Archive for July, 2010
From the International League of Conservation Photographers:
This summer, Save Our Wild Salmon (SOS) and the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) have joined forces to visually tell the awe-inspiring story of the Snake River’s endangered one of a kind salmon and the place they call home.
iLCP photographer Neil … Read the rest
We did know about climate change back in the 50′s, as evidenced by this Frank Capra Video on Global Warming. But even though it was a monster of a dog back then, it was still just a harmless little puppy.
Today, well, it’s different. And I don’t know how much… Read the rest
Here’s something you can feel good about using–yes, literally and … Read the restfiguratively. By purchasing these limited edition “Drill Without the Spill” Oil Spill Condoms, you’ll donate 20 percent of the proceeds to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund. And by using them, you’ll also be doing your part for the environment
NASA scientists recently put together the above map–an illustration of the expansion of the world’s marine dead zones; regions of the ocean where dissolved oxygen is too low for marine species to live in. Scientists created this map using satellites that detect high concentrations of particulate matter, which indicate “overly… Read the rest
After one hundred and thirty days and eight thousand nautical miles, 10 crew members traveling on a boat named Plastiki, made of more than 12,500 plastic bottles, reached Sydney’s Australian National Maritime Museum in high spirits.
Plastiki successfully carried the crew from San Francisco, where they started in March, to… Read the rest
The biotech and agrochemical industries are KILLING us! Well, at least they are well aware of that and are working hard to clean up their act.
Oh wait, now I’m not telling the truth…
More relevant info:
The Killing Fields of Multi-National Corporations
How Toxins Are Making Our Children Chronically… Read the rest
The Sage Grouse is a candidate for designation as a threatened or endangered species. As the Interior Department considers the bird’s fate, several research projects are underway across the west to study its behavior, movements and nesting patterns.
Wildlife biologist Bryan Bedrosian locates the birds at night. Sage Grouse sleep… Read the rest
We all went through what I’ll call the “BPA scare,” when nearly every Nalgene-carrying person out there discovered that the lining, made from BPA, can leach into our water and have so-called “dangerous health effects.” Inevitably, then, many of us switched to stainless steel bottles, or even began chugging h2o… Read the rest
Yes, the German Autobahn is typically associated with cars, not bikes. And yes, one million cyclists (as well as pedestrians) really overtook it on Sunday, July 18th as a part of an event called “Still-Life,” held to celebrate the Ruhr region of Germany, named the “Cultural Region of Europe” in… Read the rest
Wherever we go–camping, hiking, spelunking, or riding naked singletrack trails–we commit to leave the same way we came in, with our junk in tow. That’s because to us, and most other lovers of the natural world, leaving a harsh impact on the places we play is not only stupid, it… Read the rest
