Apr 21, 2011
Got milk? Then you got drugs - contamination in dairy products
Apr 20, 2011
Pigs think, feel, cry: S.Korea mass-burying alive
Shame on S.Korean bureaucrats who decreed the mass burying alive of living, sentient beings. You can see the terror on the hogs' faces and hear it in their screams. A humane alternative to mass-burial would have even been cheaper had the decision not been hurried by freak-out. Even the farmers and overseers cried (well, at least some of them).
Ecovores, mind your cook-print
"Somewhere along the line, the annual media chatter surrounding Earth Day turned partly into a conversation about what we eat and how we cook it...." Denise O'Toole Kelly writes in the Daytona News-Journal. Read on here.
New video exposing horrid cruelty to calves
Why livestock/milk industry lobbying to outlaw reporting on factory farms: NEW Video - No Mercy - Farm Cruelty Exposed. Do you think this treatment is OK? http://t.co/UaWNKoI
Different Views of God May Influence Academic Cheating
Belief in God doesn't deter a person from cheating on a test, unless that God is seen as a mean, punishing one, researchers say. On the flip side, undergraduates who believe in a caring, forgiving God did cheat. (This makes me think of politics.) Read all about it: Different Views of God May Influence Academic Cheating
Apr 19, 2011
5 myths about Vegans - busted
Here in the Washington Post Outlook section: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-vegans/2011/03/31/AF1wbw0D_story.html
Apr 18, 2011
Big Oil keeping billions of land-lease dollars owed to taxpayers
Big break for big oil, larger burden for taxpayers. Even as leaders grapple with the nation’s fiscal troubles and urge expanded drilling for natural resources, their failure to remedy the decades-old systemic shortcomings at the Interior Department may have allowed billions of dollars in royalties to slip away, increasing the burden on taxpayers. Center for Public Integrity
http://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/04/15/4155/big-break-big-oil-larger-burden-taxpayers
http://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/04/15/4155/big-break-big-oil-larger-burden-taxpayers
Apr 17, 2011
Oil, gas companies injecting tons of toxins into public water
Yellowstone turning into Ghost Park
Yellowstone turning into Ghost Park: Men’s Journal reports on loss of trout, pines, other species due to human-caused pollution #climatechange http://bit.ly/ftUivz
Potent rat poisons killing wildlife
Potent rat poisons causing owls, bobcats, birds, other animals to die grisly deaths. Read the Sacramento Bee article here. 
Get rid of tax breaks to fix economy
Click link above for NYTimes article. And here's a separate AP report from today:
The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all.The Internal Revenue Service tracks the tax returns with the 400 highest adjusted gross incomes each year.... Their average federal income tax rate was 17 percent, down from 26 percent in 1992.
The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all.The Internal Revenue Service tracks the tax returns with the 400 highest adjusted gross incomes each year.... Their average federal income tax rate was 17 percent, down from 26 percent in 1992.
Over the same period, the average federal income tax rate for all taxpayers declined to 9.3 percent from 9.9 percent.
The top income tax rate is 35 percent, so how can people who make so much pay so little in taxes? The nation's tax laws are packed with breaks for people at every income level. There are breaks for having children, paying a mortgage, going to college, and even for paying other taxes. Plus, the top rate on capital gains is only 15 percent.
There are so many breaks that 45 percent of U.S. households will pay no federal income tax for 2010, according to estimates by the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank.
Apr 16, 2011
Anti-Whistleblower laws: why they're anti-American as well as pro-cruelty
Anti-Whistleblower laws: why they're anti-American as well as pro-cruelty. Read this
Apr 15, 2011
Orlando: Veggin' out along I-Drive
Apr 14, 2011
Algae Could Replace 17% of U.S. Oil Imports
new study shows that being smart about where we grow algae can drastically reduce how much water is needed for algal biofuel. Growing algae for biofuel, while being water-wise, could also help meet congressionally mandated renewable fuel targets by replacing 17 percent of the nation's imported oil for transportation, according to a paper published in the journal Water Resources Research..... water use is much less if algae are grown in the U.S. regions that have the sunniest and most humid climates: the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes. "Algae has been a hot topic of biofuel discussions recently... click here: Algae Could Replace 17% of U.S. Oil Imports
Apr 12, 2011
Popular Diets: Do They Prevent Cancer?
