Save The Earth Virtual Conference

Prayer For The Earth - My Experience With It...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:30:00 -0500

Dear Jean,

I hear the common thread of love for Mother Earth and concern for Her in your voice, in your readers' voices, and in the voices of other Lightworkers in other groups from many places. The first article in the latest issue of Sacred Hoop speaks of local shamans near Copenhagen working for change in Humanity's treatment of her with visiting shamans from the Peruvian Andes highlands. The shamans of the Southern mountains had never left home before, ever. I hear from members of the Longhouse Coalition on this subject often. I hear from the Progressives in my area often. I know ex-Wall Street traders who are concerned. The tide of Human consciousness is turning, most everywhere I look, towards love and concern for the Earth.

There was a prayer I said once a few years ago in a sacred place. I was drawn by the Universe to the top of Monk's Mound in Southern Illinois. This is the tallest of the Cahokia Mounds, a UN World Heritage site. It covers the largest area of any ancient monumental structure around its base. Monk's mound isn't taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza, but it covers more ground, over 14 acres. It was abandoned over 400 years before the first European Colonialists set foot in North America, since used only by local Indigenous Peoples for an annual ceremony and gathering.

At the peak of Monk's Mound, I was inspired to say a prayer while smoking a fine cigar of sacred tobacco. I, a White European born of this region, appealed to the same Creator and spirits my Red Brothers do. The same Universal spirit that hears the prayers of all Humanity, regardless of the name(s) called upon.

To the East, I called "Heal the Earth, heal Mankind, in perfect ways, in perfect time." I sent the tobacco smoke into the sky of the East with this prayer upon it.

I repeated this prayer to the North, to the West, and finally to the South.

In all of this, my intention was for the divisions between Human Beings to be dissolved and healed, and for them to understand, love, and heal Mother Earth.

As I finished the final prayer to the South, in the nearly cloudless evening sky formed a high, thin cross of cloud that stretched across the entire bowl of the sky to the four Cardinal Directions. In the Southwest quadrant of the cross, very near its center, was a single cloud that looked exactly like a Thunderbird with Coyote riding on its back.

The great-grandson of a Seneca chief told me upon hearing this that it meant that my prayer had been heard and found acceptable. That is what the appearance of both Thunderbird & Coyote together meant.

Shortly after, I was inspired to find a real, native-crafted turquoise and silver ring. It was three years later when I found it. The stone in it is round and mostly blue with brown streaks running through it. It looks for all the world like a miniature Earth. The setting has wings on either side of the stone. Every time I put the ring on my finger, I repeat the following affirmation and think of that evening atop Monk's Mound: "I am connected to, a protector of, and supplied by the Earth."

About two years ago, I attended an interfaith ceremony at the Headquarters of the Theosophical Society in America, which is near my home. At that ceremony, I led an interfaith repetition of the prayer I first said atop Monk's Mound that day.

I would say that working in a prayer for the Earth in our daily routines is something that might be good for Lightworkers. Especially one that recognizes that all of Humanity and the Earth are interconnected and inherently indivisible.

The disaster in the Gulf is a catastrophe. It is also a teaching moment. Think about the lesson of Earth-interdependence the population near the Gulf is learning this Summer. Mother Earth couldn't be more graphic in showing us the dangers of oil-dependence. I wish this had never happened, but it did. There will be no escaping it's lesson.

Love & light,

Dan

The Four Years Project

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 01:54:00 -0600

The Four Years Project:

Excerpted from Jean Hudon's Earth Rainbow Network compilation at http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/InconvenientTruths2.htm :

Recommended by Rudolf Schneider (res0@bluewin.ch) - Note from Jean: I've already registered the support of the Earth Rainbow Network at http://www.fouryearsgo.org/

FOUR YEARS. GO.

A movement to change the course of the world.

What we do – or don’t do – in the next four years will determine the quality of life on this planet for generations to come. And you have a role to play.

We are living in a unique and critical time of human history – a time of great threat and even greater chances. On the one hand we rapidly approach dangerous tipping points where life as we know it will change irreversibly. On the other hand we already have the technologies and solutions we need to tackle this crisis of humanity. All that’s missing is a common awareness about the possibilities, and the political and public will to do anything at all.

