National Geographic page excerpt In doing some research in regard to our ecology stance, I read an article about conservation in America in a National Geographic Magazine. A portion of the article was about “…reviving Indigenous management techniques.” Our administration … Continue reading →
National Geographic conservation article illustration I was re-reading a National Geographic article on conservation in America tonight. It noted that “conservation works.” For instance, efforts to save the peregrine falcon, the American bison, and the Pacific gray whale have succeeded, … Continue reading →
Nov. 2018 edition Just finished reading the cover article… Excerpt: “Western lands have been a subject of intense dispute ever since the U.S. Government seized them from native tribes.” Who took over were homesteaders, railroads, livestock barons, ranchers, mining syndicates… … Continue reading →
photo by Joe Catching up on the last couple weeks… I attended a talk by a local TV meteorologist. While describing a plethora of weather phenomenon, and such, he said that, while he wasn’t sure to what degree, he believes … Continue reading →
Neptune 360 water meter I just wrote a newspaper article about a village in our circulation area that’s going to these “smart” water meters. And part of this includes an app. that allows the resident to track the level of … Continue reading →
giant carrion beetle I just read a National Geographic article titled: “The Conservation Popularity Contest.” The crux is that advocacy groups have a tendency to focus on saving “charismatic species,” like the panda, the polar bear, koalas… Yet there are … Continue reading →
Nov. 2023 edition In my ongoing research on the environment, I was just reading part of an article in this National Geographic Magazine edition on various strategies to curb global warming. Klaus Lackner is a physicist with the Center for … Continue reading →
outskirts of Bluffton …photo by Joe (…the painter) Keeping up my populist image, not to mention having to pay for rent, food, gas… I was doing some exterior painting recently at an artist studio on the outskirts of Bluffton, adjacent … Continue reading →
The average price of gas in 1966 in America (the year this Mustang was manufactured) was 32 cents a gallon, the equivalent of $2.20 today. The average price of gas in America this week just topped $5 a gallon. Your … Continue reading →
Gas prices are climbing amidst the Ukrainian War and subsequent sanctions. Many in America are bemoaning the higher prices, but our administration wouldn’t be. The higher the gas prices, the more motorist conservation measures (driving slower, inflating tires properly, bicycling, … Continue reading →