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Derelict Nets & Entangled Birds

October 19, 2011 Bay Flotsam

Note: All gulls pictured in this post, and other trapped birds were freed from the netting. Follow Up on 10/21/11: I phoned today and learned that an official went out to this net, confirmed what we saw in terms of bird entanglement, and holes in the net have apparently been fixed as a temporary measure, [...]

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If Orcas Could Buy Sofas …

October 2, 2011 Marine Mammals

Orcas can’t, of course, pick out sofas. But if they could, they would tell you that their survival may depend on the product and furniture choices we make — and the industries we support in the process. The orcas of the Salish Sea, who regularly cross the international boundary between Washington State and British Columbia, [...]

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Coming to Terms With the Gulf Oil Disaster

May 20, 2010 Pollution & Trash

The truth is, I can’t. I cannot reconcile what’s happening in the Gulf right now when I read the reports . . . when I consider the gusher of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico and moving into the loop current . . . and when I understand personally what clean up and wildlife [...]

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Wildlife Rescue in Gulf Oil Spill

April 30, 2010 Pollution & Trash

Wildlife oil spill experts are on the scene in Louisiana, setting up emergency centers and assessing the damage from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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[Not Quite] Deja Vu – Oil Spill on San Francisco Bay

November 1, 2009 Pollution & Trash

Almost two years to the day after the Cosco Busan spill, hundreds of gallons of bunker fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay on Friday morning. As with Cosco Busan, details changed as the day went on, with reports ranging from five gallons to 100 gallons. Today’s news reports don’t add any clarity, although the best [...]

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Bay & Beach Flotsam: Why Coastal Cleanup Days Are Critical

August 28, 2009 Bay Flotsam

It was the best of the beach and the not-so-best of the beach. The best — luminous in color and texture, with Brown Pelicans, porpoises and whales gliding parallel to the shore. The not-so-best, well — that was the inspiration for Bay & Beach Flotsam, Episode 3. We had just found two dead sea lions [...]

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Bay & Beach Flotsam: Albany Bulb

July 26, 2009 Bay Flotsam


Part two in my series of documenting the flotsam floating and landing on the beaches around the Bay.

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Iron Eyes Cody – Time to Recycle & Reuse This PSA?

July 2, 2009 Pollution & Trash

Iron Eyes Cody, also referred to as “The Crying Indian” formed my earliest environmental understanding in this 1971 Keep America Beautiful ad: People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It. According to the Ad Council, the full Keep America Beautiful campaign helped to reduce litter by as much as 88% in 300 communities, 38 states, and [...]

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