Tumblr Post Digest for hlthenvt

[My apologies for the messy formatting and duplicates. I still can't get the Yahoo Pipes Cleaner to work properly. It isn't collecting all requested and doesn't clean up after itself. But the links should all work.]
The latest from Tumblr Regular Post Digest for hlthenvt

Filter By Age – Remove feed results older than X days or [...]

Tumblr 15june, 22june, 29june, 6july, 13july, 20july2008

Tumblr Regular Post Digest for hlthenvt [Not much of a weekly update, eh?]

[trash] Plastic bags banished from Old Crow

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/07/22/oldcrow-bags.html?ref=rss
People in the isolated Gwich’in community of Old Crow, Yukon, are using
plastic bags – more precisely, the absence of them – to help make a
stand against oil drilling in Alaska.

[environmental change, tundra] SNRAS scientists’ work featured on [...]

Tumblred weeks of 25may, 1june, 8june 2008

[aging, Liz Taylor] How to Find an eldercare provider that is right for your parents

[anthropology, rural development] College student opens Kotzebue fabric shop

[rural, remote] Regional inequality rampant in provision of basic services in Finland

[energy, rural] Fuel prices to rise with first fuel barge shipment

[public involvement, watsan, CBR] A Community Guide to Environmental Health

[aging] World Elder [...]

Tumblred for week of 2008may18

Still having trouble getting the Tumblr digests cleaned up for posting here. However, all posts available at Untitled http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com
The latest from Tumblr Regular Post Digest for hlthenvt (Yahoo)

[toilets, water, aging] user-friendly water and sanitation services for the disabled
[museums, libraries, heritage] Primary Source, The IMLS E-Mail Newsletter
[toilets] Handbook empowering communities to achieve total sanitation
[SciTEK, teachers, [...]

Tumblred April 26, May 2, May 9

environmental change] New WWF Report Available – Arctic Climate Impact Science
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 -0400 To: “ArcticInfo” Subject: New WWF Report Available – “Arctic Climate Impact Science – an Update since ACIA” The full report can be downloaded at: http://www.panda.org/arctic The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s International Arctic Programme announces the publication of an [...]

Tumblr week of 2008mar29

[environment] Earth Hour The Hour is Near!
Since the sun won’t set until well past 8:30 PM (and light past 10 PM), even us so far south of the Arctic Circle will do just fine. But think about the earth. mpb
EARTH HOUR WEBSITE | SPREAD THE WORD | GET INVOLVED THE HOUR IS NEAR! This is [...]

Tumblr for week of 22mar2008

[health, tribal law] Court allows suit against tribe for faulty homes

I don’t know how this is related to the Blue Legs decision, but that may also be relevant. Tribal governments have a trust responsibility towards their members as part of their recognition as tribal governments by the US. (and a moral responsibility for quality housing) [...]

Anthropology in a climate of change, war, and internecine environments 1

[In process]
Background*
Part 1**
Part 2*** [separate post]
* Background
I think there is a need for anthropological perspective in any issue of human existence.
It is a sad irony that the discipline (science) which is most comprehensive and fundamental (science is a human activity and the basic science of human activity is anthropology) has often seemed through its [...]

Pay for performance

What is supposed to work in schools, similarly with alcohol control and Wall Street, seems to operate on belief rather than an examination of what is and then formulating testable ideas on what, if anything, needs doing. Belief is an important factor in “what works”. However, critical thinking and careful use of statistics, [...]