Nourishing the Planet TV: Water From Thin Air

by NourishingthePlanet

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, people are forced to travel long distances and several hours a day collecting the water for cooking and drinking. In this week’s episode of Nourishing the Planet TV, Nourishing the Planet research intern, Dan Kane, explains how one community in South Africa has developed a unique solution for the area’s lack of clean water. By setting up nets across a high mountain pass, the village of Cabazane is harvesting fog to produce water from thin air.

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Gulf Watchers Wednesday - EPA Whistleblower Crucifies BP on Safety - BP Catastrophe AUV #415

by peraspera

You are in the current BP Catastrophe Morning Edition - AUV #415. ROV #414 is here.

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A Climate Hero battles a Climate Peacock who will support Climate Zombies

by A Siegel

Retired Air Force Colonel Jeff Barnett is one of the hardest working Congressional candidates in the nation, having walked his entire (reasonably large) district in an effort to introduce himself to the citizens and voters.    Just as in much of his professional career, Barnett's campaign is focused on the future -- recognizing today's challenges while offering solutions to create a stronger tomorrow.

Here is Barnett describing his ideological position:

3. How would you describe yourself ideologically – "progressive," "conservative," "moderate," "liberal," or something else?

I am a Democrat. Period. Democrats believe in social justice and economic progress. These are not separate ideals; they are equal sides of the same coin. Social justice means equal opportunity, which ignites competition and creativity, which fuels economic growth, which underwrites social justice. Democrats understand that social justice and economic progress work together to fuel the American Dream. That’s why I’m a Democrat.

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Stupid Goes Viral: "To stop climate change, vote GOP."

by RLMiller

They pay lip service to the Statue of Liberty, moaning for caaasshh.

Their stupid has gone viral.

And if they win, humanity loses.

I'm tracking Climate Zombies: every Republican candidate for House, Senate, and Governor who doubts, denies, or derides the science of climate change. Today, I look at deep blue states of the Northeast, only to find that their red candidates and incumbents are infected with Teh Stoopid.

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Sun, Sun, Sun, Here We Come! [No on CA Prop 23]

by citisven

SF Gate reports today that the Interior Department approved a plan to build Blythe Solar Power Project, the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world, in eastern Riverside County by the end of the year.

On the same page of its business report there's an article talking about German clean-tech firms looking toward the Bay Area as their potential North American headquarters.

There's something happening here, and what it is, is exactly clear: California is poised to become a worldwide leader in clean energy, creating new investments, jobs, and a less carbon-emitting economy. It's setting the stage for the rest of the U.S. to follow in the irreversible path of the global market toward a clean energy future.

Meanwhile, big Texas oil refineries are working to derail the bullet train toward the future with Prop 23, a cynical attempt at preserving their right to pollute and keep us stuck on the economic road to nowhere.

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Voting is a climate issue, and the time is now. With pooties.

by rb137

                     

I made mah hooman git off her behind an GOTV, so I haz to rite a diary an watch teh kidz. Lucky 4 u, I haz lolz 2 hooman tranzlator engine. I know humanz r not bright enough 2 understand teh subtlety ov lolz, so I postd teh convertd diary below.

Kitteh iz far 2 Zen 2 be botherd wif ur linguistic inadequaciez.

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Science Tidbits

by possum

Welcome, welcome.  Magical, marvelous Monday is here.  The time has come to gather around and take a well deserved hiatus from all the politics of the day.  Science talk is here.  New discoveries, new takes on old knowledge, and other bits of news are all available for the perusing in today's information world.  Over the fold are selections from the past week from a few of the many excellent science news sites around the world.  Today's tidbits include a larger role for plants in cleaning the atmosphere than thought, a bit of good news from the Gulf oil spill, scientists open an electrical link to living cells, a new way to weigh planets, and taste receptors in the lungs.  Come in, sit down, and relax.  There is plenty of room for everyone.  Settle in for one more session of Dr. Possum's science education and entertainment.

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Big European polluters funding Tea Party climate zombies

by DWG

The Tea Party Republicans like to pretend to be patriots while they take large sums of cash from European companies. A new report released by the Climate Action Network Europe (CANE) indicates that Republican climate zombies received even more money from European polluters than from the Koch brothers.

Big European emitters Lafarge, GDF-SUEZ, EON, BP, BASF, BAYER, Solvay and Arcelor-Mittal supported climate change deniers in the US senate in 2010 for $107,200. Their total support for senators blocking climate change legislation in the US amounts to $240,200, which is almost 80% of their total spendings in 2010 senate race. This is why those funds are seen as systemic. This amount is higher than the same type of spending of the most notorious US climate denier and Tea Party funder: Koch Industries ($217,000).

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Lablab: The Bountiful, Beautiful Legume

by NourishingthePlanet

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

Although it is often sold as an ornamental flower in the U.S., the lablab has numerous benefits. This legume, native to sub-Saharan Africa, is both a versatile food staple and tool for land restoration.

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Gulf Watchers Monday Edition - Reparations, Repair, Responsibility - BP Catastrophe AUV #414

by shanesnana

You are in the current BP Catastrophe Morning Edition - AUV #414. ROV #413 is here.

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