Popular Diets: Do They Prevent Cancer? Some do! You can lose weight and reduce risk of most cancers through doable diets - click and read about the evidence.
Pot growing is eco-hostile
Pot growers eco-friendly? NOT! Pollution generated by pot growers...who knew? NYTimes report http://nyti.ms/gjK7Mw
Apr 11, 2011
Gulf oil spill effects on animals, plants, water - short and long term
Insightful article rounds up best-case scenarios, as projected by oil industry-funded studies, and more sober studies looking at wider/deeper locations and to the long-term. In the NY Times...click here
Authors Explain Why Certain Foods Can Be Addictive
“These modern foods are deliberately designed to stimulate and excite our taste buds and brains. They all contain refined carbohydrates which, after becoming nutritionally neutered via processing, are often produced with refined sweeteners—both real and artificial, fats and problematic trans-fats, unnaturally high amounts of dietary omega-6 fatty acids from vegetable and manufactured oils, salt, a cornucopia of artificial chemicals, dyes and additives that make these packaged items lethal to our health and addictive to many.”
“Processed food manufacturers know this and create their formulas and recipes with this in mind. They hope you will become addicted to their product. Packaged food items are the highest-profit items in a grocery store; consequently, they are allotted the most space. It is profits, not health, that drive these products, advertising and sales..." Authors Explain Why Certain Foods Can Be AddictiveApr 5, 2011
How So-Called Healthy Foods Can Fool You
How So-Called Healthy Foods Can Fool You Let the eater beware.
Zoos - would you visit a zoo with lower standards of care?
Apr 4, 2011
Human impacts on animal behavior, migration - NYTimes
Key part of article: Humans add even more complexity to the forecast. Cities and farms now block the path for many species that might otherwise be able to spread to more suitable habitats, for example. Dr. Parmesan thinks much more research should go into the interactions of global warming and other human impacts. Scientists in Australia have found that coral reefs are more resilient against global warming, for example, if they’re protected from overfishing. The warming oceans stimulate the growth of deadly algae on the reefs. But grazing fish can keep the algae in check.
Such research will become the basis for decisions about which species to help, and how. Dr. Mace believes that some especially vulnerable species may need to be moved to new habitats in order to survive. Dr. Parmesan thinks that reducing other pressures, like overfishing, will make species more resilient to climate change. “We know that climate change wouldn’t be such a big problem if systems weren’t already stressed,” Dr. Parmesan said. “We really need to focus on reducing these other stressors.”
Dr. Pearson, on the other hand, argues for setting aside more land in parks and reserves. More space will help keep species ranges large even if those ranges shift. “We need to give nature the opportunity to respond,” he said.
Apr 1, 2011
Mar 31, 2011
Fly Girl: Xtreme BASE jumping
You can practice your moves at iFLY indoor skydiving in Orlando. Lodge nearby at The Peabody Hotel.
Mar 30, 2011
Ideal diet for health and weight loss
Study/info here. Free to reprint.http://perfectformuladiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Vegan-from-the-Inside-rept.pdf
Mar 28, 2011
New flavor lust spots in Cambridge, Mass.
Mar 26, 2011
Mar 25, 2011
Mar 23, 2011
CTIA: Mobile tech more amazing by the minute
As national media was abuzz with talk of AT&T's possible acquisition of T-Mobile, dozens of new tech products and apps were introduced at CTIA 2011 in Orlando. The huge Orange County Convention Center hosted the main event, with satellite shows at nearby venues such as the newly renovated and expanded Peabody.
The vastness of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association show is no surprise given such estimates as 211 million smartphone users by 2015, and the increasing reliance on wireless technology to make fields from transportation to medical care more efficient and cost-effective.
This being the year of the tablet, several companies unveiling new iPad competitors. The 4G LG G-Slate will be available within weeks. Summer's more likely for the HTC EVO View, a Sprint 4G touchscreen with 3D view/capture ability and what I call a smart-stylus that lets you draw and conjure like a magician.
Smartphones are getting smarter. HTC will soon ship its EVO 4G smartphone, also with 3D. And the new rubberized hard-shell EVO case integrates a bottle opener. Kyocera's new ECHO smartphone has a dual screen that you can combine to view full web page or multitask and a finger-friendly upsized onscreen keyboard.
