January 2012
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La Evolución Silenciosa (The Silent Evolution) →
“Jason deCaires Taylor is an internationally acclaimed eco-sculptor who creates underwater living sculptures, offering viewers mysterious, ephemeral encounters and fleeting glimmers of another world where art develops from the effects of nature on the efforts of man. His site-specific, permanent installations are designed to act as artificial reefs, attracting corals, increasing marine...
A BEAUTIFUL LIE: Environmentalists sue to protect... →
ablorg:
Intense sound waves caused by the Navy’s use of sonar can harm or kill endangered marine animals such as the killer whale and the blue whale.
Environmentalists sued the U.S. government on Thursday over naval training exercises off the West Coast involving sonar that they say harms endangered…
“Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing,...”
– Alan Watt (via neil-gaiman)
NOTES FROM THE OUTERNET PHOTO - JAPAN: bros in the...
jaredleto:
Original Article
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That golden moment...
Today, I had a moment of insight.
Not really a moment so much as it was a long time coming. But I’m not going to get into it, as it was very personal. I just felt the need to sit down and try to collect my thoughts. I’ve spent most of the morning doing this, as it literally just came out of the blue at me. Things do that in my life…just like hello! Wake up! And there it...
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A BEAUTIFUL LIE: Conserving Nature Worth $500... →
ablorg:
A study of 17 of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots found paying poor people living near those areas for conserving them could result in those people earning $500 billion dollars a year. “Global Biodiversity Conservation and the Alleviation of Poverty” is the title of the…
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A BEAUTIFUL LIE: Top 10 US Species Threatened By... →
ablorg:
It’s not breaking news that fossil fuel extraction is extremely destructive and puts our plant and animal kingdom at risk. But I think it’s always worthwhile to pause and take stock of exactly how much of our land, waters and wildlife we are destroying in our headlong pursuit of more and more…
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Extreme Japanese Censorship: Manga Comics and... →
A BEAUTIFUL LIE: Universal Pictures: Let the Lorax... →
ablorg:
Why This Is Important
Adding environmental education to The Lorax movie website is important because this is the message of the book and it should be honored. Dr. Seuss wanted people to be inspired by The Lorax to help the environment. Currently, the movie website, trailer, and story…
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Surrender to Nothing: MUSIC or what we used to... →
evabayer:
A few days ago I posted a status on my facebook in which I ranted about the separation of musical genres and the molds that we are pressed into by society’s standards and why it is frowned upon by most people if you attempt to break free and cross over to other genres and actually enjoy…
I feel like I could’ve written a lot of this myself. But I’ve had this...
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t...”
– Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum (via visceras) 