Eco & Earth Friendly Department

For the latest in Ecology and Earth Friendly articles, interviews, products reviews and video presentations.

Golden Gate Endangered Species Big Year Awards - After a year exploring the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and helping the park’s 33 endangered species recover, one person out of 250 competitors will be awarded the $2,000 GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year grand prize at an awards ceremony and celebration, Read more about the GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year

Otero Mesa: Preserving America’s Wildest Grassland - Otero Mesa takes readers on a narrative and photographic journey of the half-million acres of unfettered grassland in southern New Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert, threatened by oil drilling. Home to migratory songbirds, rare native pronghorns, prairie dogs, and stunning visual scenery, Otero Mesa is captured in the sonorous narrative of nature writer Gregory McNamee and the exquisite landscape and wildlife photography of Stephen Strom and Stephen Capra. Read more about Otero Mesa.
 

Ocean Science Lecture Series - The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series provides concise, comprehensive presentations on climate change and other research conducted worldwide by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps scientists are exploring Earth’s mysteries in hundreds of research projects under way on every continent. Learn about Ocean Science.

Tour de Fat Reaches Million Dollar Milestone - New Belgium’s Tour de Fat 2008  Reached the Million Dollar Milestone, Helped 24 Non-Profit Organizations; Hosted More than 15,000 Bike Parade Riders; and Swapped 11 Cars for Bicycles Through the Car-for-Bike Swap. Read about Tour de Fat.
 

‘Light the Way’ with Robin Avery - With the release of her new single, Robin Avery is breaking into the American consciousness with one simple mission: to “Light The Way” for those committed to righting social injustices and respecting the environment by protecting it from the ravages of irresponsible behavior and harmful government policies. Read about Robin Avery.