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Honorable E. C. HuntleyChairmanWashington State Tax CommissionInsurance BuildingOlympia, Washington Cite as: AGO 53-55 No. 228
Dear Chairman Huntley:
You request our opinion whether or not
the motor vehicle excise tax applies to vehicles used in this state but not required to be licensed here under reciprocal license agreements issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.160.
We conclude that the motor vehicle excise tax applies.
The motor vehicle excise tax is imposed by chapter 82.44 RCW upon the
"privilege of using in this state any motor vehicle" RCW 82.44.020 (PTC sec. 363).
The tax is in lieu of a personal property tax. RCW 82.44.130. Collectionnot [[Orig. Op. Page 2]] imposition of the tax is tied in with the issuance of motor vehicle licenses, RCW 82.44.090 (PTC sec. 370). The reciprocity provisions in our license code, RCW 46.16.030 and 46.16.160 speak only of reciprocal "licensing." Nowhere do we find a reciprocal exemption for motor vehicle excise taxes. The tax is therefore applicable.
Commercial vehicles under the reciprocal program operate under permits issued by the Department of Licenses pursuant to RCW 46.16.160. It would seem proper that the applicable tax should be collected at the time of the issuance of the permit. This is the direct policy of the motor vehicle excise tax chapter in tying in the collection of the tax with the issuance of licenses. The permitis a license. Since no license or identificationplate may be issued without collection of the tax, it is thus only logical that no permit to be used in lieu of a license may be issued without collection of the same tax. RCW 82.44.070 (PTC sec. 370) requires the tax to be collected when
"the required license fee"
is collected. That a paper license sticker is used rather than a metal license plate should not be and is not of controlling distinction.
We hope the above has been of assistance.
Very truly yours,
DON EASTVOLDAttorney General
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Beer Macaroni & Cheese Recipe
- 1 package (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2-1/2 cups 2% milk
- 3/4 cup amber beer
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded fontina cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually whisk in the milk, beer and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Reduce heat. Stir in 2 cups cheddar cheese, fontina cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese until melted. Add chives.
- Drain macaroni; stir into sauce. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar and Parmesan cheeses.
- Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and heated through. Top with crumbled bacon. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 12 servings.
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"I did follow the recipe to the letter. My teenage daughters really liked this dish. I think because they liked the the thought of beer in it. I found it too dry and prefer my mac and cheese creamier. It also seemed like it was missing something. My husband was not satisfied with the dish either."
"We loved it - bacon, beer & cheese, how could it not be great. I would make extra sauce next time for on the side and for leftovers."
"I highly enjoyed this but recommend trying it with sauteed chopped jalapeños to balence out the beer flavor."
"This was just OK. I like my regular Mac and cheese recipe better."
"I made this twice, once for a crowd for a birthday party and again just for dinner. Everyone raved about it. I, myself, thought it was too thick but still enjoyed it. Next time i will use less flour to thicken. Maybe almost omit it altogether. There isn't much beer in it but I felt it was a little strong. I'm not a beer drinker so that could be why I felt it was strong. The taste in general reminded me of lobster mac and cheese and I will try it that way next time."

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Ellison Says Hints that Obama is Muslim Won't Have Effect
March 6, 2008 by TMO
By Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON—Rep. Keith Ellison said Wednesday that attempts to insinuate that Barack Obama is Muslim won't have any effect on the presidential candidate, arguing that Americans won't fall for such a "bigoted" appeal.
Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim member of Congress, also says he has no doubt that a Muslim could be elected president.
Rumors have circulated on the Internet for months that Obama, who is Christian, is Muslim, and the issue kicked up again this week with a photograph of him dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya. The Drudge Report posted the photograph and said it was being circulated by "Clinton staffers," but Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has denied knowing anything about it.
Also, a radio talk show host warming up a crowd for GOP presidential candidate John McCain referred repeatedly to Barack Hussein Obama and called him a "hack, Chicago-style" politician. McCain denounced the comments.
"It's a deliberate attempt to associate him with things Islamic," Ellison said of the use of Obama's middle name.
"There has been a concerted effort to whip up fear, anxiety, bigotry against Obama based on his Muslim roots, but he is in fact a Christian, and on top of that, those people's efforts are going to fail," Ellison said. "And they won't fail because he's proven that he's really not a Muslim; they'll fail because Americans will come to the conclusion that the organizing principle of our nation is freedom of worship."
Obama's father and stepfather were Muslim, and he spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, a largely Muslim country—but Obama was not raised Muslim.
"Assuming that the American public is bigoted, and infused with religious bigotry against Muslims, is incorrect," Ellison said.
And he insisted that a Muslim could become president.
"Look, we elected a Catholic," Ellison said. "Mitt Romney was a viable candidate in this race. I don't think that his decline had to do with him being Mormon." Romney, a GOP candidate, dropped out of the race this year.
"So I think that certainly America could elect a Muslim president," he said. "America could elect a woman president. I think we probably are going to elect a black president. And we'll all be better for it."
Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which fights anti-Muslim bigotry, said he agreed with Ellison.
"There clearly is a level of anti-Muslim attitude in our society, but I think it's still a minority," he said. "It's a vocal minority, but it's still a minority. The majority of Americans respect people of all faiths, and I think while taking faith into consideration, it would not be the main factor in their voting."
Just last year, Ellison himself was at the center of controversy about tolerance of Islam, when he faced criticism for taking a ceremonial oath of office with a Quran. But none of that has colored his view of America's attitudes toward his religion.
"Big deal," he said. "None of it took any shine off the moment. In fact, it made it a little bit more memorable."
Ellison, an Obama supporter, said that he has spoken with the candidate about the issue, but declined to divulge what was said. Ellison did say that he thinks that Obama has handled the controversy well.
"He's not a Muslim, but in stating that fact, he hasn't disparaged Muslims in any way," he said.


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Economic Recovery Measures
"Meet the Generations": Generation X
Meet Kate, a fictitious 41 year old Generation X member. How will our leaders' fiscal choices affect her life? In our fifth and final installment of our "Meet the Generations" series, we look at Kate's fiscal future, based on the two alternative futures scenarios from our recent paper "America's Fiscal Choices at a Crossroad: the Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis".
