http://momentscount.com The Moments Count Journal is a weekly Internet magazine bringing worldwide change through collaboration. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Moments Count is committed to the concept that every person has a purpose and a power to change the world. We work to create worldwide conversation. This diverse engagement energizes ideas and facilitates opportunities to take action to improve the world we all share. Visit us at http://MomentsCount.com/and tell us how you or someone you know is changing the world. The Moments Count Journal no The Moments Count Journal contactmc@momentscount.com contactmc@momentscount.com (The Moments Count Journal) Moments Count You Have Power and Purpose In Your World. moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, positive change, create change, inspire http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MCLogo_Tag2.jpg http://momentscount.com/topics/environment/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9752/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9752/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:12 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=9752 http://momentscount.com/archives/9752/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9695/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9695/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:40 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=9695 http://momentscount.com/archives/9695/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9642/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9642/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:00:15 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9642 http://momentscount.com/archives/9642/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9604/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9604/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:00:27 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9604 http://momentscount.com/archives/9604/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9562/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9562/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:00:01 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=9562 http://momentscount.com/archives/9562/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9502/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9502/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:52 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9502
From ScienceDaily People experience the world through five senses but sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have a sixth sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves. A study in the Oct. 11 issue of Nature Communications that caps more than [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9502/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9492/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9492/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:00:30 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9492 http://momentscount.com/archives/9492/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9441/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9441/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:00:51 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9441
Video and article from NPR The U.N. estimates that the world's population passed the 7 billion mark on Monday, 10/31/2011. Much of that growth has happened in Asia — in India and China. Those two countries have been among the world's most populous for centuries. But a demographic shift is taking place as the countries [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9441/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9318/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9318/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:00:11 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=9318 http://momentscount.com/archives/9318/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9357/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9357/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:00:57 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9357
From A Place To Love Dogs Happier Days For those who have not seen this video from The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, it is a heartwarming story of an unusual bond between Tarra the elephant and her best friend Bella, who just happens to be a dog. The Sad Event Sadly, on Oct. 28th/2011 The [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9357/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9191/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9191/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:00:54 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=9191
Here are a few photos from my hike up the Barr Trail to Barr Camp, which is 6.5 miles and 3,800 vertical feet, or a little better than half the way to Pike's Peak summit. I just got back to the motor home about an hour ago. I'd had the night's reservation for Barr Camp [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9191/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9095/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9095/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:00:41 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=9095
A long time ago in North America, a great man that came to be known as the “Peacemaker” met with representatives of many northeastern indigenous nations to demonstrate the power of unity. He held a single arrow in the air and with a quick snap demonstrated how easily it could be broken as a single [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9095/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9091/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9091/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:00:49 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=9091 http://momentscount.com/archives/9091/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9076/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9076/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:00:19 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=9076
From the John W Strobel III series, People I've Met Along the Way... How does one explain a relationship that is tentative yet appears to be lasting? How do you explain a liaison that has barriers but is destined to remain an enduring, eternal, undying and faithful bond between a dog and a house full [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9076/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8960/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8960/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:00:09 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=8960
This morning I left the house about 7:30 and hiked up to the tip of San Simeon Point and back. It's not hugely different from the hike I like to do up to Ragged Point. It's not nearly as far up the coast, but I don't arrange a ride, so it ends up being in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8960/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8874/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8874/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:00:31 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=8874 http://momentscount.com/archives/8874/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8748/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8748/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:00:38 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=8748 http://momentscount.com/archives/8748/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8685/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8685/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:00:51 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=8685
