A Tree in Mt. Pulag
August 14th, 2010From Triond: Up in the northern part of the Philippines, Mt. Pulag towers the Cordillera mountains. But due to rampant denudation, its forest covers is now vanishing rapidly.
Modify Subscription OptionsGoat Early in The Morning
August 10th, 2010From Triond: Breaking the dawn, a goat is set to nibble fresh sprouts in the fields nearby.
Modify Subscription OptionsIs Global Warming Real?
August 7th, 2010Here is a satire on global warming that you may find interesting.I found it a little tricky to get to the article itself, but once I found it..well check it out for yourself.
Modify Subscription OptionsTake your mobile off the grid (TreeHugger)
August 6th, 2010The environment, energy, and mobile phones?One of the things that give me the most hope about the future is that we really havent begun to tap the potential for reducing the amount of energy we consume in our lives.
Modify Subscription OptionsIssac Asimov - Threats to Humanity
August 5th, 2010Came across this interesting video aparantly from Issac Asimov around 1989, when he was asked to talk about what he thought would be an importants scientific topic.Can We Save Earth For Humans? Asked and answered in 1988 by Isaac Asimov. Was he prophetic? Twenty years later it seems…
Modify Subscription OptionsGulf of Mexico Oil Spill Mobilizes Wildlife Rescue Teams
August 4th, 2010
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill mobilizes wildlife rescue teams as the world is witnessing the worlds largest oil spill grow unabated. 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons or 955,000 liters) a day of crude oil is flowing from deepwater well off Louisiana that was ruptured last week. There are many irate oilmen pointing the finger at serial safety culprit BP, who operated the well./P
Modify Subscription OptionsThe Seal Hunt
June 3rd, 2010Back when I was in Grade 11, we had a mandatory book we had to read in English class.
The book was called “…” Death on the Ice: Newfoundland Sealing Disaster
It was a story mainly based on the seal hunting that frequently occurs on the east coast of Newfoundland. It is a very graphic tale that describes what happens to hundreds of thousands of seals each year.
One of our assignments was to write a story as if we were a reporter invited aboard the ship of one of the seal hunters and describe the experience ‘as we saw it’
So I read this book over 14 years ago, as I am sure many other students did within our education system. In the past 14 years I can count on one hand the number of times I heard ‘outcries’ in the seal hunt in the media..and most of those fingers count only the last 4-5 years.
George Carlin The Planet Is Fine
May 4th, 2010George Carlin’s Take on the environment, and the green movement. Remember even after we are long gone and dead, the earth will still be around.
An interesting take on the little unimportant role we take on this world
And I quote without any kind of express permission: Read the rest of this entry »
Issac Asimov - Threats to Humanity
August 6th, 2009Came across this interesting video aparantly from Issac Asimov around 1989, when he was asked to talk about what he thought would be an ‘important’s scientific topic.
Can We Save Earth For Humans? Asked and answered in 1988 by Isaac Asimov (author of over 500 science and science fiction books). Was he prophetic? Twenty years later it seems he was. The complete talk is on KingKahnTV.com. Here are two 10 minute summations.
Part 1: How humans threaten life on Earth.
Part 2: How can we save the planet for life as we know it. This entertaining talk was given at the first annual meeting of The Humanist Institute, in the New York Society For Ethical Culture.
The Baton (pt 1 of 3)
July 5th, 2009Dear Mr Craven,
Hi,
I hope this note finds you well, I just finished watching our “Baton - Pt1 Video”, and please rest assured I plan to do everything I can
to help persuade others to buy your new book What’s the worst that could happen?
I am touched by all the people you have reached by your messaged, and saddened by the toll it has taken on you and your family, and in truth,
I feel partially responsible.
A friend sent me your video (the orginal one not uploaded by you - some guy johnq5) a while back. I think at the time it had about 100,000 views. I found the video so interesting
that I added it to my site, and to a service you may be famililar with (www.stumbleupon.com). Only I embedded your video on my blog (http://blog.bwebcentral.com/626)
Since that time your video continues to be the most popular video that my site receives. So much, in fact, that on occasions it has brought down my webserver
and I have had to make several adjustments to handle the load.
Anyway, at the time, I had no idea this single video would spawn into so much work for you, and drive your passion to educate and inform others about the global warming
debate and what people can do. I greatly admire you unique use of skills as a teacher and your unique style to bring this information to the forefront of people’s minds.
So while the news of your resignation maybe saddening, as well as the toll this has had on your family, please rest assured that you have made a difference for many people and will continue to do so for many years to come.
Sincerely,
Brad D.
http://www.bwebcentral.com