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 … [Read full article]
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. They are made from left over parts and full of nitrates. Unfortunately, they are part of American food culture, … [Read full article]
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. She thought the pup needed rescuing, so she put it in her car wrapped in a … [Read full article]
Wildfire Ecology Part 4: Salvage Logging Hinders Natural Regeneration and Makes Burn Areas More Fire Prone
Now that the June 20, 2008 California lightning fires are nearly contained, talk has turned to salvage logging the burned areas. Two years ago, an Oregon State University study has … [Read full article]
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. My property has been threatened by three … [Read full article]
Wildfire Ecology Part 2: A Native American's Thoughts on Forest Fire
The following post was written by Sul’ma’ejote, aka Dr. Darryl “Babe” Wilson, PhD. Sul’ma’ejote was born in 1939 in Qatsade (Fall River Valley) on the north bank of Sul’ma’ejote (Fall … [Read full article]
Wildfire Ecology Part 1: Almost 4 Weeks Later, 489 California Wildfires Still Burning
On June 20, 2008, an unusual, early summer lightning storm sparked over 1400 fires in California. According to state wildfire maps, currently 489 fires are burning. The reduction in the … [Read full article]
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 … [Read full article]
Do Not Spray: The Little Moth Causing Big Protests
Does aerial biochemical spraying really work to control foreign species? Many communities extensively sprayed pesticides in an effort to control the spread of West Nile Virus, yet mosquitoes quickly spread … [Read full article]
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 … [Read full article]