Join CLF at EarthFest this Saturday
By Courtney Sodano
May 16 20129:55am
If you love the Earth, free music and great food, you should be at Earthfest on the Hatch Shell this Saturday! This annual event, presented courtesy of Radio 92.9, features hundreds of environmentally-friendly vendors and sponsors along with local non-profits doing work right in your backyard, such as your favorite non-profit CLF! Stop by our booth for a face painting of your favorite oceanic creature or fill out a ticket for a chance at a great prize or just chat with one of our many dedicated staffers about the work we’re doing across the region. We’ll be located in the non-profit exhibitor area between the Main Events area and the Vendor Cafe. The event will also feature free music from some great groups such as Eve 6, Third Eye Blind, Switchfoot and more. For the complete list of musical acts, please see here. Details: Radio 92.9 EarthFest Saturday, May 19 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hatch Shell, Boston, MA Directions So come out and show your support for CLF and New England’s environment this weekend! Hope to see you there!
When the Spirit(s) Move You
By Seth Kaplan
May 14 201211:31am
A fairly accurate critique of climate advocates and global warming advocacy can be that we can be a bit depressing. This is not surprising when we are telling a story about how current trends will lead to large portions of the world becoming uninhabitable and sea levels rising to swallow many of our coastal cities and every day another study comes out that shows even the unenforceable and aspirational pledges by our governments will not be met and we face “potentially disastrous consequences.” But an different and reoccurring theme in work around climate is interesting interaction with “adult” beverages like wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages – and not just because it is tempting to give up and just spend the day drinking. There is the story of a leading climate scientist who is also a wine expert – and therefore the leading voice on the impact of global warming on the production of wine – a very serious matter when you consider that changing climate will undermine the ability of centuries old vineyards to thrive. Similar concerns bedevil the world of beer, where a changing climate endangers the production of the hops that are the heart of quality beer. read more...
This Week on TalkingFish.org – May 7-11
By Samantha Caravello
May 11 20121:37pm
Maine lobsterman Richard Nelson on getting involved with the National Ocean Policy and a weekly roundup of interesting fish- and fishing-related stories.
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