H ALIBUT HERALD

January 7, 2010
Humpback whales feeding in Alaska
British
photographer
and kayaker
Duncan Murrell
paddles close to
humpback
whales to shoot
them feeding off
the coast of
Alaska.

Humpback
whales in Alaska
feed mainly on
herring, other
small fish, and
krill. These
whales use a
variety of
methods to catch
food including
underwater
exhalation of
columns of
bubbles that
concentrate
prey, feeding in
formation,
herding of prey,
and lunge
feeding.

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357605564

So What Exactly Happened in Copenhagen?

By now you probably already know A deal was reached. It’s a nonbinding deal, only three
the basics about the climate change pages long, but a step in the right direction.
conference: Held in Copenhagen, • The creation of a $100 billion annual fund by 2020 to
attended by 193 world leaders, help poor nations get on the right track and curb their
included a lot of debate about the role emissions
of industrialized vs. developing • The desire for industrialized and a few developing
nations, and it’s over now. So now nations to significantly cut their emissions by 2050
you’re probably wondering … what • The creation of a system to track how well the nations
exactly did these world leaders walk are doing this.
away with?
READ ON: http://thegreenists.com/its-complicated/so-what-exactly-happened-in-copenhagen/5123
Nala Plays with American Dipper Bird on YouTube New Crab Species Looks Like a Strawberry

Yup! That’s our lil’ Nala having some fun ☺ If you watch the
whole video you can hear all her intricate vocalizations! READ ON:
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud07WmqCa9c http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6936682/New-crab-
species-looks-like-a-strawberry.html
Collar Tech Tracks Wolf’s North Pole Treks
During the 24-
March of the Baby Penguin
hour darkness of Too cute not to share, this one was born @ Edinburgh Zoo just
an arctic winter, before Christmas ☺
a wolf pack’s
tough life
continues.
Battling
temperatures
that reach 70
degrees below
zero, a pack
travels hundreds
of miles across
the landscape. A
collar affixed to
a wolf named
Brutus beams
back their co-
ordinates to U.S. Geological Survey researchers.
READ ON:
It would be impossible for humans to track the wolves in the http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2009/12/march-of-the-
brutal conditions, but the new satellite collar, which can baby-penguin.html
communicate with GPS satellites and the Argos instrument on a
National Oceanic and Atmospheric satellite, is passing its first
field test with flying colors. National Geographic: In the Womb: Animals
READ ON:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/wolfs-north-
pole-treks/#ixzz0by7iNYUY

