Tag: travel
group name: environmentalist
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August 21, 2007 09:45 AM EDT --
In three days I will be embarking upon the biggest adventure of my life! I will be joining a research team in Costa Rica, where I will spend two weeks learning about sustainable coffee farming. Before . . . more
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May 14, 2007 09:13 AM EDT --
I just watched an interview with the president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister. He stated that he believes the current gas prices are indeed fair in a "supply and demand environment". Of course, . . . more
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April 13, 2007 10:35 PM EDT --
Swan in a Chinese zoo feeds its friends every day to the amazement of visitors.The swan picks up the feed and takes it to the mouths of the waiting fish.
"They became . . . more
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April 04, 2006 10:20 PM EDT --
Arriving in two cars, tired and rumpled, our group of nine stood at the base of the 11th century stone tower that once housed Dante while he authored The Divine Comedy in exile from his beloved Florence. . . . more
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September 11, 2008 10:55 AM EDT --
Hello All,
I read this article in the NY Times and I just found it to be so amazing and exciting! As a minimalist who cares a lot about the environment I thought this article was perfect. I know what . . . more
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May 22, 2006 12:02 AM EDT --
My husband and I decided to go fishing this evening at our favorite spot on Turner Lake. I caught a few Blue Gills and with a quick swipe of his worm, Bill caught a nice Large Mouth Bass.
*What . . . more
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July 05, 2006 11:12 PM EDT --
In 1956, Canadian Anne Innis Dagg set sail for Africa, pursuing her dream to study giraffe. One of the first zoologists to study African mammals in Africa, Dagg broke many stereotypes undertaking behavioural . . . more
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November 01, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
Arizona Fish and Game issued a rabies warning this morning for this state. Children were actually playing with bats they found lying on the ground, and one of the children were bitten. Subsequently, the . . . more
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June 29, 2007 12:23 PM EDT --
Where better to celebrate Chinese New Year than in China! I had just such an opportunity recently and took full advantage of it in Hong Kong, Macau, and then on to the Thai capitol of Bangkok (see . . . more
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July 26, 2007 04:19 PM EDT --
I will be camping in Yosemite with my family for a few days next week. I have only been there once, about 3 years ago, and we did some short hikes and rented beach cruisers to ride around the valley . . . more
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June 17, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
Okay, there's this new dance, see? It's called Hypermililing, and it's the bomb. Everybody who is anybody is doing it. If you're still flooring your Suburban or Cadillac . . . more
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June 21, 2008 07:13 PM EDT --
If you go to any one of the online driving map services and type in "St. Paul, MN to Ouray, CO", it will pick you a route through Des Moines, Iowa and Grand Junction, Colorado. I . . . more
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April 26, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
In the winter of 2004, we were living in a travel trailer on the tip-top of a mountain near Montpelier Vermont, while we built a house for a client. We were 900 miles from our children . . . more
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August 18, 2006 01:58 PM EDT --
Manta Ray
This fish is related to the shark. As a relative of the shark, it's skeleton is comprised of cartilage. It can reach 22 feet across and can weigh 300 lbs. They can be found in the open . . . more
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November 15, 2006 10:59 PM EST --
It's a beautiful winter day at and you're cutting fresh tracks at your favorite ski resort. The sun is shining; the powder is fresh and deep. Absolutely perfect, except for the little nagging thought . . . more
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June 12, 2008 08:17 PM EDT --
Up until a few weeks ago, the thought would not have crossed my mind. Getting to Southwestern Colorado was all about doing it in less than 22 hours. I even drove the whole way back to St. . . . more
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October 29, 2007 03:07 PM EDT --
I thought with Halloween being a couple days away I would pull out pictures of the spiders I caught while in Costa Rica. The spiders I sweep out the door in my house would be lost souls in the jungles . . . more
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July 01, 2008 10:48 AM EDT --
The objective - to get 40 miles per gallon out of a 1997 Saturn sedan.
The test area - a stretch of rural roads between Minnesota and Colorado.
The average of 3 tanks of gas will . . . more
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June 10, 2008 09:38 PM EDT --
Imagine driving across Nebraska in the summer, at 53 miles per hour . . .
Our Saturn sedan is not a sports car by any means and yet, if I'm sitting at the light at an onramp that feeds into . . . more
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October 14, 2006 05:24 PM EDT --
Killen - The True Story of a Ship and an Island
[Epilogue to 'Bending Light' Studying the Killen] (written October 2006)
The USS Killen, DD-593, was a Navy ship, a Fletcher class destroyer, . . . more
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