Rockin' The Suburbs

As you, my readers, may or may not have heard, a bill recently passed in the United States Congress known as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. This bill has caused (something) of an uproar in many circles because it allows for the indefinite detention and torture of Americ

Over the past half-century or so, there has been a lot of talk about saving ancient Sequoia, or redwood, forests. But why is this issue so important? Many activists feel the need to protect these great trees because they, like our rainforests, are one of the natural wonders in the world. Found mostl

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The Southeast Asian region is known for many things, but one of the natural wonders it is most known for are its rainforests. These rainforests are the oldest in the world, dating approximately 70 million years back. They are home to many different flora and fauna (tigers, elephants, tapirs, rhinos,

Greetings, fellow blogosphere surfers! I know it’s been a while since I posted a blog post, and there’s a topic I’d really like to cover. So, for the next few days, I’ll be writing about trees. More specifically, about trees and forests that are currently being threatened by the government, big busi

What can you say about the circus? I personally was never partial to them, even as a young child. They smelled weird, and clowns freaked me out. But one group of performers about whom I seldom thought were the animals (the elephants, tigers, lions, and so forth). I never really thought about why an

I haven’t posted in a while, so I’ve thought about starting a new series about the issue of animals in entertainment. By this, I refer to animals used in circuses, rodeos, zoos, racing, fighting, and other exploitative activities. Now I’ve already covered marine animals in marine parks, so there isn

Many times, when I’m debating face-to-face or posting about animal rights on Twitter or various message boards, I get all too many arguments like this: “Animals can’t comprehend fear or pain.” -this one I got from a former co-worker. “Stop thinking of animals like they’re humans.” “You think of life

A marine animal issue that it’s very nice to see getting more attention recently is the issue of shark-finning. Shark-finning is, literally, “the removal and retention of shark fins” (while the sharks are still alive), while the rest of each shark’s body is thrown away at sea after the fins are remo