How bison could be the natural solution to wildfire management
Who would return to tending the land after processed foods, booze, and casino money?
Stop killing and eating us. We can work together.
As wildfires increasingly ravage large swathes of land across the globe, scientists and conservationists are turning to an unexpected ally: the European bison.
Recent studies and conservation efforts in Spain suggest that these majestic creatures could play a crucial role in managing the overgrown vegetation that fuels wildfires.
White men shoot bison for genocide of Indians
Bison have long been recognized as ecosystem engineers, capable of significantly altering their habitats. Their feeding habits and physical strength allow them to clear dense undergrowth, creating firebreaks naturally.
(Rob Scallon) Master of banjos, I'm plucking your strings!!!
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Metallica's "Master of Puppets" but on banjo, with a solo on keytar, y'know, Internet.
Keytar performed by Wheezywaiter: wheezywaiter
Here's every take of his keytar solo:
• Every Keytar Take. Mixed by Pete Cottrell: peteplaysmusic
Rob Scalion ft. Leo Moracchioli Slipknot "Psychosocial" and "Duality"
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Pantera "Cemetery Gates" (banjo cover). It's a Southern thang
Pantera "Cemetery Gates" Gone Polka by Steve 'N' Seagulls | Metal Injection
The Keystone Oil Pipeline by TransCanada (now "TC Energy") has spilled 10 times worse than previously reported -- even though TransCanada said this could never happen at all. It would never spilled. It spilled almost right away, just as the Native American Water Protectors warned. But what about that fake Democratic impeachment Rep. Nancy Pelosi won't forward to the Senate? It is good to impeach a madman, but it's even better if the Democrats are not on the side of our single-system Money Party backing Pres. Trump. There is no effective opposition, even in the face of all of Rep. Adam Schiff's face time on the news and in the House of Representatives.
Keystone XL oil pipeline spills oil because of course it does
(The Damage Report, 11/3/19) Part of the Keystone dirty oil (tar sands sludge) pipeline was shut down after a second major oil spill. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down.
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(EcoWatch.com, 11/1/19) "Environmentalists were outraged but not at all surprised to learn Thursday that the Keystone pipeline sprung yet another massive leak, this time spilling 383,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota.
"I wish I could say I was shocked, but a major spill from the Keystone pipeline is exactly what multiple experts predicted would happen," Greenpeace USA Senior Research Specialist Tim Donaghy said in a statement.
"In fact, this is the fourth significant spill from the Keystone pipeline in less than ten years of operation. History has shown us time and again that there is no safe way to transport fossil fuels, and pipelines are no exception."
As 350.org Founder Bill McKibben tweeted in response to the leak, "It happens over and over and over and over and over."
The latest Keystone spill was first detected Tuesday night by TC Energy (formerly TransCanada), the pipeline's owner, and the extent of the damage to the surrounding areas is not yet known to the public.
Evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll reveals how a few simple rules govern all life on earth, from the cells in our bodies to populations of animals on the Serengeti. Subscribe for science videos every week: bit.ly/Ri... Watch the Q&A that followed this talk: youtube.com... From revealing how inheritance works and developing evolutionary biology to manipulating viruses and bacteria to create products humans need, 20th century biology has been a revolution. In telling the stories of some of the greatest discoveries of 20th century biology, Sean B. Carroll reveals how a few simple rules govern all life on earth, from the cells in our bodies to populations of animals on the Serengeti. A talk to show you why modern biology holds the key to remedying our greatest medical and ecological challenges. Sean B. Carroll is an internationally-recognized evolutionary biologist whose research has centered on the genes that control animal body patterns and play major roles in the evolution of animal diversity. He's also an award-winning author, educator, and executive producer as well as the Allan Wilson Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Wisconsin.
