Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s War on Wildlife — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

By Hannah Rider as published on Westwise Acting Interior Secretary has stripped protections to speed drilling and mining Thursday, Acting Secretary David Bernhardt underwent his confirmation hearing to officially become Interior Secretary. He will likely face a final vote in the Senate next month. As a lobbyist and lawyer for oil, gas, and mining corporations, …

Seville and kick-arse angels in the spring… — jardinecofriendly

Seville was really in a ‘Carmen Miranda’ mood last weekend, as we had a wonderful 4 days in the city, basking in sunshine and with blossom bursting out all over. The Cercis siliquastrum blossom was looking amazing- a great slap of cerise pink plastered all over bare branches. For about ten years, I had a […] …

Artist Building Wall of Cheese Along Southern Border to ‘Make America Grate Again’ — KTLA

A Los Angeles artist has answered President Trump’s call for a border wall with Mexico. Vowing to “Make America Grate Again,” Cosimo Cavallaro is creating a wall of cheese next to the actual border in Tecate, Calif. “The first thing that comes to your mind is that it’s absurd,” Cavallaro said by phone on his… via …

Walking Conflict of Interest — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Souce: Center for Western Priorities With oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt as second-in-command, the Interior Department has advanced policies supported by his former clients Under the Trump administration, the Interior Department has moved quickly to dramatically expand oil and gas drilling throughout public lands and waters, shrink national monuments, and reduce protections for threatened …

‘As Far As We Know All Our Stores Are Ghost-Free.’ Supermarket Responds to Frozen Aisle Haunting Post — TIME

In what sounds like a tie-in for the upcoming new installment of the Ghostbusters franchise, an employee at the Massachusetts Market Basket grocery store claimed to have “spotted” a Victorian-era specter haunting the frozen food aisle. The employee, Christiana Bush, who works in the store’s bakery department, posted about the ghost sighting in a local,… via …