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if you dont know how how sea turtle spcies affct you here is the info www.flickr.com/photos/38493797@N07/3887767409/in/set-7215...
While tourist communities around the Gulf Coast are rightly trying to avoid unwarranted black eyes, many tourist destinations and vacation activities along the Gulf Coast have been affected by BP's oil gusher.
Tar balls washed up on Gulf Islands National Seashore, but spared seven other national parks in the region. More than 2,000 beaches in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida were closed or otherwise affected in the first 100 days. Fishing remains restricted in a vast stretch of the Gulf of Mexico. And wildlife watching activities from bird-watching to sea turtle spotting are at risk, as the ecological problems associated with the spill may not end with the capping of the runaway well.
The long-term threat from the spill – and continued offshore oil drilling in the Gulf – will only become clear over time. The most likely impacts, if any, will be felt in the region's seafood, according to NRDC policy analyst Ali Chase. Will oysters rebound, for instance, from the double-hit of oily water and increased freshwater flows? Even seafood that remains uncontaminated could suffer population declines, so that once-abundant species could be diminished for years. And it's unclear what impact those deepwater plumes of dispersed oil could have on the Gulf's ecosystem, and ultimately its recreational fishing potential.
"The surface isn't the only place the oil poses a risk. There's still a lot of oil out in the Gulf – as much as 100 million gallons," Chase told The Daily Green. "We don't have a sense right now of what the long-term impacts of the system might be."
Read more: www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/endangere...
The recent rains have turned Cataract Creek on Mt. Tamalpais into a beautiful roiling cascade of water!
Announcement: this image, and many others from some of the Bay Area’s most talented photographers, is available to purchase for the next two weeks and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the NRDC and National Parks Conservation Association. Our public lands are under deep, urgent threat. On this #escaypeday, we unite to save them. Visit www.escaype4nature.smugmug.com to support the cause and take home stunning art. Two weeks only!
There is nothing left of the community once known as smeltertown. Here is why: www.nrdc.org/onearth/flint-east-chicago-there-was-smelter...
This was a happy moment for me as i finally got the shot i was chasing for a long time.
Many Images from some of the Bay Area’s most talented photographers, are available to purchase for the next two weeks and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the NRDC and National Parks Conservation Association. Our public lands are under deep, urgent threat. On this #escaypeday, we unite to save them.
Visit escaype4nature.smugmug.com to support the cause and take home stunning art.
Documenting the restoration of California's second largest river, the San Joaquin, which has been behind a dam for half a century. The NRDC won a multiyear court battle and the river is flowing slowly on it's old riverbed for the first time in 50 years.
Pierce Brosnan: Save Whales, Stop Deadly Navy Sonar! - NRDC
VIDEO :
Pierce Brosnan: "In the darkness of the ocean, whales depend on their hearing for survival - to find food, migrate, and communicate. But the US Navy has a new plan for training with high-powered sonar and explosives that will bombard whales with intense noise. The Navy itself predicts that nearly 1,000 whales and other marine mammals could be killed. Thousands more will be deafened. And in the darkened sea, the deaf whale is a dead whale. The Navy should be putting vital whale habitat off-limits to sonar and explosives during routine training. But they won't do that unless you and I speak out right now. With one click, you can make your voice heard. And please, share this message. Together we can save the whales.
PLEASE, SIGN THIS PETITION ON VIDEO PAGE :
''JOIN WITH PIERCE BROSNAN TO STOP WHALES FROM DEADLY SONAR '' :
Many people think of bees simply as a summertime nuisance. But these small and hard-working insects actually make it possible for many of your favorite foods to reach your table. From apples to almonds to the pumpkin in our pumpkin pies, we have bees to thank. Now, a condition known as Colony Collapse Disorder is causing bee populations to plummet, which means these foods are also at risk. In the United States alone, more than 25 percent of the managed honey bee population has disappeared since 1990.1
Bees are one of a myriad of other animals, including birds, bats, beetles, and butterflies, called pollinators. Pollinators transfer pollen and seeds from one flower to another, fertilizing the plant so it can grow and produce food. Cross-pollination helps at least 30 percent of the world’s crops and 90 percent of our wild plants to thrive. Without bees to spread seeds, many plants—including food crops—would die off.
www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/bees.pdf
www.beesmatter.ca/why-are-honey-bees-important-to-crops-a...
