Category Archives: Animals

The $1.1-billion orca plan could be a gamechanger

A reflection of whale watchers seen through the window of the Puget Sound Express traveling from the Port of Edmonds along Puget Sound on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (Photo by Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) On Friday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a $1.1 billion … Continue reading

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How climate change could affect us all – new US government report (buried by release on Black Friday)

(CNN)The average global temperature is much higher and rising more rapidly than “anything modern civilization has experienced,” according to David Easterling, one of the authors of a new US government report that delivers a dire warning about our future. Thousands more could die, … Continue reading

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“Tour of Grief”

From the NYT sent in by Pamela P The Orca, Her Dead Calf and Us Among the many quirks of human nature, one that has always struck me as particularly worthwhile is the tendency to project our own feelings onto … Continue reading

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Conversations to avoid on Thanksgiving

From the NFL to the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Donald Trump has turned once-neutral topics into a minefield. Our advice? Keep quiet.  One big happy family – just don’t mention the turkey in the room. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Football and … Continue reading

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The Friesian Horse

Rosemary W brings our attention to this amazing breed: Just watching them becomes an emotional experience. Can you imagine what it would be like to ride one? Their manes and tails are the longest that I have seen and I noticed that when performing on … Continue reading

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