We invite you to collaborate in what could become the largest grassroots campaign in history. Its central focus is an unprecedented level of organizational and individual collaboration to shift the trajectory of humanity’s impact on the world

Perhaps most importantly, it isn't run from the top according to some big master plan that everyone is supposed to work on. It comes from everywhere and nowhere, and it aims to spark a self-organizing movement, inviting all NGOs, companies, communities, and people to choose their most potent and visionary social improvement projects and commit to accomplishing them within the next four years – in the context of millions of others making the same decision. Its guiding principle is "Take responsibility for what you love as an act of service." FourYears.Go. seeks to catalyze a newly vibrant world of wildly diverse and inspired initiatives to co-create a better tomorrow now.

Spurred on by imminent planetary crises and the immediate opportunity for social transformation, hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals are coming together to launch a global campaign that will motivate and align the actions of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals.

This growing coalition of NGO’s, in partnership, participation, and creativity of the world’s largest independent advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy, creators of such memorable ad campaigns as Nike’s “Just Do It” and Lance Armstrong’s “Live Strong,” has created FourYears.Go., a global initiative including a massive communications campaign executed.

The initiative is called FourYears.Go. (http://www.fouryearsgo.org/) because a time frame of four years is needed to apply the solutions we already know and to develop those we will still need. Four years to finally do it the right way. Four years that can determine the course of the coming thousand years of human experience. And the time to get going is: NOW.

Pachamama co-founder Lynne Twist describes the campaign and how it started in a very inspiring 30 minute video: http://www.dynamicvideos.net/FourYears.html

Dan Wieden one of the top ad men in the world was profoundly touched during a recent, Amazon rainforest tour he was on, organized by http://www.pachamama.org/. He decided that doing pro bono work for the Pachamama Alliance could start to make up for forty years of selling people things they don't need. His ad agency is now working on videos to kick off Pachamama's new FourYears.Go. campaign.

The official start of the campaign was 14 February 2010, but in the run-up there are already more than 250 organizations committing to the idea and implementation of FourYears.Go.

The first step for you would be to register yourself or your organization on http://www.fouryearsgo.org/ and start designing the projects you could commit to.

As this campaign builds there will be many opportunities for collaboration, and I ask that we continue the dialogue exploring how your organization can play a role and how the initiatives that you are engaged in can be enhanced with more participation and potentially more funding.

With enormous gratitude for the work you are already accomplishing and excitement about the potential of working together to generate the “great turning,”

Marion Callahan
Clinton Callahan

New Bill Would Create 10 Million Solar Roofs Across USA

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:22:00 -0600

New Bill Would Create 10 Million Solar Roofs Across US

by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 02. 5.10

A great new bill was introduced to Congress yesterday (how often do you get to write a sentence like that these days?). Authored by Bernie Sanders (I-VT), it would create incentives and tax rebates for solar roofs and solar water heaters. The bill aims to get 10 million solar roofs and 200,000 solar heaters up and running--producing a total of 30,000 megawatts--over the next 10 years. Quite frankly, this is a very, very good idea.

Read the rest of the story at:

http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/InconvenientTruths1.htm#New

Jean Has Been Working On The Main Site...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 04:10:00 -0600

...at http://www.savetheearthconvention.org/ - and it's starting to look great. The graphics are beautiful.

I'm looking forward to when it starts to have some functionality added.

Dan

Main website for STEC still pending...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Wed, 3 Feb 2010 05:29:00 -0600

There is a placeholder page up at http://www.savetheearthconvention.org/ .

Jean Hudon is currently working on the site build - once it is ready, Jean will announce it http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com . At that point, the translations in multiple languages of the pledge form will become available.

I know for certain that it will be available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and German. I believe there are several other languages as well, but I don't know which ones they are.

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I've also taken steps to deal with the recent spamming of our blog, so that should stop.

Thank you for your dedication!

Dan

It's good to see Readership up - and on the President's SOTU Address...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:24:00 -0600

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

I'm seeing readership up to 28 people per day average incoming site hits, and 31 feed subscribers for the GL Zephyr. Even the old site, which refers visitors here is getting an average of 29 hits per day.

