As a crowd-pleasing family film, Dolphin Tale takes few risks but will still most likely be enjoyed by its target audience. It tells the “based on true events” story of Winter, a dolphin that lost its tail after getting caught in a crab trap off of the Florida Gulf Coast. After rescue and recovery, Winter learns to swim anew, in part thanks to a first-of-its-kind prosthetic dolphin tail.
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Movie Review: Dolphin Tale
Posted in Animals, Environment, Movies, tagged aquariums, Ashley Judd, bottlenose dolphins, conservation, dolphin, dolphin movie, Dolphin Tale, dolphins, Florida, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, mountain top removal, oceans on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Help Save the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps
Posted in Environment, Politics, tagged budget cuts, Community Service, conservation corps, green jobs, jobs, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Conservation Corps, unemployment, young people, Youth, youth unemployment on May 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Over the past 27 years, nearly 15,000 young Pennsylvania citizens have served in the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps. Now, however, the program that served as a confidence builder and stepping stone for so many young people has been targeted for elimination.
Presenting the 2011 Service and Conservation Corps Members of the Year
Posted in Energy, Environment, tagged California Conservation Corps, Civilian Conservation Corps, Coconino Rural Environment Corps, Community Service, conservation corps, energy efficiency, Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps, National Service, NYC Justice Corps, Operation Fresh Start, Phipps CDC, recycling, retrofitting, The Corps Network, trail work, Utah Conservation Corps, weatherization on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corpsmembers whose accomplishments and personal stories exemplify the positive role that Corps serve for individuals and communities nationwide. As a member organization, we proudly represent over 150 organizations that operate in a total of 46 states and the District of Columbia. Approximately 33,000 young men and women join these organizations each year so that they can make a difference. They work on a broad range of projects, viewing themselves as the modern legacy-bearers of the legendary Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Farewell to the Creator of the Ant Farm
Posted in Animals, Environment, Life, Science, tagged ant, ant farm, ants, ants and earthquakes, creator of ant farm, earthquakes, glow in the dark ant farm, Milton Levine, pets on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I will make it no secret. I’ve been asking my wife for years if we could get a glow-in-the-dark ant farm. Now that our daughter is 3, the moment is imminent when I will probably enjoy our new pets more than she will. So when I saw news today that Milton Levine had died, “the co-creator of ant farms,” I felt sad.
The Amazon and Red Pandas [Photos from the National Zoo]
Posted in Animals, Environment, Photos, tagged Amazon Rainforest, bears, beetle, birds, National Zoo, photos, red panda on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
These photos are from one of my family’s recent visits to the National Zoo. During the winter, the Zoo’s Amazonia building is a warm, humid, and enchanting refuge from the cold outside.
Scientists in Mexico Design a Customized Solar Power Air Conditioner
Posted in Energy, Environment, Science, tagged air conditioner, aire acondicionado solar, California, Center for Energy Investigation, Centro de Investigación en Energía, energía solar, geothermal energy, Mexico, solar air conditioner, solar energy, solar ice maker, solar power, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Wilfrido Rivera on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Scientists at Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico have developed a solar powered air conditioner that is appropriate for their country’s hot and humid climate.
My Thoughts about Obama and the Failure to Get a Climate Bill Passed
Posted in Energy, Environment, Politics on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I imagine that there is a lot of hurting going on right now at desks and on couches across the country from D.C. to San Francisco. If you follow environmental news, the depressing word just got out. Some of the headlines include “Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive climate bill” (Washington Post) and “Democrats pull plug on climate bill” (Politico).
Protein from Jellyfish Might Improve Memory of Alzheimers Patients
Posted in Animals, Environment, Science, tagged aeqourin, Aequorea victoria, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimers, bioluminescent, calcium, crystal jellyfish, GFP, jellyfish, medicine, memory, oceans, protein, Quincy Bioscience on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Wisconsin based biotechnology company claims that one of their clinical studies has shown that a protein extracted from a unique species of bioluminescent jellyfish helps improve the memories of Alzheimers patients.
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