So what to do with the gadgets you replace? In addition to electronics recycling centers, there's Gazelle, which helps you get bids on the device, provides you with a postage-paid shpping label to get it to their center, and wipes your personl data for your security. If they can't rehome it, they'll dispose it in an eco-appropriate manner. If it sells, you get the money via PayPal or an Amazon gift card, or you can have the funds donated to charity.
Gaining traction fast: mHealth, meaning the use of mobile technology to improve health and health care. One CTIA panel focused on Lake Nona Medical City in Orlando, which has become a model tech-connected community of 25,000 residents, two new hospitals, a new medical school, research institutes, medical offices and retailers.
To help families and caregivers protect cognitively impaired people prone to wandering off (Alzheimers patients, children with autism), there's EmFinders. It employs the E-9-1-1 network to locate and recover wanderers 24/7 and isn't subject to GPS range limits.
Recharging solutions continue to evolve. Qi Wireless Power Consortium has 80 members committed to a standardized inductive charging technology, and that cool name and logo. It's a more energy-efficient way to charge, and it stops the charge when the battery is fully charged. Energizer has jumped on that with its Inductive Charger that using a smart pad instead of wires.
Radio Shack's got game in the form of $29.99 and $49.99 chargers for iPhones and iPods. Mophie Juice Packs integrate acrechargeable lithium polymer battery and pass-through USB into a protective case, can can virtually double the power.
Then there's the award-winning Scosche FlipSync charge and sync cable for mobile devices that folds into a compact key fob. Placed on a your keyring, you'd always have it on hand.
The connected universe is still ape over apps. New ones debuted at the show include Boingo's free WiFinder for Android, Apple, etc. to locate open wifi signals, including Boingo's own 325,000 worldwide. Company folk think the app will show mobile websurfers how many strong, certain Boingo hotspots they'll find on the road.
Combining fun with function, Case Mate debut their $24.99 Monsta line of phone/device cases. For $39.99, its “I Make My Case” makes a cute gift for creative types.
And for voyeuristic types, there's the Viewdle, a face recognition cinematic tool. Use a mobile phone's camera to pick out faces, tag them and post to your social network on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the like.
Mar 19, 2011
Ocean garbage: Floating landmines
Ocean garbage: Floating landmines. Islands of garbage small and large increasingly floating toward shore. Trash strangling and poisoning marine mammals, birds, turtles and other animals. And it's getting worse because factories and individual people are using Earth's waters as dumpsters.
Mar 16, 2011
Mar 12, 2011
Mar 11, 2011
Mar 10, 2011
Agro-ecology, simple farming could double world farming output
MATCH gourmet mock meats expanding
Mar 7, 2011
Mar 4, 2011
Boston: The Vegans are Coming! Some with their dogs.
Mar 3, 2011
Feb 28, 2011
Feb 26, 2011
Bodybuilder busts vegan myths - benefits, nutritional levels +++
14 minutes, not a professional speaker, but interesting and packed with guidance for athletes and anyone seeking better health.
Feb 25, 2011
Vegan dining on the road: "What do you eat?"
Feb 24, 2011
Chili pepper wine, spicy jokes, gorgeous mountain winery
Chili pepper wine, spicy jokes and a spectacular orchard setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Read about a hilarious wine tasting at Peaks of Otter Winery in this new Washington Post travel article hereFeb 20, 2011
Animal abusers commit other crimes - baltimoresun.com
Feb 19, 2011
Dirty horrendous poultry mega-farms exposé
Feb 18, 2011
Albuquerque loves dogs and bikes
Feb 17, 2011
Feb 16, 2011
Rise of the Hegans
Rise of the "hegans" - muscle men and power dudes going vegan and mainly veg...Charleston newspaper report here: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/feb/15/rise-of-the-hegans/Feb 15, 2011
Deer spay - kudos to Baltimore
Deer sterilization program - kudos Baltimore on effective nonviolent solution
Feb 11, 2011
Palm Springs: Modernist and Canyon Oasis
Feb 8, 2011
Lights, camera, Jacksonville
Feb 4, 2011
Simple life freer, happier, cheaper - USAToday
Oregon couple downsizes, lives ultrasimple life - USATODAY.com Good report from a simple living / small house cohort. How much money do you think you need to make live happily?
