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As Mike Russo sits pedalling atop his stationary bicycle, he explains how a series of spindles and sprockets connect to a drum that rotates over a wood fire.
He gets a leisurely pedal and his coffee beans get a nice even roast.
“It’s coming together, a little toasty smell,” says Russo. Continue reading “Whitehorse man roasts coffee beans at home with help of a bicycle”
PBS American Experience (9pm EST) (8pm Central) .. ( 10pm Pacific)
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RUBY RIDGE
The event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement. Continue reading “Propaganda on TONIGHT!!!”
A small liberal arts college in Vermont has a tantalizing offer for high school seniors: free tuition and free room and board for four years.
“It’s a big commitment on the part of the college,” said Bob Allen, the president of Green Mountain College in Poultney.
GMC said it will award the scholarship to one high school senior who wants to tackle climate change, social justice, or other issues aimed at strengthening communities for today and the future. Continue reading “How You Can Score Free Tuition, Housing at Vermont College”
Bloomberg – by Eric Roston, February 10, 2015
Maybe the problem with climate change isn’t that we’ve messed with the earth too much. Or maybe we haven’t messed with it enough.
The National Research Council, which writes fat, independent reports on complicated topics for policymakers, has at last weighed in on the utility— and possible consequences—of re-engineering the planet to ease global warming’s worst impacts. It’s called geoengineering, and with a name like that, what could go wrong? Never mind the instantaneous global ice age conjured in Snowpiercer, in which cooling chemicals poured into the atmosphere go awry. Continue reading “Geoengineering: The Bad Idea We Need to Stop Climate Change (2015)”
It’s the stuff of countless science-fiction stories: alien invaders descending on earth and threatening the planet by turning humanity into mindless, obedient zombies.
Now that tried-and-true tale is providing fresh inspiration for an Ottawa physician looking to teach kids about their immune systems and how vaccines are the best way to protect themselves from influenza and other viruses. Continue reading “Ottawa doctor releases sci-fi comic to teach kids about immune system”
New York Times – by LEO H. CARNEY, June 29, 1986
OCEAN GROVE— THIS seaside hamlet is in transition, trying to incorporate century-old spiritual and civic patterns into the fabric being woven by newcomers.
In 1979, the State Supreme Court found Ocean Grove’s blue laws and form of government unconstitutional. People here called it the ”opening of the gates” and it was, literally and figuratively: A ban on Sunday vehicular traffic was lifted and the chains that had tried to keep the 20th century at bay were removed. Continue reading “Flashback: Ocean Grove Tries To Keep Old Charm In New Times”
While his men were freezing….
Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental army’s winter encampment of December 1779 to June 1780, where they survived through what would be the coldest winter on record. The park also maintains a museum & library collection related to the encampments & George Washington, as well as items relating to pre- and post-Revolutionary America. Continue reading “This is one of the places that General George Washington stayed…”
ANN ARBOR, MI – The Washtenaw County Continuum of Care is looking for about 50 to 60 volunteers to help with the 2017 homeless point-in-time count for the Ann Arbor area, from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.
Volunteers will canvass the streets in an attempt to count every unsheltered homeless person in Washtenaw County. Continue reading “50-60 volunteers needed for Ann Arbor-area homeless count”
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says there is nothing out of the ordinary with the environment near where thousands of sea creatures washed up near Digby, N.S.
The distressing amount of sea life and diversity of species found dead on some beaches along the Bay of Fundy over the past few weeks has been puzzling. So far, tests haven’t revealed what’s killing the sea life. Continue reading “Nothing amiss in environment where scores of sea creatures washed up dead”
NBC 4 New York – by Andrew Siff
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says “cashless” automated tolls booths on all MTA-operated bridges and tunnels in the New York metropolitan region will be completed by the end of 2017.
The effort is part of the Democratic governor’s “New York Crossings Project,” which will also include color LED illumination of bridges and driver facial recognition cameras for tighter security. Continue reading “NYC Tunnels to Nix Toll Plazas in January, Bridges to Go Cashless by End of 2017”
Next month, a mix of Syrian and Iraqi refugees will begin arriving in Rutland, Vermont. They’ll be the first of 100 that will be resettled there over the next year. Though there’s been some opposition to the plan in the aging, blue-collar city of 16,000, proponents remain optimistic — and many have been volunteering long hours to ensure the plan succeeds.
For example, on a recent Thursday night, Rutland’s Unitarian Universalist church was filled with the sound of Arabic. Continue reading “In Vermont, A New Resettlement Community Prepares For The Arrival Of Refugees”
Scientists at the Polytechnic University of Warsaw have created the first robotic bee designed to pollinate artificially; a miniaturized drone that is able to find a flower, collect its pollen, and transfer it carefully from the male to the female flower to fertilize it.
This robotic insect has already been successfully tested in the field and its ability to pollinate is offered as a “hopeful alternative” to address the steady decline in the world bee population, as stated by its creator, engineer Rafal Dalewski. Continue reading “Catch The Buzz – Creation Of Robot Bee To Pollinate Crops”
A Delaware church’s plan to give tiny houses to the homeless has sparked a backlash among neighbors.
Pastor Aaron Appling of Victory Church West in Dover, Delaware initially came up with a plan to develop a neighborhood of tiny houses for homeless people in the area. The houses would sit in a field the church owns and the church would rent them to the homeless for only a few hundred dollars a month. Continue reading “Neighbors Oppose Delaware Church’s Plan to Give Tiny Houses to Homeless”
The Baltimore Sun – by Jonathan Pitts
Patapsco United Methodist Church in Dundalk has a long history of looking out for the less fortunate.
The tiny congregation has served hot meals to the poor on Friday nights for 20 years. It opens its food pantry to the needy every week. It’s again running its annual winter blanket and clothing giveaway. Continue reading “Dundalk church faces fine for hosting homeless”
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“So When You Hear Folks Talking About A Global Conspiracy and Saying That This Election Is Rigged Understand That They Are Trying To Get You To Stay Home”
The Columbus Dispatch – by Dan Gearino
The federal government has given notice that it plans to auction oil and gas lease rights for 1,600 acres of Wayne National Forest near Marietta, a step that could lead to fracking on public land.
Energy industry officials are applauding the decision, which affects parts of Monroe and Washington counties, while environmentalists are criticizing it. Continue reading “Ohio’s Wayne forest could be used for fracking”