Environment
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The whale which washed up on Canada’s east coast is on it’s way to the Royal Ontario Museum. Hopefully it’s body will advance our knowledge of them magnificent creatures. May it’s bones be an inspiration to all who see them. The Whale & The Future A whale died upon the coast, It’s death was not…
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Commercial whaling is basically a vile practice. It has been outlawed by the international community and yet some countries persist. Fortunately, some very brave people are committed to ending this crime. They are…… The Sea Shepherds They roam the oceans to the south, To keep the whales free. Sea Shepherds lives are on the line,…
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For those who hadn’t heard, today is Earth Day. This is the one day each year when we’re supposed to put away our rampant consumerism and give a crap about the planet we live on. Seems to me that it might need more than one day a year. Maybe that’s just me. Thoughts On The…
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If todays post seems a little bleak, just chalk it up to me still suffering with my cold and reading way too much news on my day off. Not Today…. But SOON. Now once again the skies are dark, No rockets fly today. The drive and budget for the stars, Have long since gone away.…
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My 22nd NaPoWriMo effort is in honor of Earth Day. Earth Day A vernal warmth is on the land As round the seasons go. On this small world we call Earth The only home we know. She gives to us all that we need Trash is all we give back. The water’s dead, the soil…
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I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Miss Carson during the demi-Centennial year of her book “Silent Spring”. For those unfamiliar with it, the book described a very near future in which one could walk through any suburban neighborhood without hearing a cicada, sparrow, or any other natural sound. All due to…
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A story on MSNBC caught my eye today. For years now, the residents of Pavillion Wyoming have been complaining about their drinking water. They claim it’s turned black and stinks of gasoline. Many are claiming serious health issues relate to the problems with the water. Why am I writing about this? Well, aside from the…
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Despite the fondest wishes of so many who opposed it, Greenpeace turned forty this year. I remember as a child back in the early ’70s listening to all the talk about this group of “hippies” that were interfering with nuclear testing. Because of the cold war, it seemed pretty obvious to a child like me…
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Christina Blizzard, writing in the Ottawa Sun is slamming David Suzuki and Dalton McGuinty. One for being a “pompous ass”, and the other being praised by a pompous ass for wanting to build wind turbines where the wind blows. Before I go any farther, I want to make it clear that this is not to…
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