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20th century German philosopher Heidegger has posited that humans of the modern world following as people who use the technology to their own end.According to Heidegger,“The manufacture and utilization of equipments, tools,and machines,the manufactured and used things themselves,and the needs and ends that they serve, all belong to what read more

Submitted: April 4, 2009 22:57:31pm in: Human Health & the Environment, Human Nature, Sustainability Ideas
Author: Temucin

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Save the Flathead River Valley from Mountain-top Removal Coal Mining and Coal-bed Methane Drilling

The Flathead River Valley is threatened by plans for mountain-top removal coal mining and other mining and energy development. Currently the BC government is considering one proposal by Cline Mining Corp to demolish a scenic Flathead mountain and remove 40 million tonnes of coal. Pollutants and slag from this strip mining operation will be dumped into read more

Submitted: March 31, 2009 11:08:50am in: Water Resources & Water Pollution, Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Air Pollution
Author: JackBoyle

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Sustainable Seafood: Fish Story or Cautionary Tail?

Sustainable seafood is caught or farmed in a way that ensures the long-term health and stability of the species and its habitat or marine ecosystem.

The loss of marine biodiversity is mainly due to over-fishing and destruction of habitat. What can be done to prevent the world’s oceans from becoming a marine desert? It’s not too late: Depleted read more

Submitted: March 28, 2009 15:33:19pm in: Oceans, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Green Living/Sustainable Living, Agriculture & Food
Author: JackBoyle

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Keep Canadian sugar non-genetically engineered

Since spring 2008 genetically engineered sugar beets have been planted in the US. Rogers is deciding whether to us GE beets in their sugar. read more

Submitted: March 26, 2009 13:51:49pm in: Agriculture & Food, Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Green Living/Sustainable Living, Human Health & the Environment
Author: nigelt

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Urban Chicken Farming

The Urban Agriculture movement has sparked interest in the development of local protein sources. Small scale urban chicken farming has proven to be a viable option for homeowners due to low startup and maintenance costs, quick return on investment, and of course fresh eggs! Local municipicalities are beginning to see the benefits of updating their read more

Submitted: March 8, 2009 13:26:24pm in: Green Living/Sustainable Living, Sustainability Ideas, Waste (Solid) & Recycling
Author: jchoquet

SmartSwitch - a cool new way to save energy

A couple students at Stanford have developed a light switch that gives you variable tactile feedback when you turn it on based on the amount of energy currently being consumed by your home, or by the total load on the grid at that time. read more

Submitted: March 2, 2009 14:02:57pm in: Energy, Climate Change & Your Carbon Footprint, Green Living/Sustainable Living, Sustainability Ideas
Author: nigelt