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"I am able to approach the buddhas barefoot and undisturbed, my feet in wet grass, wet sand. Then the silence of the extraordinary faces. The great smiles. Huge and yet subtle. Filled with every possibility, questioning nothing, knowing everything, rejecting nothing, the peace not of emotional resignation but of the Madhyamika (Middle Way), of sunyata (emptiness), that has seen through every question without trying to discredit anyone or anything -- without refutation -- without establishing some other argument. For the doctrinaire, the mind that needs well-established positions, such peace, such silence, can be frightening."
Ajahn Chah, although Thai, had the remarkable supernatural power of instruction.
That is to say, of all the supernatural powers the Buddha knew -- and he knew many siddhis, psychic powers and working of wonders -- he regarded the "power of instruction" as supreme. He regularly practiced it, while avoiding as much as possible the working of other miracles, marvels, and mind-bending violations of our physics.
Ajahn Chah was a Thai Theravada Buddhist monk of the forest tradition who had the remarkable capacity to effectively teach Westerners who came to Northeast Thailand in search of wisdom and liberation, enlightenment (bodhi, "awakening") and nirvana.
In this translated talk, delivered by a Western Buddhist monk of British origin and brought to us by YouTuber 1983dukkha, remembered by another student of Ajahn Chah, we come to the key, the essence, the most important thing to gaining liberation and freedom from all suffering.
Deeply rooted in the Aztec tradition, Xiuhtezcatl shares his personal indigenous wisdomin a special Expo keynote address.
He will share the importance of returning to a sacred way of living with the earth through a rousing PowerPoint presentation plus live music performance. This will be an exhilarating and inspiring event!
We are all indigenous to this sacred Earth.
Our interconnectedness, what we do
in one part of the world, affects all.
In this riveting presentation, Xiuhtezcatl covers:
disappearing cultures around the world
the loss of many of the world's languages
ancient teachings for turning the tide in our current crisis.
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
is an extraordinary force who shares his connection with the natural world and its influence on him as a young, globally-respected leader. He is an environmental-rapper who will
perform "One Day" -- the first single off his debut hip hop album, Break Free -- plus a few other surprises! The journey we are on starts with healing ourselves and staying connected to our cultures.
Earth Guardians' Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, 17, is a climate activist, hip hop artist, and author. At the early age of 6, Xiuhtezcatl began speaking around the world, from the Rio+20 United Nations Summit in Rio de Janeiro, to addressing the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York City, to being the break-out presenter at the UN Climate Change Conference in 2015 and wowing the assembly with his environmental rapping performance and talk.
Xiuhtezcatl has been educating his generation about the state of the planet they we are all inheriting. His message has inspired youth to join the front lines to combat some of the greatest issues of our times that are impacting our communities and our future.
Earth Guardians has grown to hundreds of youth-led crews and has been featured in National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Upworthy, Aljazeera, The Guardian, Vogue, Bill Maher, The Daily Show, Skavlan, CNN, MSNBC, HBO, VICE, and many more media outlets.
Xiuhtezcatl received the 2013 United States Community Service Award from President Obama, and was the youngest of 24 national change-makers chosen to serve on the U.S. president's youth council. He is the 2015 recipient of the Peace First Prize, recipient of the 2015 Nickelodeon Halo Award, 2016 Captain Planet Award, the 2016 Children's Climate Prize from Sweden, as well as the 2017 Univision Premio’s Ajente de Cambio Award.
Conscious Life Expo L.A., Feb. 9-12, 2018
See many of the speakers who will be on hand this year. (DISCOUNT TICKETS)
To say we told you so would be futile. We told you, the whole world told you, DAPL promoters. It's as if you wanted this to happen and knew that it would based on your track record . So this can come as no surprise. But now the land is fouled and, as was foretold, the "black snake" is ruining the waters and land and animals. Thanks, Wells Fargo Bank who financed the deal. Thanks, Trump, who rammed it through to be pro-business and anti-environment.
