Tag Archives: lakes

A Push to Save Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake

Scientists are digitally tracking the links between human activity and the fragile ecosystem of Cambodia’s great lake. See original article:  A Push to Save Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake ; ;Related ArticlesOff the Shelf: Review of Smaller Faster Lighter Denser CheaperFuture Fossils: Plastic StoneBattle Over Fracking Poses Threat to Colorado Democrats ;

See original article here: 

A Push to Save Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake

Posted in alo, Citadel, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, Monterey, ONA, solar, solar power, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Push to Save Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake

National Briefing | Midwest: Ice Tops 88 Percent of Great Lakes; Cover Is Biggest Since 1994

green4us

White Dwarf Issue 2: 8 Feb 2014 – White Dwarf

Issue 2 showcases more new Dwarf releases and an interview with the author of the new Dwarf army book, Jeremy Vetock, along with rules for the fantastic new Gyrobomber. About this series: White Dwarf is Games Workshop’s weekly magazine, and boasts a wealth of great content, from the latest new releases to modelling and painting guides, gaming features, […]

iTunes Store
White Dwarf Issue 3: 15 Feb 2014 – White Dwarf

Issue 3 puts the new Dwarfs to the test with a battle report against the dastardly Skaven. We also interview the army painters who put together the themed Studio Zhufbar army. About this series: White Dwarf is Games Workshop’s weekly magazine, and boasts a wealth of great content, from the latest new releases to modelling and painting guides, gaming fea […]

iTunes Store
Warhammer: Dwarfs – Games Workshop

From their mountain strongholds the Dwarfs march forth to war. Amongst the oldest of the races of the world, the Dwarfs have endured through long centuries of conflict and turmoil. Sturdy and stoic as the mountains they mine, in battle they are implacable foes, standing their ground behind solid shield walls and glittering gromril armour. Dwarf invention mak […]

iTunes Store
A Guide to Landscape Maintenance for Central Texas Gardens – Virginia Ginger Hudson

A Guide to Landscape Maintenance for Central Texas Gardens is a how-to guide written for homeowners and gardeners about the process of maintaining their own landscapes. It is written for the person who is new to landscape maintenance as well as homeowners who are looking for expanded techniques for care in their landscapes. Novice and experienced gardeners w […]

iTunes Store
Warhammer Battlefields: The Underway – Games Workshop

War rages beneath the mountains of the Warhammer World, subterranean armies fighting for bloody dominance of the Undgrin Ankor: the Underway. Created by the Dwarfs during their golden age, this ancient network of deep roads and cavern cities crisscrosses the roots of the world. However, during the great catastrophe that laid the Dwarf empire low, the Underwa […]

iTunes Store
The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America’s most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog’s Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as t […]

iTunes Store
How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Dwarfs – Games Workshop

Shining armour, intricate runes and flowing beards are all hallmarks of the Dwarf race. Their mastery over metals means that their armour and weapons are often the finest in the Old World, their craftsmanship far beyond the ability of Man. There are few sights on the tabletop as inspiring as ranks of armoured Dwarfs advancing on their foes. About this Editio […]

iTunes Store
Cat Sense – John Bradshaw

Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even to their most adoring owners. In Cat Sense , renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using […]

iTunes Store
How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

iTunes Store
Marley & Me – John Grogan

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new material

iTunes Store

See the article here: 

National Briefing | Midwest: Ice Tops 88 Percent of Great Lakes; Cover Is Biggest Since 1994

Posted in alo, Citadel, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, Monterey, ONA, solar, solar power, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on National Briefing | Midwest: Ice Tops 88 Percent of Great Lakes; Cover Is Biggest Since 1994

Bracing for Carp in Great Lakes, but Debating Their Presence

green4us

Warhammer 40,000 Altar of War: Tyranids – Games Workshop

The Tyranids are a deadly race of intergalactic monstrosities, bent upon devouring the galaxy’s many worlds and leaving nothing but airless wastelands in their wake. To fight the Tyranid swarm is an experience utterly unlike any other battle a general may face, for these terrifying aliens seek not to conquer or to raid, but to consume all life in their path. […]

iTunes Store
Inside of a Dog – Alexandra Horowitz

The bestselling book that asks what dogs know and how they think, now in paperback. The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs’ perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draw […]

iTunes Store
Penny Saving Household Helper – Rebecca DiLiberto

This handy guide resurrects the fine art of frugal housekeeping with over 500 tips on saving money throughout the home and garden. Learn creative ways to cut back, pinch pennies, reduce, recycle, and re-use. Want to save on the grocery bill? Buy the whole chicken rather than individual cuts. Get more wear out of your wardrobe? Add a dash of salt to the washe […]