This male goldfinch, coming into his breeding colors last month, looks worried. I am, too, at the state of the Earth under this nihilistic administration, and I urge my friends here on Flickr to do everything you can to support organizations—such as Earthjustice, Greenpeace, the League of Conservation Voters, the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Wilderness Society, to name a few—that are resisting the government’s attempt (putting party and corporations before country and the health of its citizens), to destroy wildlands and to roll back regulations that protect our water, land and air. Also sign petitions. Also let your legislators know you want them to stop kowtowing to the polluting industries and do everything they can to combat climate change. Do your personal best to conserve energy and #ReduceReuseRecyle. On this Earth Day, let us rededicate ourselves to this fight for our planet and all the creatures on it.
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After watching the recent Star Wars - Rogue one film, a friend of mine commented that she was so excited she wouldn't be able to sleep through the night. And that got me thinking about an experience I had had that left me that excited and palpitated - the Northern Lights show I witnessed over the skies of Northern Iceland earlier this year.
I remember that night as vividly as yesterday: a self-cooked meal a beautiful sunny evening on the grassy shores of a gentle fjord, followed by a relaxing soak in an open-air hot tub after a day of miserable weather, gave way to a cool night with clear skies. It was then that a faint glow appeared in the sky, becoming brigher and longer until it was a thick band of dancing green light that stretched horizon to horizon.
The patterns were ephemeral, the intensity continuously alternating, the color constantly shifting, but it all came together to present a visual spectacle that never bored me or the few other brave souls gazing upwards on that cold night. Even though the temperature dropped to single digits (celsius), the photographer in me never fazed.
At one point, the glow appeared directly overhead, leading to an effect quite like peering into the vortex. The greens give way to the other colors such as purple, pink and red. This is one such exposure from that time.
Saeberg
Iceland
If you want to see this print, you can do so by purchasing my calendar from goo.gl/LGJYRk . All proceeds will go to NRDC and WildAid, two non-profits whose causes I am very passionate about.
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
The Climate Crisis We're Already In: How We Can Accelerate Adaptation to a Changing Climate
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
As the impacts of climate change worsen, accelerating climate adaptation strategies to the same levels of mitigation has become more urgent and will require increased investment. The Global Commission on Adaptation estimates that investing $1.8 trillion in climate adaptation from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in total net benefits – in avoided losses, lower risks and improved economic benefits, and social and environmental benefits such as improved biodiversity and cleaner air and water. Climate adaptation measures protect the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems and make companies more resilient to climate-related environmental and economic shocks.
This session will explore:
How can we identify and accelerate the most critical adaptation strategies – from early warning systems and resilient infrastructure to climate-smart agriculture and mangrove and water protection – across different communities and countries?
How can companies prepare for the impacts of climate change on their businesses, including supply- chain breakdowns, employee migrations, and increases in diseases?
How can we increase the financing available, so these efforts are not competing for resources with climate mitigation strategies?
Speakers:
Manish Bapna, President and CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Gary White, CEO and Co-Founder, Water.org
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder, Re-Earth Initiative
Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org
Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO, Pernod Ricard North Americaaduated with two bachelor’s degrees and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, Office of the Governor of California
Kara Hurst, Vice President, Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
Alvaro Lario Hervas, President-elect of IFAD, Associate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Controller, FOD, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda Nusz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Target and President, Target Foundation
Tom Rivett-Carnac, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
Conveying mainly scrap rail and sleepers the NRDC service crosses over to the wrong line briefly to access the connection to Whitemoor Yard.
Portals spans across the up loop and the up and down lines are still devoid of even any hangers let alone wires. There is still no news on when further closures of the route are take place to complete the project with electric services due to commence next year with the new 710s.
This NRDC service can often produce interesting formations but on this occasion was a plain vanilla one - still at least it wasn't just a light engine which is common when I am in London!
