17th Annual Bioneers Conference in California

international | environment | other press Wednesday October 25, 2006 15:11 by Terence

Bioneers seeks “to bring biological pioneers together to restore the Earth.”

This conference took place from Oct 20-23 and attracted over 3000 people and connected to another 10,000 by satellite. The aim of the bioneers according to founder Kenny Ausubel, Bioneers seeks “to bring biological pioneers together to restore the Earth.” Co-producer Nina Simons described its intention to “co-create a living social system.

This is probably of interest to those involved or concerned about the environment and the current set of crisis and those thinking along the lines of sustainable development.

It seems basically the conference aimed to get people together to discuss and promote the repairing of the damaged environment.

Some extracts from the report below:


“Indigenous people are the original bioneers,” Thomas-Mueller began his presentation. “The IEN is composed of 250 indigenous groups around North America. Our communities are being disproportionately poisoned by toxins. Our lands and people are being sacrificed for irresponsible energy policies. Oil, natural gas, and mining industries violate our humans rights and territories.”

“America’s burgeoning natural gas industry” threatens the indigenous people and their land in Canada, according to Thomas-Muller. He described a natural gas pipeline of 1700 miles that is being built to get oil from the tar sands in North Alberta, noting, “Tar sands are the second largest oil reserves in the world, next to Saudia Arabia. Industry’s goal is to make Canada the number one producer of oil for the US. Energy companies from China and India are also now arriving for this lucrative and destructive energy.”


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“Democracy Now” radio and TV host Amy Goodman reported on her 80-city tour with her new book “Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back.” Her program is now the largest public media collaboration in the US, broadcasting on over 500 stations.

“The media are the most powerful institution in the world,” Goodman asserted. “The Pentagon has employed the media and we need to take it back. We need a media that covers power, not one that covers up for power.”