Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Protests across the country brought in a small victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their many supporters when the U.S. government promised to temporarily halt all construction on government owned land. Hundreds gathered in cities as far away as Denver and Tulsa to protest the fast-track approval given to Energy Transfer Partners and their subsidiary Dakota Access, LLC. Evidence indicates that approval sidestepped appropriate consultation with affected Tribes, as well as historical...
According to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), close to 17 percent of the world's livestock breeds face extinction. Many of these livestock breeds are indigenous, adapted to local conditions with long agricultural and pastoral traditions. Africa alone is home to more than 150 cataloged breeds of cattle. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) reports that up to 80 percent of the agricultural GDP in developing countries comes from livestock; 600 million rural poor...
During an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee on Thursday flubbed a question on the Syrian civil war, asking, "What is Aleppo?" Johnson would later say he mentally "blanked." He. needs to average 15% from voters in the polls leading up to the September 26th debate. He is currently averaging around 9%, in the five polls that matter, with a couple weeks to close the gap. If he doesn't only Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Nominee Donald...
We're a funny lot aren't we...? People that is. While we are more highly evolved intellectually than animals, we are pretty much the same as these fellow inhabitants of our planet when it comes to who we feel is worth spending time with. The topic of managing and thriving in your social circle takes me right back to junior high. Tweens and teens are constantly testing each other through rejection and acceptance, unconsciously laying the groundwork for how they will behave socially as adults. I'l...
Authorities have closed Refugio State Beach in Ventura County, after a surfer was attacked Friday by a Great White Shark. The victim's Go Pro camera recorded the attack. His name has not been released, but local authorities said they expected him to make a full recovery. The beach remains closed after the attack, and into the long Labor Day weekend. Refugio State Beach (Chumash: Qasil, "Beautiful") is a protected state beach park located 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, California. It is 2.5...
