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Winter Olympics Won’t Avoid Environmental Damage The upcoming 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy (TOROC) lack sufficient environmental safeguards to prevent damage to the Southern Alps, according to the international ecological monitoring group Guard Fox Watch (GFW). Dramatic increases in air and water pollution, disruption of wildlife, overflowing garbage and sewage facilities, and greater […]
Read MoreBrian Teinert, Field Project Manager Planet Drum Foundation The Celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the Eco-city Declaration in mid-February was a very successful event. Many different groups helped to plan and organize activities to take place over a week-long period. There were several other environmental groups besides Planet Drum Foundation including Reserva Cerro Seco, […]
Read MoreFebruary 2- 11, 2004 February 2, 2004 Well, some rain has finally come and the greenhouse, inside and out, is overwhelmed with “weeds.” Some are nearly as high as my shoulders (I’m 5’6’’). With a machete in one hand and an “L” shaped stick in the other, I begin the tedious task of clearing the […]
Read MoreNatalie Pollard, Volunteer Planet Drum Foundation Hola Planet Drum, Thursday morning, 2/5/04, Renee and I headed to the greenhouse — transplanting, watering, and preparing beds for planting. Back to the apartment for pescado de Koke (yum!) In the afternoon, we headed to Jorge Lomas with Brian and Cheo to do some cribbing along the hillside, so […]
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2004 Hola Planet Drum, Thursday morning, 2/5/04, Renee and I headed to the greenhouse — transplanting, watering, and preparing beds for planting. Back to the apartment for pescado de Koke (yum!) In the afternoon, we headed to Jorge Lomas with Brian and Cheo to do some cribbing along the hillside, so that we […]
Read MoreBrian Teinert, Field Project Manager Planet Drum FoundationJanuary 19, 2004 Up until last week, I had been the unofficial organizer of the celebration for the Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration for the Eco-City. Last Thursday I was made the official organizer. I have been inviting more and more people every week. The calendar for the eco-city celebration […]
Read MoreBrian Teinert, Field Project Manager Planet Drum FoundationJanuary 5, 2004 Reneé Portanova will undoubtedly be a great member of our team. We have been in contact and I am looking forward to her arrival in Bahia on January 19th. I am excited about Natalie Pollard coming as well. At the moment, we have 3 volunteers […]
Read MoreBahia de Caraquez, Ecuador There are now six revegetation sites strung like beads on the river-facing eroded hillsides leading into Bahia de Caraquez. One within sight above the vivero(greenhouse) at Universidad Catolica is fully planted and has thus far survived the summer drought. It can serve as a walk-through demonstration of the generalprocess and a specific model of controlling […]
Read MoreBahia de Caraquez, Ecuador When I first heard “pique y pasa” (pronounced pee-kee pah-sah) it was used in a traditional way to describe how to go about buying something when there were different items of all kinds offered. Not a single-minded hunting trip for just one thing or at best a few things where the range […]
Read MoreBahia de caraquez, Ecuador Of all the differences between living here and in San Francisco there is one that creates a paramount necessity. It is the millimeter close proximity of organisms that use the human body for their own purposes and other natural effects. This slim space eventually becomes a factor in most activities if […]
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