http://www.activistpost.com/2011/07/alternative-markets-barter-systems-and.html Interview with Brandon Smith, founder of Alt-Market.com Eric Blair Activist Post …people tend to feel as Howard Beale did in Network when he said, “first, you’ve got to get mad…and scream, I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” But once that anger at being lied to for so long subsides, then we [...]
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http://www.komonews.com/news/national/126399238.html CHICAGO (AP) – Among the wildflowers and native grasses in the garden atop Chicago’s City Hall stand two beehives where more than 100,000 bees come and go in patterns more graceful, but just as busy, as the traffic on the street 11 stories below. The bees are storing honey that will sustain them through [...]
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/shoots-in-the-dark-farming-without-sunlight-2360833.html It’s more efficient, reduces transport costs and won’t fail because of the weather. Is farming without sunlight the future of food? By Hal Hodson Monday, 26 September 2011 … Light’s contribution to food is particularly important. Crop plants use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen, for eating and breathing respectively. It’s [...]
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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/17/stephanie-seneff-on-sulfur.aspx Sulfur deficiency is common, and may be a contributing factor in obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and other chronic health conditions. Sulfur, cholesterol, and vitamin D produced in your skin as a result of sun exposure, are all intricately connected and necessary for optimal health, particularly heart health. When exposed to sunshine, your skin produces [...]
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http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/featured-october-article?utm_source=www.GreenMedInfo.com&utm_campaign=f896858d1f-Greenmedinfo&utm_medium=email If “Buckets for the Cure,” and similar cause-marketing campaigns that promote products which contain carcinogenic ingredients are making you nauseous (if not angry!), this article may shed light on the underlying “conflict of interest” behind National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and why we should all “Think Before We Pink.” Zeneca Group plc., a pharmaceutical [...]
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http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2011/oct2011_The-Silent-Epidemic-of-Iodine-Deficiency_01.htm In 2008, researchers concerned about the growing threat of iodine deficiency analyzed 88 samples 1 of iodized table salt the main supply of this critical micronutrient for most people. 2 Less than half of those tested contained amounts of iodine sufficient for optimal health. Coupled with the trend of reduced salt consumption, rates of [...]
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http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v07n11.shtml (OMNS, Oct 14, 2011) The very first Orthomolecular Medicine News Service release was on the clinical benefits of vitamin E. That was seven years ago. (1) In fact, the battle over vitamin E has been going full-tilt for over 60 years. (2) Well, you can say one thing for vitamin critics: at least they are [...]
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http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v07n10.shtml (OMNS, Oct 12, 2011) A newly released study suggests that multivitamin and nutrient supplements can increase the mortality rate in older women [1]. However, there are several concerns about the study’s methods and significance. Summary: In an observational study of older women in good health, it was said that those who died were more [...]
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/graham-hill-explains-how-less-stuff-leads-to-more-freedom-at-ted.php TreeHugger Founder Graham Hill stopped by the TED Conference recently to outline his LifeEdited project and explain why a keen ability to edit will be the most important skill of the next century. In the end, the goal of the LifeEdited project was not to strip everything awayrather, it was to cut down to [...]
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/how-many-slaves-work-for-you.php Um, so this is a kind of horrifying wake-up call. A website called Slavery Footprint will run a few questions by you to tell you just how many slaves around the world are at work providing you with the things you wear, the things you eat, even the sporting equipment you play with. Scariest [...]
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