Invasive carp to invade Great Lakes?

This is scary stuff. Scarier than a whole host of other invasive plant and animal invasions. My favorites include Japanese knotweed, purple loosestrife, etc., etc.

Dave Foreman on the Green Fire wolf

Great words here from Mr. Foreman of Albuquerque, N.M. (an former hometown of mine). Turn up speakers on.

N. America’s biggest freshwater fish slips toward extinction

It’s the sturgeon (one of which I happened to see on the Snake River near Hagerman, Idaho, some decades ago). Read about the sturgeon’s demise here.

Farmers, America, and the planet would be better off without the Farm Bureau

I remember the day back in the mid 70s when a newspaper publisher instructed me, in no uncertain terms, not to run anymore op-ed pieces from the Farm Bureau. Fast-forward to 2009, and things have not changed much as this newspaper article from Hampton Roads, Va., points out.

Quote of the day

“Wilderness, above all its definitions and uses, is sacred space, with sacred powers, the heart of a moral world.”

- Michael Frome, author of decades’ worth of conservation columns and wonderful conservation books like “Green Ink” and “Rebel With a Cause.”

Teton Canyon: A wild legacy at risk

Upsetting news about one of my all-time favorite wild and natural areas, the Teton River’s canyon in southeastern Idaho. While a junior in college (Idaho State University), I participated in a rafting trip down through the canyon with the student outing club. I remember passing through the soon-to-be-dammed area and noticing the engineers’ blasting marks on the face of riverside rocks. Watch a Trout Unlimited video here.

Lessons from Aldo Leopold’s historic wolf hunt

From the LA Times comes this nicely crafted op-ed.

Copenhagen protesters rounded up as church bells ring – 350 times

Complete coverage here.

The 15 most toxic places to live in the world

Yeegads. But I can believe it after having seen a couple of disastrous places in two overseas countries.

Here’s a slice of BS from the Dubya era

Anything to git the cut out. Read about it here.