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Geology Newz: Bee sad: olives (and other tasty treats), pesticides, and extinct bees

2008-07-07T14:15:01Z

In case you are not aware, bees are usually necessary to pollinate flowering plants. This includes trees such as apple, almond and olive. Also crops like squash, tomatoes, carrots, even potatoes. Berries need bees to pollinate them. So does te...

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ANZ Bank: revelations from the executive level

2008-07-05T12:17:56Z

[Cross-posted] If you follow my ramblings, even when they don’t make sense, you know I had my knives out for the ANZ National Bank here in New Zealand for what I think is questionable practice. So it was interesting to meet a few people tonight ...

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Bread for the World

2008-07-02T23:00:22Z

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Geology Newz: Tree of the Month: Mahogany

2008-07-02T17:36:13Z

Once a month I will report on a tree species and its status, as well as the harvesting of it, and expose a company that is exploiting and decimating it. From Rainforest Relief: The majority of mahogany on the market today is taken illegally from ...

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Geology Newz: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Part 2

2008-07-02T14:38:16Z

I am only just now writing about this because when I first heard of it, I was too sad to do so. Now I am ready. On June 10, 2008, a large dolphin kill occurred off the coast near Cornwall, UK. The area is known as the Fal Estuary. When they becam...

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Geology Newz: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The US Navy and GWB (and ExxonMobil...)

2008-06-19T14:55:48Z

SOCAL exercises conducted by the US Navy are sonar exercises that use multiple warships, submarines, and aircraft. They last in sessions from three to four weeks at the time. Active sonar is used as opposed to passive sonar. Active sonar sends ou...

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The real moment of truth

2008-06-19T14:00:56Z

Dabysan has a few interesting observations about Moment of Truth, the game show airing on a Murdoch Press network in the US and, God help us, TV2 in New Zealand. The good news is that this show has reached the end of its run in New Zealand as o...

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Geology Newz: the Summer Blockbuster, Oxymorona

2008-06-18T15:54:59Z

In the White House rose garden, Dubya announced his latest fabulous idea: the lift the current ban on offshore oil drilling in the United States. He also announced that he wants Congress to make it easier for oil refineries to expand. White Hous...

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candle in my window - for tibet.

2008-06-17T11:12:08Z

Candle in My Window - for Tibet In the background of this newsletter is the 2008 Tibetan unrest, which began with demonstrations on March 10, 2008, and Mr. David Califa (hereunder) who contacted the undersigned for less than a w...

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whats going on - times they are climate changing

2008-06-17T10:41:37Z

Climate change is fuelling conflicts around the world and helping to drive the number of people forced out of their homes to new highs over 37 Million. www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/17/climatechange.food

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