Today I got to do, for the fourth or fifth time, what I consider to be the world's best hike. This is a highly subjective rating system. Granted, the Big Sur coastline is world-class scenic. But I'm giving this hike big points for ease of getting to the trailhead, and comfort of accommodations at the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8685/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/8592/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8592/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:00:03 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=8592 http://momentscount.com/archives/8592/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2569/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2569/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:45:42 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2569
On one hand, it is arrogant for us to think we are the caretakers of this planet. On another hand, we are the species that has the greatest control over the management of it. And as such, we have undeniable responsibilities. I won't begin to list those responsibilities here. That subject is too vast for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2569/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/8347/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8347/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:04:31 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=8347
National Geographic brings us this report from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8347/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8283/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8283/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:05:29 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=8283
These days many of us are caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives hardly noticing the goings on in a forest or swamp. Even within feet of our own homes wildlife continue to carve out a niche. At night while we sleep many species begin their moonlit search for food. Life [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8283/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8259/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8259/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:02:53 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=8259
From The Great Whale Conservancy Michael Fishbach narrates his encounter with a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net. Gershon Cohen and he have founded The Great Whale Conservancy to help and protect whales. Visit The Great Whale Conservancy website and The Great Whale Conservancy FaceBook page, and join them in helping to save these [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8259/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/8182/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8182/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:05:09 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=8182
Martin Buber said that the most fulfilling relationships are not I-It relationships, in which we relate to the other as an object, but I-Thou relationships, in which we relate to the whole being of the other, holistically. Joseph Campbell ties into this idea in The Power of Myth, where he writes that First Nations people [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8182/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8047/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8047/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:02:09 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=8047
“Terra-forming” - that’s a theory about taking a world like mars and making it Earth-like. It’s a fascinating scientific endeavor into the possibility of making another planet or even a moon somehow become new habitat for our own species. Now that’s an interesting subject when you think about it. During my life growing up in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8047/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/7944/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7944/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:04:13 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=7944
For decades, wolves were seen as evil, as well as dangerous to livestock, so ranchers and the federal government shot, clubbed, poisoned and trapped them. But wolves are playful and learn how to survive and thrive through play, developing their strength, agility, and coordination. We must do the same. Wolf packs are models of efficiency [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7944/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/7839/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7839/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:01:08 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=7839
I know when you hear the phrase disco boots, your mind goes in a very distinct direction. For the purposes of this blog post, it’s the wrong direction. My new hiking boots are disco. This is not a compliment. Years ago (hell, who am I kidding--decades ago) I was watching something on TV. Two young [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7839/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7255/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7255/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:01:34 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=7255
If I had a dime for every time in my life that I heard the end of the world was coming, I would have a lot of dimes. Many people talk about end of days predictions and put them into religious contexts that fit neatly into one belief or another. Now that may be convenient [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7255/feed/ 28 http://momentscount.com/archives/7221/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7221/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:05:04 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=7221
Click here to see, large screen, the photogallery If the real estate and debt disaster in Ireland have filled the front pages of the most important news papers around the world, another unexpected consequence of the economic recession is the abandonment of horses. During Ireland’s boom years, indeed, thousands of people bought horses as a [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7221/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/7125/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7125/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:03:04 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=7125
Got your attention, didn't I?  Now I hope you won't be disappointed if this blog is only about Highway 1 north of Cambria. For those of you who have never driven Highway 1 between Carmel and Cambria, it's famous for its instability.  All it takes is a good rainy season to bring sections of cliff [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7125/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/7165/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7165/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:04:47 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=7165
“Teeth of death,” “Shark feeding frenzy,” “The Worst Shark Attack Ever.” It is that time of year again, when the Discovery Channel brings out shows like these as part of its annual “Shark Week” programming. This week of bloody feeding frenzies and vicious shark attacks is part of a larger trend in nature programming. Instead [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7165/feed/ 16 http://momentscount.com/archives/7157/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7157/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:03:33 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=7157
