Remediating Acid Mine Drainage: History and Techniques in Appalachia
Category: Conservation
A bit of the basics of acid mine drainage remediation techniques.
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We, Pine Beetles and Global Warming Make Three
Category: Animals
Ed has a great review of a recent paper in Nature presenting new research that describes just how extensive the damage done by the mountain pine beetle in British Columbia. The culprit of the outbreak is most likely climate change...
Posted by Jeremy at 11:15 AM • 1 Comments •
Christians: The Founding Fathers of Antisemitism
Category: Ethics
I was going to write a bit about Antisemitism and evolution, but I see that Expelled Exposed, sponsored by the NCSE has already covered the bases. I'd like to underline, however, the importance of evolution as a biological concept....
Posted by Jeremy at 12:10 PM • 5 Comments •
To See Expelled or Not: How Religion Leads to Atheism, Not Evolution
Category: Religion
Expelled is opening up tomorrow and while they seem to be avoiding most cities in the Northeast with showings, Atlanta and the surrounding area will be, of course, a hotbed of ID back-patting and finger wagging. The film opens up...
Posted by Jeremy at 2:30 PM • 3 Comments •
Shielding Guyana's Rainforest
Category: Animals
A recent move to pay Guyana for not cutting down their rainforest.
Posted by Jeremy at 10:57 AM • 1 Comments •
Hey, I'm Tryin' to Destroy the Rainforest Here!
Category: Environment
Just read an article about the apparently widespread use of tropical hardwoods in New York City. The numbers are impressive: ...the market for Ipé wood drives much of the industrial logging of the entire Amazon, and has increased dramatically in...
Posted by Jeremy at 10:30 AM • 1 Comments •
Because Breasts Are for Men, Not Babies
Category: Culture
Tara has brought my attention to Facebook's latest and greatest blunder. They have banned a Canadian woman named Karen Speed from the site for uploading breastfeeding pics to her profile, claiming that: After reviewing your situation, we have determined you...
Posted by Jeremy at 11:24 AM • 10 Comments •
Mountaintop Removal Approval?
Category: Environment
Bill Moyers wrote a piece about surface mining the other day, talking about a recent change to the policy in 2006: The proposed new rule codifies the 2004 buffer zone proposals and, according to THE NEW YORK TIMES, "seems specifically...
Posted by Jeremy at 12:47 PM • 0 Comments •
It's Just an Animal
Category: Animals
We picked up another stray the other night, but there's no happy ending this time.
Posted by Jeremy at 9:50 AM • 2 Comments •
Media Spin: Conservation vs. Public Health
Category: Environment
An article on increased consumption of fish misses the mark.
Posted by Jeremy at 10:20 AM • 0 Comments •
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