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If you’ve ever wanted to feel dwarfed by the majesty of live whale-sharks, get up close to a sea turtle or actually swim with hammerheads and rays, The Georgia Aquarium is the place to do it. I visited recently on...

This amounts to a National Emergency for conservation efforts. In an appalling turnabout, the Obama administration has sold out America’s national treasure, the magnificent Tongass National Forest , in SE Alaska, to the logging industry. The loggers and chainsaws are...

It has been predicted that droughts from global warming will make water more precious than oil and regional wars will most likely be fought over water rights. All life is dependent upon water. It is the single most vital resource...

While everyone realizes that there have been mass extinctions in the past, most famously one that included the demise of the dinosaurs, few realize that, right now, we are in the midst of an equally cataclysmic event; the sixth great...

A new addition to the J pod was reported by the Orca Network on Wednesday, November 12, 2009 and that brings a total of two new additions after a calf was spotted with the L pod in June. The southern...

Canadian Astronaut, Bob Thirsk , made some interesting observations from the International Space Station on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Thirsk had not seen the glaciers from space for twelve years and he was taken by surprise at the difference he...

Vertical shaft turbines are safer, produce twice the energy of prop-style turbines We’ve all seen the ads; a line of stately wind-turbines along the crest of a windswept hill, their slowly turning blades gently generating clean, abundant energy for a...

In many parts of the bay, we enjoy comfortable lives. We have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. We live in quiet, peaceful neighborhoods, and we don’t have to worry about our safety when we step out...

There was a book published long ago called Glory by the Wayside. That title runs through my mind every time I stroll along the drainage channel at work. You see, whenever the weather permits, I take my break time to...

Updated 10/27/2009. The Cascadia Marine Trail ranges from Olympia, Washington to southern Canada. It meanders along rivers, waterfalls, meadows, and provides breath taking views of nature and wildlife. This trail is part of our natural resources heritage and should be...