Category Archives: Humanity

Concern over Stephanie Gilmore assault case delay

  VIA – GOLD COAST   Concern over Gilmore assault case delay   AAP   |  12:15pm February 21, 2012   A MAGISTRATE is concerned that the case against a man accused of attacking Tweed Heads surfer Stephanie Gilmore is taking too long, with technical problems further delaying proceedings. Julius Sterling Guy Fox, 27, is accused of … Continue reading Concern over Stephanie Gilmore assault case delay

Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

VIA – SCIENTIFIC AMERICA   Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass! By Darren Naish | February 18, 2012 We all love identifying – or, trying to identify – weird carcasses. Back in December 2011, marine biologist and world chiton expert Douglas Eernisse of the University of California (Santa Cruz) sent me the series of photos … Continue reading Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

Seattle Judge won't halt anti-whaling group's activities

VIA – TIMES UNION   Judge won’t halt anti-whaling group’s activities Updated 07:39 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012     In this photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 and released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activists on an inflatable boat attempt to distract the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 … Continue reading Seattle Judge won't halt anti-whaling group's activities

Charges to be dropped against Chicago surfer

VIA – CARMI TIMES   Charges to be dropped against Chicago surfer Carmi Times Posted Feb 18, 2012 @ 04:09 PM Chicago — A Chicago man arrested in January after being caught surfing in Lake Michigan has agreed to perform community service in exchange for the charges against him being dropped. Forty-year-old Rex Flodstrom maintains … Continue reading Charges to be dropped against Chicago surfer

Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores By Shanna McCord – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   02/18/2012 04:53:11 PM PST Shannon Dooley and Melinda Highton came from San Carlos to help with… (BILL LOVEJOY/SENTINEL) SANTA CRUZ – Santa Cruz resident Mike Houck filled a plastic … Continue reading Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores

President Obama wades into shark-filled controversy at San Francisco restaurant

NY DAILY NEWS   President Obama wades into shark-filled controversy at San Francisco restaurant The President ‘was not aware’ Great Eastern restaurant still serves banned shark fin soup when he ordered takeout Comments (26) By Brian Browdie / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3:34 PM President Barack Obama orders takeout from a restaurant … Continue reading President Obama wades into shark-filled controversy at San Francisco restaurant

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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds