GLACIERS AND GENDER University of Oregon professor Mark Carey produced a 10,300-word journal article in January proposing a new sensitivity to Earth’s melting icecaps: a “feminist glaciology framework” to “generate robust analysis of gender, power and epistemologies” with a goal of more “just and equitable” “human-ice interactions.” The jargonized, densely worded tract … [Read more...] about NOTW: Dead scorpion accessories and the great Australian wet wipe monster
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EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
We've known for sometime that plastic garbage and refuse is wreaking havoc in the delicate ecosystem of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. But did you know birds and sealife there also have to contend with PCBs and lead from junk we buried there during and after World War II? For 37 years, the U.S. military buried highly toxic batteries, capacitors and transforms in the sand … [Read more...] about EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
We've known for sometime that plastic garbage and refuse is wreaking … [Read more...] about EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
Local Author Shay Chan Hodges Writes Ebook on 21st Century Mothers
“It’s so stressful!” That was Haiku resident Shay Chan Hodges’ reaction to the delicate balance many 21st century women are trying to find between career and family. In her new project, Lean On and Lead, Hodges explores this social and economic struggle through first-hand accounts of working parents. The name is inspired by the reality that in order for a woman to lead … [Read more...] about Local Author Shay Chan Hodges Writes Ebook on 21st Century Mothers
FIrst Maui Beach Yoga Day Coming Soon
Wailea Beach, which fronts the Grand Wailea, will be the site of Maui’s first Maui Beach Yoga Day in honor of National Yoga Month. Next Sunday, Sept. 30, join Grand Wailea trainer and lululemon ambassador Nancy Lawrence for a free beach yoga event. “We wanted to create an event that promoted community and outdoor fitness while taking advantage of our beautiful island home,” … [Read more...] about FIrst Maui Beach Yoga Day Coming Soon