These visitors come in from all over the world - I've seen visits from every continent, including South America, which has been rare for my other blogs. (I think that's due to the language barrier.)

It's good to know that at least some people value what I'm doing here, because it's strictly a one-person voluntary thing. I've never made a cent off this blog, but the news I share here gives me great hope, because I see POSITIVE environmental stories every day. People all over the world are working hard to make new technologies succeed, technologies that protect the environment AND preserve our technical capabilities and quality of life. I see a future where people all over the world live in relative abundance, have safe, clean transportation and homes, and sustainable places to work. It IS happening, and entrepreneurs from across the globe are doing it, despite all the naysayers and people invested in the status quo.

Speaking of positive news, I saw President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last night. To me it was filled with positive rhetoric and ideals. The things that he was saying are things that many Progressives and independents voted for. I only hope that he really makes the moves toward clean and sustainable infrastructure in the United States in a timely fashion. He will need steady hard pressure on the Congress to get those intiatives done.

To be honest, I've heard by far the widest support for the infrastructure upgrades he mentions. The rank-and-file out around the country really want to see that done. I think the overwhelming focus on health care reform, while necessary, has held up infrastructure work that has far more popular support. People really do understand that infrastructure investments pay huge long-term dividends.

Many people I've talked to would have loved to see the entire second half of the $1.4 trillion-dollar "stimulus package" go into infrastructure upgrades and education instead of banking. I think that if the President had made THAT his first priority, he would be running on the top of a wave of huge popular support with a great success at his back right now. Maybe even enough to help him plow into the mountain of resistance on health care reform.

My advice to the president, for what it's worth: Switch focus to infrastructure and education in a BIG way right away. People get it on this one. They will support you.

Still, the speech was candy to the ears seeking to hear fairness, understanding, and support from Washington in difficult times. The speech had all the trimmings of great leadership potential. But we're past wanting candy. We're hungry for steak and potatoes, Sir.

Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read my efforts.

Dan

Massive New Solar Installations Planned; First Array Ribbons Cut...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:59:00 -0600

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10439709-54.html

This is some GREAT news on the energy front. Apparently the installer has contracts to install 1.6 BILLION watts of solar generation capacity in California and Texas.

Thank you for your dedication!

Dan

A Major Update On Feedback From Jean Hudon, And An Important Excerpt...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:52:00 -0600

First, the excerpt:

"I've had some interesting ideas about creating 3 categories where people will be able to post their commitments:

1) Just pledging to do my best everyday and to learn more about the issues (low level) To have an easy category for those who cannot figure out yet what exact commitments they are ready to make.

2) Listing a series of specific commitments and vowing to stick to them (middle level) Much like you did.

3) Local and global heroes of the environment for a better life for all (high level) This is for the people who consider that their current life commitments is already exemplar. They will be invited to submit a detailed entry about their accomplishments so far as a local or global hero of the environment as a stimulating example to others. They will be invited to explain how their lifetime commitment has changed their life and, as a result, how they feel about themselves and their actions and what is their vision for the future. The most noteworthy entries will be featured (by me or based on a website-visitor voting system if I can integrate one on the site) prominently on the site - accessible from a pull-down menu on the homepage or through a simple link."

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I really like Jean Hudon's idea here. Not everyone is going to know enough about this subject to start with an itemized list. I can also tell you that it can be difficult to follow some of the goals you may outline. Current Western /Developed-World societies aren't set up with the environment in mind. You have to put thought and effort into it. The important part is to get started on changing your lifestyle in ways that you do understand.

Our collective actions can REALLY add up!

And here is the link to Jean's update, with a ton of ideas and content on the STEVC effort:
http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/UpdateConvention1.htm

As always, thank You for your dedication!

Dan

An Old Concept Of Mine: Guerilla Gift Subscriptions...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:11:00 -0600

...Guerilla Gift Subscriptions was an idea I proposed a few years ago as a tactic to change hearts and minds toward more sustainable practices.

Basically, the idea was to look for addresses where you see Hummers and other obnoxiously large SUV's parked regularly, and note the street address down. Keep a list of such addresses going.

Once a month go online to Mother Earth News magazine, (Or another environmental magazine, but Mother Earth has a flair that appeals to those with a wide "independence from government" streak) and purchase a gift subscription for that address in the name of Anonymous Free or something like that.

