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Tag Archives: science
Leadership, Andrew Cuomo – style
Some recent quotes from New York governor Andrew Cuomo on combatting the coronavirus outbreak (among other things): [In response to federal government statements and action]: No one is held harmless from reality. Being angry is a luxury. We don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in politics, uncharted territory
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, coronavirus, leadership, politics, public health, science
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Are We Un-Evolving?
Are We Un-Evolving? Head down, eyes occupied with intimate moments on tiny screens, we no longer stand upright and fail to notice the menace approaching, fangs bared and posture threatening, ready to pounce and do us in. Senses overcome from … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, science
Tagged cell phones, evolution, homo sapiens, Neanderthals, poetry, science
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A Different Kind of Space Shot
from The Washington Post, September 8, 2015, by Rachel Feltman After three years maturing in space, Ardbeg Distillery’s malt whiskey has returned to earth. The BBC reports significant differences in taste between earth whiskey and the International Space Station’s aged … Continue reading
Posted in humor, solar system
Tagged Ardbeg Distillery, humor, International Space Station, science, solar system, whiskey
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Reprieve for Wyoming Wolves
On September 23, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) issued an Opinion¹ and Order² overturning a 2012 rule promulgated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS, the Service, or the agency). The … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Interior, Grand Tetons, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animal rights, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, Grand Tetons, Humane Society of the United States, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), politics, science, Sierra Club, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, wolf hunting, wolf management, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Gray Wolf Protection/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the federal agency charged with administering the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on land. wikipedia/Endangered Species Act The ESA was enacted by Congress in 1973 and has been called “the Magna Carta” of … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Interior, ecology, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wolves
Tagged animals, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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Wolves Give Life
This gorgeous video comes courtesy of Shelley Coldiron, executive director of W.O.L.F., and Amelia Curzon, who blogs at Mungai and the Goa Constrictor The video explores the ways in which wolves are regenerating the ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park and … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Department of the Interior, ecology, national parks, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged blogging, Defenders of Wildlife, ecology, Endangered Species Act, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, W.O.L.F. Sanctuary, wilderness, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Citizen Advocate Programs
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is setting up Citizen Advocacy programs across the U.S. and inviting us all to participate. These programs are focused on approaching the challenge of dealing with climate change. The NRDC proposes to train participants … Continue reading
Posted in politics, science
Tagged citizen advocacy, climate change, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, NRDC Citizen Advocates, science
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Telling the Truth/Wolves in the U.S.
Here’s a link to an interesting article in The American Prospect about wolves and wolf management in the Western U.S. Everything I know indicates it’s accurate, fair, and thorough . Wolves to the Slaughter, by Christopher Ketcham Carter Niemeyer’s book … Continue reading
Posted in national parks, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Who Are We?
Who Are We? Americans, including me, think of themselves as decent people. Certainly we have made mistakes as a nation – big mistakes. But we learn from them, grow, and improve. Our social structure encourages this. But now I wonder. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves
Tagged Alaska, animal rights, animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, legal system, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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