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Last login: 3 weeks agoEpiscoveg: Episcoveg is a single 55 year old person from Illinois, USA.; Likes 60 pages, 2 videos • 2 fans; Member since Dec 21, 2007

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http://natalie.feedroom.com/hsus/oneclip/Player.swf?site=hsus&skin=oneclip&fr_st…: Mar 30, 12:54pm 1 review advertising, farm-animals, episcopal, california-humane-farming, bishop-andrus, hidden-oppression
http://natalie.feedroom.com/hsus/oneclip/Player.swf?site=hsus&skin=oneclip&fr...; This is a brief video interview of Bishop Andrus.

News from the Diocese of California - Bishop Marc Supports California Ballot Ini…: Mar 30, 12:46pm 1 review animals, bishop-marc-andrus, california-humane-farming, diocese-of-california
http://episcopalbayarea.org/joomla/content/view/637/87; I want to go on record to say how proud I am of Bishop Andrus to not only endorse the California Humane Farming initiate, but to add how happy I am to see this posted on the diocesan website. I gave this page a "thumbs up" because anything the Church can do to represent the interests of the most abused, most exploited, and most invisible victims in our world matters a lot to me.

Acts of Convention: Resolution # 2003-D016: Mar 30, 11:56am 1 review protestant, animal-rights, episcopal-church, factory-farms, puppy-mills, animal-protection-legislation
http://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2...; It is important for Episcopalians to know that our Church has a resolution on supporting the ethical care of animals in our archives. With so much controversy over a couple of things that get people worked up, everything else "collects dust". This is an FYI for those who didn't know, and a call to become educated on the way animals are treated by the animal use industries, and to do something about it, to make the world a more humane place for animals. But we should not wait for the Office of Government Relations to send out e-alerts on animal protection legislation, because it is 2008 now, and they haven't yet. Please visit a site like the Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary or others to learn about the issues, and the legislation that is in the works. If you live in California, which is considering basic (minimal) improvements for factory-farmed animals on their ballot next fall, please vote in favor of anything that would help the animals. Even the Bishop of California went public as an endorser of the California initiative. Look beyond how animal use benefits you personally, and think about what life is really like for them. Look at who profits by keeping things the way they are. Look to see who is against the animal rights advocates, and find out what their motivation is, who they represent, etc.

Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Tiny and Green: 84 Sq. Ft. Dream Home: Mar 28, 6:47pm 2 reviews real-estate, green-house, dreamhouse
http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/inspiration/tiny-and-green-84-sq-ft-dream-home...; I enjoyed watching the news segment on this house, and the fact that Dee built it herself for about 10,000. I also like that it's on wheels, since it's parked in a friend's yard. I was impressed that her winter heating bill is only $6.00. Very cool. This would be something that FEMA could learn from.

About Us | Vegan Bits: Mar 25, 9:42pm 1 review vegetarian, veganism
http://veganbits.com/about-us/; I'm always interested in sites pertaining to veganism, especially if they contain information I'd want to come back to read later.

Biofools : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti: Mar 25, 4:26pm 1 review agriculture, alternative-energy, global-warming, bio-fuels, food-costs
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/biofools/958; I have no faith that bio-fuels are the magic bullet, so appreciated reading this. I also have no faith that my government has any leanings toward green living, but just wants to find an alternative to importing oil.

I would rather see us trend toward developing fuel cells, solar energy, etc., or at least get serious about developing vehicles that get much better mileage. (And I would like to see the Geo Metro make a come-back. I used to get between 50-60 MPG with mine, and it wasn't even a hybrid.)

Lifestyle changes can curb climate change: IPCC chief - Yahoo! News: Jan 18, 7:43pm 1 review environment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080115/sc_afp/climatewarmingipccpachauri_080115...; It is good to find a credible spokesperson, and media coverage, saying "don't eat meat" among the things people can do to put the brakes on Global Warming.

YouTube - A SACRED DUTY: Applying Jewish Values To Help Heal The World: Jan 16, 8:06pm 1 review video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9RxmTGHZgE; This is a 60 minute documentary on environmental issues from a Jewish perspective. It is well worth watching. Just plan on devoting a time-block to watch.

I think it is very well done, and unique and refreshing to see people of faith, especially the number of rabbis who are in it, who have a compelling message that we don't hear enough (if ever) from our religious leaders. It also includes the other "Inconvenient Truth" that environmentalists don't talk about. Watch and learn.

You Are What You Eat! Are You Unknowingly Eating Road Kill And Dead Pets?: Jan 16, 6:42pm 1 review
http://www.betterhealthnews.com/2007/11/12/you-are-what-you-eat-are-you-unkno...; I have heard similar things about what goes into commercial pet food, but it hadn't occurred to me that the same ingredients could be fed to the (vegetarian) animals that are raised for the consumption of their flesh. It also offers a good reason to raise "veganic" produce, instead of using animal-derived "organic" fertilizers. I have questioned how organic a fertilizer something like cow manure is, when cows are fed growth hormones and antibiotics. This article makes manure and other animal-based fertilizers seem even less organic than I imagined.

The Permaculture Concept - PIW: Jan 12, 7:20pm 1 review environment
http://www.permaculture.info/index.php/The_Permaculture_Concept; I watched all the videos, which became increasingly interesting as they went along. It is more than environmentalist. He talks about how 90% of the cost of food in NYC is because it isn't grown locally; how modern agriculture is an extension of World War II; how Third World people are forced to destroy their natural resources to sell them to the rich countries; how we could restore forests and ecosystems even in our own yards, etc. This is a poor overview. Please watch the videos. The first is sort of an introduction. The rest cover various topics. This is especially interesting to me, when my Church is big into supporting the Millenium Development Goals, to steer away from supporting conventional animal agriculture, toward something that will actually save or reclaim the environment and feed the people with abundance. This seems like a concept that would right a lot of wrongs.

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