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ALIBUT HERALD May 7, 2009

Bits and Bites Humanizing the Hoardes: Anthropomorphism and Science Photography Are these two ants sharing an intimate moment? READ ON TO FIND OUT: http://scienceblogs.com/photosy nthesis/2009/04/humanizing_the _hoardes_anthrop.php#more

Ant invasion can be seen from space READ ON: http://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/blogs/ant-invasion-can-be-seen-from-space

The Best Kitchen Plants for Container Gardens

Five Essential Tools for Organic Gardening

10 Inspiring Gardens for Growing Food in Small Spaces

1. Good Compost READ ON: http://planetgreen.discovery.co m/home-garden/helpful-toolsorganic-gardening.html

READ ON: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/homegarden/kitchen-plants-containergardens.html

Composting robot turns kitchen scraps into fertilizer Nature Mill promises odorless supercharged composting in your kitchen. READ ON & WATCH VIDEO: http://www.mnn.com/technolog y/gadgetselectronics/blogs/compostingrobot-turns-kitchen-scrapsinto-fertilizer

SEE MORE PICS & READ ON: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/gard ening/10-inspiring-gardens-for-growingfood-in-small-spaces-083198

Looking Down the Barrel of a Wave Pt. 2

These incredible images of waves were taken by the #1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say.

The Great Green Twitter Follow Parade There's a wealth of environmental knowledge floating around on Twitter, 140 characters at a time. Here are a few good green folks to follow.

READ ON: http://www.mnn.com/earthmatters/energy/blogs/the-great-greentwitter-follow-parade

Web Providers: A Drain on Energy Grid, and a Major Contributor to Carbon Emissions Here’s a fun fact for you: in 2007, YouTube used as much bandwidth as the entire internet did in 2004. Why do I bring this up? Because as web providers increase in size, they are both struggling to deal with the exponentially rising costs of energy consumed and increasing their contribution to global carbon emissions. READ ON: http://www.takepart.com/blog/2009/05/06/ web-providers-a-drain-on-energy-gridand-a-major-contributor-to-carbonemissions/

Cost2drive Widget Tracks the Real Cost of Driving The good people at Cost2Drive created a free widget for Earth Day that lets you learn the real costs of each car trip you take, both in terms of dollars and carbon.

Over 200 New Amphibians Found in Madagascar Highlighting a "vast underestimation” of Madagascar's natural riches, up to 221 new species of amphibians have been found on the island country, including the frog Boophis ulftunni, pictured. The find nearly doubles the number of known amphibians in Madagascar, a new study says.

MORE PICS: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/newamphibian-pictures/index.html

First Sea Trials for Deep Ocean Robotic DNA Lab In late April 2009, a team of MBARI researchers tested the world's only deepsea robotic DNA lab beneath the waters of Monterey Bay. The Environmental Sample Processor (ESP), is a self-contained robotic laboratory that collects samples of seawater and tests these samples for different types of genetic material, such as DNA.

READ ON: http://www.mbari.org/news/homepage/2 009/desp-testing.html

READ ON: http://www.mnn.com/technology/ computers/blogs/cost2drivewidget-tracks-the-real-cost-ofdriving

Deep Blue Lakes Become Afghanistan's First Park A cascading collection of deep-blue high-mountain lakes became Afghanistan's first provisional national park Wednesday, as the violence-plagued nation took a big first step toward protecting one of its finest natural treasures. Coinciding with Earth Day, celebrated worldwide every year on April 22, officials in the Central Asian country signed a decree to create Band-e-Amir National Park, encompassing six mountain-fed lakes held back by natural calcified dams.

READ ON: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/deepblue-lakes-become-afghanistans-first-park

How to Create Massive Change When It Comes to Climate Change http://planetgreen.discove ry.com/feature/earthday/bill-mckibben-earthday.html

INSPIRE CHANGE: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=s5kg1oOq9tY

LEARN MORE HERE: http://www.350.org/

Sign up for Bike to Work Week at www.vacc.bc.ca and ride your bike to work on May 11-17th. Our team is under ‘Vancouver Aquarium’ and when you register, the site will ask you to create a route and then log each trip you make during that week. Come down to the wrap-up BBQ on Friday, May 15th, for free food, entertainment, some fun in the sun, and the chance to meet and greet thousands of city cyclists. We’ll have pedalpowered amps and music and dancing from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, under the gazebo at the Telus World of Science. JOIN: www.vacc.bc.ca

BC Election: May 12, 2009 What is STV? - B.C.'s Referendum on Electoral Reform The provincial election is coming up this Tuesday and it cannot be stressed enough how important it is to exercise your right to vote. If you are not already registered to, go do it! Here’s a simple, non-partisan, Voter Tool Kit.

LEARN MORE BEFORE YOU VOTE MAY 12, 2009: http://www.stv.ca/ and http://www.cbc.ca/canada/bcvotes2009/stv.html

Visualizing the Party Platforms A tag cloud creates a visualization of the most common words used in a piece of text the more often the word is used, the larger it appears in the graphic. CBC pulled in the platforms of the major political parties to produce the "clouds" you see here. The aim is to give you a new perspective on each party's campaign message. Visit the site to click on each tag to learn more: http://www.cbc.ca/ca nada/bcvotes2009/ta g-clouds.html

Rainforest Fluffballs

The Honduran White Bat! According to Wikipedia, Honduran White Bats have snow-white fur and a yellow nose and ears. These bats are tiny, only 37-47 mm long. They live in leaf tents in the rainforest, natch. SOURCE: http://cuteoverload.com/2009/04/29/rainforest-fluffballs/

With your help, We are Saving the Mermaids! Click here to select our Earth Day Special or Adopt any Ambassador at other levels of support: http://www.sirenian.org/ambassadors.html

The Gift Shop is please to offer great wooden puzzles from IMAGIPLAY! These wooden puzzles are child safe and earth safe toys. These products are made through sustainable methods; the puzzles are produced using only materials and processes that show respect for the planet and all the people and creatures that we share it with. The wood used in the puzzles comes from rubber trees that are harvested at the end of their latex producing years (approx. 25 – 30) and then used for their splinter free hardwood!

Archival Photo

Amazon Gallery circa 1960.

Library News Did you know that the Library has access to over 100 journals and magazines?? At least 80 of these are available full text online. For a complete hyperlinked list, visit the library journals page on Aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/Journals.aspx As well, you can find new books and movies listed on this page of Aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/LibraryCatalogue.aspx

Star Awards: Employee Appreciation

Events

More exciting events here: http://www.vanevo.ca /events01.html Check out videos of past lectures here: http://www.sfu.ca/cst udies/science/darwin. htm

LEARN MORE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=782 83949846&ref=ts

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NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM: "Our Living Legacy: The Threatened Ancient Forests of Vancouver Island and BC's South Coast" by Jeremy Sean Williams 26 minutes long, in 3 parts on Youtube: Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XDOcf7YDU Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXbzH5rQixs Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF2YL490-hE

2009 Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus, created to celebrate the beauty and diversity of birdlife through the art of photography, and to honor the exceptional work of talented professional, amateur and youth photographers from all over the U.S. Audubon will be accepting submissions online between May 15-July 15 in three categories: Professional, Amateur, and Youth. Photographers are encouraged to reveal a new angle or perspective in their work. “Think creatively,” advises Audubon’s design director Kevin Fisher, one of the judges. “Originality and drama rank high at Audubon. Include tight shots, such as close-ups of eyes, feathers. We welcome uncommon perspectives.” LEARN MORE: www.AudubonMagazinePhotoAwards.com

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