The Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean

National Geographic announced there is now a fifth ocean on our planet which joins the  Atlantic , Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans.  Global warming and melting ice have revealed a unique and powerful current flowing eastward around Antarctica, constantly chasing...

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September 2021 Steering Committee Update

September 2021 Steering Committee Update

Excavation of the new entrance and connector building is completed, although we faced significant challenges including flooding and damage to the electrical system.  All has been fixed and progress continues. The geo-thermal system is moving ahead and we hope to have...

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Coal Ash

Coal ash, as commented before, is a major problem since it is usually dumped into ponds that pollute the air and the ground water, creating serious illnesses. In the future man may clean up and mine the coal industries historic waste rather than mining then...

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Access to Education in Kenya

Access to Education in Kenya

Give Kenya children… a chance to learn! Imagine this classroom… one teacher, eighty children many standing without desks… all crowded into a single classroom! In every culture teachers and students would agree this is a “difficult situation” for learning. Together for...

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Protecting Outdoor Workers

More heat waves globally are predicted for the future. About two-thirds of global warming since the 19th century has occurred since 1975. Of deep concern is the affect on the outdoor workers. It has been noted that farm workers, who are frequently exploited anyway,...

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Mutomo Youth Begin Medical Careers

Mutomo Youth Begin Medical Careers

See how you are helping Kenyan youth begin medical careers. In many communities of rural Kenya nurses perform medical procedures that doctors would do if available… they treat wounds and illnesses, prescribe medications and deliver babies. But there are far too few...

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Magnetic Poles

Scientists have verified that Earth’s magnetic poles have flipped periodically in the past. One such occurrence was 42,000 years ago and there were drastic climate and environmental changes in the planet.  Our magnetic field helps shield us from damaging solar...

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Destructive Flooding Mitigation

The horrific rainstorms which create the destructive flooding that is occurring more frequently now are another product of global warming. The air holds about seven percent more water for every degree of Celsius warming. Therefore storms produce greater deluges which...

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Trawling on the Seafloor

Trawling the seafloor, fishing boats release as much carbon dioxide into the ocean as the whole aviation industry pumps into the air.  Scientists already knew that nets destroyed seaweed forests, sea sponges, deep sea corals and stirred up sediment in their wake. ...

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Heat Domes

The “heat dome” that occurred in the Pacific Northwest this past summer, with three digit temperatures, normally would occur once every few thousand years, but scientists expect these domes will be more frequent in the future because of our warming climate. Domes with...

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September 2021 Steering Committee Update

August 2021 Steering Committee Update

We thank you for your patience as construction on our buildings continues through to next Spring. Over the next few weeks you will see more external progress as the new connector building between the Parish House and Lloyd Hall starts to take shape.  While we are...

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No More “Throw-Aways!”

As a former throw-away society we are reforming into a recycle people. Beyond paper, glass, aluminum and some plastics, we now recognize that there are other items that do not need to go in the landfill. Appliances, car tires and batteries, electronics and many other...

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Unmanaged Radioactive Waste

Radioactive waste can increase the risks of birth defects, cancer, cardiovascular and immune disorders and other health problems. Recently the government agency proposed allowing “very low-level” radioactive waste to be dumped into poorly managed, unlicensed...

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