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“Only one Earth. In the universe are billions of galaxies, in our galaxy are billions of planets, but there is #OnlyOneEarth. Let’s take care of it.” That’s the thought behind this year’s World Environment Day, June 5, 2022.
Canada & the North
A polar vortex over the Midwestern states has kept me cold and inside for most of this month. I’ve had to stop my daily walks with my dog, because her paws get too cold.
Nature & Wildlife
We still have three weeks until the end of a long and brutally hot summer. At times, it seems the only respite we can get outside during our picnics, state fair visits, outdoor music festivals and cabin-by-the-lake stays is to find some shade, most often under a tree.
Nature & Wildlife
Fall 2017 will officially come to a close in just about two weeks. It was probably one of the warmest falls that you can remember.
Conservation
This summer, the world lost a Nebraska-size chunk of forests. Logging, expanding palm oil plantations and wildfires are to blame. This continuing deforestation trend could have devastating implications for the climate. Simply put, forests aren’t merely pretty places. We need them.
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The United States has officially left the Paris Agreement on climate change, the 2015 pact in which more than 150 nations pledged to curb greenhouse gas emissions and support the plans of poor countries in developing clean energy and protections against climate-related disasters.
Conservation
Climate change is a serious threat to the economic prosperity, national security, and public health and welfare of the United States and nations around the globe.
Videos
While cleaning one of my bookshelves yesterday, I found a copy of the children’s classic The Giving Tree. It’s hard to believe it’s been 53 years since author Shel Silverstein penned this now-famous work.
Conservation
We’ve closed the books on 2016. It’s natural to want to assess the past year, now that we’ve made it through to the end.
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In the environmental-action and wildlife-conservation world—the two go hand in hand, as we need healthy environments for the animal kingdom to prosper—there’s a lot of talk about preserving our planet and its biodiversity for “future generations.” A lot of what we do, we say, is in their name.
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Climate change. It’s been on my mind for almost 20 years now.
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On the day before Father’s Day 2016, President Obama visited Yosemite National Park.