Have you ever noticed how a song can take you back to your childhood or some long stashed away memory? The same can be said about a smell, like a special recipe your mom made when you were a child or perhaps a particular flower. Even taste has its place in the storing of your [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7157/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/7142/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7142/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:01:39 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=7142
Today I witnessed firsthand, parts of the storm damage from the tornadoes that struck St. Louis on Friday evening (which I very narrowly escaped...) and all I can tell you is that I could hardly believe my eyes! What I saw on CNN, national and local news, was surprising to me...and probably what I found [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7142/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/7082/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7082/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:06:45 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=7082
Below are some excerpts on sex and violence in wildlife films from my book “Shooting in the Wild.” I hope you enjoy them. “Shooting in the Wild” has received extensive coverage in the press, including the Washington Post, ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, and NPR Weekend Edition. While one critic, who rents out wild animals [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7082/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/6930/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6930/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:16:14 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6930
After some rather harsh criticism of my writing technique the other day, I found myself in a very reflective mood. I questioned myself, “Was my writing up to my full potential or could I go deeper into my subject matter for better descriptions and portrayals?” That’s when I decided that the next “Person I Met [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6930/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/6914/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6914/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:03:48 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=6914
Anybody besides me notice that the weather--which has been notoriously unpredictable as long as I've been alive to enjoy it--is getting even more unpredictable? Like...a lot more unpredictable? Now, I love the rain. And it's a good thing I do, too, because my formerly drought-ridden California town has racked up an impressive 30 inches for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6914/feed/ 15 http://momentscount.com/archives/6748/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6748/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:04:53 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=6748
It started when I was walking Ella on the boardwalk of Moonstone Beach Drive one day. I looked up at the clouds, and they looked for all the world as though they'd been painted on. I could see the brush marks. And of course I didn't have my camera. Clouds are changeable. By the time [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6748/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/6700/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6700/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:00:40 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6700
Mind tickling entertainment is about anywhere you throw your gaze. So when I was on the beach at dusk today I found myself grinning, then smiling and finally chuckling aloud at those tiny, squat shorebirds who, in their hunt for edible sand-living critters, hurriedly sprint back and forth in some rhythmic frantic race down to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6700/feed/ 27 http://momentscount.com/archives/6587/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6587/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:05:29 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=6587
We are particularly glad, today, to present you Last Stand on the Island, a project by Evan Abramson and Carmen Elsa Lopez. Evan and Carmen have traveled the world covering stories about hunger, aids, humanity and environment issues. Their work is compelling, inspiring and brings attention to issues that we would never have known existed. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6587/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/6462/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6462/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:04:59 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=6462
The art of exploration isn’t gone. As a matter of fact, it’s alive and well. The trick is simply being curious, then satisfying the feeling. Never let anyone tell you any differently! There is so much to explore and learn about in the natural world, that most people don’t even realize it. Here is an [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6462/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/6445/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6445/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:05:09 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=6445
I have always been amazed by nature, I mean the closer you look the more you see! Ironically, so few of us in our busy lives actually take the time to see what's out there.  It’s like anything I suppose, when you get to know something you are far more likely to understand it, even [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6445/feed/ 11 http://momentscount.com/archives/6365/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6365/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:04:47 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6365
The weather report says that we high desert dwellers can expect another freeze tonight. Our youngest daughter, who lives with us, keeps two horses on the back part of our nearly acre lot. She has it fenced, and set up very nicely with a round pen, three stalls and a tack room. They are wonderful [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6365/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/6413/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6413/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:02:39 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=6413
This is the only planet we have. This earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions... It needs change... It needs action... The video below is a call to action from some of the most action-oriented people on this planet.  It contains some graphic images and is incredibly impactful. Please be aware of this before you [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6413/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/6112/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6112/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:03:46 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=6112
