Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Pass it Along

Some good stuff here. Pass it along.

An Ecosystem Being Transformed: Yellowstone 15 Years After the Return of Wolves
On the 15th anniversary of the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, a quiet but profound rebirth of life and ecosystem health is emerging, scientists conclude in a new report.


The Revolution Begins in 2012

The Tea Party might not know it but they are mad about the same thing that Occupy Wall Street is. They have a sense that our politicians have sold us out - and they are 100% right. The problem isn't Big Government or Big Money. The problem is when Big Money buys Big Government leading to Big Corruption.


I prefer the term 'uprising' to 'revolution' -- 'revolution' is associated with violence and I'm not advocating violence in any way, shape or form. It is time, however, for the American people to reclaim their right to be heard. The 99% is not about redistribution of wealth, it is about the redistribution of power. If money is a form of speech, then some have louder voices than others, and corporations have the loudest voices of all. That is a violation of the spirit of democracy plain and simple. If we don't make our stand now, we may wake up some morning to find that all we cherish about our country has morphed into something ugly and unrecognizable.

And on an entirely different note, if you have slugs, get ducks:

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