'Line' Items: Brackets and Budgets Edition
Brackets – As many busy themselves today going over the brackets for the big tourney, picking the next Cinderella and who will win it all, the real challenge for prognosticators remains predicting how the budget impasse will pan out. The budget process has gotten uglier than the 68 team bracket and all the moving parts – FY 2011 spending, the FY 2012 budget and the debt limit – make the road to Houston look like an easy jaunt.
Happy Second Birthday ARRA!
While the budget world is caught up in the President's budget, it's time to celebrate an important birthday. On this day two years ago, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which provided $821 billion in spending and tax cuts over ten years, although most of these funds were targeted for the first three years. (Previous estimates from CBO have put the cost initially at $787 billion, then $862, then $814.)
Good News, Taxpayers!
Last month, we reported the positive developments that were happening with the major players--GM, Citigroup, and AIG--still left in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). In November, Citigroup had fully repaid all the assistance it had received in various TARP programs, GM had significantly reduced Treasury's ownership stake in itself, and AIG was in the process of an exit plan.
Fed Pays Record $78.4B to Treasury from Interest on Risky Assets
Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced it would be paying a record $78.4 billion to the U.S. Treasury for 2010. It accumulated this large sum from interest on its holdings of risky assets, like mortgage-backed securities, that it acquired during the financial crisis. The Fed's policy dictates that it turn over this money to the Treasury at the end of each year.
Moody's Warns U.S. over Tax Cut Deal
With the Senate getting past a procedural vote in approving the tax deal, it appears more and more likely that this deal will soon become law.
So, How About That TARP?
Last week, we reported the good news from the Congressional Budget Office that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) would cost $25 billion, significantly less than any previous estimates. Now, the Treasury has announced the sale of its remaining Citigroup stock for $10.5 billion, another bit of good news for taxpayers.
Markets' Initial Reactions to the New Fiscal Compromise
Financial markets have reacted to the new tax cut deal between the White House and Congressional leaders which would add some $800-900 billion to our national debt.
In the past two trading days since the deal was announced, we have seen the largest bond sell-off this year and so interest rates have gone up fairly dramatically. So far, yields on the benchmark 10 year Treasury bond have jumped by over 35 basis points (considered a sizeable rise), to the highest point since June. Money has shifted to the stock market, and the dollar is higher.
Tax Cut Deal Revealed
It appears that President Obama and Republican lawmakers have reached a deal to extend the tax cuts enacted from 2001 to 2003.
CBO Unveils New TARP Estimate
CBO has issued new numbers for the total costs of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). CBO now estimates that TARP will cost $25 billion over the life of the program. This is down $41 billion from CBO's previous estimate of $66 billion in their August 2010 Budget and Economic Outlook, $84 billion less than CBO's March 2010 estimate, and $88 billion less than OMB's most recent analysis (which relies on data up to May 31, 2010).
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Coohills introduces Beats on the Creek summer concert series
Coohills, 1400 Wewatta Street, has launched a new summer concert series: Beats on the Creek will take place every Tuesday on the restaurant's patio -- and the adjacent bridge over Cherry Creek -- from 5 to 8:15 p.m.Coohills Facebook page Last Tuesday at Coohills.
"We're thrilled to be offering lower downtown a concert series in an urban setting," says co-owner Dian Coohill. "We'll also be supporting the Greenway Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving the beauty we enjoy right next to our restaurant."
The lineup of local acts includes Rob Drabkin tonight, Under a Blood Red Sky on July 24, Hazel Miller Band on July 31, and Blackberry Bushes String band on August 7.
Food, wine and cocktails will be available for purchase during the concerts and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Greenway Foundation; a nonprofit whose efforts to advance the South Platte River and its surrounding tributaries were recently profiled in Westword. For more information on Beats on the Creek, visit Coohills' Facebook page.
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The Linguistic Studies minor is interdisciplinary by design and utilizes expertise in disciplines of languages, linguistics, education, anthropology, and speech pathology. It provides students' knowledge and understanding of contemporary topics and problems in linguistics in areas such as Indo-European, and classical languages, diachronic and synchronic linguistics, anthropological, sociological, applied and theoretical linguistics.
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- Age: Young
- Sex: Male
- Hair: Short
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I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Meet Austin he is one cool dude! Austin is about 6 months old and one of the most striking orange tabby cats we have seen. He is Orange and white with exotic leopard spots on his body and a beautiful white ringed tail. He is stunning.
And he is the most friendliest young man, he loves people, cats and even dogs. He is happy and gentle. All Austin wants is to be loved and make friends. You simply have to meet this kid.
Austin is still at the shelter waiting for his final vaccines but you can call Jill and pre- adopt Austin, tell her you want Austin as your forever kitty.
You can visit me 7 days a week at PetSmart in Bethlehem / Winder, Georgia. We are over in the cat section of the store, just look for me in my pretty hammack.
We rotate our cats/kittens in and out of PetSmart to give them a break and allow them freedom to run around our shelter. If you are interested in a certain cat please call Jill before your visit to PetSmart and tell her which cat/kitten you are interested in so she can make sure the cat/kitten is there for you to visit.
You can also call Altered Feral State if you want more information on me, just ask for
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All of our kittens were removed from the colonies and completely socialized when they are less than 8 weeks old. We don't offer them for adoption until they have been tested, vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Our adoption fee of $100.00 only covers a very small portion of our costs, but to us, it's all about finding the best home for these wonderful kitties.
Please make an appointment with your personal Veterinarian for a well cat check up, your Veterinarian may recommend additional vaccines depending on the cats/kittens age. These costs are your responsibility.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Monroe already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Monroe breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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30 Jan 2013:
Satellite Analysis Shows
Gulf Oil Spills Typically Underestimated
An analysis of satellite images has revealed that small oil spills that have become common in the Gulf of Mexico
are often much larger than reported
, U.S. scientists say. Using technology that calculates the size of oil slicks based on differences in the texture of water surface, as captured in publicly available satellite photos, a team of oceanographers at Florida State University (FSU) estimated that known human-caused spills in the Gulf were typically about 13 times larger than reported to the U.S. Coast Guard's National Response Center. The spills are typically the result of minor drilling mishaps or fuel discharges from ships. "There is very consistent underreporting of the magnitude of [oil] releases," Ian MacDonald, a FSU scientist and team leader, told
. While these relatively minor oil spills may not cause significant environmental damage, the cumulative damage is not known since officials are unaware of the true extent of the spills, said John Amos, president of SkyTruth, a nonprofit organization that participated in the study.
