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The United States Department of Agriculture has updated the map it issues to help gardeners across the nation determine what they can plant.Because the nation is getting warmer, people are now able to plant various flowers and trees in parts of the country that before would have not been hospitable to such a wide range of plantings.Above you see the map. Here is the link to the USDA site that has facts on how to use...

Kate Shepherd reports on emails released under FOIA that confirms what we feared during the BP Macondo well blowout:  in an effort to get the blowout off the television, the government downplayed the environmental damage.  in her report in Mother Jones yesterday, Kate reports on the emails.Report: White House Pressured Scientists to Underestimate BP Spill Size | Mother Jones....

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(Blogger's Note 9/23/11 --I made this post last year and have updated it just a bit for this year. It looks to me like it took some work, so why not use it again? Thanks for reading.  hope you enjoy all seasons of the year.) September 22 is the first day of fall.(Above--The 1890 painting Autumn Rain by Julian Alden Weir.)What exactly is fall?Here is a definition.From that defintion--"The autumnal equinox marks the first day of the...

A new study says that sea levels are rising at the fastest rate in 2000 years.(Above--The sea is all around us.)Is this complete proof that global warming is taking place and causing the seas to rise?You can't prove it for 100%.Any bit of doubt allows corporate intrests--and the Republican Party that corporate interests own--to avoid discussing this issue in any serious fashion.Here is the EPA climate change website.I know--- The EPA website is socialist plot...

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia says that any federal assistance for the Joplin, Missouri tornadoes will have to be offset by others cuts in the federal budget.(Above---Picture of Joplin damage as taken by macahanC6R.)  From the Washington Times---"House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that if Congress passes an emergency spending bill to help Missouri's tornado victims, the extra money will have to be cut from somewhere else. If there is support...

May I please ask people to stop littering Tony Marron Park in Houston.It is a nice park. Why would anybody litter in a nice park that is for all the people?What is wrong with people?How we conduct ourselves in a park that belongs to all the people is a measure of self-respect.We've got to respect ourselves as everyday people using the common resources....

Texas Governor Rick Perry has declared three days of prayer in response to the drought that is impacting Texas and helping to cause severe wildfires.( Above--It is hot and dry in Texas) These three days run from April 22 to April 24.Here is the link to the official proclamation.From the proclamation---WHEREAS, these dire conditions have caused agricultural crops to fail, lake and reservoir levels to fall and cattle and livestock to struggle under intense stress, imposing...

Texas Governor Rick Perry wants President Barack Obama to declare parts of Texas as disaster areas because of ongoing wildfires.( Above---2011 Texas wildfires.)From CNN---'Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asking the federal government to declare the state a disaster area, a bid to spur assistance during a particularly potent wildfire season that has imperiled lives, structures and livelihoods in 252 counties, his office said in a statement Sunday. In his letter written late Saturday to President Barack...