I believe Mother Earth News is priced around ten dollars per year for a subscription if you save the paper and purchase it online. (Which saves the paper AND the fuel for the postal vehicle to deliver it.)

Voila! For ten dollars, you have just purchased and entire year of Progressive, environmentally sustainable how-to information and put it in the hands of someone who likely has little concern for a cleaner and sustainable Earth. For twelve months, they will be seeing stories on this subject. Additionally, Mother Earth News has been around since the 1960's, I believe. They have a LOT of experience with their subject matter.

At the end of the first year, you will have spent a total of $120.00 or so, and reached twelve households continuously. Given the "average' of two adults and 2.5 children per household, that is potentially 54 people to whom you have provided a year of on-going Progressive, Earth-first outreach, with zero face-to-face in-you-face interaction. There is no risk of confrontation.

And so you have it, the art of gentle persuasion, and you get to support your favorite Earth-friendly magazines.

Go forth - and subscribe people!

Thank you for your dedication.

Dan

Some of the latest feedback on the STEVC project...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:48:00 -0600

Jean Hudon of Earth Rainbow Network, the originator of this concept, has included multiple feedback responses on the Save The Earth Virtual Conference project. You can read them here: http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/TurningTide31.htm#feedback

Thank you for your dedication!

Dan

In The Wake of Haiti - A Re-iteration Of The Ping-Pong Theory...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:51:00 -0600

..Which I first proposed in 2005. ( http://www.whizzyrds.com/2005_12_01_wind_archive.html )

I have been holding back from writing about this for a couple of days, because it is just so large and horrible I haven't been able to find the words. I have my own theory about where these earthquakes and volcanoes and such are coming from, and if it's right, things are NOT pretty.

Think about a rubber ball - say one of those Super Balls from when we were kids, the ones that were the size of a ping pong ball, but would bounce way higher than your house.

If you squeeze the top and the bottom, the sides bulge out, right? If you stop squeezing the top and bottom and you squeeze around the middle, the whole surface of the ball changes shape, doesn't it?

Now picture the whole Earth as a giant rubber ball. The squeezing at the top and the bottom are the weight of trillions and trillions of tons of ice at the North & South poles. Now all that ice is melting, and the water is moving toward the equator, changing where all that water weight is pressing on the surface of the Earth - so now the whole surface of the Earth is changing shape.

I actually stumped the scientists on Earth Talk with this about 3-4 years ago, and then a year later I saw a scientific paper published outlining the basic theory.

Now, what exactly effect on fault lines and volcanoes do you think it will have if the polar tectonic plates are rebounding upward while the oceanic plates are being depressed by having more water on top of them? Not a pretty thought.

We'd best get our act together with regard to making changes in the global climate and natural systems, because otherwise, we ain't seen nothing yet. Check out the Google search terms "yellowstone super volcano". Mother Nature can spank a LOT harder than we can stand.

My heart absolutely goes out to the people of Haiti. It is like Banda Aceh and the Tsunami, or hurricane Katrina on steroids all over again. And as much of a jerk as Pat Robertson has been about it, it is quite possible that the hand of Humanity's collective insanity is involved.

We must do better. We CAN do better.

Thank you for your consideration and dedication.

Dan Stafford

NOTE: The following compiled aggregation of stories was excerpted from Jean Hudon's archived compilation on Earth Rainbow network at: http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/TurningTide31.htm

Larger Magnitude Quakes Trend Up (January 17, 2010)
http://standeyo.com/NEWS/10_Earth_Changes/100117.EQs.up.html
Over the last nearly four decades, the number of larger magnitude earthquake events has increased. To be objective in this count, we use only higher magnitude quakes. (...) Either Earth is flushing out seismic tension early, or it's going to be a busy year. It will be interesting to see if quake activity kicks up in California after the "unrelenting rain" forecast for next week. Not only does massive moisture promote landslides, it's also known to "lubricate' earthquake faults and add weight on underlying rock.

126 small earthquakes this past week in the Yellowstone National Park
http://www.seis.utah.edu/req2webdir/recenteqs/Maps/Yellowstone_full.html

Where Will the Next Five Big Earthquakes Be?
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1930622,00.html
Quakes can't be predicted with the same accuracy as the weather, but a look at global fault lines and the geologic record suggests some places are due for a rumble.

