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Finally, a Squirrel Gets Its Own Baseball Card. Plus: Top 7 Rodents in Baseball History
The new 2012 Topps Series 1 baseball card set features a single highlight from the St. Louis Cardinals’ incredible run to the World Series. It’s the only thing about the Cards’ season that was stranger than Kyle Lohse becoming a… Read more >
Protect Missouri’s Forests, Fish and Wildlife
Have you ever heard the unique whistle of a northern bobwhite quail? Seen the brilliant blue, green and red plumage of a painted bunting? Or observed the American woodcock performing its unique aerial mating dance? Read more >
Big Oil’s Bond: Senator’s Sneak Attack on Clean Air Act
Missouri is a leader in clean energy, so why would Sen. Kit Bond lead a late night attack on the Clean Air Act? One look at his last re-election campaign in 2004 makes clear where his allegiances lie. Read more >
Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth
I will be continuing to speak in December and in the coming year in the cities below on my recently published book Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth. I believe that we have little time to act to protect the nature… Read more >
Companies Put Electric Trucks on Urban Delivery Routes
High fuel prices caused a Missouri company, Smith Electric Vehicles, to think about rolling out electric trucks for local deliveries. (Photo Sen. Kit Bond) Chris Woodyard at USA Today reports: “The first truck to run solely on electricity was released… Read more >
Efforts to Save the Rare Pallid Sturgeon
A large white and very ancient fish lives in the waters of the Missouri River basin but it is becoming more rare. The Constitution Tribune reports: Pallid sturgeon, which are distinctively almost snow white and Federally “endangered”, and lake sturgeon… Read more >
