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Jennifer Lance
Website: http://ecochildsplay.comProfile: Jennifer lives on 160 acres off-the-grid in a home built with her own two hands (and several more skilled pairs of hands) from forest fire salvaged timber. Her home is powered by a micro-hydro turbine, and she has been a vegetarian for 21 years. She graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in art education and has been teaching art to children for over 16 years. Jennifer is the founder and editor of Eco Child's Play.
Klamath Water Woes: Drought Conditions Pit Farmers Against Fish Again
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
The Klamath Basin and the water that flows out of it from Oregon to California have been a point of contention between environmentalists and farmers over the past century. Dam removal now seems imminent, yet the water woes have not ended for the region. Facing drought conditions, Klamath Lake is currently 12 inches below its lowest level recorded in 1992. [...]
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Atrazine in Tap Water Chemically Castrates Frogs
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
Atrazine is a common herbicide used in agriculture around the world for 50 years. The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) found atrazine present in “75 percent of stream water and about 40 percent of all groundwater samples,” as well as 90 percent of tap water sampled. Recent research conducted at the University of California at Berkeley has found atrazine actually “castrates” frogs at amounts similar to those found in tap water and considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [...]
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Atlantic Ocean’s Plastic Patch Rivals Pacific Garbage Gyre
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch located in the North Pacific Gyre is well known; however, scientists have recently discovered the Atlantic Ocean is also littered with plastic debris. After twenty years of study, it is surprising that no one has talked much about marine litter in the Atlantic until now. Much of the plastic found by researchers is “low-density”, such as the kind used in plastic bags.
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Climate Change Alters Gray Whale Migration
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
It’s the peak of gray whale southern migration off the central and southern coast of California. Between 20 to 30 whales an hour are being spotted in Monterey, but gray whales are also being spotted up north in Washington state months ahead of their typical migration schedule. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, these Washington gray whales may not actually be migrators but “residents”. [...]
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CNN Flip Flop: Benefits of Eating PCB Ladened Farmed Fish Outweigh Risks
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
Farm-raised salmon practices are often criticized by environmentalists because of pollution risks and stock escaping into the wild, but aquaculture may be needed to meet the demand for fish consumption in times of dwindling wild supplies. Recently, CNN health expert Dr. Melina Jampolis rekindled the debate on whether farm-raised salmon is safe for human consumption. Citing a 2003 Environmental Working Group (EWG) study finding high levels of PCBs in farm-raised fish, Jampolis initially recommended people eat aqua farmed fish only once a week, then she flip-flopped on the issue. [...]
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