The Essentia Blog

Genetic modified foods are the most frightening environmental catastrophes I’ve come to know. Most pollution is reversible but genetic pollution is truly dangerous because it is not. Monsanto, worlds largest manufacture of GMO seeds and the pesticides that follow, have a history of manufacturing products with devastating health consequences. Remember PCB’s, DDT, Agent Orange [...]

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Watch this….just do it.

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I hear congress talking about biofuels constantly. Who’s benefiting?
BioFuels or Agrifuels are the creation of large agribusiness corporations. They’re not green or sustainable.
South America, southeast Asia and Indonesia are clearing land and deforestation is rampant. They use massive amounts of herbicides and pesticides on their crops polluting the water system.
Substituting just 10% cent of fossil [...]

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The video above is Part 3 of one of the world’s foremost Peak Oil educators giving us his insight into the coming century.
If you have time to kill check out the other parts on YouTube

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For everyone who thought Monsanto (MON) was struggling, their share price indicates a bright future. $8.50/share in 2002 to $104.50/share as of Dec 14th 2007.
If you havn’t heard of Monsanto here’s the rundown. Monsanto makes genetically modified seeds and they’re winning the GMO battle. Monsanto seeds contain genes that kill bugs and tolerate weed-killing [...]

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Imagine you’re 75 years of age. You look back at the thousands of purchases you made in your lifetime. Every purchase effected someone or something, somewhere.
Your decisions have power. Share your ideas, products you like, companies you support with your circle of friends. Choose to be someone respectful, responsible and loving. Only 6 degrees of [...]

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Back in April, Fortune Magazine had a feature on Pantagonia, the foremost leaders in eco-friendly products and responsible business headed by Yvon Chouinard. Now if you don’t know much about them you should definitely read what they’re all about.
This video is 30 minutes long but well worth it.

Anyways….. they’re goal is to have all [...]

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I just came across this brilliant commercial on youtube.

Wanting to harness a little energy myself i did some research. Most municipal bylaws prevent people from putting a wind turbines on their properties. lol.
The Quebec government’s goal is to have 10 per cent of its energy derived from wind. I think the public is behind all [...]

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