Environment

Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases — one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel-screen technology — are on the rise, too.

By Wild Turkey Desire

from stalking the earth

Arabs Uproot 100s of Jewish Trees and Grape Vines in Gush Etzion

Residents of the Gush Etzion hilltop community of Sde Boaz had hundreds of grape vines and scores of fruit trees uprooted and destroyed Friday. The latest vandalism, though the most costly yet, is just the latest in a string of attacks on the community’s property.

The agricultural, eco-friendly community, located about a mile north of the town of Neve Daniel, was victim to a similar attack on the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shvat earlier this year, when one of its orchards was destroyed.

IN THE MIDST OF HURRICANE DISASTER IN HAITI

AN UPDATE AND CELEBRATION OF THE PEOPLE:

THEIR RESILIENCE

THEIR SPIRIT

THEIR HOPE

With Sarah Brownell and Kevin Foos

Just returned from Borgne, Haiti

A program of

The Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA)

Wednesday, October 1

7:00 PM

Downtown Presbyterian Church

Please note: A collection will be taken for SOIL:

Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities and turning wastes into resources in Haiti through transformation of both

Anthony Marr: "GLOBAL WARMING and MASS EXTINCTION"

* Oct. 2nd, 2008 ~ Thursday
* 7:00pm ...
* Brighton Town Hall AUDITORIUM
- 2300 Elmwood Ave, Rochester NY 14618
- wheelchair access rear entrance
* FREE
* Open to the Public

Environmentalist, international wildlife preservationist, lecturer, author Anthony Marr will address Global Warming: its affects on animals-humans-earth. Q&A to follow his presentation.

"The earth has a planetary fever ... and it's called Global Warming". A.Marr

Marr recently published his second book, Homo Sapiens! Save Your Earth.

To all committees and friends of the Cuban Five

To all friends of the Cuban Revolution

To all honest and noble people of the world

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... Fiscal paradises are prospering; people are suffering. Is this how humanity’s well-being can be guaranteed?

We are sending an appeal to artists and intellectuals around the world to demand an immediate end to the criminal US blockade and to promote solidarity and support of our country.

Americans who love the environment must beat back the Palin horse and the climate apocalypse it is bringing.