Growing Edge Presents: Innovative Agriculture at JHCS

Students from Johnson County High School demonstrate their state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse growing setup, and share what they've learned about tomato and lettuce production, taking us through their process from setup to harvest. Mountain City, Tennessee...RE Posted on AlternativeEnergy.com/video

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Science Barge NYC To Promote in South and West Coast Ports

Extracts from a film by Matt Russell, Noelle Stanziale & Pascale van Kipnis of Fordham University, New York. Documentary about The Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm, moored on the River Hudson in midtown Manhattan. also posting on AlternativeEnergy.com/video

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Amazing Grace; Trail of Tears continues

Amazing Grace is also the unofficial national anthem of the Cherokee. During the forced march thousands of native peoples were forcibly marched over 2,000 miles and over 4,000 died along the way. This became known as the Trail of Tears. They were not allowed to stop and attend to their dead so instead would quietly sing Amazing Grace as a tribute.

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President will meet with LDS Church leaders May 29, 2008

The meeting between Bush and the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is scheduled for May 29, said Rob Howell, a spokesman for the church. The White House has not released details of the trip. Utahns will pay handsomely to meet with Bush, as he visits the state to raise money for Sen. John McCain's presidential camp The contributions go to a joint fund-raising account, McCain Victory 2008, which parcels the money. For example, from the $70,100 donation, $2,300 would go to McCain's campaign; $2,300 to McCain's legal compliance committee; $28,500 to the Republican National Committee; and $37,000 that will be divided up between the Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico and Wisconsin state Republican parties' federal accounts.

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The Queen Buys The World’s Largest Wind Turbine: 7.5 Megawat

The Queen is investing in the world's largest wind turbine. It's a prototype of a new line of wind turbines called "The Britannia". The turbine tower stands about 328 meters tall with a 492 foot blade diameter, and it can generate 7.5 megawatts. Clipper Wind Power Manufacturing...formerly Zond Wind of Tehachapi, CA/US

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Solar Canopies For Parking Lots

A start-up company called Envision Solar has begun installing solar canopies in shopping center parking lots. These parking lots are traditionally barren, heat-producing landscapes — can now provide shade for customers, while generating up to a half-megawatt of electricity.

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Spanish Firm To Invest $8B In U.S. Wind Energy Plans | AHN |

Madrid, Spain (AHN) - Spanish power company Iberdrola SA plans to invest $8 billion in renewable energy in the U.S. between 2008 and 2010. The world's largest renewable energy operator said in a news release Sunday it wants to gain access to a 15 percent share of the wind power market in the U.S. visit us at AlternativeEnergy.com

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Jevic Transportation Shutting The Doors Permanently

I regret to inform you that Jevic Transportation Inc. will be discontinuing operations. The current high fuel costs, economic downturn, increasing insurance costs, and tightening credit markets have made this decision necessary. Jevic will stop providing pickup service effective Monday 5/19/08. join the Ron Paul rEVOLution on Change.org

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New Therapy for Stroke Patients - Ideablob: where ideas grow

Data destroyed by stroke, exists in other areas of the brain in different forms. By contacting parts of the brain previously less directly employed, stimulation by sight/touch/smell/laughter/nature/art/music allows the brain to access alternative routes leading to the back doors of lost information...Search Change.org for stroke therapy

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May 1, 2008 Update on Las Colinas de Miramar

Costa Rica is well known for its eco-tourism, and for the most part, Costa Rica has done an exceptional job when it comes to being a leader in protecting its precious environment. That’s why it is not surprising to find a real estate development in Costa Rica that has adopted a firm stance on protecting the environment. Las Colinas de Miramar

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Holy warriors in the US armed forces The Real News Video

Killing "enemies" in the name of God ? Whose God ? In the US, supposedly the land of religious freedom, it is becoming more, and more the Old Testament Jewish God of fire and brimstone for "Christians", and less, and less about the one commandment of their Jesus, "To love one another, even as I have loved you. Unconditional, inclusive Love. Join the rEVOLution...for Change.org/...AMorePerfectUnion; search on Perfect Union or Constitution.

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