Chernobyl nuclear Power Plant was located on the outskirts of the Ukrainian town of Pripyat. April 26th 1986 is the day on which the most serious nuclear accident in history occurred: the fallout of radioactivity was 400 times higher than that caused by the two bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That day Pripyat had less [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6112/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/6083/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6083/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:01:03 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=6083 http://momentscount.com/archives/6083/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5575/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5575/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:57:36 +0000 Valerie C Clark http://momentscount.com/?p=5575
Belfast, Northern Ireland--After two years of doctoral studies in Northern Ireland, I have been dismayed at the lack of lucky leprechauns on the island of Ireland. But wait! This summer finally revealed something far more interesting: An army of frogs-a-leaping in the peat bogs of central Ireland. With the help of local children, we found [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5575/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5629/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5629/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:54:02 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5629 http://momentscount.com/archives/5629/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5468/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5468/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:02:49 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5468 http://momentscount.com/archives/5468/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5412/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5412/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:00:30 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=5412
From Greenpeace: We asked on Greenpeace's Facebook page what your green New Year's resolutions were - and there were some great ideas. Here is the top ten, for those who are still wondering what to do: 1) Eat less meat. While not everyone is ready to become 100% vegetarian, there is little doubt that eating [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5412/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5399/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5399/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5399
                    Yes, I said “real magic”, I am not referring to a parlor trick like pulling a domestic rabbit from a top hat or making flowers appear from a cane. I actually mean everything from levitation to the ability to make oneself invisible. In the natural [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5399/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5343/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5343/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:02:18 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5343
It was just a matter of time. It was an unconscionable denial of inevitability. When I filmed and reported the oil disaster in the Santa Barbara Channel in 1969, I did so with a feeling of dread, knowing in my mind that this would be the first of many environmental disasters we human’s would wreak [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5343/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5275/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5275/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:40:14 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5275
Let's face it, life is really short. Regardless of who we are or where we come from we have a brief chance to make the best of our own lives. Appreciating every simple pleasure from a sunrise to a passing bird is the secret sauce to life. We are remembered by our kids and those [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5275/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5225/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5225/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:07:23 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5225
The Common Gray Fox is truly an amazing species. They are usually active at twilight and during the night although sometimes you can get lucky and see this species looking for food in the dense brush or forested areas during daylight. Gray Fox will eat many different foods, in fact they will eat pretty much [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5225/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5132/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5132/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:47 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5132
During my life I have been fortunate enough to have had the ability to travel. Nothing crazy mind you, but certainly enough to greatly expand the areas where I could take some time to observe and study the local wildlife and fauna. I remember long ago being in Central America in the Panamanian jungle for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5132/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5071/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5071/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:14 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=5071
From The National Geographic Hard-hit by a months-long drought, a waterway within the Amazon Basin trickles to a halt in Manaus, Brazil (see map), on November 19, 2010. The Negro River (right), a major tributary of the Amazon River, dropped to a depth of about 46 feet (14 meters), the lowest point since record-keeping began [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5071/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4998/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4998/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:50:09 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4998
Wildlife comes in all shapes and sizes and I truly love them all, but let's face it some species have a bad rap. Carnivores for example seem to suffer from a skewed public image. Let's talk about that for a moment. Cats are carnivores, and very serious ones at that. When domestic cats are left [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4998/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4856/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4856/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:38 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4856
Mark Fraser shows us how much you can see from the quiet of a kayak on a smooth-running flat river in spring. River systems become highways for a range of species from semi aquatic mammals to birds, reptiles and of course fish. If you just coast along drifting quietly with the current the chances are [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4856/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/4672/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4672/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:32 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4672
On November 16, 2010, LA County banned the use of plastic bags in unincorporated areas of the county. This is one of the most aggressive legislative efforts to eliminate the massive pollution problem presented by plastic from any location in the US. Additionally, retailers are now required to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4672/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4552/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4552/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:57:30 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4552
Video Below Of all the species I have filmed in the wild I have to admit nothing can quite compare to the Grizzly! They are a powerful and majestic mammal that in one glance takes us back to the time of the last ice age when mega fauna roamed the earth. Like all bears, they [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4552/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4478/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4478/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:28:10 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4478