15 Jan 2013:
Key Offshore Transmission Line
To Be Built For U.S. East Coast Wind Power
A group of prominent U.S. investors, including Google, is expected to announce today that it is moving forward with construction on
the first leg of an ambitious $5 billion undersea transmission line
that will connect
Atlantic Wind Connection
New Jersey Energy Link
future offshore wind farms along the mid-Atlantic coast, a project they say will avert the regulatory hurdles required in connecting each individual wind farm to land-based electricity lines. The first segment of the project, which will occur in three phases, includes construction of a 189-mile transmission cable along the New Jersey coast. Coordinators of the project, known as the Atlantic Wind Connection, say the cable
would deliver more than 3,400 megawatts of electric capacity
from future offshore wind projects to three locations in New Jersey. Construction is expected to begin in 2016, according to the sponsors. The project intends to eventually link offshore wind farms with electricity grids from Virginia to New York.
14 Jan 2013:
Tidal Energy Can Meet 20%
Of UK Electricity Needs, Study Says
UK officials
are underestimating the vast energy potential of marine tides
, a renewable and reliable energy source that could meet 20 percent of the nation's
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electricity needs, according to a new report. Writing
in the journal
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
, researchers explain that while the process of exploiting tidal energy remains expensive, it has the potential to be a more reliable energy source than wind or wave energy and to be more easily managed on electricity grids. While the technology is in the early stages, the researchers say they are optimistic that the two principle means of exploiting tidal energy — construction of barrages across tidal estuaries that generate power from the ebb and flow of the water, and adding underwater turbines in fast-flowing currents — can be implemented in the near future. "From tidal barrages you can reasonably expect you can get 15 percent of UK electricity needs," Nicholas Yates, a researcher at the National Oceanography Centre and co-author of the report, told
BBC News
Interview: What's Damaging U.S.
Salt Marshes and Why It Matters
For centuries, salt marshes along the U.S. coast have been disappearing, with some experts estimating that 70 percent have been lost to development, rising seas,
Linda Deegan
and other threats. One factor scientists always thought marshes could withstand was nutrient enrichment, such as the flow of nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers and septic systems. But a nine-year study led by Marine Biological Laboratory scientist Linda Deegan shows that an over abundance of nutrients may be contributing to the demise of these salt marshes. In a
Yale Environment 360
interview, Deegan describes the study's implications and the vital services that would be lost if marshes disappear, from nourishing marine species to providing a barrier for coastal communities during storms such as Hurricane Sandy.
Read the interview
21 Dec 2012:
Changing Oceans May Be Adding
To U.S. Fisheries Decline, Scientists Say
As U.S. fishing regulators weigh stricter catch quotas to allow time for critical species to recover in the waters of New England, scientists say that changing ocean conditions may be a factor in historic fish declines, not just decades of overfishing. Warmer ocean temperatures and changing ecosystems
are contributing to declining populations of cod and flounder
in the northeastern U.S., government officials say. In the Gulf of Maine this year, water temperatures were the highest ever recorded, according to the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists say that about half of 36 fish stocks — including cod and flounder — have been shifting northward into deeper, cooler waters for four decades. And while some regulators say the only chance of restoring populations is for tougher quotas on bottom-dwelling "groundfish" species, the New England Fishery Management Council this week
delayed a vote on such cuts
after fishermen said the reductions would devastate their industry.
06 Dec 2012:
Google Images Document
Devastation of 2011 Tsunami in Japan
As part of an ongoing project to digitally archive the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan, Google
has published several new panoramic images
that provide a sobering glimpse of the widespread
Street View of tsunami damage
devastation in communities across the region. The images, taken with the company's Street View technology in four cities in the Tōhoku region, allows users to take a virtual tour of seriously damaged buildings before they are demolished. One panoramic view of a public housing project illustrates the height of the tsunami wave, which ruined everything up to the fourth floor of the building. Another image, of the condemned Ukedo Elementary School, shows the collapsed auditorium floor beneath the banner of a graduation ceremony that was never held. The images were added to Google's "
Memories for the Future
" website, which is chronicling the affected areas from before and after the tsunami.
