       Here is a link to a website that can help prepare you for the rocky economic times ahead. Since 2003, my friend, Chris Martenson, has presented extremely compelling insights regarding the declining dollar, the insolvency of the US, peak oil, and the global economic crisis we now face. Please visit the website and take 'the crash course'. Sounds like a pitch, but I personally guarantee that if you visit the site and digest the material, it will change your perspective and your life. |
The new timber-framed farmstand IS OPEN. We offer fresh organic produce, eggs, maple syrup and an assortment of value-added produce such as bread. Come join the 2009 Community Garden space at Amazing Planet! Farm in Williamsville, Vermont.This is the year to start gardening! Yes, we are a new farm and we want to share the land with our friends and neighbors. With the increasing price of food and fuel, it is essential to invest in food security. Community gardens are a great way to share vital resources, knowledge, skills and most importantly community spirit! Let's grow organic vegetables, fruits and flowers together! We are offering 20 plots (10x20 ft. each). Please contact Sam or Slug for more information. Hope to see you this spring!!! -slug and sam Organic and Free Range Eggs For Sale at Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center! We're currently raising 52 Rhode Island Red Chickens (50 hens and 2 roosters). They started laying in November and are now producing about 45 eggs/day. Eggs are available at our self-serve table in the mudroom of the farm house. For $4.25/dozen, these are the most amazing eggs on the planet! The chickens are very healthy and beautiful birds. We provide them with 100% organic feed and free range of the land. A fun family experience is to visit the lively flock. The chickens are friendly and approachable. Guests are welcome and encouraged to collect eggs. Based on the needs and demands of the local community, we may expand the flock to 100 birds. In the future, we hope to raise a variety of chickens, ducks and turkeys. Look for our 'Farm Fresh Eggs' sign and swing by! Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center is located at 218 Depot Rd., Williamsville, VT 05362 Earth First! Roadshow Coming to Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center The Earth First! Roadshow coming to Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center on April 22, 8pm start- puppet show, slideshow, music, and fun! We will be sharing stories, skills, tactics, updates & analysis spanning three decades of the radical ecological movement! Earth First! Roadshow: A cross-county tour aimed at renewing the Earth First! movement, from Spring to Summer 2009 From the Earth First! Organizers' Conference & Winter Rendezvous in the Sonoran desert this February to the Round River Rendezvous in Cascadia this summer, a band of eco-rebels will be crossing the US Empire to renew a fighting movement that can stop this industrial nightmare from choking the life out of the earth. The need for resistance in solidarity with the wild has never been louder or clearer than it is today; the roadshow is a great tool for cultivating resistance. There are countless examples to draw from in the story of radical movements before us: militant labor organizing tours, anti-fascist resistance recruitment and international speaking tours to build cross-border solidarity. The origin of Earth First! is credited to a few roadshows that kicked it all off in the early 1980s. We are building on this tradition; akin to a fellowship crossing Middle Earth to amass insurgents to face Mordor head-on. List-serves and websites aren't enough This Roadshow's primary intention is to strengthen our radical grassroots ecological network. For almost 30 years, we have been an organized voice bridging conservation biology with grassroots community organizing, road blockading and eco-sabotage. In the past 5 years we have seen numbers and experience-level in the EF! movement decline drastically. Yet, our place has never been more urgent. New groups are popping up across the country, but they are detached from many of the groups, history, and skills that preceded them. We can?t afford to stumble and repeat the same mistakes. We are at the tail end of a decade where corporate globalization rooted itself in the US and spread across the planet like a plague. And now that the reality of climate change is finally sinking into the mainstream consciousness, the same superpowers that pushed so-called 'free trade' policies to exploit wild nature more efficiently are promoting carbon trading in attempt to make a profitable industry out of the disasters they've created. The spineless Big Green environmental NGOs are scrambling for crumbs and cutting deals with the industry for shallow public relations victories. Earth First! must rise and recognize that it's presence is a strong component of making the broader environmental movement truly effective. We are its spine, or as an EF! co-founder, Howie Wolke, has put it, we are the lions of a movement 'ecosystem'. Our niche is critical, and its presence (or absence) is felt deeply by our surroundings. We need to reconnect the multi-generational aspect of Earth First! that has fallen by the wayside in recent years. We need to broaden our network's base-from radical rural grandparents to revolutionary urban youth. We must re-establish lost relationships with scholars and scientists who resonate with us. We mustre-inspire musicians and artists to contribute their passion to our battles. When it comes down to it, solid movements are based on strong personal relationships; and real relationships don't go very far over the internet. We need face-to-face interaction to build trust with-and support for-each other. For the life