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Woolly Mammals

March 3, 2008 – 8:54 pm

My good friend and newly inspired poet Terry Feingold wrote the following poem that I think is worth a ponder …
Woolly Mammals
by Terry Feingold
I sit, before me
Loosely clothed of garments soaked,
Well-read thoughts, some memories,
Some doubtful.
I lay, from within
We speak of melting,
Tomorrow knowing, today comes ghastly,
Meteoric troubled times.
Standing comes easily,
As one from afar, no future,
Not only [...]

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Conservation Groups Act to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle

November 15, 2007 – 10:24 am

Commercial Fishing and Climate Change May Soon Cause Extinction
Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2007 – Conservation groups Oceana and the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government today to stop the precipitous decline of the western North Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle. The petition urges the National Marine Fisheries Service, the agency responsible for [...]

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Sea Turtles

October 20, 2007 – 6:14 pm

Oceana
Sea turtles have been swimming the world’s oceans since before the dinosaurs roamed the earth, more than 110 million years ago. However, these treasures of ancient times are now on the brink of extinction. All six sea turtles species found in U.S. waters are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species [...]

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Favorite Song of the Day: Can’t Find My Way Back Home

July 26, 2007 – 6:27 pm

There’s been a lot of news coverage recently about the mysterious disappearance of honey bees in the US. Scientists have labeled the phenomenon “Colony Collapse Disorder,” but they’re still not quite sure what’s causing CCD.
No matter what’s behind it, CCD threatens both our environment and our food supply, as the fruits and vegetables we consume [...]

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Butterfly Back from the Brink of Extinction

July 24, 2007 – 4:38 am

TreeHugger
Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, the rare and tiny El Segundo blue butterfly is back from the brink of extinction and taking up residence along the bluffs of a a popular beach south of the Los Angeles International Airport, says University of Southern California research assistant professor Travis Longcore.
“In the national picture, this [...]

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