Senate Climate Change Bill Delayed Until September

Controversial climate change legislation will not move out of a key Senate committee until September, after lawmakers return from their summer recess.

Source: ENS

Monkeys Recognize Poor Grammar

I guess they would make natural editors. :)

Source: Nat Geo

Break out the cherries and party on, Dude!

Apparently, 'tis the season for our furry wildlife friends to let rip and parrrrrrrty. The fruit of unharvested trees will turn to alcohol, which animals feast on and, er, get a little drunk. Witness the example of the badger (that's the critter, not the University of Wisconsin alum) found lying in the middle of a road in Germany. Not dead, just sloshed on alcoholic cherries.

No guaranteed ride home program for him ...

Source: MSNBC

Picture: AFP

Does the U.S.P.S. need a bailout?

The Post Office may be the next too-big thing. If it continues on its present course, the US Postal Service stands to post $6 billion to $12 billion in losses by the end of the fiscal year.

Source: The Washington Post via DMNews

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Did you know?

The U.S. Postal Service is the country's third-largest employer (the Department of Defense and Wal-Mart are numbers one and two).

Source: Ideal Bite

Great Lakes wolves returning to endangered list

Last Monday, the federal government agreed to put gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region back on the endangered species list — at least temporarily.

Source: AP

Zoo Babies!

20 cute photos I couldn't resist posting.

Source: msn.com

Chesapeake Poses Threat to Humans

Chesapeake Bay Foundation released a report saying that the bay's pollution is threatening to humans as well as wildlife.

Source: Washington Post

Obama to Russia: Let's Cool the Planet and the Nukes

Today in Moscow, Presidents Barack Obama and Dimitry Medvedev signed a Joint Understanding that commits the United States and Russia to reduce their strategic nuclear warheads.

In his meetings with Russian leaders, President Obama also will focus on cooperation to limit climate change.

Source: ENS

Photo: AP

The Happiest Nation on Earth

Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain because it has built a new economy centered on people and the environment. Part of the evaluation criteria was life satisfaction, life expectancy and ecological footprint. The U.S. ranks 114th.

Source: CNN

Picture: Getty Images

Study: City Living Helps Limit CO2 Emissions

I guess I should stop being a smug suburbanite! New research shows that city residents emit a lower concentration of heat-trapping gases than suburban households.

Source: ENS

The green movement of buying food locally is causing more women to go into farming. In both MD and VA, the number of women-owned farms has grown 16% in the last five years.

Women often change careers to go into farming, saying they want to be closer to the land and to share food with others. They tend to have smaller farms with more diverse crops including heirloom varieties.

Source & photo: Washington Post

House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change

Finally! Some good news to end the week.

The vote was 219 to 212.

Source: NYTimes

VIDEO: Michael Jackson’s Earth Song Music Video

Have you ever heard of Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song”? The single was never released in the United States — even though it remained Jackson’s best-selling hit in the UK, beating out even “Thriller” or “Beat It”.

Source: ecorazzi