of the Earth First! Journal If, or when, the lights go out, we will have the inspiration of photos and stories spanning 3 decades that we can hold in our hands and read out loud to each other by fire light, and pass on to the next generations. We shouldn't let go of that (at least not until the lights go out!), no matter how tempting the allure of free online publishing might get. The EF! Journal has survived where other activist publications have faded, because there is a base of community support and movement input that is rare in other print media projects. If this publication is lost, it will be a blow to all of our efforts in defense our land, our water, our neighborhoods, our animal-relations and the entire amazing wild process of life's evolution on this planet. Where are we going? March- from the Deserts into the Swamps Do you want to set up a quick stop at the local community center of college campus? Does your community want to plan a 3-day regional weekend gathering with direct action trainings and sessions on Earth First! history, vision and strategy? Or maybe something in between? Is there pending action plans that we could lend support to en route? The Roadshow will be traveling with a variety of skills, topics and resources, including: forming affinity groups and planning direct action; blockading, climbing and occupations; bioregional news from campaigns and projects around the country; tools for challenging oppression; up-to-date news on resisting the Greenscare; independent and corporate media work; community organizing strategies; and more. A primary goal of the tour is to build the skill-base of our network. If you want specific areas of interests covered, let us know and we can tailor the stops to meet local/regional desires. We also will be traveling with an array of art and culture, including musicians, puppet shows, and merchandise (stickers, books, shirts, etc.), to promote the vibrancy and visibility of radical ecological resistance. Get involved, get more info, get in touch earthfirstroadshow@riseup.net
 
The new timber-framed farmstand IS OPEN. We offer fresh organic produce, eggs, maple syrup and an assortment of value-added produce such as bread. Come join the 2009 Community Garden space at Amazing Planet! Farm in Williamsville, Vermont.This is the year to start gardening! Yes, we are a new farm and we want to share the land with our friends and neighbors. With the increasing price of food and fuel, it is essential to invest in food security. Community gardens are a great way to share vital resources, knowledge, skills and most importantly community spirit! Let's grow organic vegetables, fruits and flowers together! We are offering 20 plots (10x20 ft. each). Please contact Sam or Slug for more information. Hope to see you this spring!!! -slug and sam Organic and Free Range Eggs For Sale at Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center! We're currently raising 52 Rhode Island Red Chickens (50 hens and 2 roosters). They started laying in November and are now producing about 45 eggs/day. Eggs are available at our self-serve table in the mudroom of the farm house. For $4.25/dozen, these are the most amazing eggs on the planet! The chickens are very healthy and beautiful birds. We provide them with 100% organic feed and free range of the land. A fun family experience is to visit the lively flock. The chickens are friendly and approachable. Guests are welcome and encouraged to collect eggs. Based on the needs and demands of the local community, we may expand the flock to 100 birds. In the future, we hope to raise a variety of chickens, ducks and turkeys. Look for our 'Farm Fresh Eggs' sign and swing by! Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center is located at 218 Depot Rd., Williamsville, VT 05362 Earth First! Roadshow Coming to Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center The Earth First! Roadshow coming to Amazing Planet! Farm & Justice Center on April 22, 8pm start- puppet show, slideshow, music, and fun! We will be sharing stories, skills, tactics, updates & analysis spanning three decades of the radical ecological movement! Earth First! Roadshow: A cross-county tour aimed at renewing the Earth First! movement, from Spring to Summer 2009 From the Earth First! Organizers' Conference & Winter Rendezvous in the Sonoran desert this February to the Round River Rendezvous in Cascadia this summer, a band of eco-rebels will be crossing the US Empire to renew a fighting movement that can stop this industrial nightmare from choking the life out of the earth. The need for resistance in solidarity with the wild has never been louder or clearer than it is today; the roadshow is a great tool for cultivating resistance. There are countless examples to draw from in the story of radical movements before us: militant labor organizing tours, anti-fascist resistance recruitment and international speaking tours to build cross-border solidarity. The origin of Earth First! is credited to a few roadshows that kicked it all off in the early 1980s. We are building on this tradition; akin to a fellowship crossing Middle Earth to amass insurgents to face Mordor head-on. List-serves and websites aren't enough This Roadshow's primary intention is to strengthen our radical grassroots ecological network. For almost 30 years, we have been an organized voice bridging conservation biology with grassroots community organizing, road blockading and eco-sabotage. In the past 5 years we have seen numbers and experience-level in the EF! movement decline drastically. Yet, our place has never been more urgent. New groups are popping up across the country, but they are detached from many of the groups, history, and skills that preceded them. We can?t afford to stumble and repeat the same mistakes. We are