Archive for September, 2011
Luke Nelson and Ty Draney set off this morning for a 120-mile run along the Snake River to promote awareness of it’s salmon, which travel further and higher than any other to spawn. The world class endurance runners will hotfoot it from the confluence of Boundary Creek and the Middle… Read the rest
If only this group of angry shouters weren’t puppets in a larger game.
More on what’s behind the Tea Party
From Grist: Tea Party-backing Koch Industries is major carbon polluter
From Open Secrets: Oil and Gas–Influence and Lobbying
From Mother Jones: Rick Perry’s Dirty Deals With Big Coal
Joe’s cartoon … Read the rest
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition recently partnered up with the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization to develop a report that brings attention to the sensitive ecosystem of Yellowstone National Park.
Results of their focused research proves the park is going through significant changes that will affect wildlife food sources and migration… Read the rest
On taking photos, Photographer and Conservationist, Ian Shive says, “You’re not just illustrating a story; you’re becoming an advocate for a story by sharing the amazing aspects of the uniqueness of the setting.”
And that is just what Shive is doing in his latest project: following the lead of… Read the rest
On September 20, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), leaders in nature conservation, celebrated individuals who have made significant contributions to protecting nature and preserving resources in Nepal. This third annual event also paid tribute to WWF representatives who lost their lives in the 2006 helicopter accident in Kangchenjunga—a tragedy that took… Read the rest
A Santa Monica surfer, teacher and biologist (and local badass) garnered lots of publicity when he posted an alarming set of photos to Facebook in order to raise awareness about ocean pollution. Benjamin Kay, a science instructor at Santa Monica College and Santa Monica High School, took a picture with… Read the rest
(Sources and much more info, linked below this text)… Read the rest
In putting together this infographic (I have a larger version of the image if anyone wants it) it struck me that nearly all of the Monsanto endeavors I chose to highlight here, rode the same wave of public opinion. In regards
The aurora borealis explained, courtesy of forskning.no in collaboration with the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo.… Read the rest
We’re a little late in the game on posting this, but—in case you didn’t know—today is international PARK(ing) Day. Meaning: today, all over the world, make-shift parks are popping up in parking spaces. As the official PARK(ing) website says, they’re “providing temporary public open space… one parking spot at at… Read the rest
Al Gore has one thing to say about the flooding, fires and drought this summer: you better get used to it. Starting today, he’ll be delivering the message to every time zone in the world for 24 straight hours through his Climate Reality Project. An update to An Inconvenient Truth… Read the rest
