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Maximizing Milk Production While Pumping March 22, 2012
Maximizing Milk Production While Pumping
When an infant is unable to breastfeed effectively, and his mother needs to stimulate the breasts and express milk with a breast pump, building and maintaining an adequate supply can be a challenge. This video demonstrates some ways that pumping mothers can increase production without medication.
A video by Jane Morton, M.D.
US Researchers Fight to Reclaim Climate Science Message | CommonDreams.org November 9, 2010
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The American Geophysical Union, the leading climate science organization, is due to launch a new web service offering journalists accurate scientific information about climate change. The AGU is also working on an iPhone app.
Those involved deny a political agenda. The web service will address scientific questions only.
“Our goal is not to become partisan. But if we are going to respond to denialists’ claims which are unfounded in science then perhaps we are going to be viewed as going toe-to-toe with critics,” said John Abraham of St. Thomas University of Minnesota.
It is intended to run for 3 months using appx. 700 volunteers.
Progress for climate change took a hard hit during these elections and the science and politics are bound to intertwine.
A majority of the Republican newcomers deny the existence of man-made climate change or oppose regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, according to an analysis by Think Progress.
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- Big Confusion on Climate Science Communication vs. Activism | The Intersection (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
- A Climate Science Headache (motherjones.com)
- 700 Scientists Fight Back Against Climate Change Denying Politicians (treehugger.com)
- Two New Climate Science Outreach Efforts On Tap (news.sciencemag.org)
- Climate Scientists To Fight Back Against Republican Climate-Change Deniers (crooksandliars.com)
Cotton. From Blue to Green.org October 21, 2010
Cotton. From Blue to Green.org.
THE PROCESS
1. Cottonseed is planted from early February to mid-May and the matured fluffy, white bolls are harvested from September through December
2. Spinning mills purchase bales of cotton then blend, clean and straighten cotton fibers into a continuous strand called sliver, which goes through additional processes prior to spinning.
3. The spinning process reduces the sliver’s weight and inserts twist in order to 
produce a yarn, which is then packaged and ready for the weaving mill.
4. Yarns are combined to form a continuous “rope” and many ropes are fed into multiple indigo dyeing baths.
5. Once dried, ropes are separated into individual yarns, wound onto sheet-like beams and mounted on a loom for weaving.
6. Large rolls of finished denim fabric are shipped to the garment manufacturer and assorted denim garments are created for sale at retail. When ready to add the newest denim styles to a wardrobe, old denim can be recycled and put to good use.
7. The first step in turning an old pair of jeans or any denim garment into natural cotton fiber insulation is to remove zippers, buttons, hardware, and embellishments.
8. The denim is then returned to its natural, original fiber state, cotton, preparing it for manufacturing.
9. The reprocessed fiber is treated with a borate solution for fire retardency and mold/mildew resistance. Borate has a lower toxicity than table salt, making it safe for people and their environment. The manufacturing process for creating UltraTouch™ Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation is now underway.
10. Sheets of insulation are cut to size and prepared for packaging to be shipped and installed for use in residential homes and commercial buildings across the country.
Many colleges and universities have decided to cooperate with Cotton From Blue To Green by having donation events. My school, SUNY ESF, will be hosting such an event on October 29th. This will take place on the quad and is called “Drop Your Jeans”. They will be taking donations and snapping photos of you “dropping your jeans” so you can share them on Facebook!!!
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- Recycled Denim Insulation Nonprofit Grant Offered by Levi Strauss (green-talk.com)
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- Carhartt Donates 6,000 Pair of Jeans to the University of Kentucky MAT Club for Their COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN . Denim Drive (prnewswire.com)
- GAP – Recycle your Blues (go-green.ae)
- The Gap helps you put old blue jeans to good green use (mnn.com)
- Gap Invites You to ‘Recycle Your Blues’ to Support Cotton Incorporated’s ‘COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN. ‘ Denim Drive (prnewswire.com)
- “Recycle Your Blues- Gap x Cotton Inc” and related posts (thelipstickdiaries.com)
- Recycle Old Jeans for a Good Cause (doyourpart.com)
Facebook | Driving for a Low-Carbon Future? October 15, 2010
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On Monday October 18th, two 2010 models for Green Car of the Year will take off for a 1,000 mile tour along the length of California!
They are both 2010 Audi A3 TDI models. They will be running on the bio diesel called RenDiesel produced by Rentech. These cars get 42 mpg on the highway.
“When compared to traditional petroleum-derived low sulfur diesel, tailpipe emissions from RenDiesel generate lower amounts of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX) and carbon dioxide. Also, when compared to traditional diesel fuels, RenDiesel has a higher hydrogen content, heating value and cetane index, making it very energy efficient. RenDiesel also has excellent storage stability making it an ideal fuel for back-up power generators.”
–above from rentechinc.com
There will then be a panel discussion at Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A. A group of people from RenTech, Audi, the Argonne National Laboratory, and Green Car Journal will be discussing the future of bio diesel.
Facebook | Driving for a Low-Carbon Future?.
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- Huhne courts union backing for low-carbon transition (businessgreen.com)
- Innovative electric vehicle will teach students about renewable technology (thisisnottingham.co.uk)
The Quantum Soul: Spirit Space Movie October 7, 2010
Challenging Quantum physics theories and how they affect how we perceive the world anciently and today, both religiously and scientifically .
Director and Producer Braden Barty seeks to unravel the mystery of who we are and why we are here.
From the website Spirit Space Movie:
“Spirit Space is the resultsof the works of Science and Spiritual pioneers of the 20th and 21st century. Extraordinary thinkers who decided to break away and follow their own paths. It would be these paths that have set forth the concepts, ideas, and discoveries that bring us back a full circle to the true nature of human existence.”
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- What Happens After Death: Multi-verses, Quantum Realities and The Such (socyberty.com)
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- How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your UK Dog [Uncertain Principles] (scienceblogs.com)
Petition: Urge LDWF (Louisianna Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries) Not To Renew Tiger Truck Stop Permits September 10, 2010
You can sign the petition —-> HERE
People raise and breed tigers under the guise of them being pets. The tigers are sold to whoever wants them for whatever reason. They suffer medically sometimes as this is not the primary concern of the person raising the tigers. They sometimes live in the most horrible conditions.
There are many places that masquerade as “Tiger Sanctuaries” to who do the same.
Thanks
For Those Who Can Still Ride An Airplane For The First Time by Anis Mojgani August 29, 2010
It’s just one of those things you find on StumbleUpon that you can’t imagine having NOT ever heard your whole life. It’s beautiful Anis. Thank you!
Here is his website:
http://thepianofarm.com/
Stop Deep Cuts to Precious Conservation Funds – Sign the Petition | Change.org August 28, 2010
Stop Deep Cuts to Precious Conservation Funds – Sign the Petition | Change.org.
Text from their site:
” Targeting: Tom Vilsack (USDA Secretary )
Two-thirds of the continental United States are working lands—farms, ranches and private forestlands—that provide clean water, healthy, productive soils, wildlife habitat, and other important benefits for the entire nation.
The USDA’s conservation programs share the cost of improving and protecting these lands with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners. These public/private partnerships are a critical piece of our nation’s conservation strategy.
But while demand for these programs is always far greater than available funding, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is now proposing even deeper budget cuts.
We can’t afford to cut critical support for farmers and forest landowners who are working to conserve millions of acres of precious land.
There are solutions to the nation’s budget woes other than cutting programs that invest in a cleaner future for our air, water and land. Write Secretary Vilsack and urge him to take conservation funds off the chopping block.”
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