Well, this week seemed a bit less crazy than the preceding ones. No hostages taken to promote a green agenda and no Qu’ran burning by wacky mustached guys. Still there some interesting items did pop up. The Nation says Monsanto used Blackwater for “Black Ops” The Nation magazine reports it has obtained documents that itContinue reading “This Week’s Environmental News”
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USDA Forest Service now tweeting
H/T to the National Forest Law blog. According to National Forest Law blog: Just in case you don’t know, the Forest Service is now on Twitter. You can view real time updates from the Forest Service by visiting their Twitter page here.
The Weekly Environmental Stories Roundup
What happened of note this week in environmental stories? While others wondered whether some nut job would add to global warming by burning copies of the Qur’an, I’ve been keeping an eye on the environmental stories for you. BP reported their findings on the Deepwater Horizon accident The same week that investigators pulled the 300-tonContinue reading “The Weekly Environmental Stories Roundup”
Weekend postcard from Yosemite
I hope to have the week’s top environmental stories up sometime today. Until then, enjoy these photos taken in Yosemite National Park.
Life taking off @fter 50
I hate to brag but since I was born in 1951 things have gotten a whole lot better. The world is a much better place to be since I was born. Things have never been so good, d’ya hear what I’m saying. Listen to what has happened to the average person in the world sinceContinue reading “Life taking off @fter 50”
This week’s environmental stories in the news
1. James Jay Lee takes hostages at the Discovery Channel and is subsequently shot and killed by police. (Time.com report) According to the Washington Post, “Lee, 43, held three men hostage — a security guard and two other Discovery employees — and forced them to lie face down on the floor, Montgomery County Police ChiefContinue reading “This week’s environmental stories in the news”
The rate of alarming rates rising at alarming rate
To paraphrase Andy Rooney, “Have you ever noticed that every environmental concern, worry, or boogeyman happens at an ‘alarming rate’?” Here’s some of the alarming news: “Honeybees are disappearing all over the world at an alarming rate.” “Snakes declining at alarming rate, say scientists.” “(Kenya) losing wild animals at alarming rate.” “Mankind using Earth’s resourcesContinue reading “The rate of alarming rates rising at alarming rate”
Run for your lives–the killer Canola has escaped!
In mid August, a host of frantic tweets on Twitter reported a great disturbance in the Force. Being the intrepid green chronicler that I am, I immediately sprang into action—and made coffee. The disturbance? Well right now, as you read this, genetically modified rape plants (Brassica spp., a European plant of the mustard family) rampageContinue reading “Run for your lives–the killer Canola has escaped!”
The USA leads the way
Hans Rosling again, this time explaining to the US State Department that datasets beat mindsets. He shows them (among other things) that even in sub-Saharan Africa has countries as advanced and well off as the US. is today. He says to beware of lumping all of Africa together. Within parts of the poorest sub-Saharan countriesContinue reading “The USA leads the way”
Should there be a new way of living for the top one billion? – The Hans Rosling edition
TED video, “Hans Rosling explains why ending poverty” and increasing wealth “– over the coming decades – is crucial to stop population.” http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
Nullius in Verba 