Tuesday November 25, 2008

simple actions you can take right now

[Image: Joel Sartore, National Geographic]

Help build a clean energy future that curbs global warmingBy signing a petition from Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Stop Palin’s wolf killing frenzyBy making a small donation (as little as $5) to

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Tuesday November 18, 2008

more animals!

Writing from Sydney, Australia(9:12pm Sydney, 5:12am NYC)

It’s been quite an animal extravaganza for me in Australia. Flying foxes, various exotic birds, baby farm animals, and just yesterday, I got to pet a koala and feed a

Categories: blog environment Tags: animals australia endangered species fun

Thursday November 13, 2008

it’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s fruit bats!

Writing from Sydney, Australia(12:08am Sydney, 8:08am NYC)

At dusk on the day we arrived in Sydney, I saw what I thought were birds flying around the city, filling the skyline (see little specks in picture above). “I

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