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Climbing on a mountain Floating out on the sea Far from lights of a city The elements they speak to me… Whispering that life Existed long before greed… Balancing the world On its knee… -1/2 Full, Pearl Jam (Eddie Vedder, … Continue reading

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What is green chemistry? It’s the study and design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances. Fewer hazardous wastes mean less pollution traveling into wetlands and watersheds. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Pollution Prevention/GreenChemistryResources/index.cfm This week (September 19-25, 2010) is National … Continue reading

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Mystery solved: this week on NPR, Robert Peck, curator at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences unveiled a long-sought first print of John James Audubon – a sketch of a running grouse on a $3 bank note from 1824. Peck explained … Continue reading

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Today the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill has been declared the largest ‘unintentional’ oil spill in history http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/ 08/02/AR2010080204695.html?wpisrc=nl_headline. It also is not the only oil spill in the news. Last week EPA reported that over a million gallons of … Continue reading

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When I was a kid in the ‘80s, el Niňo was a household word. If we had a big storm, our science teacher at school would talk about el Niňo and oceanic effects. I was at College of the Atlantic … Continue reading

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A Voice in the Wetlands: Democracy Now Video “Day 74, Voices from a Devasted Community…” http://jahnessasworld.blogspot.com/2010/07/ democracy-now-video-day-74-voices-from.html

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Video: Fox Ridge Presents Wetlands and Vernal Pools http://media.www.dennews.com/media/ storage/paper309/news/2010/06/08/ OnlineExclusives/Video.Fox.Ridge.Presents. Wetlands.And.Vernal.Pools-3921387.shtml#4 Category Five – Season 2, Episode 1: Wetlands Watch Video on Gulf Oil Spill – June 6, 2010 http://category5wetlandswatch.wordpress.com/

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