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Now this is one big baby! It's the youngest blue whale ever filmed. You know you want to check out the upcoming special this weekend!
Kingdom of the Blue Whale this Sunday, March 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT
I just got this announcement for a new series to appear on the History Channel in June. This has the potential to be really good — at least it sounds like the focus is on the biology — and we'll have to tune in.
SERIES PREMIERE!
EVOLVE:
EYES
Eyes are one of evolution's most useful and prevalent…
This is an amazing series of nine episodes looking at climate change. Here's an FAQ on the series by Joe Romm.
It’s the biggest story of our time. Hollywood’s brightest stars and today’s most respected journalists explore the issues of climate change and bring you intimate accounts of triumph and…
I was slow to transition to Sb. Why? It was all the advertising that occurs on the pages (although much less than other sites). Those who have been around for the long haul and remember the old site may recall the noticable absence of advertising. The positives of the move to Sb far outweighed…
It's funny, the grocery store near me is a Price Rite. They don't give you bags, you have to pay for them, 10 cents each.
The bags are made of a thicker grade of plastic so they last longer. I've used to the same bags now for a few weeks.
But here's the thing. All the produce you buy is put into a plastic bag. All the meat is wrapped in plastic, it goes on and on.
And lets talk about what ever happened to milk delivery services? They used glass bottles and they took the bottles back, sterilized them, and re-used them.
I also note local vendors of meats, etc. now wrap in plastic. They used to wrap in paper. ]
What's plastic made of? It is formulated from oil. So, gasoline/petrol are competing resource allocations the over-dependence on each drives up the cost for fuel and packaging. And food.
Troy - At small butcher shops I still can buy my meat wrapped in butcher paper, but then even the butcher paper is thrown out. It's not recyclable because of the waxy coating.