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SITE MOVED!

slieberman — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:48:48 +0000

www.SolomonLieberman.com

bye bye buffalo?

slieberman — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:09:13 +0000

NEWS

TheDailyGreen.com “2008 Buffalo Death Toll Highest in Century” – April 11, 2008

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key issues

slieberman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:02:52 +0000

HONEY BEES DYING (Colony Collapse Disorder):

From November 2007 – Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, posts as “The Beekeeper” on TheDailyGreen.com. This piece is a good place to start for info on CCD:

Colony Collapse Disorder Goes Mainstream

key websites

slieberman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:44:57 +0000

These categorized links will grow from in-house research and audience contributions. If you have a recommendation, protest, or if any links are inoperable, please leave a comment below.

Government Groups:

Boards & Orgs:

Media Sources:

Research and Info:

Bloggers and Miscellany:

Smoking Mirrors (covered CCD)

communities

slieberman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:33:11 +0000

AOL group for protection of loons

Michigan Loon Preservation Association

Haagen-Dasz’ Help the Honey Bees

Honey Bee Quiet

Yell Cave Bat Protection Project

mission statement

slieberman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:44:15 +0000

The site: Ecosystem Failure

Almost two years ago, honey bees around the country started dying by the millions.

Why is that important?

Because without the penny-sized pollinators, your neighborhood grocery could be forever without:

alfalfa
almonds
apples
avocados
blueberries
cantaloupe
cherries
cranberries
cucumbers
pumpkins
sunflower seeds
watermelon

Not to mention honey.

The phenomenon, dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder, remains a puzzle. Brainy researchers and embattled beekeepers have pointed to mites, parasites, pesticides, viruses, industrialized agriculture and even the practices of commercial beekeepers. But CCD continues its creep.

And honey bees are not alone.

Within the last year, bats in the northeast began losing numbers at genocidal rates. Bats may not be responsible for pollinating 1/3 of America’s food, but they are key members of the ecosystem as limiters of insect populations.

So, why the blog?

Because honey bees and bats are getting the short end of an “artificial selection” stick. Extinction is a sad reality – think the Ibex or the Black Rhino – but these phenomena move too fast for Darwin.

You should know about them.

ALSO: The reporter is not immune to the plights of animals with less utility than bees or bat, but more cache for the stuffed-animal crazed milieu (I like monkeys), so, the blog will keep up with tigers, loons of the Great Lakes, turtles of Madagascar and more…

The reporter: Sol Lieberman

Working for a master’s at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Born and raised in Minneapolis
B.A., political science, the University of Wisconsin – Madison