30 Nov 2012:
Accelerated Ice Sheet Melt
At Both Poles Documented in Study
The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are
losing three to five times as much ice annually
as they did two decades ago, a rate of ice loss equivalent to sea level rise of 0.04 inches per year, according to
a new study supported by NASA and the European Space Agency
. In an analysis of data from 10 different satellite missions, the international team of 47 experts calculated that the rate of melt in Greenland is five times greater than during the mid-1990s. While the new findings on total ice loss fall within the range produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, the new study provides a more definitive assessment that Antarctica's ice sheets, like Greenland's, are shrinking. Combined, these ice sheets have added .44 inches (11.1 millimeters) to sea levels worldwide since 1992, accounting for about 20 percent of total sea-level rise during that period. "This will give the wider climate science community greater confidence in ice losses and lead to improved predictions of future sea-level rise," said Andrew Shepherd, a scientist at the University of Leeds and co-leader of the study, which is
published in the journal
26 Nov 2012:
Snails in Southern Ocean
Showing Effects of Ocean Acidification
The shells of some sea snails in the Southern Ocean
are already dissolving as a result of ocean acidification
, according to a new study. In an analysis of free-swimming pteperods collected from Antarctic waters in 2008, scientists found that the outer layers of the animals' shells showed signs of unusual corrosion, potential evidence that ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may already be disturbing vulnerable marine species. Laboratory tests have shown that acidic water threatens many invertebrate marine species, such as clams and corals, since it hinders their ability to grow shells and exoskeletons. The most vulnerable species are those, like pteropods, that build their shells from aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate that is sensitive to increased acidity, according to the study,
published in
Nature Geoscience
16 Nov 2012:
Majority of Marine Species
Still Remain Unknown to Scientists
While more new marine species were identified over the last 10 years than during any previous decade, as many as two-thirds of the plant and animal species living in the oceans may still be unknown to scientists, a new study says. Writing
in the journal
Current Biology
, a team of international scientists estimates that there are
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likely 700,000 to 1 million species in the oceans, of which
only 226,000 species have so far been identified
. Another 65,000 are sitting in scientific collections awaiting identification, according to the study. The study, which was produced by 270 experts from 32 countries, represents the most comprehensive inventory of marine life, and notes that the majority of unknown species are composed of crustaceans, mollusks, worms, and sponges. "For the first time, we can provide a very detailed overview of species richness, partitioned among all the marine groups," said Ward Appeltans, a biologist at UNESCO's International Oceanographic Commission and one of the study's authors. The complete inventory can be viewed online at
13 Nov 2012:
Gains in Antarctic Sea Ice Cover
Triggered by Wind Shifts, Study Says
Scientists say they have the first direct evidence that changes in Antarctic sea ice drift caused by changing winds have produced an increase in Antarctic sea ice
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Shifting winds in Antarctica
cover over the last two decades even as historic declines have been observed in the Arctic. Using more than 5 million measurements of daily sea ice movement collected over 19 years, researchers from NASA and the British Antarctic Survey
detected long-term changes in sea ice drift
, a phenomenon that has caused overall increases in sea ice cover. While sea ice around Antarctica is constantly being blown away from the continent by northerly winds, the rate of ice movement in some areas has doubled since 1992, causing total sea ice, which reflects heat from the sun, to expand out from Antarctica, according to their findings, which were
published in
Nature Geoscience
. "The Antarctic sea ice cover interacts with the global climate system very differently than that of the Arctic, and these results highlight the sensitivity of the Antarctic ice coverage to changes in the strength of the winds around the continent," said Ron Kwok of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
06 Nov 2012:
World's Rarest Whale Species
Identified After New Zealand Beaching
Scientists have confirmed that two whales that washed onto the New Zealand coast two years ago were spade-toothed beaked whales, an enigmatic species so rare that
no human is known to have ever seen one alive
. Writing in the journal
Current Biology
, New Zealand and U.S. researchers provide the first full description of the species, which previously was known only from three skull fragments recovered over a 140-year span, the most recent of which was found 26 years ago. When conservation workers initially found the adult whale and her 11-foot male calf on a New Zealand beach in December 2010, they thought they were Gray's beaked whales, a far more common species. But DNA tests of tissue samples collected from the animals
revealed that they were actually spade-toothed beaked whales
Mesoplodon traversii
), a species whose males have blade-like tusk teeth, and researchers later exhumed the whales to conduct additional tests.
05 Nov 2012:
China and Russia Block
Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters
International talks to protect large areas of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica
collapsed last week
after several nations, including China, blocked the proposal over concerns about fishing access, according to reports. Representatives from 25 member states — including China, Russia, the U.S., the European Union — gathered in Australia to negotiate plans that would have protected approximately 4 million square kilometers in the Southern Ocean, including provisions that would have banned industrial fishing operations. Some regions would have also been set aside for scientific research into the effects of climate change on polar ecosystems.
According to
The Australian
, China and Russia were among the nations that rejected the plans. Alex Rogers, a conservation biologist at the University of Oxford,
that the stalled talks reflect a wider "global dichotomy" about how to manage marine resources, with some states looking to impose greater conservation and management policies and others targeting increased exploitation. "Time really is running out on these issues," he said. "If we don't get protection in place now, exploitation of these systems will increase."
02 Nov 2012:
Sea-Level Rise Projections
Ignored Critical Feedbacks, Researcher Says
A U.S. researcher says projected sea-level rise over the next century has been underestimated because current models
fail to consider several critical feedbacks
that might accelerate rising seas in the coming decades. While the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that global sea levels could rise 0.2 to 0.5 meters by 2100, current projections suggest that seas could rise a meter or more. One of the factors ignored by earlier models, says University of Colorado geologist Bill Hay, is the influx of warm, briny ocean water into the Arctic that occurs when melting fresh water is released, a phenomenon he says acts as a sort of "heat pump" in the Arctic, adding more ice-free waters, which then absorb more solar energy. According to Hay, who will present his findings at the annual meeting of The Geological Society of America, another factor that was ignored is the potential melting of large ice sheets in Greenland and western Antarctica. A third feedback, he said, is the vast amounts of groundwater being removed to address humankind's surging water needs, much of which ultimately ends up in the oceans.
01 Nov 2012:
Timelapse of Hurricane Sandy
Shows Birth and Death of Historic Storm
As the storm that was Hurricane Sandy weakened over Pennsylvania, NASA released
a timelapse animation of the lifespan of the massive storm
, tracking its path from
The path of Sandy
the Caribbean, where it developed, to its violent landfall on the mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S. The collection of images, taken by the NASA GOES-13 satellite from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31, illustrates the storm gaining intensity as it traveled north, at times reaching nearly 1,000 miles in width. When the storm reached the mid-Atlantic on Oct. 29, it became wedged between a cold front over the Appalachian Mountains and a high-pressure air mass over maritime Canada, preventing it from moving north or east and instead driving it ashore. At that point Sandy became a Nor'easter, triggering historic storm surges in coastal areas of New York and New Jersey and blizzard conditions in the mountain regions. Meteorologists say the swath of high winds produced by Sandy while it was a hurricane
covered nearly 2 million square miles
In New York, The Rising Threat Of
Flooding Was Predicted for Years
While climate experts hesitate to say Hurricane Sandy was caused by climate change, scientists for years have predicted that such devastating events would become increasingly common as sea levels rise and ocean
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temperatures become warmer. For more than a decade, reports have warned that climate change will likely trigger more intense hurricanes and more frequent and
severe flooding in low-lying areas
, such as occurred in New York and New Jersey. And with sea levels projected to rise by as much as six inches per decade by mid-century and
as much as several feet by 2100,
experts say
New York City's flood zone will continue to expand
. In Sandy's wake,
New York officials are starting to discuss projects that might withstand such surges
, including building a levee system or barriers.
25 Oct 2012:
Rapid Thinning of Glaciers
Seen After Collapse of Antarctic Ice Shelf
NASA has released satellite photos that
vividly depict the precipitous thinning and retreat of two Antarctic glaciers
following the disintegration of the Larsen B Ice Shelf. That ice shelf — which floated on top of the
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Thinning of Hektoria and Green glaciers, 2002-2012.
