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Taylor Mitchell: 19 Year Old Woman Attacked & Killed By 2 Coyotes

Looking through the news during a cup of coffee this morning, I came across this news story of a coyote attack. I really dislike sharing bad news, however this story is one that should be shared.  ...

Van Duzer Takes Bicycle Advocacy to Washington D.C.

One month, 2,000 miles and countless friends later, Ryan Van Duzer is nearing Washington, D.C. on his two-wheeled, cross-country expedition.  On June 20, Van Duzer departed from San Diego on a three-speed...

A view of South Wales UK, temperatures reached 30 celsius today!

  A very unusual heat wave has hit South Wales, although covered with clouds, it has very been humid. This photo gives a better view how the day was.

Right to navigate in the hands of Canada’s Senators

The future of Canada’s waterways - and our rights to access them - is now in the hands of Canada’s Senators. Last week, Senators engaged in a passionate, intelligent debate over the merits of burying...

Ever Thought of Using Solar Power to Iron Your Clothes?

Have you ever thought of using a solar powered iron for your clothes, this is one of the suggestions made in How to unplug from the grid by Gaia Vince in the Go-off grid (December 3rd Issue) of the New Scientist...

Wheelchair athlete sets high goals

A story of courage and determination.  Juvenile diabetes and type two diabetes are both killers for which research must be continued to find a cure...This reporter has hiked some of the trails that this...

October 18-19, Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival, Family Fun

From carved pumpkins to painted ones, pumpkin soup or tart, as the recipient for risotto or wild rice on restaurant dishes not to forget pumpkin ale, now is that time of the year when pumpkins are omnipresent. For those of us in the San Francisco area on October 18-19, the...

Gentleman, start your pumpkins!

October 12th, 2008 marked the 10th Annual Pumpkin Regatta in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. It all started with Howard Dill (R.I.P) whose giant pumpkins have made it into the Guinness World Record Books four times!...

National Park Service and National Public Lands Day is This Saturday, Septemb...

A most wonderful event is taking place this coming weekend. National Park Service and National Public Lands Day is this Saturday, September 27, 2008. This is the day when we get to celebrate the public lands available for everyone to enjoy in the USA and to remember all the...

Kayaking on the Thames River in London, Carbon Footprint Free, Clears your He...

We tend to think that exotic adventures have to take place in far away, unfamiliar places.Have we forgotten that even the big cities can offer surprises? Paul Croughton brings this point home with How to paddle through London (Times Online UK, September 7).His take on the...

Get your Team on Board: Ride the Conference Bike (Seats 7 or 5)

We all heard the talk about team building through extreme sports like white water rafting or quasi military exercises (night vision glasses and all).Many more people try to hammer out their 'strategic' details in endless conference calls and meetings. A kinder gentler...

Magic Waterproof Coating Allows Gadgets To Work Underwater

In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...

Out Of the Wilderness: Are Environmentalists Turning People Away from Nationa...

America's system of national parks, forests, bird reservations, game preserves, and national monuments provides a series of living gemstones across the land. President Theodore Roosevelt set the standard for...

Rome bans sleeping and singing on street

Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will  now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings...

Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements

A flood isn't over when it's over--some environmental hazards are still lurking, and, in many cases, growing. And, as other commentators have said, Midwesterners ravaged by historic floods most likely won't get as much federal aid as those affecte by Katrina."The oil,...

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