Valiant effort to save blue whale stranded on Nicaragua beach E. Fudd
can be read here. Enjoy! E. Fudd
From Take Part: Catching Shark Finners Red-Handed How do you catch poachers in Costa Rica who cut the fins off sharks, throw the animals overboard to slowly die, and then sell the body parts to Asian restaurants that make shark fin soup? One way is to surreptitiously attach satellite tracking devices to suspected poachers’ boats […]
for a moment, anyway. Don’t be surprised if it pops back into his %$&)(* within only a few months or less…. Google Quits ALEC, Says Link With Climate Skeptics Wrong Google Inc. (GOOG:US) Chairman Eric Schmidt said the world’s biggest Internet search company made a mistake in funding a political group that opposes U.S. action […]
From The Seattle Times: Thousands march in NYC, around globe over climate Accompanied by drumbeats, wearing costumes and carrying signs, thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Manhattan and other cities around the world on Sunday to urge policy makers to take action on climate change. The crowds of marchers, which included actors Mark Ruffalo […]
very, very cool…. From the Seattle Times/AP: Chinook spotted in upper reaches of Elwha River PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park says that for the first time in more than a century, chinook salmon have been spotted in the upper reaches of the Elwha River following the recent removal of two dams. Fisheries staff equipped […]
Actions speak louder than words – but watch the video and decide for yourself 🙂 E. Fudd
scary. Especially when we have two in our own yard and many around the neighborhood….there was a note in the latest NCCC issue, but here’s a similar article: No songs of praise for holly, ivy in Northwest forests E. Fudd
Love it. It’s hard to find companies in this day and age that take much of a stand on anything, because in large part the lawyers and PR people get in the way. But this page says it all – kudos to Burpee! Burpee’s Policy on GMO’s Burpee’s Policy on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) April […]
Very cool…. From the Seattle Times: Seattle couple hosts attic full of bats Six weeks ago, overnight, about 270 bats decided to take up residence at the Columbia City home of Brenda Matter and Bruce Crowley. Yes, it was a disconcerting sight. Every evening, 270 bats come streaming out of the attic of the two-story, […]