Endangered Spaces

Summer Time in Texas Summer is here in Texas.  Mosquitoes, ants and heat.  My son has not mowed the grass, so every time I walk outside, I step on an ant hill.  I hate pesticides and refuse to use them; however, I can not live in harmony with ants in certain parts of my yard. The Internet is

Dance of the Whooping Crane Twice a year, birds big and small make the journey between their winter and summer homes, often a distance of thousands of miles. Here are ten easy ways to help them make it home and back again. 1) Reduce or eliminate pesticide and herbicide use. Using fewer chemic

Many of the chemicals used in dispersants after the BP blowout contain petroleum distillates and especially 2-butoxyethanol, which are are medically known to be teratogenic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic, and exposure to them can lead to a long list of serious health effects, including death.  We a

Billy Idol sung Eyes Without a Face years ago. His son was in part inspired by Les Yeux Sans Visage, a chillingly horrific 1959 film from acclaimed French director Georges Franju. However, the horrors found in the gulf are real. These poor critters that live in the Gulf of Mexico, like Blue crabs

Only 400 Spirit Bears Left The Kermode Bear--also called Spirit, Sacred and Ghost Bear--is a special white bear that is found in the mid-coastal regions of British Columbia. It is actually a rare subspecies of the Canadian Black Bear. Both parent bears are usually black, but if both carry the r