There has been a major oil leak from the Keystone 1 pipeline in South Dakota. The pipeline’s operator, TransCanada, says 210,000 gallons [possibly a gross understatement by the company responsible for the environmental catastrophe] of oil leaked on Thursday [Nov. 16, 2017] near the town of Amherst.
It is the largest Keystone spill to date. The leak comes just days before authorities in Nebraska are scheduled to make a key ruling that could decide the fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Environmental and indigenous [Native American] groups have long warned about the dangers of pipeline leaks. Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network:
Tom Goldtooth: “We just caught wind yesterday of the Keystone XL 1 spill. It’s something that we’ve been saying all along, as Native, as indigenous peoples, that every pipeline is going to spill, is going to leak.” More
Grandmother Regina, who is about 80 years old, was arrested today as militarized police attacked unarmed Water Protectors in a prayer ceremony in the Standing Rock camps.
Water Protector Erick was arrested with a police rifle pointed in his face as he smudged and prayed with the herb sage. One relative was arrested as he prayed with the Sacred Pipe.
An Inipi was smashed by police. About 45 Water Protectors, including neutral reporters, were arrested as the Oceti Sakowin and Rosebud camps were attacked by militarized police and federal agents. Bulldozers destroyed structures. More + Spanish translation
Standing Rock Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation to Norway (CN, 3/27/17)
(WQ) This is happening in North Dakota now, and in the near future it will happen at the Keystone XL site thanks to Trump, corporate billionaires, and banks happy to trade our environment for cash:
(Washington Post) Pres. Trump announced Friday morning the granting of a permit for construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, calling it “the first of many infrastructure projects” that he would approve... [Wells Fargo Bank must be excited.] More
With all of these thoughts and questions floating about in her mind, Keys -- who credits meditation for helping her find "clarity and a deeper knowledge" of herself -- finally discovered a way to channel her frustrations into a positive message, albeit accidentally.
Writing for Lenny, Keys recalled arriving for a photo shoot fresh from the gym wearing a baseball cap and scarf.
The photographer, Paola Kudacki, wanted to shoot her as she arrived -- real and raw to reflect the real and raw music on her album. Although she hesitated at first, Keys finally gave in.
The result, she wrote, was powerful: "I swear it is the strongest, most empowered, most free, and most honestly beautiful that I have ever felt," she wrote. "I felt powerful because my initial intentions realized themselves. More
"Holy War"
Love or f it (WQ)
If war is holy and sex is obscene
We've got it twisted in this lucid dream
Baptized in boundaries schooled in sin
Divided by difference sexuality and skin
Oh so we can hate each other fear each other
We can build these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself locked in yourself locked in
Oh maybe we should love somebody
Oh maybe we could care a little more
So maybe we should love somebody
Instead of polishing the bombs of holy war
What if sex were holy and war obscene
And it wasn't twisted what a wonderful dream
Living for love unafraid of the end
Forgiveness is the only real revenge
Oh so we can heal each other and fill each other
We can break these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself open, yourself open
Yeah we can heal each other and fill each other
We can break these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself open, you're open
So maybe we should love somebody
Maybe we could care a little more
So maybe we should love somebody
Instead of polishing the bombs of holy war
What if love were holy and hate obscene
We should give life to this beautiful dream
Cause peace and love ain't so far
If we nurse our wounds before they scar
Nurse our wounds before they scar
No sex allowed! Practice for WAR
(Job for a Cowboy) American death metal: "Entombment of a Machine" live at the Wacken Festival, imperial Europe, where a massive mosh pit becomes a practice battleground for dueling sides.
"Entombment..."
It breathes!
What stands before us is not a machine.
It breathes, it will bleed, and it will sleep.
Its body is covered in hundreds of wires.
The mouth attempts to speak
But only murmurs collapse from its jaws.
With only delayed movements
From its figure we all begin to strain.
My legs weaken at the site of this damaged program
For this program kept you breathing.
It kept you alive.
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