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
The Climate Crisis We're Already In: How We Can Accelerate Adaptation to a Changing Climate
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
As the impacts of climate change worsen, accelerating climate adaptation strategies to the same levels of mitigation has become more urgent and will require increased investment. The Global Commission on Adaptation estimates that investing $1.8 trillion in climate adaptation from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in total net benefits – in avoided losses, lower risks and improved economic benefits, and social and environmental benefits such as improved biodiversity and cleaner air and water. Climate adaptation measures protect the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems and make companies more resilient to climate-related environmental and economic shocks.
This session will explore:
How can we identify and accelerate the most critical adaptation strategies – from early warning systems and resilient infrastructure to climate-smart agriculture and mangrove and water protection – across different communities and countries?
How can companies prepare for the impacts of climate change on their businesses, including supply- chain breakdowns, employee migrations, and increases in diseases?
How can we increase the financing available, so these efforts are not competing for resources with climate mitigation strategies?
Speakers:
Manish Bapna, President and CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Gary White, CEO and Co-Founder, Water.org
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder, Re-Earth Initiative
Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org
Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO, Pernod Ricard North Americaaduated with two bachelor’s degrees and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, Office of the Governor of California
Kara Hurst, Vice President, Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
Alvaro Lario Hervas, President-elect of IFAD, Associate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Controller, FOD, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda Nusz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Target and President, Target Foundation
Tom Rivett-Carnac, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
Gorgeous Sunrise at Walton Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, CA. Great light predicted by #escaype. Many images from some of Bay Area's most talented Photographers are available for purchase for the next week and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to NRDC and National Park Conservation Association. Our public lands are under deep, urgent threat. Visit below to support the cause and take home stunning art. escaype4nature.smugmug.com via 500px ift.tt/2lGNhF3
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They walked for days across the arctic tundra, fleeing the melting ice flows and the warming waters.
Sometimes the bear gave them a ride and sometimes they trudged behind, gathering whatever berries and nourishment they could find. Was this the end of their winter world? Where would they go?
"We'll stop here for the night and continue our journey tomorrow" she spoke.
Model: *faestock on DeviantArt.com
House: Night-Fate on DeviantArt.com
Polar Bear: Amber82882 on StockXchng
Penguin: Valkarie on StockXchng
Backdrop: Me! Taken with the Fuji Finepix S2000HD
"Polar bears, whales, walrus and seals are changing their feeding and migration patterns, making it harder for native people to hunt them. And along Arctic coastlines, entire villages will be uprooted because they're in danger of being swamped. The native people of the Arctic view global warming as a threat to their cultural identity and their very survival." ~ NRDC website
They are shooting wolves again. The senselessness began in 2008 when Bush took Endangered Species Protection off for gray wolves. There is no need to do this to wolves...really no need...Just recently, Wolf 527 was shot. She originated from the Druid pack -- one of the best known wolf packs in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley, the scene of numerous documentaries (i.e. Nature's "In the Valley of the Wolves").
Please sign these two petitions asking that an end be put to these terrible wolf hunts. Signing your name makes it hard for our administrators to say (when it's too late) that they didn't know what was going on or how the public felt...
To go straight to the petitions: secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?
pagename=homepage&... AND secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=...
To learn more about "Wolf 527" read below. For a deeper look, see the NRDC's info here: www.nrdc.org/media/2009/090821.asp
Wolf 527
"For years, the movements of some of the members of this Yellowstone pack have been monitored by biologists and wolf-watchers equipped with radio tracking devices and powerful spotting scopes. One of those wolf-watchers wrote the obituary for 527 -- and I am honored to share excerpts of it with you today.
"527 was a wolf that marched to the beat of a very different drummer." As a yearling, 527 left the Druids to join the Slough pack -- where she quickly became the beta (second-in-command) female. Then in 2007, she and a male wolf set off to found their own pack -- the Cottonwood Creek pack -- where she became the alpha (first-in-command) female.
As a leader of the Cottonwood pack, 527 was known to be a master of survival strategies. While four other packs that inhabited the same area suffered dismal fates, her pack thrived. As her biographer recounts, "She was a genius wolf in her tactics. Strategy was her game and she was a master at it. She would return to feed her pups in the dark of night because she would not take the risk of crossing the road."
