soft and pointed

Photo copyright 1994 Gazelle

Yucca, San Gabriel Mountains, California

Away from the decay and back to the beauty.

terrorism clarified

in case you were unsure...

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gordon gekko lives...

...and he's richer than ever!

Ben Stein tells us all about it

The Gekko character may not have been a CEO, but his business philosophy was right in line with most of these raiders. This a very, very, very big problem for our economy and all working class and middle class Americans. Demand that Congress or the SEC do something about it!

damn commie tree huggers...

Green Is The New Red

stoopidity

Chilean fish farm tanks - Photo NY Times

"Residual antibiotics have been detected in Chilean salmon that have been exported to the United States, Canada and Europe, Dr. Cabello said.

He estimated that 70 to 300 times more antibiotics are used by salmon producers in Chile to produce a ton of salmon than in Norway. But no hard data exist to corroborate the estimates, he said, “because there is almost an underground market of antibiotics in Chile for salmon aquaculture.”

Researchers say that some antibiotics that are not allowed in American aquaculture, like flumequine and oxolinic acid, are legal in Chile and may increase antibiotic resistance for people. Last June the United States Food and Drug Adminstration blocked the sale of five types of Chinese seafood because of the use of fluoroquinolones and other additives.

But huge numbers of fish go uninspected. The F.D.A. inspected only 1.93 percent of all imported seafood in 2006, Food and Water Watch said, citing F.D.A. data."

- excerpt from NY Times article "Salmon Virus Indicts Chile's Fishing Methods"

it could be worse...this could be your job

Photo from harpseals.org

This is an image from the annual Canadian Harp Seal Slaughter. The goal this spring is to kill approximately 300,000 pups, primarily for their fur.

Sea Shepherd Seal Defense Campaign 2008

stormy weather

Photo from yachats.org

Old Man Winter just doesn't want to take a rest up here in Oregon. Snow, wind, and pelting hail, all during "Spring Break." The wife and I almost got blown out of the nursery yesterday while trying to pick out some new native shrubs for the garden. Thankfully the flowers, trees, and shrubs are telling me spring IS here, as I excitedly watch buds, blooms, and leaves unfurl.