An REI store just opened near me. It’s a big thrill for me because our outdoor outfitter options are not plentiful, and I have great memories of childhood, driving over to the huge REI in Berkeley to get camping equipment before vacation each year. While not a bargain outdoor equipment and clothing store, by any [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gulf oil spill’
7 Sep
Baby Sea Turtles Rockin the Gulf
Nature is pretty amazing. We keep hitting it with our best destructive shot trying to destroy the planet, and Mother Nature might be on the ropes, but she comes back out on top every time. We are overdue for some good news from the Gulf, and there actually is some. Since the BP oil disaster, [...]
21 Jul
St. Bernard Project Gulf Help
I just hung up the phone with my friend Simone, who is busting her hump helping charitable organizations devoted to several causes, and one of those nearest and dearest to her is in New Orleans. The St. Bernard Project works predominantly in St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and Orleans parishes, and has been responsible for building more [...]
14 Jun
Threat to Manatees Even Higher
We’ve only just begun to see the devastation wrought by the Gulf oil tragedy. Dead sea birds are the first round of images that crack open hearts. Under water, the affects are going to be insurmountable for at least a generation probably several generations, of sea life. Sea turtles will miss an entire breeding cycle. [...]
5 May
Gulf Oil Spill Options for Helping
OK–mobilizing to do something to help this situation is SO important, and there are ways to support cleanup efforts from near and far. You needn’t book a flight or slip on waders to move the effort forward–and, of course, if you can–brilliant! This is going to take a long time and a lot of financial [...]
4 May
Oil Spill
Well this is a hell of a welcome back. I’ve been traveling and out of range of phones and Internet (in the magnificent Galapagos Islands–more on that soon) and have come home to the news of the Gulf spill. There are many many ways to help, more of which I’ll try to collect and post [...]
