National Geographic – The Last Rhinos from Brian Dawson on Vimeo.
Conservation
Conservation, Nature
Film – A Ghost in the Making: Searching for the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee
by JOHN ADAMS •
A small species of bee might not seem like much, but it’s worth recalling that for thousands of years a traditional, interrogative answer to questions about humanity’s place in the world has been a reminder that we are part of a larger, created order. How can we care about something that we barely see or…
Business, Conservation, Environment, Good Ideas
Making Wood Without Trees
by JOHN ADAMS •
Ecovative Design has made a mission of replacing synthetic plastic polymers with natural mushroom based polymers. After disrupting the packaging industry with a line of fully biodegradable mushroom packaging, they are now setting their sights on replacing manufactured wood products. (Video by Brandon Lisy, Justin Beach) (Music by Andy Clausen) Via Bloomberg Business.
Conservation, Newspapers
Wasted Paper
by JOHN ADAMS •
Week after week, people who don’t ask for rolled-up newspapers find those dead-tree publications on their porches. Wasted paper, each week, of each month, of each season, of each year. The distribution comes close to lawful littering. Publishers should be required to obtain consent before dumping these papers on homeowners’ lawns. That prior consent would be burdensome for publishers,…
Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Religion
The Nature Display at St. Peter’s Basilica
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation, Nature
Den Cam Shows Maine Bear Cubs’ Birth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation
The Amazing San Diego Zoo Condor Cam
by JOHN ADAMS •
Live from the San Diego Zoo, it’s a condor cam. CONDOR CAM LINK Here’s the SD Zoo’s description of what’s waiting online: You Are Watching. . . … Sisquoc and Shatash take turns sitting in their nest incubating an egg! Because every California condor egg is so important, their real egg has been removed for…
Animals, Conservation
Happy Holidays from BatCon
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation, Nature
DNR Establishes Anti-Poacher Hotline
by JOHN ADAMS •
I saw that the WI DNR has established an anti-poacher hotline. Not a bad idea, and especially nice to see that (as with similar hotlines) the state readily embraces a principle of anonymity: Help the wardens protect your natural resources and wildlife from poachers and violators. If you see anything suspicious during the pending 9-day…
Conservation, Nature
Sandhill Cranes
by JOHN ADAMS •
A video of a huge flock Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. The video clip includes cranes landing. Via http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grus_canadensis_-Bosque_del_Apache_National_Wildlife_Refuge,_New_Mexico,_USA-8.ogv By snowpeak (John Fowler) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/5396822610/) [CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] via Wikimedia Commons
Conservation, Science/Nature
‘Witness: Defining Conservation Photography’ Explores Art’s Purpose In Protecting Nature
by JOHN ADAMS •
Conservation, Government Spending
Volt Fraud at Government Motors – Investors.com
by JOHN ADAMS •
It’s simply wrong to claim this thing’s especially good for the environment — Advertised as an all-electric car that could drive 50 miles on its lithium battery, GM addressed concerns about where you plug the thing in en route to grandmas house by adding a small gasoline engine to help maintain the charge on the…
Conservation, Daily Bread, Nature
Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 10-12-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast for Tuesday calls for a mostly sunny day, with a high temperature of seventy-seven degrees. In the City of Whitewater today, at 4:15 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Urban Forestry Commission. The agenda for the meeting is available online. There will be a PTO meeting at Lincoln School…
Conservation, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 9-21-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a day of thunderstorms with a high temperature of eighty-four degrees. In the City of Whitewater, the Urban Forestry Commission meets this afternoon, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. Later, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting of Whitewater’s Common Council. The…