Posted on April 24, 2008 by muriella
Deja vu?
THIS WAS 1918….New York Times article
JAPAN SHAKEN BY FOOD RIOTS; Disorders in Many Cities as a Result of High Prices and Low Wages. HOMES OF RICH ATTACKED Middle and Lower Classes Complain of Exploitation–Dynamite and Torch Employed. Attacked Ministry of the Interior. Government and Emperor Act.
LONDON, Aug. 18.–A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by muriella
The Earth Day Miracle – Moringa – Save the planet
These are trying times. Choices and decisions are being or have been made that affect our lives all across the planet.
Many billions have become accustomed to eating rice which is increasingly in short supply. Farmers are not getting the financial returns they expect from planting [...]
Filed under: muriella's corner | Tagged: corn, dependence on oil, Dr Marcu, ethanol, moringa, rice, rice riots, save the planet, The Miracle Tree, World Food Programme | 7 Comments »
Posted on April 19, 2008 by muriella
Ban on Plastic Infant Bottles: Plastic Bottles join Lead as being harmful to children
The Canadian government moved to ban polycarbonate infant bottles as it officially declared one of their chemical ingredients toxic, first action of its kind taken by any government against bisphenol-a, or B.P.A., a chemical that mimics a human hormone and that has [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by muriella
Food for fuel vs food for life
Is Moringa the answer?
We are arriving at that collision crossroads where decisions are being made as to the type of crop to grow and for what reason.
Crops are grown for feeding populations, specifically ubiquitous crops like rice and corn. Water is essential for growing anything.
Today, there is an [...]
Filed under: muriella's corner | Tagged: asia, biofuel, brazil, corn, ecoworld, ethanol, moringa, riots, south africa, sugar | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 13, 2008 by muriella
Worthy Nation EIE Awards to be the Academy Awards for Education
The first Worthy Nation EIE Awards Gala to take place the Fall of 2008 in Las Vegas
Education is not just a school but a system and a set of social supportive mechanisms. “It takes a village” education to show the involvement of all who support [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2008 by muriella
Help Create A Better World
A marketing genius – Beryl’s World – has been. and is. in the business of creating a better world. It must be very rewarding for him to know of the idea of the French athletes to use the slogan – For a Better World – Pour un monde meilleur – [...]
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