But in the end, despite 527's "unbelievable survival strategies," this resilient wolf "was not able to outthink a rifle" and was killed on October 3 when Montana unleashed its first public wolf hunt in modern times.
Since the public hunts began, 156 wolves in the Northern Rockies have met 527's fate. And over the next year, more than 500 wolves could be shot to death by hunters and government agents ... reducing the region's wolf population by a staggering 40 percent!
But the story doesn't have to end as sadly as 527's life -- if everyone who cares about wolves speaks out against this carnage now.
So please take a moment to join the national outcry to save wolves."
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I've been away and will continue to be away from Flickr because of pressing work demands and because I'm catering to Zoe Bear, whose latest budget-busting ailments include bronchitis that turned into a postnasal drip, so, except when she's asleep, she's still almost constantly coughing but it's no longer a loud honking sound. With medication she's doing somewhat better, but she doesn't react well to meds, so it's been a trying time.
At any rate, I'm posting today in honor of Earth Day, which began 43 years ago today. There are many ways you can celebrate it, but the most important at this time on our planet is to get involved and stay involved in protecting it from the ravages of climate change, for our sakes and for the sakes of future generations. Make your voice heard to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, which would be a major step in committing ourselves to move away from fossil fuels whose extraction and spills pollute our planet. Tar sands oil, which is what would flow through the XL pipeline and which already flows through aging, smaller pipelines, is so thick that to flow through pipelines it must be mixed with chemicals, thus creating a corrosive blend called diluted bitumen, or dilbit. What spills from a rupture is so thick that it cannot be skimmed off the surface like regular oil but sinks to the bottom of waterways, jeopardizing wildlife and drinking water and water used for agriculture.
Also fight to prevent fracking (hydraulic fracturing), a dangerous extraction method that puts at risk our water, air and public health.
Fight companies like Monsanto and Dupont, which would foist on the world unlabeled GMOs (genetically modified organisms) whose effects are untested and unknown.
Stop using pesticides containing neonicotinoids, a chemical suspected, with increasing evidence, of causing honeybee colony collapse disorder.
Stop using herbicides like RoundUp, which not only contains glyphosate, but mixes it with other ingredients, making the product even more toxic than glyphosate alone. This recent study explains how.
Eat as much organic food as you can afford, and support local farmers markets and sources of local foods like LocalHarvest. Or grow your own herbs and vegetables using organic soils, seeds and fertilizers. Here are other ways to find safe, sustainable foods. This guide to pesticides in produce was just published today.
Contribute as much as you can to environmental organizations that act to protect our Earth.
On a smaller scale, resolve to leave a small footprint by reducing your energy consumption and recycling everything you possibly can. Discover ways to live more greenly.
Celebrate Earth Day today by enjoying your garden or going to a nearby botanical garden or taking a walk during your lunch hour or giving someone a bouquet of flowers. Enjoy the day. Protect our Earth.
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Theme Of The Week - Garden Safari
This is the rabbit that hangs out in my backyard. One of his hind legs is bent sideways, so he often comes in my yard because it is a safe place to hide from hawks and cats. And he helps in the yard work by eating the clover. I've also been seeing more honey bees this year, which is really exciting, given the news of colony collapse
Now I'm off to mow the grass and give myself heat stroke (current temperature 85°F with 50% humidity!)
Bizarre and a little disturbing, I really don't know what's going on here...surely subliminal & maybe even apocalyptic...idk.
Where to start? Plenty to choose from:
Obviously, the age-old Man-Monkey-Machine Interface conundrum. 😉 Why is the monkey/chimp - in a space suit btw - centrally featured, and NOT the human astronaut? The structures along the steep slope going up to the right look like the test stands at the Santa Susana Test Facility/Laboratory. If so, what's the connection? And, is that the moon? Or an alien world? Whichever it is, if either, why is there a dark swath across/splitting it? Is it a tortured planetary system, with the angry looking sun/star about to go nova? And take a closer look at the eyes of the monkey/chimp...kinda creepy, alien-looking, even a little demonic...or just stern & determined, maybe even mildly constipated? Is it a simian-alien-human hybrid? And how about those ears...maybe a Vulcan monkey? Pre-dating the original television series would seem to preclude that. The trajectory path/vector thing is going all over the place too. Why? That is, if that's what it depicts. It does however graze right by/over the "planet", simian & astronaut - some sort of symbolism there? I'm even looking for images in the chaotic color-splashed areas. And there is/are something(s) unidentified in front of/to the left of the astronaut's right shin/knee...hmmm. There’s also something going on in the upper left-hand corner. And what the hell is that thing at the 10:00 position from the sun/star??? It looks like it might be a face, with eyes, nose & mouth discernible. And the astronaut, for the most part, is merely an outline...minimally ‘filled in’. What's up with that?
