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Dolphin Suicides in UK Caused by Royal Navy?
If this photo disturbs you, you're not alone. These dolphins are part of a mass dolphin "suicide" I read about in the UK's Guardian publication today. Some theories believe that the stranding and death of 25+ dolphins might be linked...
A Beak Does A Body Good
Meet Beauty, the bald eagle, who was found starving to death in an Alaskan landfill with a disfigured beak. Most of her upper beak had been shot off, and after being rescued and hand fed for two years, her caretakers were finally able to give her a prosthetic...
Last 2 Days to Help the Polar Bears
Have your voice heard! A federal court has given Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne two more days to decide if the polar bear will be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Already over 100,000 people have signed the petition to the Secretary...
Good Causes Gone Bad
In an extra large FedEx envelope from Los Angeles, in an unmarked cardboard box, I received a luggage-tag from DoubleTree Hotels asking me to "Tag It!". Initially I was confused. Tag what? My luggage? Upon further investigation, I discovered...
April Foolies Day! An Eco-Tradition That Makes Fun of the Bad Guys
It's April 1st! Time to check out this year's list of FOOLIES - the top environmental fools of 2008 as voted on by the concerned public. There are many superlatives awarded, like Outstanding Performance in Corporate Greenwashing . But, who takes...
Lassie of the Sea
I am still touched by this story from New Zealand about how a bottle-nosed dolphin helped guide two distressed pygmy sperm whales back to sea after the whales kept beaching themselves in shallow water. According to the story: The disoriented mother and...
Never Fear Earth Lovers, The Planet Police Are Here...
Can two people save the planet from irresponsible fast food joints? Where there's a will and a happy meal, there's a way... Thanks for watching our 3rd Planet Police installment, for more Planet Police videos, check out www.titangreens.com ! Del...
My New Loyalties
Out with the old, in with the new. I've always considered myself brand loyal. Throughout my life I've been using the same soaps, shampoos, bathroom cleaners, and laundry products. But now that I'm getting myself more and more educated on how...
Purchasing Power
Everyday we make choices. Choices that affect our environment. Many of those choices we make with our wallets. And everyday, we can have a say in the future of our planet by buying with a conscience. Purchasing responsibly. But the hard part is educating...
Photo of the Day: 100-Year-Old Sturgeon
Reported in the Daily Mail , two surprised anglers caught this 500 lb white sturgeon in the Fraser River in British Columbia last week and, thankfully, released it as part of a river conservation project. Although it looks too good to be true, I think...
From Dust You Came To Trees You Shall Return
If The Natural Burial Company in Portland, Oregon could have it their way, all of us would return to the world in the form of a tree, or if you're lucky enough, a forest. (Depending on how good your "seeds" are, heh heh.) C.A. Beal, the...
Smaller Margins, Bigger Forests
Standing around the printer queue at the office, I usually zone out while waiting for my documents to come through. I consider it a lost moment, something I'll forget I even did in 5 minutes. Ingenious ideas don't pop into my head. World-changing...
Worth a Thousand Words...
I was skimming through my latest edition of National Geographic while riding the subway this morning when I laid eyes on an image I'll not soon forget. It was a photo of a slain silverback gorilla being carried by wildlife authorities who discovered...
Catching the World's Largest Trout...Sustainably
If you love freshwater fishing, then you'll enjoy this new National Geographic video story about how conservationists in Mongolia are trying to save the world's largest trout from being fished to extinction. How? Well, by fishing for them... I...
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