iTunes Store
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

Not all battles in the 41st Millennium are massed engagements between lumbering armies and towering war machines. In the shadows of these epic conflicts, squads of elite soldiers clash – their missions no less vital, their foes no less deadly. Designated as Kill Teams by the Imperium, or by a myriad of different names for their alien and daemonic counterpart […]

iTunes Store
Codex: Tyranids (Enhanced Edition) – Games Workshop

From the cold darkness of the intergalactic void comes a race of ravenous aliens known as the Tyranids, a numberless horde of super-predators governed only by the instincts to hunt, kill and feed. Each Tyranid is a living weapon, perfectly adapted to its designated function, but each creature is no more than a single cell in a vast gestalt entity controlled […]

iTunes Store
What the Dog Did – Emily Yoffe

Dave Barry meets The Secret Lives of Dogs in Emily Yoffe’s funny and insightful look at all things canine. Filled with adventures of heroic dogs, lovable and lazy dogs, malodorous dogs, phlegmatic and incontinent dogs, What the Dog Did delivers some of the most outlandish and certainly the funniest dog stories on record.

iTunes Store
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (Interactive Edition) – Games Workshop

Not all battles in the 41st Millennium are massed engagements between lumbering armies and towering war machines. In the shadows of these epic conflicts, squads of elite soldiers clash – their missions no less vital, their foes no less deadly. Designated as Kill Teams by the Imperium, or by a myriad of different names for their alien and daemonic counterpart […]

iTunes Store
How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Tyranids – Games Workshop

With wetly shining carapace and dripping fangs of bone and cartilage, Tyranid bio-creatures are birthed from the womb of the Hive Mind with a single purpose: to feed upon the galaxy until there is nothing left. Bulging venom sacks, ghastly living weapons and thick armoured hides are all distinctive features of the Tyranids, every inch of them having been gro […]

iTunes Store
How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

iTunes Store
Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 2 – J.D. Lenzen

Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 2 (PFT-V2) is the second installment in the paracord fusion ties book series and another stunning achievement by author J.D. Lenzen. Like Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 1, PFT-V2 reveals innovative and stylish ways of storing paracord for later use. So once again you’ll find crisp, clear, full-color photographs (over 1,000 i […]

iTunes Store

Link:  

Bracing for Carp in Great Lakes, but Debating Their Presence

Posted in alo, Citadel, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, LG, Monterey, ONA, PUR, solar, solar power, Uncategorized, Vintage | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Bracing for Carp in Great Lakes, but Debating Their Presence

City Room: A Night Swim for Atlantic Herring

The Atlantic herring are running in the shallower bays and shorelines of New York City, and they aren’t very difficult to catch. Read More:  City Room: A Night Swim for Atlantic Herring ; ;Related ArticlesTiny Bits of Plastic Pose Big Environmental ThreatsScientists Turn Their Gaze Toward Tiny Threats to Great LakesCalifornia Plans Tighter Control of Fracking, but Not Enough for Some ;

Continue reading:

City Room: A Night Swim for Atlantic Herring

Posted in alo, ALPHA, Citadel, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, Monterey, ONA, solar, solar power, The Atlantic, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on City Room: A Night Swim for Atlantic Herring

Dairy accidents spilled a million gallons of crap in Wisconsin this year

Dairy accidents spilled a million gallons of crap in Wisconsin this year

Shutterstock

More than a million gallons of crap were let loose following agricultural accidents in Wisconsin this year.

No, we aren’t talking bullshit. We’re talking about cow shit, the E. coli– and nutrient-laden fruits of the state’s dairy industry. This is the kind of pollution that causes green slime to grow over the Great Lakes and that leads to dead zones at the other end of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that already this year farming accidents have spilled 1 million gallons of livestock manure in the state. That’s more than five times the amount that was leaked during similar accidents last year. The figure only includes the most spectacular explosions of poo, not the cow pats that are washed off grazing lands into creeks and rivers during rains.

Wisconsin farms this year generated the largest volume of manure spills since 2007, including an accident by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s flagship research farm in Columbia County that produced a mile-long trail of animal waste. …

Manure contains an array of contaminants, including E. coli, phosphorus and nitrogen, that can harm public waterways and drinking water. …

[M]anure handling is a volatile issue in Wisconsin as dairy farms grow larger.

Factory farms, aka concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs, have been responsible for about a third of manure spills in Wisconsin since 2007.

State officials say they’ve become more proactive in addressing spills in recent years, but apparently not proactive enough. The EPA hasn’t been proactive enough either; it was recently ordered by a federal judge to decide what to do about fertilizer contaminating waterways and worsening the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.


