May 2016

Fire, Herbicides, Cyanotoxins, and Mercury in Clear Lake

WINE & WATER WATCH Meeting – Middletown, CA 5-21-2016 Sarah Ryan, Environmental Director for the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, speaks on the research and impact of fire, pesticides, herbicides (glyphosates), cyanotoxins, etc., within the watersheds of Clear Lake in Lake County, California. An extraordinary Lake County environmentalist, Ms. Ryan shares her knowledge on …

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Alternates to pesticides do exist for vineyards…..ducks!

For This Vineyard, It’s Duck, Duck, Booze For This Vineyard, It’s Duck, Duck, Booze Listen· 2:412:41Queue May 7, 20166:56 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Sarah Birnbaum i Indian runner ducks have been used in Asia for thousands of years to control pests. Now they’re used in a South African vineyard to eat snails …

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Napa Vision 2050 Editorial: “Which side are you on?”

From the President: Which side are you on? Dan Mufson, President of Napa Vision 2050 It’s time to vote. Your ballots are coming, you must carefully consider which candidate will lead us towards a sustainable Napa Valley (NV). What do you think NV should look like in 2020, 2050? We started Napa Vision 2050 because …

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Peak Industrial Civilization? June 1st discussion at Sebastopol Grange

You are invited to attend: Reality 101: Living Through the Peak of Industrial Civilization Wednesday, June 1, 2016 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Hwy 12, Sebastopol  $10 – $15 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds). RSVP and get tickets here Join Nate Hagens, educator, writer and past editor of The Oil …

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