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Dear Readers,
Welcome to our January issue of the Isla Earth
Radio Series e-Digest.
Crossword Puzzle. Kick off the New
Year with a challenging brain teaser. The
crossword puzzle this month is all about
research in the effort to conserve endangered
species and protect the environment. To start
the puzzle fun, click
here.
| Of Pirates And Scientists |
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Pirate tales of buried treasure, plunder, and
fights abound. But pirates left
us much more than blockbuster stories - they
left us a treasure trove of information
about, well, check it out my maties, yo ho!
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| Green Roofs |
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Escaping to the roof is taking on a whole new
dimension with a phenomenon called "green
roofs." A hit in Europe, green roofs are
making their way here, giving new meaning to
going up on the roof.
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| Inverted Rates Run Off Hogs |
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Welcome to Waverly, Iowa. This town of less
than ten thousand not only owns and operates
its own wind generation facilities, they've
come up with a payment system to encourage
energy conservation.
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| Harry Potter Fodder |
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According to Green Press Initiative, the
latest installment, "Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows," has made over 437 acres of
trees disappear so far. But that's less than
the 625 acres it would have normally required!
Discover the spell-binding tree-saving secret
behind, or
in, the book.
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| Welcome To Conservation Island |
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On Survivor Island, everyone is out for
themselves.
On Conservation Island, everyone is out for
the planet. It's a 3-D virtual world on Second
Life, that was designed to engage a whole new
audience in an interactive and fun
conversation about environmental and
conservation issues.
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In brief, elegant essays, the author
raises the concept of dirt to new levels in
Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth.
William Bryant Logan, a monthly columnist for
the New York Times, looks at soil formation
and development. His topics range from
quarries and the foundations of cathedrals to
graveyards and earthworms, from husbandry in
ancient Rome to composting in Florida. Logan
pays tribute to the dung beetle as a symbol
of renewal; he notes that dirt is the source
of many drugs that work against infectious
diseases (penicillin, streptomycin). He
discusses the many forms of clay and the
agricultural practices of John Adams, Thomas
Jefferson and the Iroquois. Dirt is a
natural history of the soil and our
connection with it. -- Reed Business
Information, Inc.,
Amazon.com
Order Dirt:
The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth today!
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Portales, New Mexico
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CONNECT with Nature and Conservation
efforts in New Mexico...
The Forest Guardians seek to protect and
restore the native wildlands and wildlife of
the American Southwest through fundamental
reform of public policies and practices.
Their goals are to protect and restore the
native biological diversity and watersheds of
the American Southwest; educate and enlist
citizens to support protection of the
forests, rivers, deserts and grasslands of
this arid region; advocate for the principles
of conservation biology in plans to restore
degraded ecosystems and watersheds; enforce
and strengthen environmental laws; support
communities in efforts to protect their land
and to practice and promote sustainable use
of natural resources.
The
Friends of the Bosque del Apache
National
Wildlife Refuge work on behalf of birds and
wildlife, helping to protect the critically
important
habitat of the Bosque del Apache National
Wildlife
Refuge, and helping to educate and inform the
public
about the value and beauty of all life at the
Bosque.
Educational events for the public, free of
charge, have
been a major effort for years. These range from
workshops on crane behavior, hummingbirds and
migration, to nature walks, photography,
watercolor,
astronomy, and herpetology. Guided tours on the
Refuge are offered each weekend during the
winter,
some led by Friends. The education of youth
about
nature and environmental topics is also a
major effort,
financed by the Friends.
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