- Los Angeles - Earthquakes have always been part of Los Angeles' past — and its future. In 1994 a 6.7-magnitude quake hit the Northridge area of the city, badly damaging freeways, killing more than 70 people and causing $20 billion in damages. But those numbers could be dwarfed by a major quake in the future. The geologic record indicates that huge quakes occur roughly every 150 years in the region — Los Angeles lies along the southern end of the San Andreas Fault — and the last big quake, which registered a magnitude 7.9, happened in 1857. Los Angeles has done a lot to beef up its building codes and emergency response in the 15 years since the Northridge quake and may be better prepared than any other major U.S. city, but its sheer size ensures that the next Big One will be bloody.

- Tokyo - Roughly the same size as California, Japan shares the Golden State's precarious plate tectonics. The nation's four main islands get hit regularly with earthquakes of varying strength. But while California has about 36 million people, Japan's population is nearly 4.5 times as large, and most Japanese live in extraordinarily dense cities. That puts more people squarely in a danger zone — nowhere more so than in the capital of Tokyo, which has a population of 13 million. A major quake struck the city and its surroundings in 1923, killing as many as 150,000 people. Although Japan has vastly improved its infrastructure since then and has the strictest building codes in the world, a similar temblor — which seismologists believe is almost inevitable — could kill more than 10,000 people and cause more than $1 trillion in damages.

- Tehran - All of Iran lies within a major earthquake zone, and the country has suffered terrible temblors before — most recently in 2003, when a 6.8-magnitude quake leveled the ancient city of Bam and killed more than 30,000 people. But a similar quake in the congested capital of Tehran — where more than 7 million people live — would be a shattering catastrophe. Unlike building codes in other endangered cities such as San Francisco and Tokyo, Tehran's are relatively lax, and many residents live in the sort of unreinforced-concrete houses that turn into death traps in the event of a strong quake. The Iranian Health Ministry once estimated that a 7-magnitude quake would destroy 90% of the city's hospitals. Tehran is so threatened that there has been periodic talk about moving the capital.

- Pacific Northwest - The rain-drenched residents of the Cascadia region — roughly from Oregon to southern British Columbia — probably assume that earthquakes are something for their neighbors in California to worry about. But Cascadia sits on top of major faults, and although it doesn't get hit very often, the region has seen massive quakes before. The most recent one was in 1700, when a megathrust earthquake that may have been as severe as 9.2 on the Richter scale struck the region. The geologic record indicates that a catastrophic quake hits Cascadia only about every 500 years, but the cities of the Pacific Northwest, like Seattle and Vancouver, are far less prepared than San Francisco and Los Angeles for a major earthquake, so when the next powerful temblor comes around, the region could suffer.

- Indonesia - It's called the Ring of Fire, a semicircle of violently shifting plates and volcanoes that runs along the edges of the Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand to Chile. The most seismically active region on the planet, the Ring of Fire has triggered countless quakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people, mostly in Southeast Asia. That tsunami was set off by a 9.3-magnitude quake near the northern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, a region that has been hit repeatedly by massive temblors, most recently a 7.6 earthquake in September that killed more than 1,000 people. Sadly that's a relatively small quake death toll by Indonesian standards — and seismologists expect more to come in the future.

Tsunami-generating quake possible off Indonesia: scientists (Jan 17, 2010)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100117/sc_afp/sciencequaketsunamiindonesia
PARIS (AFP) – A huge wave-generating quake capable of killing as many people as in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami could strike off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and the city of Padang is in the firing line, a team of seismologists said on Sunday.The group -- led by a prominent scientist who predicted a 2005 Sumatran quake with uncanny accuracy -- issued the warning in a letter to the journal Nature Geoscience. The peril comes from a relentless buildup of pressure over the last two centuries on a section of the Sunda Trench, one of the world's most notorious earthquake zones, which runs parallel to the western Sumatra coast, they said. This section, named after the Mentawai islands, "is near failure," the letter warned bluntly."The threat of a great tsunamigenic earthquake with a magnitude of more than 8.5 on the Mentawai patch is unabated. (...) There is potential for loss of life on the scale of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami." The letter gave no timeframe for this event but warned starkly of the danger for Padang, a city of 850,000 people that lies broadside to the risky segment. "The threat from such an event is clear and the need for urgent mitigating action remains extremely high," it said.

