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Brief Summary, timeline so far. I have recently discovered that our national parks are using significantly more pesticides than I had assumed and I am deeply concerned about this impact on our native creatures. The use of pesticides in our … Continue reading →

Summary, timeline so far. I have recently discovered that our national parks are using significantly more pesticides than I had assumed and I am deeply concerned about the impact on our native creatures. This could have impacts on endangered animals … Continue reading →

Timeline so far Thursday Oct 19th 2023 FOIA filed asking for pesticide use information in three of the national parks; Yosemite, Sequoia, and Everglades Start: I would like to thank whoever is researching this as I know it is sometimes … Continue reading →

The EPA dialed back pollution protections for inland waterways including streams and wetlands in alignment with a Supreme Court decision. NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Ariel Wittenberg of E and E News. Source: The EPA removes federal protections for most … Continue reading →

Community gardens are awesome! And I don’t want to discourage anybody from getting a plot in a community garden!!!!! We need you 😃. I’ve been in half a dozen community gardens over the years and in every single one there … Continue reading →

An incredible success. Source: For The First Time, Pig Kidneys Transplanted Into a Human Provide Life-Sustaining Function Definitely not Absolutely Terminally Stupid. Look up xenographs. Xenografts Man who received landmark pig heart transplant died of pig virus, surgeon says Spread … Continue reading →

The 66- to 72-million-year-old specimen is one of the most complete dinosaur embryos ever found. Source: Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg Sorry: just another dinosaur post :-) Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

A new bill is advancing in the California legislature that would criminalize harassment of any school official. The bill’s vague language, critics said, will punish parents for speaking out. Source: Critics warn California bill protecting school officials would punish parents … Continue reading →

An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this … Continue reading →

These obscure amphibians are full of surprises. Source: Mysterious Creatures Feed Microbes to Their Babies in New Scientific First Biology is so cool! Evolution has figured out so many ways to do things. Sustainability and permaculture are about living with … Continue reading →