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As Go the Penquins, So Goes the Sea
Bellwether Species?A king penguin at the edge of an ice shelf in Antarctica. Photo from Getty Images.Penguin Woes Signal Trouble at SeaBy Seth Borenstein / July 1, 2008 The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world’s oceans … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecology, Endangered Species, Environment, Global Warming, Nature, Oceans
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Arctic Ice: Going, Going…
This satellite image shows a portion of Canada’s Northwest Passage largely free of ice, as seen by NASA’s Terra satellite on Sept. 15, 2007. Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, raising the possibility that the North … Continue reading
We are doomed! Sort of!
Earth in crisis, food and water increasingly scarce, people freaking out. Should you join them?By Mark Morford / June 25, 2008 It would be nice to think much of the ugliness is coming to an end. It would be lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Ecology, Existential Angst, Global Crisis, Global Economy, Inventors, Technology, The World
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The Earth : Love It Or Lose It, Solar Energy Dept.
Photovoltaic electrical generation array.Solar Power to the RescueBy Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2008 Paul Spencer is a former Austin activist and staff member of sixties/seventies underground newsppaper The Rag, who has been running for president … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Ecology, Economy, Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainability
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There’s Just Something Wrong About Profit on Water
Tapped OutBy Lisa Margonelli / June 15, 2008 To paraphrase an old axiom: You don’t buy water, you only rent it. So why did Americans spend nearly $11 billion on bottled water in 2006, when we could have guzzled tap … Continue reading
Inner Strength That Will Carry His Family Forever
Ilse Ackerman, Meeno Peluce and their daughters get cozy in the nest the couple built from repurposed eucalyptus in the yard of their Lincoln Heights home.A Lincoln Heights fixer-upper is transformed into a country escape in urban L.A.By Lisa Boone … Continue reading
Freaky Fish, Episode 3
This is Mike’s sturgeonHuge “sturgeon ball” in Columbia a mysteryBy Michael Milstein / May 18, 2008 PORTLAND — When sonar surveys spotted a vast pile of rubble in the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam a few months ago, officials suddenly … Continue reading
A Really Low-Budget Horror Flick: Crazy Ants Hit Houston
Exterminator Tom Rasberry lets the creatures named for him, “crazy rasberry ants,” crawl on his arm Tuesday.‘Crazy’ Ants Swarm Over Houston AreaBy Linda Stewart Ball / May 14, 2008 In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming … Continue reading
The Earth : Love it or Lose it, Part II
Wind turbine at the Horns Reef wind farm in DenmarkBefore it’s too late…Support rapid development of “alternative”, renewable energy sources (solar, wind, wave, geothermal…)by Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog [This is the second in a series on The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Social Action
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The Earth : Love it or Lose It
The devastation of Dutch Elm Disease — metaphor for an ailing earth?Before it’s too late…To reinvigorate the quest for clean air, soil, and surface water by strengthening regulation and expanding rehabilitationBy Paul Spencer / May 8, 2008 / The Rag … Continue reading
