, that it will take several months for the matter to break down into “black gold”.  How fast it breaks down depends on rainfall and the heat of the pile.  And how often one turns it.  The piles need to be turned regularly to aerate and aid the decomposition.

 

 

 

Water-harvesting towers

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Creation Assistance has a post up on Water Harvesting towers in Ethiopia.  They had me until I read that the material is made from polythylene textile.  I read a couple of websites on polythylene, and they claim that it is not toxic although it is made from petroleum.  I don’t buy it.  How many times have they claimed that there are certain plastics that are safe….only to be told many years or decades later that they were, in fact, toxic?  Meanwhile, we poison ourselves and our kids…

So. although I think it’s a great idea, there has to be a natural material that can be used to collect the water…perhaps hemp fabric woven with bamboo?

 

Eye Candy

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Okay, I’m wondering how the guy in #3 got there?  Is that a raft that he pushed out there?  Because I don’t see any paddle to push it out there.  And I hope he’s going to eat what he catches and not just catch and throw them back.  It seems rather cruel to hook them for the fun of it.

Of course, I love the rainbows in #6 and #13…

And #1 is sooo serene…wish I were there…Bless nature for the comfort it offers us…

 

 

 

Mi’kmaq Warrior Trial

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Warrior Publications has this up on the Mi’kmaq Warrior Trial.  This is the first I have read of someone on the First Nations side having  a gun.  In the reports that I read, no one mentioned this…so this destroys some of the credibility of the reporting.

Because I am not down with bringing guns….you may not have the intention of using it, but bringing it makes it easier for someone to get hurt.  You may only intend on using it in self-defense, but the other side does not know your intentions.  If you live by the sword, you die by the sword, as they say.

If you are doing this for your children, be an example to them.  Show them how to stand up for your rights without violence.

And the other side?  Only an unethical coward would shoot someone whom is unarmed.

People have a right to protest, especially when their rights to their land are being pushed aside for dirty fracking, but I will not support violence on either side.

 

 

Monsanto’s Agent Orange

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This photo is really hard to look at–but the discussion needs to continue until the evidence overcomes the marketing savvy of the chemical industry, and specifically Dow and Monsanto...which don’t want to own their legacy.

These photos document the toxicity of chemicals and how extremely devastating they are to the human body.

So…Dow Chemical now wants to make it even more toxic…and the brain-dead FDA will not think of the consequences, only the $$$ to be made.  Here’s a petition to stop its approval.

 

Chile Earthquake

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The death count is at six this morning after an 8.2 earthquake in Chile.   Comfort to those of you affected by it.  If you recall, there was another devastating earthquake in 2010, also with a tsunami.

Knowing that fracking has been tied to earthquakes, and Chile’s previous earthquake was equally devastating…I searched for any correlation.  Here’s what I found.

According to a study published in the world renowned Science Magazine in July 2013, areas subjected to extensive DWI activities are especially prone to damaging earthquakes, triggered remotely by large, natural quakes. Since 2009, Oklahoma has recorded 40 times more earthquakes than in the last 30 years. The largest, at 5.7 magnitude in November 2011, has been tied to wastewater injection and an 8.8 M earthquake in Chile.

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Evidence that fracking has come to Chile here:  oilprice.com/Finance/investing-and-trading-reports/Fracking-has-Come-to-Chile.html

(not linking to it for obvious reasons)

All about the Benjamins…nothing about the serious consequences to the Earth, water, people, and animals.