Photo: Isla Palenque courtesy of Amble Resorts We try to treat our interns pretty well here at TreeHugger, but I’m fairly certain we’ve never asked them to kick their flip flops off on the beach and run Hasselhoff-style into the warm surf. That’s not to say they don’t have fun, but if you’re looking for an equally fun internship that does involve running into the ocean, get ready to get excited. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Oregon Democrat David Wu recently won a seventh term to Congress, but several former staffers think he’d be better off in a psychiatric hospital instead of on the House floor. That’s not an exaggeration, as the Oregonian explains. Staffers were so worried about his increasingly erratic behavior during the campaign—…
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US Marines begin landing on Iwo Jima; President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives the US Military the authority to relocate and detain Japanese-Americans. (Feb. 19)
Continue reading …Mitchell’s Satyr, One of World’s Most Endangered Butterflies, Gets Wing Up
February 19, 2011 No CommentPhotos courtesy of John B.1 , Flickr. Beautiful, chocolate-brown Mitchell’s Satyr butterflies used to frequent up to five U.S. states. Today, this species of butterfly can only be found in 19 ” fens ,” a type of unique, low-nutrient wetland area, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana. It’s not over yet for the Mitchell’s Satyr, however, despite the destruction of habitat areas for urban and agricultural development; contamination from pesticides, fertilizers and nutrient runoff; and threats from in… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …As if things weren’t bad enough for Silvio Berlusconi, now he’s got the wife of a former world leader gossiping about him: Sarah Brown, missus to former British PM Gordon Brown, has a new book out in which she recounts the randy Italian chasing around after Naomi Campbell’s phone number…
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Viral Ad of the Day: Robert Rodriguez directs Danny Trejo at The Crippler, Bruce Willis as Mister Suave, and Kanye West as The Boss in a Nike Basketball spot based around a pitch for a film about Kobe Bryant’s alter-ego The Black Mamba. Or something like that. [ nike .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 19/02/2011 15:02 Number of articles : 6
Continue reading …More bad news for Oprah Winfrey’s scandal-plagued school in South Africa: A dead infant was discovered in a bag belonging to a student brought to the hospital for excessive bleeding, reports E! The 17-year-old girl remains in the hospital, and officials believe she gave birth at Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for…
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