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Food Prices Could Triple – Eco-Fail
Thursday, 1 Oct, 2009 – 6:17 | View Comments
Food Prices Could Triple – Eco-Fail

Food prices could more than triple by 2050 as the climate changes, according to a new report from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
The report, Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation, …

Sigg Aluminum Water Bottle – Eco-Fail
Wednesday, 30 Sep, 2009 – 14:57 | View Comments
Sigg Aluminum Water Bottle – Eco-Fail

Ahhhhh! I loved my Sigg aluminum water bottle (advertised as BPA free) only to read Sigg’s CEO Steve Wasik’s statement: ” I recently decided that we had to tell everyone that bottles manufactured with our …

16 Gluten-Free Personal Care Brands
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 6:45 | View Comments
16 Gluten-Free Personal Care Brands

“Gluten can’t be absorbed through the skin, although this is a common misconception,” says gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Picco of the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic. Gluten can only cause inflammation when it’s swallowed, he says. Other …

Huge Temperature Increase Forcast – Eco-Fail.
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 16:36 | View Comments
Huge Temperature Increase Forcast – Eco-Fail.

A new and dire forecast Of 6.3-degree temperature increase before the end of the century was released in a report by the United Nations Environment Program. Eco-Fail.

Pause for Beauty – Lovely Newsletter
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 14:01 | View Comments
Pause for Beauty – Lovely Newsletter

Each week, Heron Dance sends out an e-newsletter containing a new painting and either a short essay or a poem on the beauty and mystery of the natural world and of life itself. It is …

Natural Flu Protection – eBook
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 10:09 | View Comments
Natural Flu Protection – eBook

It seems that you can’t open a newspaper, or turn on the TV without being bombarded by warnings about H1N1, or Swine Flu. We try to guard our family’s health all of the time, …

Dancing with Flowers – Omega and Anthony Ward
Saturday, 26 Sep, 2009 – 13:47 | View Comments
Dancing with Flowers – Omega and Anthony Ward

Here is a bouquet designed over a few days in late September, 2009, at the Omega Institute by Anthony Ward. I was there attending a five day silent retreat with Adyashanti, and found looking at …

Kora! – Video
Saturday, 26 Sep, 2009 – 10:29 | View Comments
Kora! – Video

The kora is a beautiful, harp-like instrument from Africa. It has a unique setup: two alternating rows of strings, allowing the performer to play bass, melody, and accompaniment simultaneously. Toumani Diabate is a 71st-generation musician …

Whale Song – Video
Saturday, 26 Sep, 2009 – 8:09 | View Comments
Whale Song – Video

The picture of the whale on the Eye of the Whale book published on the site recently inspired me to go look on You Tube for whale songs. This video from Australia is the best …

Where Has All the Flavor Gone? Eco-Fail
Wednesday, 23 Sep, 2009 – 11:20 | View Comments
Where Has All the Flavor Gone? Eco-Fail

I bought a gorgeous, big anise, and eagerly cut it up to munch on only to find it tasted like water; it was basically completely flavorless. Has industrial farming landed us with flavorless food? Seems …