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The Infidel; News for the Damned (2012-02-01)

2012-02-02T13:15:32.568Z

Welcome to The Infidel; News for the Damned. This is a soon-to-be-daily news show for Atheists. The Infidel needs you!

Sylvia Earle: How to protect the oceans

2010-07-05T00:48:50.715Z

Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.

See more at: http://www.ted.com.

Or visit Mission Blue: The Sylvia Earle Foundation at:…

Dive: Living off America's Waste

2010-05-28T22:55:02.376Z

I've not seen this, but it is one more to add to the list. I've never dumpster dived for food.

Here is some info from the website:

Grocery stores around the country are filling their dumpsters with food. Not rotten, spoiled food, but billions of pounds of good, edible food.

Why? Because the expiration date is nearing? Because it costs less to simply throw away excess food rather than do something helpful with it? Whatever the answer, the contradiction is profound: good, edible food is being thrown away in the very same communities where people are going hungry.

Follow filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and his circle of friends as they “dumpster dive” in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of L.A.’s supermarkets. In the process, they uncover thousands of dollars worth of good food and an ugly truth about waste in America: grocery stores know they are wasting and most refuse to do anything about it.

In the meantime, Seifert and friends no longer spend money on groceries. With nothing more than a big appetite and a strong stomach, they “dive” for Pacific Salmon, American Ground Beef, New Zealand Lamb Chops, Free-Range Whole Chickens, Pork Loins, and loads of fresh fruit, vegetables, and bread. Totally edible, totally free, and totally illegal.

Why aren’t grocery stores giving the food to people who need it? Seifert takes this question to corporate front offices in an attempt to find out. The result is equal parts entertainment, guerrilla journalism, and call to action.

The power of the film lies in its ability to motivate: it will move you to question the manager at your supermarket; it will move you to learn about food waste and the role it plays in your community. In the end, you might even find yourself in a dumpster.

More can be found here: http://divethefilm.com

Here are some related links:

Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal, by Tristram Stuart at: http://www.amazon.com/Waste-Uncovering-Global-Food-Scandal/dp/0393068366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275087616&sr=1-1

Wasted Food at: http://www.wastedfood.com/

TED Talk: Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view

2010-01-30T18:50:05.716Z

What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.

Michael Pollan is the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, in which he explains how our food not only affects our health but has far-reaching political, economic, and environmental implications. His new book is In Defense of Food.

Watch this video on TED:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view.html

Bang Goes the Theory: Craig Venter Interview

2009-08-10T23:26:18.776Z