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EcoVersity
2639 Agua Fria
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Office: 505.424.9797
(Winter hrs:Tues-Fri 9-2)
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E-mail: info@ecoversity.org

Ecoversity: Case Focus

In the Case Focus area we present dossiers on events and issues that reveal both the problems we face as well as, if possible, solutions to these problems, or at least a new way of understanding them. If you or your organization would like to submit a Case Focus dossier for publication, contact us here.

Algae: Not Only The Best BioFuel By Far...
The biofuels boom, subsidized by government and the source of expected lucrative profits for agro-industry turns out to be disastrous for the climate and for the food supply. But there is hope- biofuel from algae. What's more, the process also rapidly produces food. We take a closer look at this promising technology which we are demonstrating at Ecoversity this year, and give you references for further research. (...read on)

Global Warming and Climate Chaos
March 15. Tornadoes hit the city of Atlanta today, the second day in a row.
Following one of the the hottest years of the last century, this winter has seen extremely severe storms, record cold, and record snowfalls from China to Wisconsin; global-warming skeptics are all abuzz. But the danger we face from our modifications to the atmosphere is not a gradual increase in temperature, but climate chaos. Record cold spells and snowfall, to the extent they represent something more than transient weather extremes, may be a sign of growing instability, rather than counter-indications of a simplistic linear warming. (...read on)

Introduction to Beekeeping
Talon VanHowten will be giving our beekeeping courses this year in a series of 6 weekend sessions beginning in April. Students may attend either a morning session (9-12am), or an afternoon session on the same material (2-5pm). Enrollment is limited to 10 for each session. Cost: $180 for the series (classes are not offered individually). Call 424-9797 for info.
View beekeeping slide show
View our beekeeping movies

"Fruit Song"
What are we going to eat in the future, 10 billion of us? What about fruit? A rumination on nature's special food, at the Biomagic blog.