His pressure suit appears to be a Mercury Program variant, so I'm guessing this is ca. 1961-63? If so, this work is exceedingly avant-garde & provocative for the time period.
or:
An abstract & coded warning, even prophecy, of what the future portends...if we don't change our wicked wicked ways. Unfortunately, although very few know, the Santa Susana site suffered a partial nuclear meltdown in 1959:
www.nrdc.org/bio/caroline-reiser/questions-and-answers-ab...
Credit: NRDC website
However, this being a vintage print, i.e., early 1960’s, the severity of the incident & radiation leak/release was still being hidden, I therefore wouldn’t expect it to have been artistically alluded to. Then again, it’s freaky enough that maybe…???
Per usual, the NASA/NASA-contracted artist/illustrator is anonymous & will likely remain so forever...unfortunate.
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
The Climate Crisis We're Already In: How We Can Accelerate Adaptation to a Changing Climate
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
As the impacts of climate change worsen, accelerating climate adaptation strategies to the same levels of mitigation has become more urgent and will require increased investment. The Global Commission on Adaptation estimates that investing $1.8 trillion in climate adaptation from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in total net benefits – in avoided losses, lower risks and improved economic benefits, and social and environmental benefits such as improved biodiversity and cleaner air and water. Climate adaptation measures protect the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems and make companies more resilient to climate-related environmental and economic shocks.
This session will explore:
How can we identify and accelerate the most critical adaptation strategies – from early warning systems and resilient infrastructure to climate-smart agriculture and mangrove and water protection – across different communities and countries?
How can companies prepare for the impacts of climate change on their businesses, including supply- chain breakdowns, employee migrations, and increases in diseases?
How can we increase the financing available, so these efforts are not competing for resources with climate mitigation strategies?
Speakers:
Manish Bapna, President and CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Gary White, CEO and Co-Founder, Water.org
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder, Re-Earth Initiative
Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org
Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO, Pernod Ricard North Americaaduated with two bachelor’s degrees and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, Office of the Governor of California
Kara Hurst, Vice President, Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
Alvaro Lario Hervas, President-elect of IFAD, Associate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Controller, FOD, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda Nusz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Target and President, Target Foundation
Tom Rivett-Carnac, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
Thank you to each and everyone who supported SUSUTEN this year. Because of your continued support, Susuten was able to double its annual donation from last year!!! Instead of focusing on one non-profit organization, the money was spread out to 6 different organizations that focus on helping and improving the environment, wildlife, education, and children in need:
Natural Resources Defense Council
Center for Biological Diversity
Resurrection Lutheran Preschool
Thank you once again! I WISH EVERYBODY HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY IN THE YEAR 2009!
Jojo: Mom, when I grow up I want to help out in farming Kamunsil fruits.
Mom: Jojo, when you grow up you'll find out that there is more to farming Kamunsil. You have to deal with the IRS, ICE, Obamacare, EPA, NRDC, Affirmative Action, and then you'll have to deal with the corrupt police and the greedy local mayor.
Jojo: Mom, I think I'll work at Wall Street instead.
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I think she heard something up on the hillside,
maybe the 'herd' of turkeys were up there again.
the ice on the stream is starting to melt - yea!
we're to have a much warmer weekend, maybe my Snowdrops will open all the way?
Last Monday I received a message from NRDC in my inbox...
the Bush/Cheney cronies (barbarians) still want to hunt the wolf, polar bears... ect.
The farmers market is in Deering Oaks every saturday (during the warmer months) and in Monument Square on Wednesdays. I highly recommend it.