Additional Support For The Ping-Pong Theory...

Guardian: Global warming to trigger “earthquakes, tsunamis ...

Sep 7, 2009 ... We seem to be living in an age where remote theory, ... Thermageddon and the Ecopolypse will cause earthquakes, tsunamis, and then the seas will boil! .... 535 volcanic eruption occurs what wipes out the US and Canadian grain crops. ... Volcanic Activity Windstorms Climate Change Disaster Studies ...
wattsupwiththat.com/.../guardian-global-warming-to-trigger-earthquakes-tsunamis-avalanches-and-volcanic-eruptions/ - Cached - Similar -

Climate change: melting ice will trigger wave of natural disasters

Scientists at a London conference next week will warn of earthquakes, avalanches and volcanic eruptions as the atmosphere heats up and geology is altered. Even Britain could face being struck by tsunamis: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/06/global-warming-natural-disasters-conference

This one is full of references to other scientific papers on the subject:

Can Rapid Climatic Change Cause Volcanic Eruptions? -- RAMPINO et ...

Many major volcanic eruptions coincide with cooling trends of decadal or longer ... ANDERSON, D.L., EARTHQUAKES AND ROTATION OF EARTH, SCIENCE 186: 49 (1974). .... The Greenhouse Theory of Climate Change: A Test by an Inadvertent Global ...
www.sciencemag.org › Science Magazine › 16 November 1979 -

An Affirmation Ceremony For Earth-Stewards...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:45:00 -0600

A few years ago, I bought a ring that to me symbolizes the Earth. I wear it to remind me constantly of my relationship to the Earth. It is an artisan-signed Native American piece of art. The stone is turquoise set in silver. The stone is packed in the setting with real tobacco, so the ring must be kept dry to avoid the packing rotting and causing the stone to loosen. To me, this is a very spiritual symbol. Every time I put the ring back on my finger, I repeat the following affirmation:

"I am connected to, a protector of, protected by, and supplied by the Earth."

This serves as a reminder several times a day (I have to take it off and put it back on every time I wash my hands or do anything with water.) of the nature of my relationship with the Earth, and my duty to it as a human being.

This is a picture of the ring:

As you can see, the stone LOOKS like the Earth as viewed from space in a way.

I won't advocated that anyone run out and buy every piece of Native American turquoise jewelry available and repeat my exact words, but I will advocate people to find a ceremony of their own to add to their daily ritual. Find a ceremony, even a small one like this, that heightens your spiritual connection to and remembrance of your duty to the Earth. Let it remind you of the beauty of our home world, of why you should be grateful for it.

The Earth is what allows us to exist. The web of life on the Earth is a part of what allows us to exist. The Earth literally protects us, from the vacuum and radiation and utter cold of outer space, if nothing else.

Give yourself a tangible and spiritual reminder of why you should and do love this beautiful blue and green world.

Thank you for reading.

Dan

suggestion for ERN's 'Save the Earth Convention' proposal

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:11:00 -0600

suggestion for ERN's 'Save the Earth Convention' proposal

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Dear Jean, Dear Friends.
Thank you for updates to the exciting Save the Earth proposal.

You've shared some stimulating feedback on communication methods, fiscal & social restructuring, lifestyle changes & community gatherings. We've read your updates and ask you to consider an additional suggestion.

We are a consortium of grassroots researchers in over 90 countries exploring properties and benefits of a "newly discovered" – or re-discovered – group of minerals that appear to be essential to the life and health of all plants and animals. These minerals have been concentrated from air, water and soil. They are particularly easy to concentrate from sea water using the method described at:

www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/tw/plant-lynx.htm

This page also provides links demonstrating the benefit of these materials to plant growth.