at the tail end of a decade where corporate globalization rooted itself in the US and spread across the planet like a plague. And now that the reality of climate change is finally sinking into the mainstream consciousness, the same superpowers that pushed so-called 'free trade' policies to exploit wild nature more efficiently are promoting carbon trading in attempt to make a profitable industry out of the disasters they've created. The spineless Big Green environmental NGOs are scrambling for crumbs and cutting deals with the industry for shallow public relations victories. Earth First! must rise and recognize that it's presence is a strong component of making the broader environmental movement truly effective. We are its spine, or as an EF! co-founder, Howie Wolke, has put it, we are the lions of a movement 'ecosystem'. Our niche is critical, and its presence (or absence) is felt deeply by our surroundings. We need to reconnect the multi-generational aspect of Earth First! that has fallen by the wayside in recent years. We need to broaden our network's base-from radical rural grandparents to revolutionary urban youth. We must re-establish lost relationships with scholars and scientists who resonate with us. We mustre-inspire musicians and artists to contribute their passion to our battles. When it comes down to it, solid movements are based on strong personal relationships; and real relationships don't go very far over the internet. We need face-to-face interaction to build trust with-and support for-each other. For the life of the Earth First! Journal If, or when, the lights go out, we will have the inspiration of photos and stories spanning 3 decades that we can hold in our hands and read out loud to each other by fire light, and pass on to the next generations. We shouldn't let go of that (at least not until the lights go out!), no matter how tempting the allure of free online publishing might get. The EF! Journal has survived where other activist publications have faded, because there is a base of community support and movement input that is rare in other print media projects. If this publication is lost, it will be a blow to all of our efforts in defense our land, our water, our neighborhoods, our animal-relations and the entire amazing wild process of life's evolution on this planet. Where are we going? March- from the Deserts into the Swamps Do you want to set up a quick stop at the local community center of college campus? Does your community want to plan a 3-day regional weekend gathering with direct action trainings and sessions on Earth First! history, vision and strategy? Or maybe something in between? Is there pending action plans that we could lend support to en route? The Roadshow will be traveling with a variety of skills, topics and resources, including: forming affinity groups and planning direct action; blockading, climbing and occupations; bioregional news from campaigns and projects around the country; tools for challenging oppression; up-to-date news on resisting the Greenscare; independent and corporate media work; community organizing strategies; and more. A primary goal of the tour is to build the skill-base of our network. If you want specific areas of interests covered, let us know and we can tailor the stops to meet local/regional desires. We also will be traveling with an array of art and culture, including musicians, puppet shows, and merchandise (stickers, books, shirts, etc.), to promote the vibrancy and visibility of radical ecological resistance. Get involved, get more info, get in touch earthfirstroadshow@riseup.net
Environmentalists Demand Certificate
of 'No-Good' For Vermont Yankee While the Vermont Public Service Board
considers granting Entergy Nuclear a Certificate of the Public
Good to continue operating the 30-year-old Vernon reactor until
2032, many Vermonters question the reliability, safety and costs
associated with clean up. " Due to accidents, leaks and
decay Entergy is regularly having to power down, decontaminate
workers and scramble to keep a clean image in the media. They
want to keep this kind of behavior going for another 25 years!
We say no way!" exclaimed Bill Smith, an impassioned Vermonter
at the demonstration. In an effort to receive a twenty-year license extension, Entergy is claiming that it will not have the money to pay to pay for decommissioning the plant until 2026. According to Green Mt. Earthfirst!er Erik Gillard " Entergy is leading us on. They haven't given a penny to the decommissioning fund since they bought the place, yet they're promising $60 million twenty years down the road. They're trying to bribe the state to renew the license." Earlier this month, Entergy said the decommissioning fund was valued at $397 million, that's $43 million short of where the fund stood before the stock market fell in The Public Service Board refused to sign the group's 'certificate of public no good' and was met with a blizzard of 'styrofoam snow'. "Bad decisions around this issue have brought the PSB an early and cold nuclear winter." said one demonstrator. Concerned about possible toxicity the PSB called the Fire Department to clean up the fake snow. "if they are worried about potentially hazardous substances they ought to close VT Yankee. That place dumps radioactive waste on Vermont land daily." said Gillard. When asked about the event, the man posing as Santa Claus responded, "Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee is dangerous, dirty and out of control. They've been lying and cheating Vermont for years. They are on the bad list and deserve a certificate of the public no-good. The PSB needs to know-ho-ho this." Nuclear Free Jubilee to Showcase Broad Public Support Calling for Vermont Legislature to Vote to Close Entergy/Vermont Yankee Vermont Senate Majority