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Ecoversity: Case Focus

In the Case Focus area we present dossiers on events and issues that reveal both the problems we face as well as, if possible, solutions to these problems, or at least a new way of understanding them. If you or your organization would like to submit a Case Focus dossier for publication, use this email.

Report From the Forest
A special report on the Shipibo-Conibo forest people of the Amazon at the dawn of the 21st century

The Shipibo-Conibo are living with one foot in the 21st century and one foot in an unfathomably deep past, spanning many millenia in the Amazonian rain forest. They still practice many of their own unique traditions such as the Anisheati ceremony and ayahuasca shamanism. They have a very distinct artistic tradition; their decorative and geometric designs, inspired by shamanic songs (icaros), are found in their clothing, pottery, tools, and traditional textiles... (...read on)

Algae: Not Only The Best BioFuel By Far...
The biofuels boom, subsidized by government and the source of expected lucrative profits for agro-industry, turns out to be disastrous for the climate and for the food supply. But there is hope- biofuel from algae. What's more, the process also rapidly produces food. We take a closer look at this promising technology which we are demonstrating at Ecoversity this year, and give you references for further research. (...read on)

Global Warming and Climate Chaos
March 15. Tornadoes hit the city of Atlanta today, the second day in a row.
Following one of the the hottest years of the last century, this winter has seen extremely severe storms, record cold, and record snowfalls from China to Wisconsin; global-warming skeptics are all abuzz. But the danger we face from our modifications to the atmosphere is not a gradual increase in temperature, but climate chaos. Record cold spells and snowfall, to the extent they represent something more than transient weather extremes, may be a sign of growing instability, rather than counter-indications of a simplistic linear warming. (...read on)

Introduction to Beekeeping
Talon VanHowten will be giving our beekeeping courses this year in a series of 6 weekend sessions beginning in April. Call 424-9797 for info.
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"Fruit Song"
What are we going to eat in the future, 10 billion of us? What about fruit? A rumination on nature's special food, at the Biomagic blog.