From our friends at Save Our Wild Salmon:
On Monday, Oct. 5, a group of salmon stakeholders from across the nation will take to the halls of Congress to urge representatives to support the Salmon Solutions and Planning Act (SSPA; H.R. 3503). The bill would provide Congress and federal agencies… Read the rest
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Of its 9.6 million people, nearly half don’t have access to clean water.
Water.org has committed $2 million to provide 50,000 people in Haiti with safe water and sanitation over the next three years. As part of the commitment, Water.org has… Read the rest
Hey Oregon River lovers, mark you calendar for the 1st Annual Wilson River Clean-Up this Saturday. The Indian Summer is slated to extend into the weekend, so head on over to one of Oregon’s signature salmon and steelhead rivers. Hang out with fellow river lovers and clean up this beautiful… Read the rest
September 18 is PARK(ing) Day, which is an international event that encourages folks to reclaim parking spaces and lots to transform concrete slabs into engaging, people-friendly public spaces for one day a year.
Providing temporary public open space…
one parking spot at at time.
PARK(ing) Day began in 2005 when … Read the rest
Today, the Obama administration adopted a Bush-era salmon plan for the Columbia-Snake rivers in the Northwest. A national coalition of businesses, clean energy advocates, and fishing and conservation groups voiced grave disappointment about the decision, saying it does not do enough for endangered salmon and communities in tthe basin. Other … Read the rest
For years now, federal agencies — most recently under the direction of the Bush administration — have done and said some pretty absurd things when it comes to restoring salmon in the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia-Snake River Basin. Instead of taking a hard look at the science, the law, and the … Read the rest
From the Christian Science Monitor’s Bright Green Blog:
A common argument from those who don’t believe in man-made climate change goes like this: A few years ago, everyone was calling it “global warming.” Now they’re calling it “climate change.” What gives?
Some doubters smell conspiracy lurking in this semantic shift. … Read the rest
Forty-five years ago, America’s leaders introduced bi-partisan and visionary legislation unlike any the world had ever seen: The Wilderness Act. The original bill established 9.1 million acres of federally protected wilderness in national forests, protecting vast areas of wild places from development. Earlier this year, Congress passed the Omnibus Public… Read the rest
An interesting look at what makes our country run from the folks at Free Love Forum. … Read the restIf you haven’t seen this already, check it out…
From the Seattle Times:
Bumblebees assiduously comb the purple blooms of thistles, seeking nectar.
Native pollinators such as these fat, fuzzy bumblebees, once an overlooked sideshow in the insect world, are gaining widespread appreciation among everyone from backyard gardeners to big-time farmers. That’s because European honeybees, the pollination mainstay of … Read the rest
