Dave Sandersfeld
Bush again threatening Right whales & Seals!
Oil Drilling to Hit Heart of Endangered Right Whale Habitat in Bering Sea
From: Center for Biological Diversity
Published April 9, 2008 10:04 AM
ANCHORAGE, AK — ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Bush administration Tuesday took the first step toward opening up 5.6 million acres in the Bering Sea to oil and gas leasing. The proposal, published in Tuesday’s Federal Register by the Department of the…
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Why not document this in humans too?
Lucky Squirrels
Some squirrels have all the luck.
Researchers discovered that squirrels born under lucky circumstances, such as a time of plentiful food and warmer spring weather, held on to their advantage throughout their lifetimes. These squirrels ultimately boasted better fitness, longevity and reproductive success later in life.
“One of the fundamental challenges for ecologists is to…
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new thinking on timber too!
From: , Organic Consumers Association, More from this Affiliate
Published April 3, 2008 09:29 AM
Report: Local Control Saves Forests
NEW YORK – There will likely be fewer wildfires and more trees for future generations if loggers abide by a set of international rules on forest management, says a new study by independent environmentalists. In releasing the 18-page study, the New York-bas…
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Energy Giant Enron's monopoly and malefeasance made people think of a better way ahead!
Renewable Energy Hedges
From: , Global Policy Innovations Program, More from this Affiliate
Published April 2, 2008 08:37 AM
The pursuit of sustainability in the 21st century will equate economic growth with ecological improvement, not ecological destruction. The ecosphere is humanity’s home, not a temporary hotel that we trash with impunity before moving on. Sustainability means equili…
Adversity training!
Carrots, Eggs, & Coffee!
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee…You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. ...
NOT FOR FAINT OF HEART! Bush's Karma?
LAW AND CLIMATE CHANGE:
GOVERNMENT’S ATMOSPHERIC TRUST RESPONSIBILITY
MARY CHRISTINA WOOD
University of Montana Wilderness Institute
Lecture Series – Climate Change: Moving from Science to Solutions
Feb. 19, 2008
Live video-stream from Eugene, Oregon
DEB – GREEN IS MY TEXT CHANGES FOR YOUR VIDEO!
I. INTRODUCTION
I feel very privileged to address all of you t…
Al Gore's New "Fight Global warming group". Join if you like?
Dear Friend,
Last week I asked you to get your friends involved in our campaign to stop global warming and you responded: more than 70,000 people have joined in the last week alone. That’s simply amazing and shows that there is immense support behind our call for solutions to the climate crisis. Today we are just 76,000 short of reaching our goal of 1,000,000 members by April.
You can help …
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Canada & Russia kills seal, but US worried about their future
NOAA to Assess Whether Melting Ice Endangers Seals
Ribbon seals such as this on
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 27, 2008; Page A02
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced yesterday that it will evaluate whether four kinds of seals inhabiting Alaska’s Bering Sea should be placed on the endangered species list because of melting sea …
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Warming/drought kills Aussie wines
Warming withers Aussie wine industry
High cost of water adds to pressure to sell, change grapes or even move
Reuters
updated 9:08 a.m. PT, Thurs., March. 27, 2008
MELBOURNE – Australian grape growers reckon they are the canary in the coal mine of global warming, as a long drought forces winemakers to rethink the styles of wine they can produce and the regions they can grow in.
The three l…
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DO Not Lasso Deer!
..(Names have been removed to protect the stupid!) Actual Letter from
someone who writes, and farms. ..
I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed
it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.
The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that,
since they congregate at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear
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