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CITO: The Plastic Bag Conundrum
This weekend, our family participated in a CITO event, which is basically a “clean up the Earth” party, or a “trash bash”. We also plan to attend a few more of these in the upcoming weeks, and also are planning one for the Cub Scout Den we are working with. This was my ninth time…
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Environmental Ethos
It’s been a beautiful spring, and I have been cooped up indoors recuperating. One would think this would give me time to write some stories, but I had found so many other projects to occupy my time that I haven’t had it to spare writing on here. Mostly, spare moments have been spent brushing up…
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Columbia River Melt-Down
This is the Columbia River. It is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest, and the fourth largest river in the United States. It winds south from British Columbia into Washington, then runs westward to the Pacific Ocean, forming the border between Washington and Oregon. And in 15-20 years, it could be carrying up to…
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Mono Lake Micro-Model
So, I described our trip to Mono Lake a few posts back. This visit, the summer of 2012, was actually my second trip to this area. During the first trip, I took the following pictures that demonstrate the towers of tufa coming out of the water, as well as the islands in the middle. These…