A Harsh Reality About Rivers

Well, being born by the ocean, and living within 20 minutes of the ocean my whole life, I must say that rivers and lakes freak me out. And you, say, " whoa whoa whoa buddy, you'd rather swim around with sharks than trout?" and I'd say, " Well no, but at least I can see the bottom when I'm surfing or swimming. And have you ever seen a Sturgeon? HUGE!!! " And I guess that's what freaks me out. I CANT TELL WHATS AT THE BOTTOM! Or, scratch that, anything that's below the surface for that matter. I also enjoy the whole wave aspect, and to me, lake's seem too quiet and too undisturbed for me. It just seems to me that some freaky fish has a way better chance of surviving at the bottom of a huge lake, not bothered, top-of-the-food-chain, etc. And, you'll never get to swim next to dolphins in a lake. ( always amazing to see them swim next to you while you surf, but its totally different to be within 5 feet of one, really amazing creatures.) But, this all has little to do with the article of the day, coming to you from CNN science. (CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE)


Just as it is with most natural resources...they are dying. But, as I have stated before, hope is never lost. The list of 10 worst polluted/contaminated rivers is really an eye-opener. I mean, its something that is, quite frankly, easy to take care. I don't really have much of an opinion (besides my irrational fear of Lakes, not really a fear, more of a strong dislike) on this issue, but it's good knowledge and please leave a comment if you live by one of these lakes and have an insight to whats going on a local level. I'll update again before the day is over. Add me on twitter @GreenLifeUSA

Ciao!

A Little Something for Smiles

This really has nothing to do with the environment, but it does point out a very real fact: the Bush Administration had serious objections to global warming and its impact...and it makes for comedy gold. Adam and Eve drove an excursion...

A Lesson on Famous People

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. HAHAHAHAHAHA. It's amazing. Watch this video


Now, is it weird that Republicans...instead of actually TRYING TO HELP THE PLANET...are worried that Al Gore invested in a company promoting initiatives that would help our planet, that he makes NO PERSONAL PROFIT FROM? No, thats called smart business. And secondly, so what if he makes a profit? He was a smart! and invested wiesely! Since when is that a bad quality of an American? Oh, he does have to make a living somehow by the way...Why cant Republicans try to help? JUST HELP. Don't try to turn this around. Don't say that Al Gore has ulterior motives. Because if he did, don't you think he would just retire with the MILLIONS HE MADE FROM THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE? I do. its crazy man, just crazy. His new book is coming out in November, called Our Choice, and it's going to be well-thought out, well researched and well written. Because his is well thought out, well researched and he writes well. Its frustrating sometimes.

A Few Words Regarding Small Animals

Well, I must say, I really didn't see this coming. The new Jack In The Box commercial with all those "cows the size of schnauzers but they're cattle "...is really coming true. Check out this link (CLICK RIGHT HERE FOR THE MINI-COW ORIGINAL STORY) But, unlike the pure comedy genius of the JITB marketing and advertising team, the idea of bringing back more smaller cattle is not fool-hardy at all. The best thing is, the mini-cows are real. They are not genetic copies, they are just smaller cousins of their larger bovine relatives who came from Europe. The article also mentions that during the middle of the 20th century, farm land was easy to procure, and farmers cared little about how much efficiency they were getting out of their cows...they just like 'em big. (Weird...in America...we think bigger means better...weird...) The farmers believed the bigger cows would result in more product, which is occasionally true, but the larger cows need MUCH, MUCH more food and land to graze, whereas our mini friends, need only a fraction of that land and food. A really good article to read.


Anyway, why did I post this? Well, its a way that people are trying to change the way we normally do things. And raising gigantic cattle has become synonymous with American Farmers, and the result is the depreciation of vital farmland and resources, that we never took into consideration while these big cows roamed the countryside. Now, in the midst of a HUMAN-CREATED dilemma (mainly world food supplies and shrinking grazing lands, but I suppose I could name a few more...) and the point of this blog, well, one of the points, is to show how some people take their future and ours into their own hands. The farmers who are switching to at least some of the smaller cows, are reaping in the benefits and will continue to do so. And its not like these cows are small mammals, they weight around 600 pounds. But the amount of food they eat and need to survive is drastically reduced when compared to their larger brethren. It's just nice to see how people are looking right in their own backyard for the solutions to the problems facing us all. Go Mini-Cows, Go!