The Answers You Seek, Part II

Here’s another post featuring search terms that human animals used to find my blog. Enjoy! Why are whales important to the world? I found an answer by using the search terms above that cites text from the following sources: Katona, S., Whitehead, H. 1988. Are cetaceans ecologically important? Oceanog. mar. biol. ann. rev. 26:553-568 Kanwisher, [...]

The World Is On Fire and We Are the Torches

I’m not sure where to start, really. Here’s what you’ll find in this post: Elephants poached in DR Congo for their tusks so that rebel militias can trade them to UN Peacekeepers for weapons; the WaPo finally makes the connection, tenuously, between factory farming and global warming pollution; rangers in Kenya and DR Congo are [...]

The Answers You Seek

I’ve toyed with the idea of this blog post for a while and today I’m in the mood for it. I am often amused or confused or angry at some of the search terms people use that lead them to my blog. Today I’ll attempt to match the search terms with an appropriate blog post [...]

Five Simple Things You Can Do About Global Warming; Test Your Polar Bear IQ; Big Win for Whales

Lots of good stuff today from the Sierra Club, so pay attention. Action Alerts below! “You Say You Want a Resolution?” 1) Read one authoritative book on global warming. Al Gore’s book version of “An Inconvenient Truth” is excellent, but here are some other titles to consider: “Field Notes from a Catastrophe” by New Yorker [...]

House Fails to Protect Polar Bears

This information comes from an HSUS bulletin: UPDATE: HOUSE FAILS TO PASS AMENDMENT TO HALT POLAR BEAR TROPHY IMPORTS Dear NotHoney, I am sorry to report that the Inslee-LoBiondo amendment failed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 188-242 late yesterday. This amendment sought to halt funding for one year for the U.S. [...]

The Truth About Dirty Coal, Take Action On Energy Legislation, Leaf Blower Ban, Polar Bears

Lots of information from the Sierra Club today! The Sierra Club has issued a new reported titled “The Dirty Truth About Coal: Why Yesterday’s Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow’s Energy Future.” You can download the full 2MB report in PDF, or read it a chapter at a time. The chapters include: Introduction Mining: [...]

Senate Committee Votes to Stop Polar Bear Trophy Imports!

The HSUS sent out a bulletin this afternoon announcing “the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment late yesterday to prohibit the import of sport-hunted polar bear trophies into the United States. The amendment, sponsored by Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), stops funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue permits for the importation of [...]

Saddle Up! Let’s Ride.

Defenders of Wildlife suggest that you Adopt a Polar Bear for Mother’s Day. Polar bear mothers and cubs face a daunting future. From global warming to Big Oil’s rigs, polar bears are fighting for their very survival. You can help them. This Mother’s Day, give a truly meaningful gift that celebrates motherhood by adopting a [...]

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