I'm proud of this shot because it's not zoomed in from a hundred feet away. I aim to get more confidence with photographing people from a closer distance.
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Photo seen on :
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consumerist.com/2010/10/suss-out-fakers-at-farmers-market...
"http://www.sustain.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=9455
indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/amendment-small-farms-ex...
consumerist.com/2010/12/hey-consumers-why-the-lack-of-con...
switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/can_communities_fost...
www.huffingtonpost.com/f-kaid-benfield/village-green-can-...
www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/badaily/2010/07/i...
cms.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-new-economy-movement/
offbeathome.com/2011/07/no-grocery-store
www.getrealmaine.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.showpage/p...
www.fastcoexist.com/1678723/in-the-future-we-will-all-liv...
reallifespirituality.com/meat-eaters-vs-vegetarians-vegans/
www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/can-veganism-save-the-world/?re...
El día 13 desde el puerto de Vigo zarpará rumbo al puerto de Szczecim en Polonia. A bordo del Buque “Morning Calm” de la Naviera Eukor viajarán unos 40 contenedores de carga de la Brigada de Infantería “Galicia” VII y Brigada de Sanidad, así como alrededor de 250 vehículos entre los de la #BRILAT, los del Cuartel Fuerza de Respuesta Aliada(HQ-NRDC-ESP) de Bétera y el resto de Unidades participantes.
The equipment and vehicles have been transported to the Port of Vigo. The materiel of the VJTF Brigade has been loaded onto the vessel.
The ship Morning Calm, of the shipping company Eukor, will set sail from Vigo to the Port of Szczecin in Poland on 13 May. It will transport around 40 containers of the 7th Infantry Brigade ‘Galicia’ (known as BRILAT) and of the Medical Brigade and around 250 vehicles belonging to BRILAT, the Headquarters of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Spain (HQ-NRDC-ESP), from Bétera, and the other participating units.
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
The Climate Crisis We're Already In: How We Can Accelerate Adaptation to a Changing Climate
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
As the impacts of climate change worsen, accelerating climate adaptation strategies to the same levels of mitigation has become more urgent and will require increased investment. The Global Commission on Adaptation estimates that investing $1.8 trillion in climate adaptation from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in total net benefits – in avoided losses, lower risks and improved economic benefits, and social and environmental benefits such as improved biodiversity and cleaner air and water. Climate adaptation measures protect the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems and make companies more resilient to climate-related environmental and economic shocks.
This session will explore:
How can we identify and accelerate the most critical adaptation strategies – from early warning systems and resilient infrastructure to climate-smart agriculture and mangrove and water protection – across different communities and countries?
How can companies prepare for the impacts of climate change on their businesses, including supply- chain breakdowns, employee migrations, and increases in diseases?
How can we increase the financing available, so these efforts are not competing for resources with climate mitigation strategies?
Speakers:
Manish Bapna, President and CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Gary White, CEO and Co-Founder, Water.org
Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder, Re-Earth Initiative
Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org
Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO, Pernod Ricard North Americaaduated with two bachelor’s degrees and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, Office of the Governor of California
Kara Hurst, Vice President, Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
Alvaro Lario Hervas, President-elect of IFAD, Associate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Controller, FOD, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda Nusz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Target and President, Target Foundation
Tom Rivett-Carnac, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
I measured the water temp.
52 degrees Thursday, 54 on Friday!
it was 40 degrees on February 11th when I checked the temp.
I was able to clear leaves and sticks from the far side of the upper dam.
also removed a large limb that caught the blue strand of lights on the other side.
kinda nice to be in the water again... yea for Spring!
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Water will be one of the major environmental issues of the 21st century.
It's a natural resource that's already in short supply across parts of the United States and the world - and will become even scarcer as our population grows and our climate changes.
~from the NRDC website
I saw a photo on SoozieQ's stream, with concern for a waste of water running down a suburban street.
We are fortunate to have an abundance of water where we live.
Kachina enjoys the abundance...
Photos by Jennifer Henry of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Gabe Klein is the Commissioner of Transportation in Chicago, Illinois.
as I recall, only the grays whales have 2 nostrils. if the wind is just right, the spray can form into a heart.
this was from our recent NRDC trip to the Laguna San Ignacio. Baja Mexico
Read this article:
www.nrdc.org/wildlife/animals/files/bees.pdf
and you will understand why I say this bee casts a giant shadow.
