There are billions of planets in our galaxy alone and eight or nine in our Solar System. Our closest neighbors have extremely harsh environmental conditions as do most of the planetary bodies of which we are aware. Isn’t it amazing we are at a perfect distance from the sun to provide just enough warmth and…
Healthy Environment
Become a Protector of Earth …Earth Day 2019
by Helen Brophy
Let’s do our part to preserve and protect our beautiful Earth. Last year alone the U.S. disposed of more than 166 million tons of trash – paper, plastic, metals, glass etc. This trash was dumped into landfills and sometimes incinerated. Reduce pollution. Indoor and outdoor pollution contributes to millions of heath problems, is destructive…
Our Earth: A Gem In the Universe
by Helen Brophy
As I think of our earth, I’m awestruck. Nothing man made compares with natures beauty. Lately I have been reading and teaching about astronomy. The more I learn about our existence, our universe and beyond, the more wonder I feel. We are part of something amazing. We do not have all the answers about our…
Why You Should Leave the Leaves
by Helen Brophy
I’ve been telling my husband ” leave the leaves” for years. He now shreds the leaves on the lawn with a lawnmower and adds as many as possible to the compost. Most of our yard is wooded so it is great just to let them decompose where they fall and return the nutrients to the…
Alaskan Brown Bears Frolic In Waterfall
by News
Katmai National Park, Alaska Brooks falls Bears are undeniably one of nature’s most majestic animals. It was fortunate that one of the wildlife cameras in Katmai National Park and Preserve, directed at Brooks Falls, was able to catch such a glimpse into the daily lives of the native Brown Bears. Katmai National Park and Preserve…
Prevent Lyme Disease; Get an Opossum (part 1)
by Sean Smith
With the population of deer ticks reaching record numbers, and their habitat range ever expanding, it is no surprise that tick borne diseases are increasingly on the rise. If you are like me and love to be outside or if you have pets that like to hang around in your yard, eventually you are going…
Superbloom in California Deserts
by Helen Brophy
Record drought in California yielded to heavy rains during the winter of 2016-2017. The result is a huge wildflower bloom. This is the first in 12 years and it is taking place in California’s usually arid deserts including Death Valley National park. The past winter has been the second wettest in California since 1895, this…
France Bans Plastic Eating Utensils, Cups And Plates.
by Helen Brophy
France has become the the first country in the world to ban plastic eating utensils, cups and plates. The ban will go into effect in 2020. According to French President Hollande the ban is part of an effort to become exemplary as a nation in the reduction of greenhouse gases. Environmental progress is a main…
The Environmental Movement’s Greatest Success Story: Ozone Layer Begins to Heal
by News
“This is a very positive story,” said Dr. David Fahey, Director of the Chemical Sciences Division at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Earth System Research Laboratory, and a co-chair of the Scientific Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol. “The whole world has participated in the control of ozone-depleting substances. All the behind the…
President Obama Signs New Toxic Chemical Rules Into Law
by Helen Brophy
President Obama signed a new toxic chemical law which is the first major overhaul in 40 years. This is a great step towards cancer prevention and protection of our health and environment. It has been too long in coming. Congress spent more than three years working on the bill, which rewrites the 1976 Toxic…
