The Trump administration announced Thursday its final plan to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, giving the petroleum industry access to the pristine wildland for the first time. The plan would allow oil leasing on 1.56 million acres of the 19-million-acre refuge. The proposal — which would open the entire coastal plain… via …
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A calf, a sheepfold and a waterfall — Down by the Dougie
….. and the site of an iron age settlement. Last Saturday I decided to make the most of a fine day and get out for a walk. As usual, the hard decision was where to go. This time I decided I’d drive up to Sedburgh and head out for a walk in the Howgill Fells. […] …
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‘It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.’ A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon — TIME
As TIME reported in its recent special climate issue, the fires from the Amazon seen across the skies of Brazil in August “helped illuminate something the world can no longer ignore.” On the front lines of the fight to protect the land is 46-year-old Benki Pyãnko, who has experienced these significant — and devastating—changes to… via …
Black-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile) — A Wading Bird In The Desert? — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Yesterday morning, my friend Ned Harris and I took a drive into the farmlands northwest of Tucson. It was a brilliantly sunny day and bone dry. Clouds of dust blew off the roads and the adjacent fields, […] …
Rosita Canora/Rosy Thrush-Tanager/Rhodinocichla rosea — Birds Colombia: 905 especies hoy #UnAvePorDía
Nombre en español: Rosita Canora Nombre en ingles: Rosy Thrush-Tanager Nombre científico: Rhodinocichla rosea Familia: Thraupidae Foto: Luis Urueña/Rodrigo Gaviria/Jeison Sanabria/Chris Bell Canto: Peter Boesman La tangara rosada (Rhodinocichla rosea), es una especie de ave paseriforme, la única del género Rhodinocichla y de la familia Rhodinocichlidae, anteriormente situada en Thraupidae. Se distribuye en dos grupos …
California Lawmakers Vote to Block Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks, Defying Newsom — KTLA
California lawmakers, over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections, passed sweeping legislation early Saturday allowing the state to impose strict endangered species protections and water pumping restrictions for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The governor must now decide whether to veto the bill and raise the ire of California environmentalists, who will surely accuse him of sidling… via …
Trump Administration is moving 49 BLM staffers to Reno. Nevada lawmakers don’t know why — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
by James DeHaven, Reno Gazette Journal Lawmakers feel White House left them out of the loop Is it a reorganization or a dismantling? That’s the question increasingly puzzling western congressional delegates as President Donald Trump pushes ahead with an extensive shakeup at the Bureau of Land Management. The administration’s plan, first debuted in July, would […] …
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — Wildonline.blog
The finalists have been announced for the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards . Worth a look at The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards via Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — Wildonline.blog
Weather Radar Picks up Swarms of Dragonflies in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania — KTLA
The folks watching the weather radar in Ohio this week spotted something that wasn’t in the forecast — swarming dragonflies. The National Weather Service’s Cleveland Office tweeted radar images on Tuesday that showed the hordes of small creatures. It looked like pulsating storm clouds over Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, but the office said it wasn’t… via …
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