Weddell Sea and once was the size of Connecticut — collapsed in 2002 after several years of warm summer temperatures. The Larsen B had acted as a buttress slowing the flow of numerous glaciers into the sea. The NASA satellite images, taken in 2002 and in 2012, demonsrate how swiftly the Green and Hektoria glaciers behind the ice shelf surged into the ocean. The 2002 photo shows the glaciers covering much of nearby mountain ridges and the termini, or end points, of the glaciers are not visible. The 2012 photo shows that the thinning glaciers now cover considerably less of surrounding mountain ridges and the termini of both glaciers are visible. The 2012 image also shows the numerous crevasses that have formed as the glaciers have thinned.
24 Oct 2012:
Plastic Waste Increasing
On Remote Arctic Seabed, Cameras Reveal
Deep-sea cameras deployed to monitor biodiversity on the Arctic seabed have documented
a significant rise in the amount of plastic waste and other litter
on the remote sea floors of the Far North, according to a new study. While looking at many thousands of seabed photos taken in 2011 between Greenland and the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen, deep-sea expert Melanie Bergmann of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research was struck by the number showing plastic waste. In a detailed analysis of the photographs — which are taken every 30 seconds by a deep-sea observatory reaching depths of 2,500 meters — Bergmann and her colleagues found that while plastic waste was seen in only one percent of photographs taken in 2002, that number had jumped to 2 percent in 2011. Two percent may not seem like a high occurrence, Bergmann said, but the quantities observed in this remote Arctic region were greater than recorded in a deep-sea canyon near Lisbon, Portugal. According to the study,
published in the journal
Marine Pollution Bulletin
, about 70 percent of the plastic litter had come in contact with deep-sea organisms.
22 Oct 2012:
Shifting Arctic Wind Patterns
May Cause Increased Melt, Study Says
U.S. scientists say unusual air pressure patterns over the Arctic during the month of June in recent years have altered wind patterns in the region, funneling warmer air into the Arctic and contributing to record low Arctic
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Air pressure over the Arctic, 2007-2012.
summer sea ice extent from 2007 to 2012. Writing
in the journal
Geophysical Research Letters
, a team of researchers illustrated how the formation of two unusual high pressure areas over the North American Arctic and Greenland disrupted the normal westerly flow of winds, creating "blocking highs" that led to an unusually strong flow of warm southerly air.
That sent more warm air into the central Arctic and Greenland
, which may have been a factor in unusually dramatic summer thaws beginning in 2007. While it is unclear why these unusual patterns of high pressure have occurred in each of the last six Junes, NOAA researcher James Overland believes it may be related to declining snow cover in the Canadian Arctic in recent years. "We don't know that part of the story yet," he said.
Solar Geoengineering Projects
Could Be More Effective on Regional Scale
A new modeling study by several geoengineering experts suggests that injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to block more of the sun's energy and reduce temperatures could be
most effective when done on a region-by-region basis
. The study, published in the journal
Nature Climate Change
, said that injecting aerosols over the Arctic Ocean in summer, for example, might be an effective way to not only slow the rapid loss of Arctic sea ice but possibly even restore it to pre-industrial levels. The researchers — led by David Keith of Harvard University, Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution for Science, and Douglas McMartin of the California Institute of Technology — cautioned that their models were rough and that bringing about changes in regional climate patterns
can have global effects
. But they said the study shows the need for more detailed research into how solar geoengineering techniques could be used to slow or reverse the effects of climate change on rapidly warming areas. "Our research goes a step beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to explore how careful tailoring of solar geoengineering can reduce possible inequalities and risks," said Keith.
19 Oct 2012:
Increased Ocean Acidification
May Alter The Acoustics of Seawater
Increased ocean acidification over the next century
could alter the acoustic properties of seawater
, giving the planet's oceans the same hi-fi sound they had during the age of the dinosaurs. In an analysis of ocean acidity over 300 million years, U.S. researchers David G. Browning and Peter M. Scheifele calculated that increased ocean acidity as a result of global warming will have a negative effect on the absorption of low-frequency sounds. By 2100, they predict, sounds near the oceans surface, such as whale songs or sounds created by ships, will travel perhaps twice as far as they do today. The scientists based their calculations on historic levels of boron in seafloor sediments and an analysis of its sound-absorption traits and impacts on low-frequency transmission. "[This knowledge] impacts the design and performance prediction of sonar systems," said Browning, who
will present the findings at the annual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
. "It affects estimation of low frequency ambient noise levels in the ocean. And it's something we have to consider to improve our understanding of the sound environment of marine mammals and the effects of human activity on that environment."
18 Oct 2012:
Increased Nutrient Levels
May Drive Collapse of Salt Marsh, Study Says
Increasing levels of nutrients seeping from septic systems and lawn fertilizers
may be driving the steady decline of salt marshes
that has occurred along the U.S. East coast in recent decades, a new study has found.
