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Astounding Revelations about the Port Orford Meteorite

Cosmochemical studies and dynamical models of hit-and-run planetary collisions suggest a new origin for the stony-iron meteorites called pallasites.

(SALEM) - Coveted, analyzed, eulogized, and resurrected, the Port Orford Meteorite is the nucleus of one of Oregon’s classic stories of unclaimed wealth.

As both a historical curiosity and gem-laden pallasite meteorite, it would be considered priceless. The legend endures because of enigmatic artifacts from the past, like the talismans of Neahkahnie Mountain or the huge gold nuggets of the Blue Bucket Mine.

Volcano of Lo Plus

Once the scientists revert to the established scientific methodology of basing their theories on proven science facts instead of their basic beliefs, many of the mysteries of the universe will be resolved.

(SAN DIEGO) - In a Sept. 30, 1998 UCSD television program titled: “The Moon of Jupiter”, pictures taken in 1997 were shown. One picture was of the moon Io with one half of the moon in daylight and one half in darkness.

The picture was taken to look at the surface details but when they stretched out the image to bring out the faint details, they realized these volcanic eruptions also glow faintly like fluorescent lights.

FEATURE:The Cactus at the Crossroads

Huichol Indians in Mexico help our writer take a spiritual journey to the land of new perspectives...

(NAYARIT, Mexico) - From Wikipedia: Lophophora williamsii better known by its common name Peyote is a small, spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline.

It is native to southwestern Texas and Mexico. It is found primarily in the Chihuahuan desert and in the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi among scrub, especially where there is limestone.

Blog, Blog, Blog Eat Blog

Are blogs online killing fields or internet wildernesses sprouting free speech?

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - What with all of the social media possibilities, it’s pretty much impossible to find anyone you know that doesn’t have and/or browse some type of online communication venue.

There are those who not only have their own interface (blog sites), ones they control, but post comments at the sites of others.

Keystone XL Pipeline: The Really Really Really Big Lie

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Dr. Josef Goebbels, Nazi Propagandist.

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - The US Chamber of Commerce sent out an email blast on Friday, April 20th urging all Americans to petition the White House directly regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline.

It is filled to the brim with deception and avails itself heavily of the two quoted concepts above.

News - Magazines/Recycled Paper - One Publication`s Switch to Recycled Paper Highlighted in New Video

“Poets & Writers: Green Printing and Beyond” goes green.

(NEW YORK CITY) - The new short video “Poets & Writers: Green Printing and Beyond” explores how the magazine decided to use recycled paper.

This decision influenced a comprehensive greening strategy for its organization; Poets & Writers Magazine, is an award-winning bimonthly.

McKenzie Bridge Tree-Sit

Press release from Occupy the Trees, and Cascadia Forest Defenders.

(EUGENE, OR.) - Sunday, in celebration of “Earth Defense Day” and in solidarity with Occupy the Trees, Cascadia Forest Defenders installed a tree sit in the Goose Project timber sale known as “Golden”.

We are occupying the Golden Goose in advance of the scheduled auction on Tuesday April 24th to draw attention to the Forest Service’s lack of transparency and reckless commitment to timber quotas.

Colombian Reserve to Double in Size, Aiding Critically Endangered Parrot

The Fuertes’s Parrot is endemic to Colombia.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The critically endangered Fuertes’s Parrot and 11 other globally threatened species of birds, mammals, and amphibians will receive greater protections thanks to a joint effort by several advocacy groups.

They joined forces to acquire about 356 acres of land to double the size of the existing Giles-Fuertesi Nature Reserve.

Earth Day 2012: Don Alfredo Figueroa Speaks About The Aztec Sunstone Calendar

Examining the Nahua perspective as we come to the end of the 5th Sun of the Aztec Calendar.

(SOLANA BEACH, CA) - Earth Day 2012: Don Alfredo Figueroa Speaks About The Aztec Sunstone Calendar

In honor of Earth Day, 2012, RL | A ECO is beginning to release several short videos on-line featuring Elder Historian and Chemehuevi Cultural Monitor, Don Alfredo Figueroa.

Every Day Should be Earth Day

While Earth Day is a good day to concentrate on cleaning up and protecting the environment, it is a practice that should be continued everyday of the year.

(SALEM) - Earth day is the day we all look at ways we can reduce our carbon footprint. 20% of all greenhouse gases come from automobiles, so it makes sense to start there.

The rising gas prices are causing many people to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. That is a good thing, not just for the economy.