Author name: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer lives on 160 acres off-the-grid in a home built with her own two hands (and several more skilled pairs of hands) from forest fire salvaged timber. Her home is powered by a micro-hydro turbine, and she has been a vegetarian for 21 years. Jennifer graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in art education and has been teaching art to children for over 16 years. She also spent five years teaching in a one-room schoolhouse before becoming the mother of two beautiful children. Jennifer has a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education and is currently teaching preschool, as well as k-8 art. She enjoys writing, gardening, hiking, practicing yoga, and raising four akitas. Jennifer is the founder and editor of Eco Child's Play (http://ecochildsplay.com) "I’ve always been concerned about the earth and our impact upon it. Now that I have children, I feel compelled to raise them with green values. From organic gardening to alternative energy, my family tries to leave a small carbon footprint." Please visit my other blog: http://reallynatural.com

Human Pollution Causes Cancer in Wildlife

Cancer in wildlife caused by human pollution is on the rise, according ot Newsweek. Our impact on the environment is leading to health problems in wild animals, especially considering much of our trash contains carcinogens.Ā  A report titledĀ  ā€œWildlife Cancer: a Conservation Perspectiveā€ published in Nature Reviews Cancer found ā€œmounting evidence of human’s contribution to

Do Hot Dogs Cause Cancer? Jersey Residents Demand Warning Labels

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/UhwXPsTaRgc&hl=en&fs=1&] Hot dogs are gross; there’s just no getting around it.Ā  They are made from left over parts and full of nitrates.Ā  Unfortunately, they are part of American food culture, what little there is, and a summer time mainstay from ball parks to BBQs across the country.Ā  New Jersey residents have filed a class action

BC Wildlife Officials to Tourists: Don't Put Seal Pups in Your Car

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/qPE2fHs5-_I&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] A tourist from Calgary found a lone seal pup while in British Columbia.Ā  She thought the pup needed rescuing, so she put it in her car wrapped in a blanket then called the police.Ā  Most likely, the pup was not abandoned.Ā  Canada.com explains: According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, mother seals will

Wildfire Ecology Part 3: Lighting Fires to Fight Fires

I’ve lived in the mountains of far northern California for over 15 years, yet the last few summers have been filled with smoke.Ā  My property has been threatened by three wildfires in the past four years, one of which was human caused (PGE) and burned across my property. I am not a trained firefighter, but

Wildfire Ecology Part 2: A Native American's Thoughts on Forest Fire

The following post was written by Sul’ma’ejote, aka Dr. Darryl ā€œBabeā€ Wilson, PhD.Ā  Sul’ma’ejote was born in 1939 in Qatsade (Fall River Valley) on the north bank of Sul’ma’ejote (Fall River), a stone toss from It’ajuma (Pit River) in far northern California. He has written several books, including The Morning the Sun Went Down, about

Warren Buffett Ignores Klamath Dam Protesters Again

The four dams on the Klamath River in far Northern California are under relicensing, something that only occurs every 50 years. The dams are owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, who purchased Pacificorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, three years ago. Many Californians were hopeful this purchase would mean the end

Do Not Spray: The Little Moth Causing Big Protests

Does aerial biochemical spraying really work to control foreign species?Ā  Many communities extensively sprayed pesticides in an effort to control the spread of West Nile Virus, yet mosquitoes quickly spread this disease across the continental United States in just a few short years. Will aerial pesticide spraying combat the spread of the Light Brown Apple

Ode to a Road

What to do when you have spent five years trying to stop a massive federal road project to no avail? Take a walk and say good bye to the gentle one lane curves, old growth forest, and northern spotted owl (NSO) habitat. That’s what members of my community did in semblance of a Maori custom

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