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While scientists had long believed that salt marshes have an unlimited capacity for removing nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, a long-term experiment by researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole, Mass. found that nutrient enrichment can drive salt-marsh loss. Over nine years, the researchers added amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus to tidal waters flushing through salt marsh in an undeveloped coastal area consistent with the nutrient levels present in developed areas such as Cape Cod, Mass. and Long Island, N.Y. Within a few years, they observed wide cracks in the grassy banks of tidal creeks; eventually, the researchers say, the banks would collapse altogether into the creek. "The long-term effect is conversion of a vegetated marsh into a mudflat, which is a much less productive ecosystem," said Linda Deegan, an MBL scientist and an author of the study published in
16 Oct 2012:
Online Atlas Illustrates
Critical Areas for World's Seabirds
A new online atlas provides the first global inventory of ocean sites critical to the world's seabirds, a free digital resource that its creators hope will help guide protective policies and the creation of conservation areas globally. The site (
), which
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BirdLife International
Atlas of critical seabird areas
was created by the group BirdLife International, identifies 3,000 important sites that are critical to seabirds, from penguins to sandpipers, including breeding grounds, foraging areas, and migration routes. These so-called "important bird areas" (IBAs) comprise about 6.2 percent of the world's oceans, according to BirdLife International. While seabirds
are particularly vulnerable to threats
because of the great distances they travel across international waters, many conservation groups have cited a lack of data as a reason for inaction in protecting these areas, Ben Lascelles of BirdLife International
told Reuters
15 Oct 2012:
'Rogue' Geoengineering Scheme
In Pacific Violated UN Rules, Groups Say
A project sponsored by a controversial U.S. businessman dumped about 100 tons of iron sulphate into the Pacific Ocean this summer, an experiment in geoengineering that environmental groups say violated international agreements,
The Guardian
has reported
. According to the report, satellite images appear to confirm that the iron dumped from a fishing boat sponsored by Russ George, the former CEO of Plankton Inc., triggered a nearly 10,000-squre-kilometer plankton bloom off Canada's west coast. Some researchers believe this technique could emerge as a critical strategy in reducing the effects of climate change since such blooms are capable of sucking carbon out of the atmosphere and ultimately trapping it deep in the ocean. The experiment took place west of the islands of Haida Gwaii, where George convinced the council of an indigenous village to approve the project. Critics say it should not have taken place without proper scientific assessment and violated existing UN resolutions. Scientists say it is unclear whether such iron fertilization damages ocean ecosystems, triggers toxic tides, or worsens the effects of ocean acidification.
04 Oct 2012:
New Cleanup Method Offers
Major Solution to Oil Spills, Study Claims
Scientists have developed a superabsorbent material they say offers a cost-effective way to
remove, recover and clean up large oil spills
Writing in the journal
Energy & Fuels
, Pennsylvania State University
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The oil-SAP technology
researchers Xuepei Yuan and T. C. Mike Chung describe a polymer material that they say can absorb 40 times its own weight in oil, transforming spilled material into a solid, oil-containing gel that is strong enough to be collected and transported to oil refineries for reprocessing. While many of the methods typically used to clean up oil spills — including booms, skimmers, burning, and the use of dispersants — waste most of the spilled oil and leave behind significant levels of environmental pollution, the scientists say their so-called polyolefin oil-SAP technology offers a potentially "complete solution" to dealing with oil spills. They say the material does not absorb water, is buoyant, and is relatively inexpensive.
02 Oct 2012:
Great Barrier Reef Lost
Half of Coral Cover Since 1985, Study Says
The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral cover in just 27 years, with most of that decline coming as a result of heavy storms, predation by crown-of-thorn starfish, and coral bleaching caused by warming ocean temperatures. In a comprehensive survey of 214 reefs, researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
found that coral cover declined from 28 percent in 1985 to 13.8 percent this year
. Intense tropical storms, particularly in the central and southern parts of the reef, have caused about 48 percent of the coral loss, researchers say. An explosion in populations of starfish along the reef caused about 42 percent of the decline; about 10 percent was caused by major bleaching events. Reefs are typically able to regain their coral cover after such disturbances, said Hugh Sweatman, a lead author of the study,
published in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
. But recovery takes 10-20 years, he noted. The study found efforts to reduce starfish populations could help increase coral cover at a rate of 0.89 percent per year.
28 Sep 2012:
Decline in Fisheries
Can Still be Reversed, Study Says
Although the majority of global fisheries remain in decline,
they can still rebound if managed sustainably
, according to a new study. In a comprehensive statistical analysis of the world's 10,000 fish stocks, nearly 80 percent of which are not regulated, a team of U.S. scientists found that the world's smaller, managed fisheries are in far worse shape than larger, regulated ones. But while those smaller fisheries, such as those for snapper, are in steep decline, "they're not yet collapsed," said Christopher Costello, an economist at the University of California at Santa Barbara and lead author of the study,
published in the journal
. According to the analysis, effective management of unregulated fisheries could boost global fish abundance by 56 percent. "If we turn things around now, we can recover them in a matter of years, not decades, and that has big implications for conservation and food security," Costello said. According to the study, major gains have been made in large fisheries, such as skipjack and albacore tuna,
where strong science-based management policies have been enacted
, including the closing of some areas to let stocks recover.
27 Sep 2012:
Unusual Series of Quakes
Indicate Tectonic Breakup in Indian Ocean
Two massive earthquakes in April in the Indian Ocean and an unusual series of aftershocks may signal the formation of a
new tectonic plate boundary within Earth's surface
. Reporting
in the journal
, French
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Fault activity in the Indian Ocean.
scientists say that an analysis of the two April 11 earthquakes — one of magnitude 8.6 and the other of magnitude 8.2 — shows that they were not typical quakes that occur when one plate slides under another or two plates slip horizontally along a fault line. Instead, the earthquakes, caused by breaks along four faults in the Indian Ocean and accompanied by an unusually large number of aftershocks, indicate that the Indo-Australian tectonic plate may be breaking up. "It's the clearest example of newly formed plate boundaries," said Matthias Delescluse, a geophysicist at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. The researchers said that the massive and deadly 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, as well as another earthquake in 2005, may also have been related to the April quakes and the breakup of the Indo-Australian plate.
25 Sep 2012:
Coral Biodiversity Hotspot
Is Found in Western Indian Ocean
The western Indian Ocean, especially the waters between Madagascar and Africa, contain
one of the highest levels of coral diversity worldwide
, with 369 coral species identified in a recent study and more still to be identified. Scientists say the western Indian Ocean may contain as much coral biodiversity as Australia's Great Barrier Reef, though not as much as the world's richest region for corals, the so-called coral triangle in Southeast Asia.
Reporting in the journal
PLoS ONE
, David Obura, a scientist with the Group Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean, said that 10 percent of the species are found only in the western Indian Ocean. He said the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and mainland Africa, contains roughly 250 to 300 coral species. Meanwhile, Australian scientists report that water temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef
have increased steadily in the last 25 years
, in some places rising as much as .5 degrees C. Such increases can contribute to coral bleaching, which can lead to mass coral die-offs.
