Archive for the ‘Our Planet’ Category
Watch Out For Genetically Modified Food
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: July 16, 2009
Joni Mitchell once said, farmer farmer put away your DDT now.
This time it’s not to the farmers it’s to everyone involved . . .PUT AWAY THE GMO FOODS!
Early results are in on the “side effects” of eating this stuff and using genetically modified pesticides on the food we eat. Seems Mother Nature has it right [...]
The Forest Is Not For Sale. The Facless Face of Big Business Tries Again.
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: June 15, 2009
In Peru right now Indigenous People that live in the Amazon Forest are fighting to protect it.
There is a struggle going on to stop the opening up of Peru’s Amazon jungle to mining and oil companies.
THE FOREST IS NOT FOR SALE
The Indigenous Peoples’ struggle against opening up Peru’s Amazon jungle to mining and oil companies.
WATCH: [...]
Giant Globes at Exposition Park
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: May 16, 2009
There’s a great exhibition at L.A. Exposition Park. These globes are beautiful and some great food for thought. Check out the links below to find out more. Each globe is five feet in diameter, seven-and-one-half [...]
Update: Utah Lands Protected by Omnibus Public Land Package 2009
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: March 31, 2009
March 2009 Update on the December 2008 post.
Tim DeChristopher’s actions and the actions of others have paid off. Some of the land is now protected. See below for more information. Also there is a bill going through Congress now, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, that will protect even more land. If you’ve got the time [...]
If you were on Mars, this is what it would look like at sunset.
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: March 26, 2009
Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars January 2004. They are still there and have explored Mars for 5 years.
PHOTOS: © Nasa
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/latest-images-collection_archive_1.html
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/mer20090129/index.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090110.html
Stop the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: March 25, 2009
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The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
is sponsored by Monsanto and other big companies
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Full Text of Bill
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-875
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Take Action: Contact Representatives
PETITIONS
*We only have 2 weeks to change the course on this. Please let your voice be heard.
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/t/1128/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=25920
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/t/1128/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26714
http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/bills/?bill=12878051&alertid=12878056
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Other links
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=12671
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Track The Status of This Bill and others with RSS or email
http://www.govtrack.us
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View an interview with an Indigenous Elder on [...]
Utah Student Delays Last Minute Bush Land Grab to Protect our Liveable Future
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: December 23, 2008
Tim DeChristopher, a University of Utah student and environmental activist, disrupted Friday’s auction of Utah’s pristine wilderness to oil and gas companies.
Good News from Defenders of Wildlife
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: November 27, 2008
Just got this news today from Defenders of Wildlife. There are good things happening!
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We won vital new protections for some of the world’s most endangered whales.
Fighting opposition from Vice President Cheney’s office, we helped win new protections for endangered right whales threatened by ship strikes. And despite Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s strong opposition, Defenders successfully [...]
Solar and Wind Projects Are Happening
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: October 13, 2008
Just an FYI — not all the news is bad. We are slowly making headway in embracing alternative forms of power. No I’m NOT talking about “clean” coal and “clean” nuclear energy, but the REAL clean power, Wind and Solar.
–Here’s a few articles on some POSITIVE things happening on the energy front that were in [...]
Be Humankind
Posted by: soulsecretservice1 on: October 13, 2008
This is a great animated short by Oxfam.org on The Change Channel . . .
Click To Watch Be Humankind Animation
http://www.oxfam.org.uk
soul secret service feed
- Health Care Reform: Speak Up Today! November 2, 2009
- Natural Alternatives — Thieves Oil October 20, 2009
- man walks by with a machine gun . . . October 19, 2009
- No Business! September 12, 2009
- Now is the time to free Leonard Peltier September 12, 2009
