Sometimes moments come along when you can be close to animals in their natural habitats. One such magical moment came along for me today while sea kayaking in Delaware Bay.
Archive for June, 2008
Kayaking with the dolphins
Published June 30th, 2008 in Animals, Earth, Human World and Oceans. 3 CommentsHansen describes ‘planetary emergency’
Published June 28th, 2008 in Arctic, Climate & Weather, Earth, Energy, Glaciers, Global Warming, Human World, Oceans and Science. 6 CommentsNASA scientist James Hansen issued an urgent warning in his speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., June 23.
Many butterflies like invasive plants best
Published June 16th, 2008 in Animals, Earth, Human World, Invasive species, Plants and Science. 3 CommentsI recently interviewed ecologist and butterfly expert Arthur Shapiro about the recent decline in some butterfly populations. He is a professor at the University of California, Davis; his expertise is California butterflies, especially the ones in northern California that he has studied for the last 37 years.
Solar power and ‘green mortgages’
Published June 10th, 2008 in Energy, Human World, Innovation and Sustainability. 7 CommentsWe’re enduring a heat wave this week in the Washington, D.C. area, and it’s not even summer. All the sunshine and heat has me thinking about solar power: It makes a ton of sense, but is it economical? Can I afford it? Turns out that solar hot water is the place to start.