Category Archives: Nature

If the bees disappear, what happens to the rest us!

It would be ironic if this world dies not from over-population, pollution or wars, but from the death of the ubiquitous little honey bee. In a scenario that could have been scripted from a Stephen King novel, honey bee and … Continue reading

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Two months later and the flooding remains in this small Missouri town…

This side-by side-comparison of water levels in Shadow Rock Park taken May 9th and June the 25th show why I’m concerned about the future use of the park areas that are so much a part of life here where I … Continue reading

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Why efforts to curtail global climate change are doomed from the start.

A recent article published on the CNN web page was written by a gentleman named Kumi Naidoo. Kumi is the executive director for the Greenpeace International and I found the article well written. One point he makes is to state … Continue reading

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Plastic bags and where you can put them!

After a lot of heated debate, California lawmakers finally caved in on a bill that would have made them the first State in the Union to ban plastic shopping bags. While I rarely applaud anything this progressive state does, I … Continue reading

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Sun Chips and their loud compostable bags!

Frito-Lay has done it again! They’ve come out with a product that just might be behind the reason so many of our young have experienced hearing loss! Check out this admission from the Sun Chip web page: “Truth be told, … Continue reading

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Next US disaster on the horizon – Solar Storms?

Uh oh. “The Sun is waking up from a deep slumber,” NASA ‘s Richard Fisher says. It looks like old Sol is going to be in a cranky mood when it becomes fully awake, ready to wreak havoc on gadgets … Continue reading

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A Perfectly Good Storm Coming… in the Gulf!

Please say it isn’t so! Scientists have tracked ocean temperatures in the hurricane-prone waters of the Atlantic since the end of World War II, but never have they seen a run-up to hurricane season as sobering as this one. The … Continue reading

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Has BP caused the death of the Gulf?

In a shocking development, scientists have discovered large underwater plumes of oil, one 10 miles long and a mile wide, in the Gulf of Mexico, following the April 20th Deepwater Horizon disaster. One Georgia University expert has warned that oxygen … Continue reading

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Vigilance should be the watchword for US oil platforms

Even while the arguing goes on as to how much oil is leaking from three spots in the crimped well over a mile down; there may be even larger threats on the horizon. According to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the … Continue reading

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Gulf Oil Leak to Cause Long Range Problems for US

by The Forsythkid An oil spill like the one owned by BP that occurred due to a blowout last week on a platform 52 miles from the southern coast of the US has resulted in the copious release of  liquid … Continue reading

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