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  • From: Rain Tenaqiya <raincascadia@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] polyethylene made from sugarcane
  • Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:21:41 -0800 (PST)

I have to admit I love polyethylene.  My life depends on it (water tanks,
irrigation tubing, water supply pipes, containers, clothing, etc).  Now
someone has discovered a way to make it from ethanol, ensuring that at least
the rich will be able to enjoy its use after fossil fuels are long gone:
http://www.azom.com/News.asp?NewsID=8982



>From keithdj@mindspring.com Sat Nov 15 17:51:01 2008
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Judy Wicks, founder of numerous community networks, just spoke in
Bloomington. I'd consider her a practitioner of the principles of
financial permaculture. You may already have a local BALLE network near
you. Look into it.

"How can my business use less energy and produce less waste? How can
I help my customers understand that locally owned businesses are
important to the strength of our community? What new business
opportunities exist for our region in the emerging green economy?"

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, also known as
BALLE, brings small business leaders together to answer these
questions (and many more!). We provide tools and resources. Above
all, we´re showing that community-based businesses can go beyond
traditional measures of success [learn more]
<http://www.livingeconomies.org/aboutus/mission-and-principles-1>

http://www.livingeconomies.org/
http://www.livingeconomies.org/aboutus/get-involved/BALLE%20info%20kit.pdf

--
Keith Johnson
"Be fruitful and mulch apply."
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 5516, Bloomington, IN 47407
(812) 335-0383
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
- Bloomington Permaculture Growers Cooperative
http://bloomingtongrowers.locallygrown.net/
- Renaissance Farm and Permaculture Center
http://bloomingtongrowers.locallygrown.net/growers/show/212
- http://www.PermacultureTradingPost.com
- Switch to Solar Power the Easy Way
http://www.jointhesolution.com/KeithJ-SunPower
http://www.PowUr.com/KeithJ-SunPower
- Blog: http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/
- Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
http://www.permacultureactivist.net/design/Designconsult.html
- Association for Regenerative Culture http://www.ARCulture.org
- APPLE (Alliance for Post-Petroleum Local Economics) It's a small world
after oil. http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington
- Bloomington Permaculture Guild http://my.calendars.net/bloomingtonpccal/
http://bloomingtonpermacultureguild.blogspot.com/




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