In an eroded age, when these minerals have been largely displaced, the restoration of optimally bioavailable essential minerals is vital across all terrains on scales large to small. We suggest that you consider encouraging your readers in these important methods of re-skilling & re-localizing, grounding good purpose in practical & useful learning. A veritable encylopedia of open-source information is offered free of charge as tutelage & peer support in these sustainable technologies – meaningfully re-connecting people with one another, with their food sources and their animal companions. Our outreach has been ongoing for more than 10 years.

Helpful methods and materials are discussed at subtleenergies.com/ormus. The processes are also available as recipes in hard copy as Ormus: Modern Day Alchemy (a primer of Ormus collection processes). See www.ormusbook.com

Wouldn't it be great if farmers could collect their own salt from the sea and use it to achieve all of the benefits that GM has promised? Suppose any farmer could take raw sea salt and grow walnuts like the ones shown at:

www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/tw/walnuts.htm

What if similarly useful material could be harmlessly precipitated from local rock?

Suppose any farmer could double the depth of topsoil in one year using easily concentrated minerals as illustrated at:

www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/tw/topsoil.htm

Many benefits for animals have also been observed. You can find links to these benefits at:

www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/tw/animal-lynx.htm

We hypothesize that these minerals improve intercellular communication in ways that Dr. Mae-Wan Ho has described at: www.i-sis.org.uk/brainde.php

and at: www.i-sis.org.uk/gaia.php

In support of the greener "green revolution".

With kindest regards,

Mary G. West, assisting

Barry Carter

<bcarter@igc.org>

2319 Balm, Baker City , Oregon 97814

Phone: 541-523-3357

Web Pages:

ORMUS - http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/index.htm

Forest - http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/bmnfa/index.htm

Donate - http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/donate.htm

"What you think upon grows. Whatever you allow to occupy your mind you magnify in your life. Whether the subject of your thought be good or bad, the law works and the condition grows. Any subject that you keep out of your mind tends to diminish in your life, because what you do not use atrophies. The more you think of grievances, the more such trials you will continue to receive; the more you think of the good fortune you have had, the more good fortune will come to you."

--Emmet Fox from Make Your Life Worthwhile, 1942

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replying to:

--- On Sun, 1/17/10, Jean Hudon <globalvisionary@earthrainbownetwork.com> wrote:

Subject: [earthrainbownetwork] UPDATE #1 on the 'Save the Earth Convention' proposal
Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 1:25 AM

Hello everysoul!

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www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/UpdateConvention1.htm

AND AT

http://earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2010/MomentTruth19.htm

About The Northern Hemisphere Cold Snap The Past Two Weeks...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:31:00 -0600

...This worries me.

It has long been predicted that the great "Atlantic Conveyor Belt," a system of currents that circle the Atlantic, would shut down.

This circular current around the Atlantic takes warm water from near the equator and carries it North past Europe. The thing transfers massive amounts of heat to the North.

Without this current, the entire Northern hemishere, including Europe, North America, and parts of Asia would be much colder. At the same time, the equator would get much hotter, yet overall average temperature continues going up..

The shut down would happen because melting glaciers are fresh water. and they lower the overal saltiness of the oceans as they melt. Saltier water is denser, and sinks harder in the cold North Atlantic. This effect drives all the ocean currents,

If this is what is happening, things could get much worse.

Dan

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

It will be a little while before the multi-lingual translations are available...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:56:00 -0600

Because the translated forms contain links back to the main STEVC website, which is not up and running yet, the translations are mostly completed, but annot be posted yet.

I will get them out as soon as it is possible.

Dan

STEVC Proclamation Form Being Translated Into Multiple Languages

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:34:00 -0600

The Save The #Earth Virtual Conference proclamation form is being translated into numerous languages by a team of dedicated volunteers. I will start posting multi-lingual translations as soon as they are available after coordinating with Jean Hudon. I'm hoping to both post the translations as blog posts, and to post links to their permanent sites in the blog link list on the sidebar.

There will be multiple other sites springing up as a part of this project around the world. I'm hoping to link to as many of these sites as possible as they come online.

Jean Hudon will also be creating the main site devoted to this project soon. I'll bring news on this project as soon as possible.

Please also note, I've added the origins of STEVC on the right sidebar of this blog.

Thank You for helping save the Earth!

Dan

25 New Year's Resolutions for Going Green in 2010 : Planet Green

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0600

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/new-years-resolutions-green.html

planetgreen.discovery.com

Going green is a great way to start off the new year. Get started with these suggestions, that include small and big changes.

