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Re-imaging the meaning of national defense
Writing for Resilience, Rob Brooks re-imagines a national defense grounded in Wendell Berry’s observation that “Earth is what we all have in common.” “We need to pay as much attention to conserving and restoring the connectivity of the natural infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in academics, editorial, environment, history, life, skepticism and science, weather, wildlife, wind power
Tagged #Army Corps of Engineers, #CASSE, #Coast Guard, #disaster response, #DoD, #FEMA, #flyways, #National Guard, #natural infrastructure, #steady state economy, climate change, conservation, environment, joint ventures, nature, resilience, science, sea level rise
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Dear Americans, stop using China and India as climate change scapegoats — The Logic of Science
Reblogged from The Logic of Science. I spend a lot of time on this blog debunking bad arguments, and I have previously devoted a lot of effort to debunking bad arguments against man-made climate change. There is, however, one … Continue reading
Violent storms and violet skies on the Oklahoma prairie
Though it’s not easy to orchestrate given my other commitments, a singular joy of mine is to head west each June for a whirlwind investment of about 24 hours in conducting the Lookout, OK Breeding Bird Survey route. … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, population monitoring, weather, wildlife, wind power
Tagged birding, Breeding Bird Survey, citizen science, Lookout, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, ornithology
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Why can’t humans affect the climate?
If you have insights on this please help me understand. As noted this week, discussions of anthropogenic climate change have peaked since President Trump’s decision to renege on US commitments to the Paris Climate Accord. One of the primary … Continue reading
Birding Community E-Bulletin, April 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and … Continue reading
Posted in birding community e-bulletin, life, wildlife, wind power
Tagged ABA, American Bird Conservancy, American Birding Association, biodiversity, birding, birding community e-bulletin, citizen science, conservation, eBird, National Audubon Society, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture
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How many prairie-chickens?
37, 170. Apparently, that’s the number of Lesser Prairie-Chickens estimated in a first rangewide, statistically robust survey conducted this past spring over about 300,000 square miles of the species’ range. That number sounds pretty good, until you consider that if … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, wildlife, wind power
Tagged lesser prairie-chicken, wind power
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ODWC Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conservation Action Plan
May 30, 2012 A service of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Oklahoma Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation Action Plan draft available for public review and presentation The public is invited to provide comments on a draft conservation plan for … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, Links, wildlife, wind power
Tagged lesser prairie-chicken, ODWC, Oklahoma, wind power
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West Virginia Smiles revisited
‘Twas way back in 2006 that I posted chord progression and lyrics to my song West Virginia Smiles. Way back then, I promised to figure out how to post mp3s, and it looks like I can finally make good on … Continue reading
Playa Post – September 2011
Great newsletter from the Playa Lakes Joint Venture available here Check out especially the new GIS mapping of playa lakes.
Posted in birds/nature, environment, IUCN, Links, migrants, wildlife, wind power
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Playa Post – December 2010
Plays Post available here.
Posted in birding, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, Links, migrants, wildlife, wind power
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Mitigating bat mortality from wind turbines
Contact: Katie Kline katie@esa.org 202-833-8773 Ecological Society of America Slight change in wind turbine speed significantly reduces bat mortality Study shows a 1 percent annual energy loss and 44-93 percent reduction in bat fatalities While wind energy has shown strong … Continue reading
Posted in bat conservation, wildlife, wind power
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tracking Golden Eagles via satellite
Check out this story on tracking Golden Eagles with satellite technology. Hopefully, this research will tell us where NOT to put wind turbines.
Playa Post #8
September newsletter of the Playa Lakes Joint Venture.
Wildlife Policy News – September 2010
Newsletter link.
Posted in bat conservation, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, Links, weather, wildlife, wind power
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Australian Academy of Science on climate change
Elizabeth Finkel recently reported in ScienceInsider that the Australian Academy of Science has issued a report confirming their judgment that climate change is real, human-induced, and a serious problem. While public opinion wavers on the notion of human-induced climate change, … Continue reading
Summer 2010 – Natural Resource News
Volume 4 Issue 2
Conservation Cornerstones July newsletter
Check out the latest newsletter of the the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary.
Playa Post for July 2010
Playa Post newsletter for July 2010 posted here. Check it out – it’s cool.
Bat and Wind Energy Cooperative newsletter – July 2010
BWEC e-Newsletter Jul 10
Birding Community E-Bulletin: June 2010
RARITY FOCUS On Thursday, 13 May, Chris Rasmussen found a Bahama Mockingbird at Fort DeS= oto County Park, St. Petersburg, Florida. The bird was also observed by sev= eral others the same day. The next day the cooperative bird allowed … Continue reading
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