Source
Manure spills in 2013 the highest in seven years statewide, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

Find this article interesting? Donate now to support our work.Read more: Business & Technology

,

Food

Original source: 

Dairy accidents spilled a million gallons of crap in Wisconsin this year

Posted in Anchor, FF, G & F, GE, ONA, organic, solar, Sprout, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dairy accidents spilled a million gallons of crap in Wisconsin this year

Thanks for the waves

When you don’t have waves… be thankful for when you do. Continued: Thanks for the waves ; ;Related ArticlesEmbracing the surfboard fin while moving ocean conservation forwardDrinking fountain comes full circlePunk rock environmentalism, Pennywise takes the stage ;

Source – 

Thanks for the waves

Posted in alo, Black & Decker, Citadel, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, mixer, Monterey, ONA, PUR, solar, solar power, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Thanks for the waves

National Briefing | Midwest: Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels

Water levels in the Great Lakes, which reached historic lows earlier this year, have recovered substantially because of heavy snowfall and spring rains, scientists said. Original link: National Briefing | Midwest: Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels Related Articles Chevron Assails Lawyer Who Led Multibillion-Dollar Suit Against It Contest Aims for a Cleaner-Burning Wood Stove Observatory: Clues to the Origins of Big Cats

View this article: 

National Briefing | Midwest: Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels

Posted in alo, Bunn, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, Monterey, ONA, PUR, solar, solar power, Uncategorized, Vintage | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on National Briefing | Midwest: Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels

Op-Ed Contributor: The Truth About Tornadoes

Global warming is real. But it is not causing more twisters. This article is from – Op-Ed Contributor: The Truth About Tornadoes Related Articles Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate Talks National Briefing | Midwest: Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels Chevron Assails Lawyer Who Led Multibillion-Dollar Suit Against It

Original link: 

Op-Ed Contributor: The Truth About Tornadoes

Posted in alo, Bunn, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, Monterey, ONA, PUR, solar, solar power, Uncategorized, Vintage | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Op-Ed Contributor: The Truth About Tornadoes

We’re a platform… not the black helicopters

Surfrider is you. If we’re not you then we’re nothing. Excerpt from –  We’re a platform… not the black helicopters ; ;Related ArticlesWe’re a platform… not the black helicoptersReady for a demolition party in South Texas?Beaches belong to the public. They are not for sale. ;

Original article: 

We’re a platform… not the black helicopters

Posted in alo, Citadel, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, Monterey, ONA, PUR, solar, solar power, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on We’re a platform… not the black helicopters

Walleye move in to a warming Lake Superior

Walleye move in to a warming Lake Superior

Aaron KamphuisHe caught a walleye.

If you are a warm-water-loving fish looking for a Great Lake in which to swim, Lake Superior is traditionally not your best option. It’s the northernmost of the five lakes, stretching far into Ontario, and it’s especially deep and often covered with ice. Its frigid waters have traditionally been too cold for balmy swimmers like the walleye.

But, hey, it’s a fast-changing world — Lake Superior included.

The Daily Climate reports that water temperatures in the lake have risen by about 5 degrees F since the 1970s; ice cover has fallen by a half during the same period. And that’s bringing the walleye within reach of the lake’s anglers.

Just one out of every 500 charter fishing boat excursions landed a walleye in 1998; now the average such expedition nets seven. Because the waters can now sustain the popular species, the lake is being stocked with them. From the article:

Long dedicated to the trout that sustain its commercial fishing, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community started rearing fish that historically couldn’t survive in much of frigid Lake Superior.

“We started raising walleye at the hatchery in 2005,” said Evelyn Ravindran, a natural resource specialist with the tribe. “We see them more and more.”

Commercial fishing has been a steady staple for the tribe over the past few decades. Walleye is a highly sought fish in the lower Great Lakes. And so the tribe, sensing a business opportunity, added that fish to its hatchery.

Of course, the news can’t all be rosy when an ancient ecosystem gets suddenly superheated. Warm waters also bring more sea lampreys with them — invasive jawless fish that resemble eels and attach their mouths to passing trout and other fish, sucking them dry of their blood.

USDAWalleye fingerlings destined for Lake Superior.

Lampreys are hideous and slimy, but people used to like them in pies. Bonus business opportunity?

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.Find this article interesting? Donate now to support our work.Read more: Business & Technology

,

Climate & Energy

,

Food

Read this article:  

Walleye move in to a warming Lake Superior

Posted in ALPHA, Anchor, FF, G & F, GE, ONA, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Walleye move in to a warming Lake Superior