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“Mantra”; A Plan to Save Our Planet (Music Video) by Kennie DeLoatch

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This “Mantra” Is a chant or a reminder to our collective consciousnesses, to take a personal responsibility for the wellbeing of plants, sentient beings and the resources on planet earth, on which we depend.  Three simple verses can potentially motivate our psyche and  activate our physical activity, resulting in the purposeful human act of providing …

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Thriving on One Planet: The Big Picture

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The big picture of One Planet Thriving: (1) Our modern way of life is the largest, most unethical failure in human history. (2) We know how to reverse that failure and thrive on one planet’s worth of resources. (3) The trick is transitioning to that way of life. For more detail, read this post which, in turn, has links to more detailed posts and resources.

“The Plant Washer” by Kennie DeLoatch (Video)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu4uFjOmDUE “The plant washer” is a video from Kennie D’s “How to do it Yourself”  series of video’s. These videos are produced in the hopes of promoting and enhancing our understanding of the intimate relationship, between us and the environment. The projects are beneficial to plants and fun to do.  The road between us and …

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Aphid Infestation Management (Video) by Kennie D.

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http://youtu.be/rYdTJjS_gQ8 Plant health is a major concern for any plant lover.  Growing and maintaining a healthy plant is a gardeners number one objective. There are  many pests that will oppose your efforts to reach this objective . But there is one pest that you will find is a unyielding adversary, “The Aphid”.  You can not …

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Alcohol: A Renewable Energy that Sequesters Carbon and Can Power Our Lives?

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Energy and heat are two key physical technologies (to be used on conjunction with social technologies) in moving from our dysfunctional status quo to a future of thriving on one planet’s worth of resources (one planet thriving). Multiple solutions are necessary, including alcohol, stirling engines, rocket stoves and mass heaters, biofuel, and more. Is it true that ethanol is a net energy loser, taking …

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