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17th ANNUAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE OCTOBER 20 - 22, 2006 MARIN CENTER, SAN RAFAEL, CA

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Bioneers is a Hub of Practical Solutions for Restoring the Earth and Communities

LAMY, NM, September 29, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- For the most part, real solutions to our environmental and social problems already exist. Since 1990, the annual Bioneers conference has showcased extraordinary human creativity focused on problem solving. Bioneers is a fertile oasis of hope and connection.

Bioneers 2006 includes:

Paul Stamets - visionary biologist and mycologist
Michael Pollan - New York Times writer and best-selling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma
Lois Gibbs - 28 year champion of environmental justice beginning with Love Canal
Amy Goodman - host of the acclaimed radio program, "Democracy Now!"

The 3-day gathering features 15 plenary presentations, over 160 speakers, 58 panels, and a captivating Moving Image Festival. Visit www.bioneers.org for the full program, registration information and satellite locations.

Other highlights of Bioneers 2006:

Municipal Mojo: Toward Sustainable Cities
Some of California's city governments are leading-edge pathfinders in innovative urban sustainable management initiatives, creating models for the rest of the country. Panelists include Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley, Randy Hayes, executive director of the International Forum on Globalization, Arlene Rodriguez, San Francisco's commissioner for the environment, and Nancy Sutley, Los Angeles deputy mayor for energy and environment.

Restoring Family Values: Empowering Working Mothers & Rejecting the Commercialization of Childhood
Moderated by Mothering magazine's Peggy O'Mara; with Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org and the new organization MomsRising.org, and co-author of the new Motherhood Manifesto; and Gary Ruskin, executive director and co-founder of Commercial Alert, a leader in resisting the effects of advertising on children and public health.

Rethinking School Lunch: Linking Food, Culture, Health and the Environment
Learn about an innovative curriculum and food service initiative that is using a whole-systems approach to address the health and wellness of students and their education for a sustainable world. With Zenobia Barlow, Janet Brown and Margo Crabtree from the Center for Ecoliteracy; Patsy Benveniste, director of education at the Chicago Botanic Garden; and Professor Pamela Koch from the Linking Food and the Environment Program, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia.

The Perils and Promise of "Edge" Technologies
New genetic technologies, nanotechnology and robotics will radically alter the natural world and our lives. Are their potential risks being sufficiently considered? Hosted by Bioneers Associate Producer, J.P. Harpignies; with Patricia Berne, project director on Race, Disability and Eugenics at the Center for Genetics and Society; long-time activist Gopal Dayaneni, formerly with the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition and Project Underground; and design engineer and world famous "techno-artist," Natalie Jeremijenko, whose award-winning digital, interactive systems explore our complex relationships to technology. www.bioneers.org

CONTACT:
Kai Huschke
Marketing and Communications Mgr.
Lamy, New Mexico
kai@bioneers.org
505-986-0366 ext. 128

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