Category Archives: Nature

Q & A with Radical Ecologist Nance Klehm on Urban Foraging

By Tuesday Phillips , Published: 05/04/12

Photo of Nance Klehm by Ann Summa

For Nance Klehm, going for a walk is more then just about getting fresh air and a little exercise. It is about feeling a sense of interconnectedness with all natural and manmade surroundings, including humans, animals, pavement, buildings, plants, and everything (growing) in-between.

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April 11, 2022 – Monsanto Saves the World!

By Joe Mohr , Published: 04/11/12

Above:A Humorous Look at Monsanto’s Future.
Below: A Scary Look at Monsanto’s Past.


(Sources and much more info, linked below this text)
It’s apparent that all of the Monsanto endeavors I chose to highlight here, rode the same wave of public opinion. In regards to nuclear weapons, DDT, PCBs, Agent Orange and aspartame the talking point was that each was beneficial in some way to America/Americans. It wasn’t until time (life’s best teacher) taught us that these were all highly toxic and deadly endeavors with the same two outcomes. People got sick/died and Monsanto got rich.
I am confident that GMOs will (eventually) follow suit.

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Lost Pathways to California Beaches

By Marissa Payne , Published: 01/24/12

Photo of private beach path in Malibu, CA by beachhouse.malibu via flickr

California Coastal Commission members were surprised to find out that a large amount of Los Angeles County’s most desirable beaches were not being used by the public. In order to see what the problem was for themselves, they went on a bus tour that lead to some disappointing answers.

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XL “Victory” Is Not What It Seems

By Beatrice DeCleyre , Published: 01/19/12

Photo by A Siegel via flickr

National headlines declared environmental victory on Wednesday after President Obama rejected the construction and operation of the XL Pipeline. But this rejection does not prevent the project from going forward at a future date.

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“FUGMO”: The Anti-GMO Mascot

By Joe Mohr , Published: 01/18/12


Writers, Bloggers, Photographers, Cartoonists, please feel free to place the FUGMO seal of disapproval on any of your anti-GMO work. Readers, you are invited to add the seal to your avatar.
FUGMO says: “F U, GMOs!”

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Silent People, Silent Spring

By Beatrice DeCleyre , Published: 01/13/12

Photo taken in Papua New Guinea by eGuideTravel via flickr

Americans are learning that their rights are deeply connected to the Rights of Nature. For quite a while, we had the luxury (stupidity) of trashing foreign lands for profit and our own energy needs. But now that we are increasing domestic extraction of resources – right from under our own feet – we are witnessing firsthand the consequences of our addiction to fossil fuels. We do not like what we see or smell or taste or drink.

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Renewing Reefs in Puerto Rico

By Marissa Payne , Published: 01/11/12

Photo of Puerto Rico shore by lovehateplastic via flickr

Funding by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has allowed for the Rincon, Puerto Rico chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to continue progress on their marine debris removal and prevention project. So far the project has been a success and has received much support from the community.

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How Empathically the Animal Kingdom Works

By Yoko Lu , Published: 01/02/12

Photo by Noa Brandt via flickr

Scientists recently conducted research on rats to see whether animals other than apes can perform selflessly. It is long observed that we inherit our empathy from our closely related apes and ape-like ancestors. Non-ape animals were not tested at first because the scientists did not want to be mocked as anthropomorphic according to the psychologist Jeffery Mogil of the McGill University. However, the recent research shows that rats inherit the empathy personality and other mammals will likely have the same character.

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“Mean Joe Green’s” Top 11 Environmental Cartoons of 2011

By Joe Mohr , Published: 12/28/11

With environmental-cartoon topics ranging from Michelle Bachmann to Tim DeChristopher, Breastfeeding to Big Coal, it was an interesting year in environmental cartoons.

Follow this link and spend a few minutes looking over what were my eleven most-viewed cartoons of 2011.

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Manta Ray: The New Red List of Threatened Species

By Yoko Lu , Published: 11/30/11

Photo by Biplab Narendra via flickr

Seeing the manta rays have always been a popular tourist attraction. People have described a feeling of marvel and wonder when diving with the rays, and awe at the majesty of the enormity of their size. Yet, as time comes and goes by, this may not be possible. Soon, the manta rays will only be viewed through pictures and videos.

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