I’ve said it on this site many times: Our ability to test for side effects does not match our technical ability to produce things. We always find out decades later what our chemicals really do. Add this to the list.
Every day the average American is exposed to an estimated 10 to 13 different pesticides and/or their metabolites (breakdown products) through food, beverages, and drinking water.
Some of those chemicals can mimic estrogen during development, which can lead to weight gain later in life. Others can spur unnecessary fat-cell formation at any age.
Readers of this blog know we post music videos occasionally and discuss music. Today it is with a heavy heart that I post about the death of one of my music heroes, Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse.
Sparklehorse got their start in the 90’s with great records like Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot and Good Morning Spider. In the 2k’s, Linkous released the amazing It’s a Wonderful Life and Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain. Linkous crafted these beautiful, woodsy alternative psych folk records. They were a perfect match for our woods and waters and I often listen to Sparklehorse while traveling to our great parks and forests.
Thanks for all the great music, Mark. I really appreciate it.
I’d like to post some fantastic tracks by Sparklehorse in remembrance this special artist:
“Comfort Me”:
dreamed I was born on a mountain on the moon
Where nothing grows or ever rots
I dreamed that I had me a daughter
who was magnificent as a horse
“Sunshine”
there will come a time gigantic
waves will crush the junk that I have saved
when the moon explodes or floats away
I’ll lose the souvenirs I made
la la la
I’m betting actions such as this will steer Judge Molloy to consider reilsting the animal. There’s a very real problem in much of the western culture towards the wolf. Almost all of it is emotional reaction with little science.
Some sad news. As more and more people enter the woods and use lead shot, more and more bald eagles are getting maimed and killed by their use. I and others plead with you out there to switch to lead-free bullets NOW. Please continue to enjoy your past time, but in a way that does not cause great suffering at the cost of central nervous system damage to animals such as bald eagles.
The eagle in the video below may never be put back into the wild thanks to central nervous system damage caused by lead poisoning.
This is something that’s been hinted at for quite some time. The real problem appears to be climate change. We need to do whatever we can to limit our emissions of greenhouse gases. These beetles are here because of weaker winters.
Hi folks – A few of your comments from the last two weeks did not post. I apologize. They got caught in some sort of spam box and I missed them. Jim K posted a nice reply on CDC stats among several others. They are now posted.
Historic Hearings
Senate committee hearings next week represent a significant opportunity to publicly debate the threats sulfide mining pose to Minnesota. Environmental advocates are expected to testify about the issue and all citizens are encouraged to attend!
The hearings will cover the history of sulfide mining exploration and regulation in Minnesota, the PolyMet proposal, concerns about the PolyMet Draft EIS, and legislation that would strengthen laws requiring a “damage deposit” from mining companies.
Please attend at least one hearing to show your support for clean water. If you come, wear a blue shirt and look for folks handing out stickers so we can have a visible group of clean water supporters.
I wanted to let you know about the upcoming March 21 premiere of Discovery Channel’s LIFE, the 11-part follow up to PLANET EARTH (the most successful natural history documentary of all time). While PLANET EARTH told the story of the natural world through the framework of our planet’s ecosystems and regions, LIFE takes us on a more intimate journey, introducing different animal and plant groups, using the latest in HD filming techniques to show jaw-dropping behaviors never witnessed before. Narrated by Oprah Winfrey and spanning all seven continents, LIFE took over four years to produce and every minute of footage in the series is new.
If you’re interested, here are four sneak peeks at the first two installments of the series:
From Challenges of Life (Premiering March 21 at 8 PM ET/PT)
Cheetahs Hunt Ostrich: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oV6SqyemCk
Stalk-Eyed Fly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGX7zZk0Eo4
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