Archive for December, 2010
Rolling behind the car at 78 miles per hour, Lane Segerstrom, founder of Stalk It Skateboards, officially set a Guinness World Record for the fastest speed on a towed skateboard. Segerstrom’s new record, set on December 6th of this year, beat the previous 74-mile-per-hour record (2008) held by Danny Way… Read the rest
EPA knowingly OK’s Bayer’s bee-killing pesticide.
Related Links:
The full Grist article whose text is in the cartoon.
Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Document Shows It Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
The Bayer Kills Bees! website. (They also kill democracy!)
Yep, that’s Bee from the environmental cartoon series Hank D… Read the rest
Fossil Creek is a newly preserved wilderness area that may again be at risk due to the very efforts meant to protect it. In a video from Assignment Earth, producer Jay Canode tells the story of a beautiful river that flows through the Mazatzal Mountains of Central Arizona. With the… Read the rest
From Vimeo (Warning): This video contains graphic material that may be extremely disturbing to some people. However, this is real life for polar bears due to the harsh environment they live in. This film shows a mother and her two cubs who were all obviously malnourished. The two cubs eventually … Read the rest
With a population of about just about 800, Vatican City–tiny as it may be–is now the most eco-friendly state in the world.
Part of that’s because 2,400 solar panels were recently placed over the roof of the Paul VI auditorium near St. Peter’s Basilica, and they will produce 300 megawatts… Read the rest
A recent conjunction between the Surfrider Foundation and Protect Our Winters has made it easier (and cheaper) than ever to protect where you play. If you’re a boardsport enthusiast who enjoys the summit as much as the sea, now you can help protect both areas with a dual membership to… Read the rest
Today is my one year anniversary of cartooning for Wend!
Thanks, Wend (Kyle, Sami and the rest of the WEND team)!
EARTH has PETA’s back.
Keeley Hazell: Don’t Wear Fur (PETA, NSFW)
Naked protest against fur coats in Barcelona
PETA Celebrates National Topless Day
…Speaking of nudity, my last nude… Read the rest
Chad Pregracke is on a serious mission to get things out of the Mississippi River that don’t belong there. Since 1998 his non-profit, Living Lands and Water, has organized clubs, groups and ordinary citizens to haul trash and other debris off the shoreline of the Quad Cities near his home… Read the rest
Scientists have discovered that methylmercury (also known as mercury), when ingested by male white ibis birds, changes their sexual preferences–causing them to mate with other males and ignore females. The male birds involved in the study actually courted, paired off and even built a nest together.
U.S. researcher Dr. Peter… Read the rest
Will Cancun be more productive than Copenhagen?
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change takes place in Cancun until December, 10.
I imagine a lot of productive days discussing much needed change…
Not! (I am bringing back “Not!”–who’s with me?!)
More on the UNFCCC
Cancún Climate Talks: In Search… Read the rest
