Category: Politics

Politics, Reviews

A Little Queer Natural History

September 24, 2024 by Peter 1 Comment

The “clickbait” title for this post could well have been “The gays are making our bears queer” but no, this is a book review,...

Politics

Rename All Birds Named After White People

June 23, 2019 by a Guest 20 Comments

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein is a writer, teacher, organizer, and birdwatcher who lives in upstate New York. The ornithological practice of naming species after dead white...

Conservation, Politics

Donald Trump And His Cabinet Are Destroying Our Environment

November 2, 2017 by Larry 4 Comments

It began on Friday, February 17, 2017. Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In his prior role...

Conservation, Politics

Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

August 14, 2017 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

Birders have been apprehensively watching developments regarding the construction of a border wall through the renowned birding location of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge...

Conservation, Politics

We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

August 10, 2017 by Larry 1 Comment

Not only is the Trump administration going about removing our hard fought environmental protections, they are destroying our reputation around the globe. Withdrawing from...

Politics

Trump Signs Executive Orders And Scott Pruitt Stacks EPA With Climate Change Skeptics

March 9, 2017 by Larry 6 Comments

For those of you who may have forgotten, or some who never knew, we once had rivers in the United States that would catch...

Politics

A Bad Day For The Environment With More To Come

January 26, 2017 by Larry 9 Comments

“On Wednesday morning, activists from Greenpeace unfurled a massive yellow and orange banner with the word ‘Resist’ on a tall crane behind the White...