News

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  • Bob, July 3, 2008
    Posted by bobboise, Thu Jul 3 2008, 7:23am
    http://www.peakoilblues.com may be of help to you... Things are spinning out of control in the financial markets, oil is going through the roof, and international instability is getting scary. If you know about 'Peak Oil', your mind is bound to be reeling from the cumulative impacts of recent news. There is... (read more)
  • Bob Blurton, June 10, 2008
    Posted by bobboise, Tue Jun 10 2008, 10:07am
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/10/food.globaleconomy Small farmers are 20 times more productive than large ones George Monbiot The Guardian, Tuesday June 10 2008 I suggest you sit down before you read this. Robert Mugabe is right. At last week's global food summit he was the only leader to speak of "the importance of land in agricultural production... (read more)
  • LA Times, 5/29/08
    Posted by ScottS, Thu May 29 2008, 8:34am
    -------------------- Guerrilla gardener movement takes root in L.A. area -------------------- Stealth growers seed or plant on land that doesn't belong to them. The result? Plants that beautify or yield crops in otherwise neglected or vacant spaces. By Joe Robinson Special to The Times May 29 2008 BRIMMING with lime-hued succulents and a lush collection of agaves, one... (read more)
  • MSN 5-7-08
    Posted by Boise SLN, Wed May 7 2008, 12:59pm
    New news about our friends that like to buzz around. This is something we can work on locally here in Boise. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24500059/from/ET/ ... (read more)
  • johnw,BSLC,12July07
    Posted by johnw, Thu Jul 12 2007, 4:45pm (5 comments)
    Yes, these are the dudes eating my plants! So, to thank them for all their work I had a party the other night for them. Much like some people had in college. First, I started off with the cheapest beer I could find (Keystone Light). Not something I would drink.... (read more)
  • johnw,Boise Sustainable Living Community,25June07
    Posted by johnw, Mon Jun 25 2007, 4:31pm
    Please comment on new standards for air quality and smog. www.epa.gov Thanks!... (read more)
  • johnw, Boise Sustainable Living Community,23May07
    Posted by johnw, Wed May 23 2007, 2:46pm
    Check out Matt Simmons side show at www.321energy.com. ... (read more)
  • johnw, Boise Sustainable Living Community
    Posted by johnw, Mon May 21 2007, 2:54pm
    A fews numbers from the last issue of "Yes" magazine: Average % of food in the US dependent on honeybee pollination:33% Dollars worth of crops honeybees pollinate annually in the US: $14 billion % of bees on the east coast that have vanished due to Colony Collapse Disorder: 60% % of bee loss considered... (read more)
  • johnw,Boise Sustainable Living Community, 21May07
    Posted by johnw, Mon May 21 2007, 2:45pm
    For real local news check out www.boiseguardian.com ... (read more)
  • johnw, Boise Sustainable Living Community, 21May07
    Posted by johnw, Mon May 21 2007, 2:41pm
    Check out www.TreasureValleyAir.org for what's new and add comments to the message board, maybe someone will read it!... (read more)
  • johnw,Boise Sustainable Living Community
    Posted by Boise SLN, Sat May 19 2007, 10:18pm (1 comment)
    Go to http://www.achd.ada.id.us/Departments/PP/RoadwaysBikeways.aspx and fill out the survey for better biking in Ada County. Thanks!... (read more)
  • johnw,Boise Sustainable Living Community,19May07
    Posted by Boise SLN, Sat May 19 2007, 10:06pm
    Please call you federal elected officals and tell them to support House Bill HR.550 and Senate Bill S.590. Both of these bills will extended the solar tax credits and make them more generous. Vote for local power. Thanks!... (read more)