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Some dinosaurs may have engaged in courtship rituals similar to ostriches and other birds, a finding that could shed light on the poorly understood mating behavior of these giants. Source: Dinosaurs may have done bird-like dances to attract mates Williamson … Continue reading →

The council’s 6-0 vote on Tuesday means that Berkeley is joining Oakland, San Jose, San Diego and Spokane, Washington, in filing suits against Monsanto, an agricultural biotech company based in St. Louis. Source: Berkeley Sues Monsanto for PCB Pollution Worthington … Continue reading →

But I have to wonder how many people collected 50 gallons in their rain barrels yesterday. I have mentioned lately to some friends that I think that 50 gallon rain barrels are a scam by the water companies to cause … Continue reading →

Well I just managed to get my carcass out of a warm bed and down to check out the pond0. And while it may seem quite silty in the pictures, I got several thousand gallons of water. With the biological … Continue reading →

Wow! I have gotten a bunch of rain today. Started out pretty easy. Soaking everything and then turned into a downpour. Thrre was also a flash…. BOOM and the lights went out. Fortunately they have come back on! My roof … Continue reading →

Kenya may soon allow the use of genetically-modified cotton and maize seeds following pressure from agribusiness giant Monsanto, USAID, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Source: RT International The Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) partnership Wow isn’t that … Continue reading →

Source: Juanita Jean Asks an Impertinent (and Relevant) Question | Sheila Kennedy A lovely post about looking at a situation from the other side, aka thinking outside the box, aka having the irony gene! Juanita has taken note of the … Continue reading →

So I was reading a post on Diane Kennedy’s wonderful Facebook page about corn and people. It is not that long and I suggest you look at it now. https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1174068439274649&id=100000145136797&set=a.194732157208287.54613.100000145136797 And I decided to google the phrase Why sir,” said … Continue reading →

Here is another of my clients who do get it. I was terrified after a month or so in the beginning that this wasn’t going to work out. They were so enthusiastic! They kept changing everything! Everything! :-) They also … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Banking into the wind and then gliding out of sight, a male California condor flew back into the wild after a captive breeding program that helped save North America’s largest species of land bird. AC-4 needed … Continue reading →