Everyperson, The #Environment Is In Your Hands...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 07:32:00 -0600

It's so much easier to have billions of small, collective actions add up to the big change we need, rather than waiting on large industry changes being forced from the top down. If you want energy from the ground up, do it grass-roots. Do what you can, and encourage others to do what they can.

Put up a daily tip on your blog, Twitter profile, or Facebook page - or all three.

Do Youtube videos of what you're doing to help others repeat it.

Every action helps add up.

This site was set up in response to the failure of #Copenhagen

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 07:20:00 -0600

And is a way to help ordinary people do better than "world leaders" at protecting the #environment . Note the hash tags - I'm using them help this post be searchable on Twitter.

I honestly believe that the PEOPLE living on this world care more about it than the big corporations that appear to have bought out most or all of its governments.

Dan

Ok, off to the races - blog setup complete...

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:48:00 -0600

I've set up the blog, the site feed ( http://feeds.feedburner.com/SaveTheEarthVirtualConference ), the Twitter account ( http://twitter.com/SaveEarthVcnfrc ), site meter, and more.

I've invited the person who first shared this idea to become a poster here. So the next thing to do is spread the news about this effort far and wide, and start posting about the things people are doing daily to help save the Earth.

What a beautiful idea you have, dear Jean H.!

My Proclamation:

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:16:00 -0600

Whereas political leaders of all stripes appear to be unable to do the right thing to stop the destruction of the environment in part because they are unable to overcome the resistance of vested interests...

Whereas there is precious little time left to shift our civilization onto a sustainable path of development and towards a balanced relationship with the Earth's natural environment and her millions of life forms...

Whereas we are each individually responsible to show the example and take the lead towards alleviating the suffering of Nature, reducing our ecological footprint and assisting in the healing of our living planet...

I hereby resolve to...
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1. Use paper as little as possible to avoid the need for cutting trees.
2. Post at least one blog post every day on my environmental blog to encourage others.
3. Take a moment every day to thank the Earth and all life on it for providing me a place to live.
4. Use fossil fuel-powered transportation as little as is possible in daily life.
5. Use only the electricity and water I absolutely need.
6. Recycle as much as I possibly can.
7. Eat as little meat as possible to help reduce emissions and reduce mis-treatment of animals.
8. Stop eating fish until fish stocks replenish.
9. Use the most efficient electrical devices I can find.
10. Encourage others at every opportunity to do what they can to save the Earth.
11. Choose renewable energy options on my utility bill as soon as it is available.
12. Request information on renewable energy options from my utility company at least monthly until it's available.
13. Advocate my elected public officials to choose sustainable practices at every opportunity.
14. Invest at least $20.00 per month in a renewable energy company of some kind.
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Signed by:

_Daniel A. Stafford_____

Signed on _01/09/2010____

How Do I Help Save The Earth?

aquarianm@gmail.com (Daniel A. Stafford) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0600

Simple. Copy the following proclamation form and use it. The instructions are included as part of the form. Then post your completed proclamation form as a comment on any of the posts at this blog. Then do what you proclaimed you would do.

Here's the form:

Whereas political leaders of all stripes appear to be unable to do the right thing to stop the destruction of the environment in part because they are unable to overcome the resistance of vested interests...

Whereas there is precious little time left to shift our civilization onto a sustainable path of development and towards a balanced relationship with the Earth's natural environment and her millions of life forms...

Whereas we are each individually responsible to show the example and take the lead towards alleviating the suffering of Nature, reducing our ecological footprint and assisting in the healing of our living planet...

I hereby resolve to... [Please take a couple minutes to think/meditate about it and write down what you solemnly vow to do as your personal contribution to save the Earth - If you need ideas read 10 Ways to Change Your Life, How to Go Green: Ultimate Guide, 25 New Year's Resolutions for Going Green in 2010 and explore these Google search results].

(Type what you resolve to do between the lines below)
_______________________________________

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Signed by:

____________________

Signed on ____________

If you wish to make your commitment public, please remember to post your completed proclamation form as a comment on any of the posts at this blog!

Thank YOU for helping save the Earth!