New USDA guidelines praise vegetarian/vegan diets for health
New USDA Guidelines Praise Vegetarian Diets for healthy, fitter living : http://www.care2.com/causes/real-food/blog/new-usda-guidelines-praise-vegetarian-diets
Feb 3, 2011
SEEtheWILD new ecotour venture
Jan 29, 2011
Jan 25, 2011
Jan 22, 2011
Vacation in a movie set..in Newport Beach
Story and photo by Robin Tierney...in the Examiner print and online newpapers
Jan 15, 2011
Jan 8, 2011
Vacation like an Olympian in Utah
Utah Olympic Park and Park City featured in the Jan. 9 Worth the Trip feature first appearing in the Washington Examiner. One edition here. 
Jan 1, 2011
Treasure-hunting paradise in Grandin Village, Va.
This week's Worth the Trip feature first appearing in the Washington Examiner, all print and online editions. E-dition here.
Dec 31, 2010
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Dec 25, 2010
Sleeping Giant reawakens to thrill snowboarders and skiers
Check out this Worth the Trip feature first published in print and online editions of the Washington Examiner on Sunday, Dec. 26. Click here.
Dec 19, 2010
Cookie's First Video After She was Burned Inside an Abandoned House Fire...
So thankful for the good people helping the innocents. Please act with kindness and support kindness in the year ahead.
Dec 18, 2010
Georgia's Snow Mountain
Robin's Worth the Trip feature about Stone Mountain, reinvented as Georgia's Snow Mountain in the winter. Appearing first in the Washington Examiner newspapers Sunday Dec. 19. One edition here.
Dec 16, 2010
Orphaned elephants rescued at wildlife trust - NBC report
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Dec 11, 2010
Portland handcrafted spirits: every day a holiday
See the "Worth the Trip" feature on Portland Ore. handcrafted beverages starting in the Dec. 12 editions of the Washington Examiner newspaper. One edition here.Dec 8, 2010
Vegan CEOs include food ethics in biz strategy
Good article here in Business Week, but the writer is wrong to suggest plant-based eating is more expensive. Veganized meals cost less than comparable-quality carne meals (and note that meat production is heavily subsidized by our tax dollars).
Dec 5, 2010
Paris winter fun
Robin's Dec. 5 Worth the Trip feature, appearing first in the Washington Examiner newspapers. Click here for one edition.
Nov 27, 2010
Triple Waterfalls, SculptureWalk in Sioux Falls
In the Nov. 28 edition of the Washington Examiner newspapers. Note: the photos are by Robin Tierney. Click here.
Nov 20, 2010
Spruce Pine NC sparkles
Spruce Pine, N.C. - Sparkling holiday or anyday trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Robin's Worth the Trip feature, first appearing Sunday Nov 21 in the Washington Examiner newspaper. One edition here.
Nov 19, 2010
Nov 17, 2010
Nov 13, 2010
Ghent: Norfolk's cosmopolitan seaside village
Robin's Nov. 14 "Worth the Trip" feature first appearing in the Washington Examiner newspapers. Click here.
Nov 10, 2010
Forks Over Knives - Movie Trailer
Examines undeniable evidence that degenerative diseases can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting "traditional" diet of animal-based and processed foods. Features Dr. Colin T. Campbell (The China Study) and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, who both grew up on dairy and cattle farms but now advocate for a plant-based vegan diet.
Nov 8, 2010
Nov 6, 2010
Free thrills in Beverly Hills
Robin's Nov. 7 Worth the Trip feature, first published in the Washington Examiner newspapers. One edition here. .jpg)
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Nov 4, 2010
Oct 28, 2010
Oct 23, 2010
Gleaming, walkable Dallas Arts District
Robin's latest Worth the Trip feature, first appearing in the Oct. 24 editions of the Washington Examiner Newspapers. One edition here.
Oct 16, 2010
Get a Yale education tuition-free
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Robin's latest Worth the Trip feature, appearing first in all editions of the Washington Examiner newspaper - in print and online. One edition here.
Oct 9, 2010
Orange County Wild and On the Rocks
Robin's latest Worth the Trip feature, which first appeared in the Examiner Newspapers on Oct. 10...here's one edition.
Oct 2, 2010
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