Leader, Gubernatorial Candidates, Energy Experts and Popular Entertainers Slated to Participate in Festivities Celebrating Clean, Green Energy Future 15 October 2008, Brattleboro, VT -- The Safe & Green Campaign invites the public to celebrate the opportunity to make history and lead New England and the U.S. toward a clean, green energy future by participating in a Nuclear Free Jubilee on Saturday, October 25, 2008. A procession through downtown Brattleboro, led by the internationally renowned Bread & Puppet Theater, and festivities on the Brattleboro Common will highlight broad public support for retiring the 35-year old Entergy/Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor in 2012 as mandated in its original license prior to the Vermont Legislature's vote in 2009, which will determine the plant's future. The public is encouraged to take part in the procession by carrying banners and wearing costumes that reinforce the message that Vermonters want the legislature to vote to shut down Entergy/Vermont Yankee as scheduled in 2012, and, thereby, fuel the drive toward sustainable alternative energy sources and "green collar" jobs and industries. Confirmed Jubilee speakers include Vermont State Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin, gubernatorial candidates Gaye Symington and Anthony Pollina, internationally recognized nuclear energy expert Harvey Wasserman, and Citizen Awareness Network's Director Deb Katz, among others. "The Jubilee is a great way for citizens to show the Vermont legislature and the Public Service Board their opposition to permitting the second oldest nuclear reactor in the U.S. to operate for two decades beyond the original date slated for its closure," noted Safe & Green's Co-Campaign Coordinator Randy Kehler. "The Jubilee's Green Energy Fair also will allow people to investigate and celebrate the real options that exist now to build a better energy future," added Safe & Green Campaign member Elizabeth Williams. Shumlin Says Entergy Vote May be 'Most
Crucial Choice Legislators Make in This Biennium' Notably, a series of mishaps at Vermont Yankee, an accumulation of unanticipated radioactive waste on the banks of the Connecticut River and an inadequate decommissioning fund exacerbated by the plummeting stock market -- have raised questions regarding whether the plant's owner and operator, Louisiana-based Entergy Corporation can be relied on to act in Vermonters' best interests. Entergy plans to spin-off operations and obligations for the decommissioning and cleanup of its aging reactors, including Vermont Yankee, to a new corporation -- of its own creation-- named Enexus Energy Company. As a result, the potential long-term down sides for Vermonters of such a business deal are now being more widely discussed. Cuomo Calls Sister Reactor in New
York 'A Catastrophe Waiting to Happen' The Green Mountain State's vote is being closely monitored nationally because the Vermont Legislature has the unique ability to weigh-in on the closure of a nuclear reactor. Although the NRC has the power to issue a license that would enable the aging power plant to run at expanded output for two more decades, the Vermont Public Service Board cannot issue the Certificate of Public Good necessary for the plant to operate without the legislature's approval. Jubilee's Green Energy Fair Will Highlight
Renewable Energy Resources The Green Energy Fair on the Common will include a wide variety of interactive displays by renewable energy businesses and community groups. There also will be information on organizations and initiatives working to promote a clean, renewable energy future. For more information about the Green Energy Fair, or to find out how your organization can get involved or have a booth, call: 802-257-5725. The Nuclear-Free Jubilee is sponsored
by Safe & Green, a grassroots campaign in the 20-mile zone
surrounding Entergy Corporation's Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor.
For more information about Safe & Green, contact Randy Kehler
at rkehler@crocker.com. For more
information about the Nuclear Free Jubilee, contact Bob Bady
at 802-254-9098 or bobbady@gmail.com. www.nuclearfreejubilee.org
A New Community Gardens in Williamsville, VermontThis is the year to start gardening! Yes, we are a new farm and we want to share the land with our friends and neighbors (priority given to people who live, work or spend time in the Newfane, South Newfane and Williamsville area). With the increasing price of food and fuel, it is essential to invest in food security. Community gardens are a great way to share vital resources, knowledge, skills and most importantly community spirit! Let's grow organic vegetables, fruits and flowers together! We are offering 15 plots (10x20 ft. each). Amazing Planet ! Farm & Justice Center is: A new cooperative eco-friendly farm and activist center, committed to sustainable living and revolutionary change, is emerging in southern Vermont. Simultaneously working with the forces of nature and the movement for global justice is a winning combination. Given the state of the world, it is reassuring to learn how to grow our own food and to depend on our neighbors for both the necessities of life and invaluable community spirit. We hope this space will facilitate problem-solving on planetary, community and personal levels. Come visit, experience progressive rural Vermont, and help honor this amazing planet! We are open to input in regards to needs and requests from the local community. What would you like to see happen with the land? How could the community benefit from this farm? In what ways could this farm supplement as a community gathering space? Please contact Sam or Slug via email - info@amazingplanetfarm.com or call 802-348-9818 or swing by the farm for more information. |
