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Alex Breitler
A native of Benicia, he lives in Stockton with his wife, Ann (a Record copyeditor who fixes all of his mistakes). He has been writing mostly about natural resources since 2003, first in Redding and now in Stockton. He is on the lookout for a giant ... Read FullCategories
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Monthly Archives: December 2007
A holiday wish
‘Twas the day before Christmas,
and all through my Rolodex
not one source was reachable
not even the loveable Lorax.”
Hmm. I’d intended to recreate the entire poem with the bent only an environmental reporter could understand, but I just Googled it and it’s pretty dang long. And believe it or not, I do have some work to get [...]
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The sky is falling… and falling, and falling
Someone asked me recently if I feel like Chicken Little as I report on the environment.
I’d like to turn that question around and ask you, the reader, how much squawking is too much.
We’ve had some frightening headlines in The Record recently. “Arctic is screaming,” one says. “Catastrophic threat facing Sierra,” warns another. Environmental journalists have been [...]
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Marijuana bust…
in Stockton.
Stockton, UK, that is.
Read all about it.
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Kangaroo gas
OK, I know this blog has taken a turn towards news of the weird lately. Forgive me. I’m a sucker.
On to the next item:
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.
Thanks to [...]
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Gay fruit flies
I get hundreds of emails a day from universities and think tanks across the country promoting research into environmental and health issues.
Most get a nanosecond of my attention. This one got more.
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chocolate expedition.
Two people are driving 4,500 miles across the Sahara desert in off-road vehicles, using biodiesel fuel made from chocolate.
Watch the report.
The idea is to promote green fuel sources.
Let’s hope they make it through that desert. Chocolate might be tasty, but it won’t quench a thirst.
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Take a hike, pike