Author Archives: Carol Mosley

About Carol Mosley

Carol Mosley is a social ecologist, freelance writer, human rights activist, mini-farmer, and educator.

Bolivian Women Weave Their Way Into People’s Hearts With Intricate Medical Device

The Aymara women of Bolivia have always been weavers, making traditional hats, sweaters, and ruanas (ponchos) for protection from the cold Andean highlands. Now their expertise is called upon to fashion intricate medical devices to…

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Stanford Develops a Portable ‘Potalyzer’ to Detect Stoned Drivers

With an ever increasing number of states legalizing marijuana, whether for medicinal purposes or recreational, the public and the police are expressing concern about adding yet one more substance to impair drivers. But, unlike a…

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Open Source Machines Shred, Compress, Inject & Extrude Recycled Plastic Trash

This is the coolest thing you’ve never yet seen! This website offers an open source design for making plastic trash useful again. It takes some tinkering, but the little machines can be put together from…

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Phosphate Mining Brings a ‘Mosaic’ of Destruction to Florida Including Sinkholes & Radioactive Waste

A massive sinkhole opened up under a phosphate gypsum stack, sending radioactive waste into the Floridan aquifer. So far, 215 million gallons of contaminated mining waste have flowed into the main source of drinking water…

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Mushroom Burial Attire Speeds a Body’s Return to Earth

Matter never goes away, it just transforms. It’s the job of fungi to decompose matter so that it can become something new. For those of us who care deeply about ecology, this is serious. Now…

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These Marine Life Sculptures Originally “Washed Ashore” As Garbage

In a creative and artistic attempt to clean beaches and bring awareness, the nonprofit group Washed Ashore creates traveling exhibits of enormous sea life sculptures constructed entirely of garbage gleaned from shorelines. The larger than…

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Love Dory in the Movies, But Please Leave Blue Tangs in the Ocean

If you happen to find Dory while on your summer snorkeling adventure, please leave it where it belongs: in the ocean. Biologists are concerned that the popularity of the little fish, featured in Disney movies,…

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CIA Invests in the Beauty Cream Business to Gather DNA, Not Smooth Over Wrinkles

Well, this gives new meaning to the phrase “in your face.” Is there no end to the bizarre things the CIA will stick its nose into? Apparently not. The CIA’s venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel, has…

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Will ‘Sea Bubbles’ Turn the Rivers of France Into an Alternative to Their Clogged Roads?

These little hydroplaning cabs with flippers, called Sea Bubbles, are about to be tested on the Seine in Paris this summer. If all goes well with the debut, the plan is for 3,000 to 5,000…

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Did You Know You Can Attract Hummingbirds Without the Red Dye?

While it’s true that hummingbirds are attracted to red flowers, most feeders are red in color or have little fake flowers that do the trick. These splendid little iridescent aviators are easy to attract with…

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Author Archives: Carol Mosley

About Carol Mosley

Bolivian Women Weave Their Way Into People’s Hearts With Intricate Medical Device

Stanford Develops a Portable ‘Potalyzer’ to Detect Stoned Drivers

Open Source Machines Shred, Compress, Inject & Extrude Recycled Plastic Trash

Phosphate Mining Brings a ‘Mosaic’ of Destruction to Florida Including Sinkholes & Radioactive Waste

Mushroom Burial Attire Speeds a Body’s Return to Earth

These Marine Life Sculptures Originally “Washed Ashore” As Garbage

Love Dory in the Movies, But Please Leave Blue Tangs in the Ocean

CIA Invests in the Beauty Cream Business to Gather DNA, Not Smooth Over Wrinkles

Will ‘Sea Bubbles’ Turn the Rivers of France Into an Alternative to Their Clogged Roads?

Did You Know You Can Attract Hummingbirds Without the Red Dye?

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