Book Review: Carl Safina’s The View from Lazy Point
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By , on April 21st, 2011 16 comments   Reviews   , , , , ,  

If I ever write a popular environmental book, I am going to call it “I Hate Thoreau’s Bastard Children: Why Modern Environmental Writing Sucks.” The pernicious influence of Transcendentalism lingers like a poison oak rash every time someone gets an urge to write about nature. I’ve occasionally thought of making a drinking game as the . . . → Read More: Book Review: Carl Safina’s The View from Lazy Point

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TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race
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By , on April 17th, 2009 3 comments   Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Organisms, Pictures and Movies   , , , , , ,  

Dr. Carl Safina is one of the great ocean communicators. But can he speak turtle? Here Carl is photographed coaching one the the Leatherback turtles in the Great Turtle Race, presumably giving directions to Caribbean nesting grounds. You can read daily updates on the race from Carl Safina, Olympic swim coach Rowdy Gaines, Sylvia . . . → Read More: TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race

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The Great Turtle Race begins again!
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By , on April 16th, 2009 8 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Scientist!   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

In 2007, an inspired group of sea turtle researchers launched an event called the Great Turtle Race, in which they tracked satellite tagged animals across the Pacific from Costa Rica to the Galapagos. The online event raised money and awareness for the plight of the sea turtle. All 7 species of sea turtle are endangered. . . . → Read More: The Great Turtle Race begins again!

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