Yesterday, the Senate advanced legislation that would protect 2 millions acres of land as wilderness. I guess this is one of the few perks of having a Democrat controlled congress. By the sounds, the bill was somewhat bipartisan which is a positive sign. Its rather unfortunate that Republicans no longer take the lead when it [...]
Continue Reading...Forget about global warming for a minute. There is a bigger problem facing the inhabitants of this planet. Did you know that the earth’s rotation is slowing down? That’s right… global slowing! “Along with the economy, the Earth itself is slowing down, requiring timekeepers to add an extra second to their atomic clocks to keep [...]
Continue Reading...Some of you, like me, may recall growing up and seeing David Bellamy on nature TV shows. He is a renowned botanist and environmentalist that has written numerous books and hosted hundreds of television shows. Ever wonder what happened to him? Well, it seems that he has been blacklisted because he does not believe in [...]
Continue Reading...Here are the coolest photos of Antarctica that you will see today! Down in Antarctica, November marks the end of spring, the beginning of austral summer, and the beginning of Antarctica’s cruise season. The Sun just rose for the first time in 6 months on September 22nd, and is now visible in the sky all [...]
Continue Reading...After three seasons of living by himself in the wild, Survivorman Les Stroud has announced that his is going to retire form the TV show that has made him famous. “It takes a lot out of me as I really do what I do for real, with no camera crew, no nights in hotels like [...]
Continue Reading...You can tell my stance just by the title of this blog post. An interesting article on the announcement by eBay yesterday that they are banning ANY and ALL ivory sales on their website. There was a ban put in place in 1989 for ivory being sold (more internationally if I read it right) and [...]
Continue Reading...Somehow I don’t think Teddy Roosevelt had snowmobiles in mind when he laid the cornerstone of Yellowstone’s entrance arch that bears the inscription “For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People”. So kudos to the federal judge that shot down a plan to allow 500+ snowmobiles a day to rip roar around the park! Read [...]
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