Urban Mobility: Interview Robin Chase and Holger Dalkmann - Mobility & Motors - Pictures of the Future - Innovation - Home
When we are talking about sustainable mobility, we have to take a look at the entire system. In regard to specific solutions, we have a lot of good examples around the world, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and car sharing. If we really want to make a change, we have to examine cities and their visions. I can cite two good examples for a holistic approach to sustainable urban planning.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Scorecard - Cornucopia Institute
What's freaky here is that all the organics are getting bought out, and Monsanto runs the FDA so Roundup is Organic according the the USDA Organics label...
Dairy Report and Scorecard - Cornucopia Institute: The Cornucopia Institute’s national survey of organic products in the dairy case showcases ethical family farm producers and exposes factory farm producers and brands that threaten to take over organic dairying. With this Web-based rating tool, you can see which brands and dairy products found in your region are produced using the best organic farming practices and ethics. Based on a year’s research into the organic dairy business, the scorecard rates 68 different organic dairy brands and private-label products.
Milk: http://www.cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/index.html
Egg: http://www.cornucopia.org/organic-egg-scorecard/
Soy: http://www.cornucopia.org/soysurvey/
Yogurt http://www.cornucopia.org/yogurt-scorecard/
Dairy Report and Scorecard - Cornucopia Institute: The Cornucopia Institute’s national survey of organic products in the dairy case showcases ethical family farm producers and exposes factory farm producers and brands that threaten to take over organic dairying. With this Web-based rating tool, you can see which brands and dairy products found in your region are produced using the best organic farming practices and ethics. Based on a year’s research into the organic dairy business, the scorecard rates 68 different organic dairy brands and private-label products.
Milk: http://www.cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/index.html
Egg: http://www.cornucopia.org/organic-egg-scorecard/
Soy: http://www.cornucopia.org/soysurvey/
Yogurt http://www.cornucopia.org/yogurt-scorecard/
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Permaculture Resources | The Survival Podcast
Permaculture Resources | The Survival Podcast: The is a list of some of the top resources for Permaculture on the internet. If you have suggestions for more resources use our contact form and let me know.
- All TSP Audio Podcast Episodes Tagged Permaculture
- The 6 Techniques Deck as a PDF
- Geoff Lawton’s Video Series
- All of Geoff Lawton’s Interviews on TSP
- Permaculture Institute of Austrailia
- My Permaculture Mini Series on Youtube
- My Video Series on Contour Based Wood Core Beds
- Everything Permaculture on TSP
- Rich Soil
- The Permies Forum
- Permaculture Global
- Permaculture News
- Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison
Friday, November 28, 2014
Are There Illegal Drugs in Your Milk?
Are There Illegal Drugs in Your Milk?: In 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a survey to determine whether illegal drugs were finding their way into the US milk supply. The study was only green-lighted after a more than year-long “negotiation” into its terms with the dairy industry and state governments.
Why the FDA, which is charged with protecting the public health, would need to negotiate study terms with an industry it is supposed to police is only one murky aspect to this story…
Even more unsettling is the fact that in 2014, more than two years after the study’s completion, the FDA has yet to release its findings. Surely in two years the FDA has had ample time to analyze its findings and prepare a report. What did they find that they are hiding?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) intends to find out… it has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the survey data. Said CSPI senior food safety attorney David Plunkett:1
"Consumers have a right to know what's in their milk, and if there are dangerous drugs in it, they need to know what FDA is doing about that … Why are those dairies that either can’t or won’t follow the rules allowed to continue to market milk?"
Why the FDA, which is charged with protecting the public health, would need to negotiate study terms with an industry it is supposed to police is only one murky aspect to this story…
Even more unsettling is the fact that in 2014, more than two years after the study’s completion, the FDA has yet to release its findings. Surely in two years the FDA has had ample time to analyze its findings and prepare a report. What did they find that they are hiding?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) intends to find out… it has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the survey data. Said CSPI senior food safety attorney David Plunkett:1
"Consumers have a right to know what's in their milk, and if there are dangerous drugs in it, they need to know what FDA is doing about that … Why are those dairies that either can’t or won’t follow the rules allowed to continue to market milk?"
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
BRIBED regulators approve plan to gut energy efficiency goals
Florida regulators approve plan to gut energy efficiency goals, end solar power rebates | Tampa Bay Times: The moves by Florida utilities come as the ground beneath them continues to shift, threatening their business model. Increasingly, they are in need of ways to thwart the growing impact of rooftop solar and battery storage technology that could give more consumers energy independence.
And the utilities know it all too well. What the rest of the world admiringly calls renewable energy and conservation, the utilities call "disruptive'' technologies.
"The financial risks created by disruptive challenges include declining utility revenues, increasing costs, and lower profitability, particularly over the long-term," according to a report written for the Edison Electric Institute, which represents all U.S. investor-owned utilities.
And the utilities know it all too well. What the rest of the world admiringly calls renewable energy and conservation, the utilities call "disruptive'' technologies.
"The financial risks created by disruptive challenges include declining utility revenues, increasing costs, and lower profitability, particularly over the long-term," according to a report written for the Edison Electric Institute, which represents all U.S. investor-owned utilities.
College for All:“massive open online courses” (MOOCs)
College for All: Sebastian Thrun, Udacity, by Andre Dua: Something big is up in higher education thanks to the advent of “massive open online courses” (MOOCs), which can reach millions around the world. What most people—including university leaders—don’t yet realize is that this new way of teaching and learning, together with employers’ growing frustration with the skills of graduates, is poised to usher in a new credentialing system that may compete with college degrees within a decade. This emerging delivery regime is more than just a distribution mechanism; done right, it promises students faster, more consistent engagement with high-quality content, as well as measurable results. This innovation therefore has the potential to create enormous opportunities for students, employers, and star teachers even as it upends the cost structure and practices of traditional campuses. Capturing the promise of this new world without losing the best of the old will require fresh ways to square radically expanded access to world-class instruction with incentives to create intellectual property and scholarly communities, plus university leaders savvy enough to shape these evolving business models while they still can.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
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