New Use for Old Sponges

For potted
plants, recycle
old kitchen or
bath sponges by
cutting them into
small pieces and
mix with the
potting mix. The
sponges will
absorb excess New series & interactive website!
water but keep Enter the wombs of three mammals -- elephant, dolphin and dog --
the soil moist for longer. It’s a great alternative and trace their different paths from conception to birth. Discover
to peat moss or soil moisture aids for smaller evolutionary clues to the animals' ancestry by observing fetal
projects. development in utero.
SOURCE: http://ow.ly/R6z9 READ ON: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/in-
the-womb/2864/Overview#ixzz0byYOiQO8
One Magazine Uses Possibly the Greenest 25 $$-Saving Tips for Frugal Cooking & Shopping
Method to Go Digital
READ ON: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/one-
magazine-uses-possibly-the-greenest-method-to-go-
digital.php
Antique Science
Book Heaven
The National Library of
Medicine has just scanned six
classic science and medicine
books from the 15th and 16th
centuries and posted them at
Turning the Pages Online.
Each book is laden with
gorgeous illustrations, many
surprisingly accurate. You can
view each book as a book,
turn the pages digitally, lean in
and smell that heady perfume
of vellum and binary code.
Plus there are audio files to
listen to, and pop-up windows
offering translations and
interpretations. It's awesome.
READ ON:
http://motherjones.com/blue-
marble/2010/01/antique-
science-book-heaven
Homemade Shampoo
Frugality has been on everyone's minds these days, and cooking at
home is one of the best ways to save money and nourish yourself
and your home at the same time. From good yet inexpensive cuts of
meat to good ideas for using up the last bits of your ingredients,
here's a look back at some of our discussions and tips on saving
money in the kitchen.
READ ON: http://bit.ly/4CBvkN
Your ultimate guide to
homemade shampoo! 10
easy recipes to find the
I Didn’t Know That Was Recyclable!
perfect formula for your hair.
“I see the
chasing arrows,
Benefits:
but I just don’t
Use all natural ingredients,
know what to do
avoid all the fillers and
with my (insert
irritants commercial makers
product here).”
use, scent it any way you
want, and customize it to suit
your hair's needs. What
more do I need to say?
READ ON:
A brief guide to some surprising & not-so-surprising recyclables.
http://www.instructables.c
READ ON: http://earth911.com/blog/2009/12/28/i-didnt-know-
om/id/Homemade-
that-was-recyclable/
Shampoo/
Edible Sake Bottles Made From Sun-Dried Squid
These traditional “Ika Tokkuri” sake bottles
are 100% edible and are made from a
surprising source – sun-dried squid!
Authorities in Takahama recently established
the “Committee to Reinstate the Sake Bottle
Squid”, so the edible table wear is finally
making its comeback. For those of you who
enjoy the rice wine known as sake, we are
pleased to report that these salty vessels will
enhance its flavor and after about five uses
make for a delicious snack.
READ ON:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/06/edibl
e-sake-bottles-made-from-sun-dried-
squid/
Sun, Wind and Wave-Powered: Europe Unites OH YOO-HOO! BTW Did you know!! There is More Than One
to Build Renewable Energy 'Supergrid' Ocean Trash Gyre! 5 Gyres Project Switches Focus from Great
A flock of Pacific Garbage Patch to Other 4 Gyres (Video)
sheep
grazes
among sun-
tracing
photovoltaic
panels
installed at
Solarpark in
Rodenas,
North
Friesland.

It would connect wind turbines off the N. coast of Scotland

with Germany's vast arrays of solar panels & the power of
waves crashing on to the Belgian and Danish coasts with the
hydro-electric dams nestled in Norway's fjords: Europe's first READ & WATCH: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/5-
electricity grid dedicated to renewable power will become a gyres-project-switches-focus-from-great-pacific-garbage-patch-to-
other-4-trash-gyres.php
political reality this month, as nine countries formally draw up Rainbow Eco Office Showcases Entire Spectrum of
plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Green Building Strategies
Sea.
READ ON:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/03/euro
pean-unites-renewable-energy-supergrid

Desperately Seeking Recycler

Living without curbside recycling or depot hard to get to
without a vehicle? Don't fret ... a new website called
ecycler aims to connect recyclable discarders and
collectors in your community.

Hamburg’s Office for Urban Development and the Environment (BSU)

recently unveiled plans for a brand new eye-catching and energy-
efficient office that is sure to promote their green agenda. Designed by
Sauerbruch Hutton, the colorful prismatic building will combine both
passive and active measures to bring the structure to the forefront of
energy-efficient design in 2013.
READ ON: http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/04/office-for-urban-
development-and-environment-by-sauerbruch-hutton/

C.I.A. Is Sharing Data With Climate Scientists

The nation’s top
scientists and
spies are
collaborating on an
effort to use the
READ ON: http://www.mnn.com/the- federal
home/recycling/blogs/desperately-seeking-recycler government’s
ECYCLERbeta: http://ecycler.com intelligence
assets — including
spy satellites and
other classified
sensors — to
assess the hidden complexities of environmental change. They seek
insights from natural phenomena like clouds and glaciers, deserts and
tropical forests.
READ ON:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/science/earth/05satellite.html
Events

http://www.nsi-canada.ca/film_festival.aspx
http://www.earthday.ca/pub/film_competition.php

http://eplt.educ.ubc.ca/programs/grad/muse.php
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 The VAHC meetings begin at
7:30 p.m. in the Aquatic Planet
classroom on the first Wednesday
of each month. Meet at the
Aquaquest reception entrance.
Talks generally get going around
8 p.m. after a hobby club Q & A
session. The talks/meetings are
free to attend, but if you find
yourself coming to quite a few, a
membership to the club is always
a great idea (a mere $20/year!)

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