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Yoga — The Only Workout You Need

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Since I started this post with a title including the word “workout,” I just want to make a clarification — yoga is not exercise. To me, yoga is a holistic practice that involves your body, breath, and mind. That said, that doesn’t mean that it can’t meet all of your exercise needs…
A few weeks ago, […]

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Yoga — The Only Workout You Need

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Since I started this post with a title including the word “workout,” I just want to make a clarification — yoga is not exercise. To me, yoga is a holistic practice that involves your body, breath, and mind. That said, that doesn’t mean that it can’t meet all of your exercise needs…
A few weeks ago, […]

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Conning the Congo

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Just as the need to save the world’s forests for climate protection is becoming widely recognised, we have discovered that major logging companies - operating in the Congo basin - are increasingly destroying one of the most ecologically important forest areas on the planet while dodging taxes and robbing impoverished Congolese people of revenue.     Full […]

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Quit Coal campaign completes Thailand tour

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

After successful campaigns in New Zealand and the Philippines, the Rainbow Warrior spent 21 days in Thailand as part of the “Quit Coal, Lead the Energy [R]evolution Tour” promoting solutions to climate change. The tour included human banners, port blockades and a visit to the Ministry of Energy.     Full Story…

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FDA finds suspect salmonella at second Mexican farm [Greg Laden’s Blog]

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

After months of probable false leads and demonstration of embarrassing ineptitude, the Bush FDA may have finally come to a helpful conclusion regarding the origin of a salmonella outbreak that has harmed more citizens within the borders of the United States than, say, the large number of Islamic terrorist attacks that have not happened over […]

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How real science works [denialism blog]

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Every once in a while I like to do a piece on how real science works. The New England Journal of Medicine was kind enough to serve up a nice example for us this week.
Real science is hard. It’s time-consuming, expensive, and leads down many blind alleys. That’s one of the reasons pseudoscience is so […]

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