Nature- the word itself stirs the imagination in each of us. The more wild a region is, the more "pristine" a forest, then the more incredibly beautiful we perceive it. That love of the natural world is something I find with people from around the entire planet from every culture I have ever encountered. Maybe [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4478/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4452/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4452/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:27:28 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=4452
By John Burton for Greenpeace In 1949 I became a boy whaler. In the three 'seasons' I spent whaling in the Antarctic, I felt no disgust at being a participant in the killing of many Blue, Fin, Sperm and Humpback whale. Nor did any of my fellow crew members, to my recollection, ever question or [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4452/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4274/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4274/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:16:57 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4274
The American Bison is a massive and ancient species. They are the largest land animal in all of North America with Bulls weighing over a ton! One glance is all it takes to be swept away to an ancient time. The species is also commonly referred to as "Buffalo" however they are not closely related [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4274/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3929/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3929/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:57:30 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=3929
Most of my life I have lived in the North Country in one area or another. That has allowed me to appreciate the brilliant fall colors during their annual return. Sure the autumn is brief, but certainly everyone will agree it is by far the most beautiful of seasons. The weather and moisture can have [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3929/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1565/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1565/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:52:54 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1565
www.MomentsCount.com I am one who seeks my self outdoors. Nature is gracious in its sharing with me. And, I am appreciative. Its gentle spontaneity, capricious temperament, easy conversation and ceaseless energy offer me respite. When wandering in fields and meadows, through forests and deserts, along shorelines and foothills I know I will hear inner sounds of my own. I have learned when I am in the open spaces I can see beyond my physical world to my internal world.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1565/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3553/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3553/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:31:18 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3553
By Kurt Davies for Greenpeace Now that was a totally new experience! Last night I got to touch clay and mud fresh from the bottom of the sea, 1,300 meters (4,000 feet) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. That was fun. Today we pulled up a sample and opened the lid to see little patches [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3553/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3435/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3435/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:53:52 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3435
This database links Exxon Foundation and corporate funding to a series of institutions that have worked to undermine solutions to global warming and climate change for years. It details the working relationships of individuals associated with these organizations and their global warming quotes and deeds. Cat got your tongue? The ExxonSecrets Blog * Exxon continued [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3435/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3391/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3391/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:30:20 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3391
By Ford Cochran of National Geographic National Geographic hosted a live recording of National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation at our Washington, D.C. headquarters yesterday. During the program's first hour, host Neal Conan spoke with journalist Joel Bourne (author of National Geographic magazine's October 2010 cover story on the Deepwater Horizon disaster), NPR science [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3391/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3254/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3254/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:00:42 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3254
Today, Sept 15, 2010, is the 39th birthday of Greenpeace and we have just arrived in Aberdeen on the Esperanza. Back in 1971 on September 15th - the first Greenpeace ship set sail to protest against a US nuclear test zone and peacefully prevent the destruction of Amchitka, a pristine island ecosystem off the coast [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3254/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3245/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3245/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:54:58 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3245
By Christine Dell'Amore National Geographic News Published September 9, 2010 Cockroaches may make your skin crawl, but the insects, or, to be exact, their brains, could one day save your life. That's because the central nervous systems of American cockroaches produce natural antibiotics that can kill off bacteria often deadly to humans, such as methicillin-resistant [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3245/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3211/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3211/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:24 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3211
This fragile Earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs you. Many, many special thanks to: Avion postproduction, Barrandov Studios, Enzo Cinne, Panther Prague, Vantage Film Prague, and of course Stillking Films and Juraj Rothenbahler. Music and sound design by Hecq.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3211/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3125/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3125/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:40:04 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3125
We're flesh and blood, resigned to our three score and ten, but rivers are the lifeblood of the earth, created long before us, to remain long after we're gone. If there's only one thing I could share with the 30 million people who depend upon the Colorado River, it's this: If we have the power to wrest a river from the Delta, we also have the responsibility to restore it. As for what I got out of the 1,450 mile trip, I have let go of my mother. But losing our river is a death I cannot abide.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3125/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2817/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2817/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:04:17 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=2817
