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Week of November 28, 2004

Not a good day for salmon

As I've noted before, this administration doesn't really care for native salmon species. In fact, they've worked hard to open salmon streams for development.

With a new mandate in hand, Bush is pushing on in his war against the natural world.

First, the administration has ruled out dam removal to help sustain salmon populations, even in extreme need. On top of that, and at the same time, they propose to rollback salmon habitat in favor of increased development, with proposed habitat reductions of perhaps 90%. This probably means the death knell for wild salmon species in the northwest, and since salmon are a keystone species for that habitat, we'll see general wildlife populations decline, both flora and fauna.

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, December 1 2004, 7:40 PM

More locusts

The locust swarm from North Africa that I posted about earlier has moved on, and is now in the Canary Islands. They are apparently worn out and not as destructive as in other places.

But we do have new swarms that have broken out in Australia, though it's not clear yet how destructive they'll be.

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, November 29 2004, 9:25 PM

Framing environmentalism

Over at World Changing, which is always a forward-looking place, Alex Steffan has an important article on why environmentalism is so ignored, and and how to reframe our issues to help average voters understand and support environmental issues. He's been reading George Lakoff, which leads political people down interesting byways. His thoughts on how to approach environmental politics are thought-provoking, and you should go read this post.

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, November 29 2004, 7:14 PM

Oil Spill on the Delaware River

Over the weekend, the Delaware River suffered the largest oil spill in a decade, leaving wildlife once again mired in oil and smothering, as volunteers and government workers scrambled to save what they could. 30,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the river when an oil ship ripped open as it attempted to dock.

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, November 29 2004, 8:36 AM

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