21 Sep 2012:
U.S. Fishing Catch Reached
17-Year High in 2011, NOAA Says
U.S. commercial fishermen landed more than 10.1 billion pounds of fish and shellfish in 2011, a 17-year high attributed in part to policies aimed at rebuilding fisheries nationwide,
according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
. The annual catch was 22.6 percent greater than 2010 and, with a value of $5.3 billion, a 17-percent increase in value compared with a year earlier. Officials say catch increases are evidence that fish populations are increasing due to better fisheries management. While all nine of NOAA's fishing regions saw an increase in catch volume and value, much of the overall increase was a result of increased catches of Gulf of Mexico menhaden, Alaskan pollock, and Pacific hake. NOAA
said key fisheries remain at risk
, with disasters declared for the cod fishery in New England, oyster and blue crab fisheries in Mississippi, and Chinook salmon in Alaska's Yukon and Kukokwin rivers.
20 Sep 2012:
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Reaches a Dramatic New Low
As the summer melt season ends, Arctic sea ice extent
has now fallen to an exceptionally low level
, covering an area only half the size of the 1979 to 2000 average. The
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Arctic sea ice extent, Sept. 16
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This old shed was on the same property as the Outhouse. I was used at one time as a "house" for the pigs to get into out of the weather. Funny thing too. It was nearly filled with old steele/tin Beer cans. I took a few photos of some of the ones that were in better shape which I will post later. Pentax *ist D |
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McDonnell thanked Virginia residents Tuesday night from a podium surrounded by family and supporters.
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Don't know if any of you are into video games or the Play Station Portable specifically but there is a new homebrew app that looks pretty neat.
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It is a good reason to downgrade my PSP...
Nevertheless, IMO, the most useful option is not implemented yet: the guitar tuner.
Nevertheless, IMO, the most useful option is not implemented yet: the guitar tuner.
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PSP Guitar tuner is the application for the rockstars. It is Homebrow application by ZION.It is the application that allow you to play a string of guitar. So you feel like you are playing real guitar. Now I can tell you its controll. Start button navigates you through the menu, while Select returns you to the main menu, and the buttons as displayed plays the required tone. Simply select which set you want to tune to via the menu, then follow the onscreen instructions to tune your guitar. It is not Upgrade Degrade issue, Its the passion about music.
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An Overview of A Growing Culture's Previous Outreach Projects
As climate change becomes more apparent, farming conditions are changing and the need to find site-specific local adaptations of ecological agriculture principles is essential to feeding a population of nine billion by the year 2050. AGC is committed to helping farmers around the world find low cost, long term solutions to environmental degradation that help farmers feed their communities more effectively.
Since it's inception in October of 2010, AGC has worked with local farmers around the world to promote and develop ecological agriculture practices. We believe local farmers must be kept at the center of innovation and change. This is why rather than teach or lecture, all AGC Outreach work is conducted with the support of local lead farmers, who co-facilitate training workshops that encourage local adaptation of sustainable agriculture principles. Our approach relies on developing relationships with local farmers and community leaders and learning from them about the challenges they are faced with and the resources they need. AGC does not bring in any products or technology, but looks for sustainable solutions within the existing community. We offer technical assistance and support through the sharing of sustainable agriculture theories and principles, which are used to inspire and drive farmer innovation. We believe that by empowering local community members to innovate, we can help build a global community of growers that will thrive long after AGC has an on the ground presence.
The following is a brief overview of several AGC Outreach projects:
Perennial Peanut Polyculture
Project Location: Dalat, Vietnam
Project Date: Fall 2011
Group of Local Farmers: Jangala and Local Highland Montagnards
AGC Staff: Will Rutherford and Loren Cardeli
In Vietnam, like other developing countries, many farmers plant permanent cash crops close together to maximize their production and thus increase their income. This technique is frequented by farmers in the Central highlands of Vietnam who grow coffee, tea, and fruit plantations. There are several environmental and economic problems associated with these mono-crop systems and local farmers have experienced significant erosion, nutrient loss, loss of topsoil, polluted water sources and compacted soils. Most of these environmental issues increase the dependence on the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, which can have severe consequences to human health and the earth's future food productivity.
As Vietnam has become one of the world's largest producers of coffee, and as the crop has been widely planted throughout the country, Vietnam's agricultural landscape has experienced a large amount of deforestation along the mountain slopes which has caused countless environmental problems. Specifically, the coffee monoculture has led to the wide scale use of herbicides, and commercial fertilizers.
Biodiversity and polyculture are key factors to any sustainable agricultural system because they aid in pest control, cut environmental impacts and can provide different means of income. In the Fall of 2011 AGC worked side by side local farmers and a French organization called Jangala, to introduce perennial peanut (Arachis pintoi) into coffee plantations in Vietnam. The planting of perennial peanut in Vietnamese coffee plantations is a great example of how the principles of polyculutre and biodiversity can be applied to soils to improve soil health and crop productivity.
Perennial peanut originate in Brazil and is well adapted to low fertility soils. It is a stoloniferous plant, which means it is a creeping horizontal plant that takes root along its length to form new plants. Planting perennial peanut into coffee plantations with significant soil issues, can help solve issues of erosion, add nitrogen to the soil, making it an ample ground cover.
Perennial peanut meets all of AGC's requirements for appropriate eco-ag outreach, as it is almost free to implement, requires no fertilization, and effectively stops the needs for any herbicides to be used in the future. It either eradicates the need for conventional fertilizers or drastically reduces the amount needed while preventing erosion and building soil organic matter.
AGC trained a community of minority Montagnards in how to cultivate, plant and implement perennial peanut as a ground cover. In just one year the peanut covered the whole area effectively. With a strong ground cover present, small animals like chickens could be introduced and grazed on its high protein forage, adding to the fertilization of the coffee trees. Also as the perennial peanut flowers at the opposite time as the coffee flower, bee production can be introduced allowing farmers nectar all year long.
Zero Waste Training Farm
Project Location: Quoc Oai, Vietnam
Project Date: February 2012
Lead Local Farmer: Nguyen Hong Long
AGC Staff: Will Rutherford and Loren Cardeli
Vietnam's rich biodiversity in the north region provides an excellent climate for an abundance of different crops and livestock species. In February 2012, AGC along with SPIN (Sustainable Product Innovation) and several local farm families, built a zero-waste training farm where over 30 techniques were taught and implemented to a community of farmers. Some of the concepts covered were companion planting, homemade fish emulsions, EM technology, living bed technology, composting, free-range chicken production, fermentation, duckweed and azolla production, bio-char production, and many more. AGC worked closely with five families in a two-month period where AGC staff Loren Cardeli and William Rutherford lived, worked, and built strong relationships on mutual respect and hard work that laid the framework for effective knowledge sharing. This project helped define AGC's outreach principle of integrating into the community rather than attempting to educate in a paternalistic way. In the end, the entire project was a success, as in less than two months products were already being brought to the market and land that wasn't previously in cultivation was bountiful with produce.