By Molly Loomis From National Geographic News Editor David Braun's Eye on the World Long regarded as a haven for migratory birds from around the world, the Arctic is increasingly playing host to a growing list of southern species never before seen in the North's colder climes. On a recent expedition to the National Petroleum [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2817/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2807/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2807/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:28:21 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=2807
The following comes from Greenpeace. Mr. Obama, yes we can handle a relationship based on open communication.  Yes we can understand the facts of the situation if you give them to us. Yes we can handle truth instead of spin. This blog comes from John Hocevar, Greenpeace oceans campaigner. In a report released on August [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2807/feed/ 0 BP,Greenpeace,horizon oil spill The following comes from Greenpeace. Mr. Obama, yes we can handle a relationship based on open communication.  Yes we can understand the facts of the situation if you give them to us. Yes we can handle truth instead of spin. - (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/arctic_sunrise.jpg)The following comes from Greenpeace. Mr. Obama, yes we can handle a relationship based on open communication.  Yes we can understand the facts of the situation if you give them to us. Yes we can handle truth instead of spin. This blog comes from John Hocevar, Greenpeace oceans campaigner.(http://www.momentscount.com/images/greenpeace/johnhocevar.jpg) In a report released on August 4, the Obama administration declared that 74% of oil from the BP oil spill has evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed. Obama's Climate and Energy Czar Carol Browner was quoted saying, "The vast majority of the oil is gone." But these conclusions are somewhere between wishful thinking and outright spin. The fact is that even this report acknowledges that no more than a quarter has been recovered.  A bit more has evaporated, leaving somewhere between 3 and 4 million barrels of oil still in the Gulf and on the shorelines of FL, LA, MS, and AL. This is more than 10 Exxon Valdez oil spills still out there somewhere. And while dispersed or dissolved oil is no longer in the same form as when it was released from the wellhead, it's still there, and still causing problems that are poorly understood but likely to be serious and often persistent. The truth is, we have no way of knowing if the numbers released August 4th  are at all accurate. The Administration left out some important details that make it impossible to have much faith in their numbers. In its assessment, NOAA refers to "scientific calculations" and "equations" but doesn't let us see what those calculations are, where they came from or what data was used in them.  So, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act (http://research.greenpeaceusa.org/?a=download&d=4856) (FOIA) request to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, seeking details that led to their "disappearing oil" conclusions. Unless this information if revealed, independent scientists will have no way to review NOAA's methods. No one would be able to re-examine their findings to ensure that the conclusions are accurate. Perhaps NOAA doesn't want anyone double-checking their math? This is, unfortunately, not surprising. Many questions have remained unanswered throughout the entire Gulf oil spill disaster and its response. Last week we submitted 27 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests (http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/greenpeace-submits-twenty-nine-inquiries-on-b/blog/22899) to uncover information on underwater oil plumes, impacts to marine wildlife, chemical dispersants and more. Even if the report's calculations are accurate, we know that the Gulf will be feeling the effects of this disaster long after the oil disappears from the human eye. Despite the fact that the wellhead appears to have been capped, we must redouble efforts to understand the true impacts of this catastrophe. There is no question that some of the oil is being broken down by bacteria, but this eats up a lot of oxygen. How is this process affecting the Gulf dead zone that plagues the Gulf each summer? The impact on commercially and recreationally important fish stocks is another huge concern, but so far remains largely unknown. Of further concern is the impact on Gulf food webs. Oil and dispersant has been observed in plankton, which moves quickly up the food chain to whales and whale sharks. Even more poorly understood is the impact on the deep sea. Cold water coral reefs and the sponges and anemones of the sea floor provide habitat for many species, but very, very little exploration has yet been done to investigate the health of this critical part of the Gulf ecosystem. These are many questions that still need answers in the wake of this disaster.  That's why next week, Valli Keller no http://momentscount.com/archives/2529/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2529/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:53:30 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=2529 http://momentscount.com/archives/2529/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2448/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2448/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:50:29 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=2448
Don't get me wrong. I fervently believe that BP should bear every single dollar cost of the clean up of the disaster they caused in the gulf. Lazy corporate governance, a rampant race for profits and mind-numbing absence of attention to any level of responsibility to BP's position as stewards of an increasingly fragile environment [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2448/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/2410/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2410/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 20:21:04 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2410
Valerie C. Clark, aka the Frog Caller, grew up roaming the State Parks that surrounded her home in the suburbs of Maryland, USA. It was here where she first plunged her hand into ponds capturing her tadpoles. And when one of these tadpoles grew up, back in the 1990's, Valerie entered her little contender in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2410/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/1662/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1662/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:12:06 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1662
iPhones use the DOWNLOAD link With so many points in our lives where we can't stop, where we have to push through and accomplish the goals, meet the expectations, fulfill the needs, we can't forget that pushing so hard means we leave important things behind.  What can the black bear cub teach us about the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1662/feed/ 0 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, play, work, recreation, goals, expectations, priorities The wisdom of the black bear cub With so many points in our lives where we can't stop, where we have to push through and accomplish the goals, meet the expectations, fulfill the needs, we can't forget that pushing so hard means we leave important things behind. Every one of us has the responsibility to be easy with ourselves, to remember how to play. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:10