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River Refugium Project – Development Update & Next Steps A Statement from the Cernunnos Foundation & Bright Meadow Group The River Refugium Project is entering its next phase of development, and this page exists to provide clarity for partners, researchers,
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Today, the Cernunnos Foundation is releasing the high-level technical whitepaper for the River Refugium Project (RRP)—a watershed-scale, closed-loop environmental system designed to intercept nutrient-polluted river water, remove contaminants, and convert recovered biomass into usable industrial materials and renewable fuels. This
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The City on the Hill Some dreams feel too big to talk about out loud. Not because they’re unrealistic, but because they sound embarrassingly hopeful in a world that has learned to sneer at hope. One of those dreams is
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As announced recently on our webzine The Blue Ribbon Team, the Cernunnos Foundation LLC has officially relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania—and brought our whole family of ventures along for the ride. The move is personal and practical in equal measure. Personally,
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Closing the Loop: How the River Refugium Project Guides Us Toward Truly Sustainable Off-World Colonies 1. Introduction As humanity’s ambitions stretch beyond Earth, the prospect of establishing permanent colonies on the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies transitions from science
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The Cycles of Nature: Harnessing Permaculture Design for the River Refugium Project Nature operates in cycles—an intricate dance of elements, organisms, and forces that sustain life on Earth. From the movement of water and nutrients across the landscape to the
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Part of the Cernunnos Foundation River Refugium Project’s approach is to look for root causes to our pollution problems, and one of them for rivers is city waste water treatment. So we looked for a solution and modeled it. Here
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Proposal for a Small-Scale River Refugium Project (RRP): Algae-Based Biofuel Production and Water Remediation Executive Summary This proposal outlines the development of a small-scale River Refugium Project (RRP) designed to clean polluted water while producing raw bio-oil from algae, which
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Nature-Inspired Solutions for a Man-Made Problem Swamps and bayous, often mischaracterized as desolate or hazardous, are among the most intricate and productive ecosystems on the planet. Their delicate interplay of water, vegetation, and wildlife creates a self-sustaining system capable of
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Imagine a yard alive with the buzz of bees, the flutter of butterflies, and the gentle sway of prairie grasses in the wind. Such a natural lawn, composed of native plants and wildflowers, is more than a beautiful sight; it’s