"A Growing Culture enables the sharing of sustainable agriculture technique that is crucial to sustainable development. The AGC team worked very closely with a handful of families in Quoc Oai, Vietnam, to promote independence from expensive foreign inputs, while increasing profits and protecting the environment. Together with AGC we promoted zero-waste agriculture practices on our Knowledge Farm. We look forward to working with AGC in the future!"
- Mr. Nguyen Hong Long, Senior CP and SPI expert, Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre
Empowering Farmer Workshops
Project Location: Kenya (various locations)
Project Date: Spring 2013
Lead Local Farmer: Dan Kiprop Kibet
AGC Staff: Loren Cardeli
Throughout Kenya, from Nanyuki and Embu, to Rift Valley and Lake Victoria, AGC conducted several workshops for farmer groups in the Spring of 2013. These workshops were geared to breed innovation and farmer research as sustainable agriculture was taught through principles and not techniques. From hands on instruction AGC was able to empower farmers to become agents of change. There were always large turnouts for these demonstrations and constant request for more to come. AGC looks forward to cultivating more relationships with farmers around the world and using their existing farms as learning sites for future workshops.
"The group was very pleased with the training AGC did and as a result we are implementing AGC's teachings on ecological farming and pest management without using harmful chemicals which are in the long term bad for both people and the environment. We are also applying fish fertilizers to our gardens. As a result of AGC's trainings we are doing a program of implementing Kitchen gardens in every home of our farmer group."
-Caleb Odondi Omolo, Kenyan Farmer
Orphanage and Neema Women's Group Group Training Project
Project Location: Kabarnet, Kenya
Project Date: Spring 2013
Lead Local Farmer: Dan Kiprop Kibet
AGC Staff: Loren Cardeli
Many social issues are tied into access to food and land. Sunrise Children's Home in Kabarnet, is home to a large number of incredibly energetic and vibrant local youth. AGC co-founder Loren Cardeli resided with Sunrise Children's home for a month where he helped the orphanage and "Neema," a women's group, build an organic farm. The project involved a weeklong training workshops on the principles of sustainable agriculture and culminated in the implementation of an organic farm providing the children and their community with access to healthy, safe food. AGC also provided the women with organic seeds, materials and all the resources they needed to build their organic farms. The training was provided free of cost and covered a wide range of topics as companion planting, integrated pest management, composting, soil building, legume incorporation, grazing management, and more.
"Having the team of AGC joining our Project for a month was without doubt one of the best experiences we have had in ''Neema'' our women's group in Kabarnet (Kerio Valle, Kenya).
Loren and Kiprop provided us with invaluable and profound lessons. With AGC something as simple as planting a bean becomes an awakening of consciousness and ultimately a road to freedom. Such a simple lesson for each and every woman, a lesson to help them, not just as farmers but also as mothers. A lesson to encourage them to pass on a new way of thinking, living and being for generations to come.
AGC embodies a timeless yet ever relevant philosophy that may, hopefully, seed by seed, change the world for the better."
Diversified Orchard Project
Project Location: Homabay, Kenya
Project Date: Spring 2013
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AGC Staff: Loren Cardeli
One of the biggest challenges to implementing orchards into impoverished communities is developing long-term goals for financial stability. Farmers do not have the ability to wait for several years before income is generated. Thus the long term planning to plant an orchard is rarely considered a viable option in these communities. In the Spring of 2013, AGC attempted to create an orchard model that allowed for both short term and long term benefits with the help of local women. A diverse selection of mango varieties were planted at normal intervals with papaya trees in between. The papaya trees matured faster than the mangoes and will produce income within a few years. In between the rows of papaya and mangoes were cassava plants and a variety of native, nitrogen fixing short-season vegetables. This model incorporated immediate return (vegetables), intermediate (cassava and papaya) and long term (mangoes).
To minimize labor during the dry season, soil was always covered with nitrogen fixing plants, and the fruit trees were surrounded by an outer circumference of vetiver grass. Vetiver with its deep roots, aids in water retention and organic matter building, which hastened the rate of growth for the fruit trees. The design of the orchard is great example of how the permaculture method of layer farming can be implemented to a allow all layers of crops to be incorporated from groundcover to canopy and to short term and long term models for economic stability.
Effects of Raw Milk Fertilization on Mixed Cool Season Pastures
Project Location: Reidsville, NC, USA
Project Date: Spring 2013
Lead Local Farmer: Worth Kimmel
AGC Training Staff: Asher Wright
In forage-based livestock operations, forage quality and quantity are paramount to the success of the operation. Forage is a general term that refers to any plant that is used by the animal to meet it's nutritional needs and sustain life. Examples are grasses, legumes, and forbs (various broad-leaf plants).
Raw milk has been an alternative fertilizer of curiosity to many pasture managers as a means to promote productivity and quality in forages. Several articles have been circulated in eco-ag literature as to the wondrous effects of raw milk as a foliar fertilizer. There are claims that even in a concentration of 2 gal/acre of application, that cool season forage production may be increased by 1,200 lbs/acre compared to non-fertilized plots.
Individual producers have experimented with treatments and seem to concur that raw milk is a cost affective means of boosting yields.
Raw milk may provide a microbial boost to the pasture system by actually inoculating the soil with milk-borne microbes and by providing food for microbes through milks natural sugars. It has been suggested that this improves the soil food web as well as plant quality by making available to plants, nitrogen and other nutrients when the bacteria die and are mineralized.
We sought out to test these claims in a plot study at Pine Trough Branch Farm in Reidsville, North Carolina, USA. Parameters tested where, total dry matter yield, soil compaction, and plant nutrient quality. The findings were interesting and a published summary of the results will be available by the end of the year. Stay Tuned!