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Global Climate Day of Action -- What is going on in your area? 0° (no replies)

We are looking for stories from around the world centering on the Global Climate Day of Action, Saturday 6 December. (Check out http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/) If you have something planned, or witness anything in your community, please send us your material! From stories of local individuals doing great things, or pictures from ...

Started by Chris Tobias today, about Climate Change, Events, Media, Politics

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America farmers still burning crops. What will it take to get "old timers" on board with newer practices that will save $ and preserve the earth? 8° (3 replies)

This morning I received an email from Arkansas farmer Norwood Creech, whom YERT corresponded with while seeking out rural farmers in the South. She wrote with great concern about "old time" farmers burning off crop stubble (rather than turning it under as compost). There no evidence that charring fields improves ...

Started by Julie E. in June, about Agriculture & Food

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Froggie in a pesticide mine 11° (1 reply)

Amphibians are a bellweather species. Much like a canary in a coal mine they indicate the overall health of the environment. When I lived in Bermuda I used to sit and watch the giant toads come out around sunset and snap up the giant cockroaches as they emerged from the ...

Started by C Robb W. last month, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife

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The Story Of Stuff 2° (2 replies)

This website takes a deeper look into the lifecycle of consumer products and the effects on the planet. I learned a few things from watching the video and I thought I’d share it with Celsias and see what you guys think. Here’s an excerpt from the site that gives a ...

Started by Red Keane last month, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Industry, Recycling

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Invite friends to join Celsias and make a difference! 8° (3 replies)

Hi everyone, I'm adding this request to the discussion board to ask readers to invite friends to join our site - it will really help increase climate change awareness, and help your friends become part of the solution... as well as providing the site with new blood and extra traffic! ...

Started by Matthew W. last month, about Climate Change, Computing, Media, Protest

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Soil, organics, and Co2 2° (2 replies)

Soil is one of our most precious resources and along with many others we are treating like dirt. * The United States is losing soil 10 times faster -- and China and India are losing soil 30 to 40 times faster -- than the natural replenishment rate. * The economic ...

Started by C Robb W. in October, about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Emissions, Food, Organic, Pollution

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How do you think Celsias should make enough money to sustain itself? 34° (29 replies)

Like most websites, we need a sustainable revenue model if we are to be sustainable as an offering. So, we thought we'd ask the smartest people on the site...you! Is there a service we could provide you that you would pay for? Or is there a customer group we should ...

Started by Nick Lewis in August, about Climate Change, Design, Environment & Wildlife, Media

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Coal = Devastation 2° (2 replies)

It's 10am, do you know where your electricity has been? Does your provider buy electricity from power plants using coal sourced from mountain top removal, MTR, operations. Coal is bad enough on it's own merits as a climate destroying fossil fuel but the "ecocide" of mountaintop removal is completely out ...

Started by C Robb W. last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Deforestation, Industry, Politics, Pollution, Protest

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Sustainable Building at or below conventional cost 0° (no replies)

Using our tradmarked project delivery method called Total Project Management: Driven to the POWER of g, we continue to deliver buildings that are at least LEED Gold Certified below conventional budgets Northland Pines High School - Eagle River, WI -23% below the national average cost of all public high schools ...

Started by Pete Hoffman last month, about Air Quality, Architecture, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance, Green energy, Industry, Recycling

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Musings on science, religion, and Us 0° (no replies)

I was listening to a lecture/conversation between Wes Jackson of the Land Institute and Wendell Berry this morning and the topic wandered to science and it's mandate. To paraphrase, science doesn't decide what's good, culture does that, within culture religion has largely had a monopoly on that word, that task, ...

Started by C Robb W. in October, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Philosophy & Religion

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