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These Magnolia flowers have a potent citrus aroma that is delightful, and also beyond my ability to describe. (The flowers are also described as emitting a lemon/citronella scent.)
In addition to their surreal beauty they attract a couple of different kinds of honey bees as an added bonus.
Join me as I peer into "The Magnolia Universe:"
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El día 13 desde el puerto de Vigo zarpará rumbo al puerto de Szczecim en Polonia. A bordo del Buque “Morning Calm” de la Naviera Eukor viajarán unos 40 contenedores de carga de la Brigada de Infantería “Galicia” VII y Brigada de Sanidad, así como alrededor de 250 vehículos entre los de la #BRILAT, los del Cuartel Fuerza de Respuesta Aliada(HQ-NRDC-ESP) de Bétera y el resto de Unidades participantes.
The equipment and vehicles have been transported to the Port of Vigo. The materiel of the VJTF Brigade has been loaded onto the vessel.
The ship Morning Calm, of the shipping company Eukor, will set sail from Vigo to the Port of Szczecin in Poland on 13 May. It will transport around 40 containers of the 7th Infantry Brigade ‘Galicia’ (known as BRILAT) and of the Medical Brigade and around 250 vehicles belonging to BRILAT, the Headquarters of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Spain (HQ-NRDC-ESP), from Bétera, and the other participating units.
My brothers and sister wolves in the wild need your help. wolves only hunt to eat, no trophies - just survival.
Let's put the word kind back in humankind... please stop the slaughter.
thanks for all you do.
Kachina the Wolf
does she look worried - yes, and me too. How could mankind slaughter these beautiful animals? Aerial hunting... really?
I received this email from NRDC today.
Please sign the petition, and donate if you can.
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( from NRDC )
The last time I wrote you, 37 wolves had been slaughtered since
the Bush Administration stripped them of their endangered
species protection in March.
Now I'm sorry to report that a terrible new milestone has been
reached: 106 wolves have been killed in the past 118 days.
That's nearly one wolf killed every day. And if Wyoming, Idaho
and Montana have their way, at least 900 wolves -- nearly 60
percent of the population -- could be exterminated this fall,
when a massive public hunt begins.
Make no mistake: This will be the very last summer for many of
Yellowstone's wolves -- unless immediate action is taken to stop
the killing.
That is why I am urging you to sign our petition to the Interior
Department demanding that it restore protection for wolves now:
www.nrdconline.org/ct/f7S6OqK1SuTD/
Tourists visiting Yellowstone have been horrified to learn that
the very wolves they've traveled hundreds and thousands of miles
to see are being gunned down just outside the park. Hundreds of
tourists a day are signing petitions to protest the slaughter.
And as I write, our partner organization, the Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC), is circulating those petitions in the
park AND taking court action -- along with 11 other conservation
groups -- to compel the Bush Administration to restore
protection for the wolves.
What can you do to help the wolves of the Northern Rockies from
where you live?
First, be sure to sign our petition:
www.nrdconline.org/ct/f7S6OqK1SuTD/
Then, if you'd like to do more, you can donate to help the NRDC
Action Fund build a national outcry against the slaughter:
www.nrdconline.org/ct/v7S6OqK1SuTC/
Your support will help us broadcast the wolf's plight and
mobilize America against the Bush Administration's heartless,
wolf-killing policy.
Swift action is imperative since the wolf death count rises
higher every day.
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho are planning public hunts for the
region's remaining 1,400 wolves this fall -- the first in more
than three decades. Once the leaves fall from the trees, wolves
will be easy targets for aerial sharpshooters who can gun down
entire packs in a matter of minutes.
That is why we must act quickly this summer to compel the Bush
Administration to restore the wolf's desperately needed
Endangered Species protection.
Your petition -- and any contribution you can give to our Call
Off the Guns campaign -- will help us put an end to this
wolf-killing rampage:
www.nrdconline.org/ct/v7S6OqK1SuTC/
Sincerely,
Frances Beinecke
President
NRDC Action Fund