10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2016

A letter requesting information on the permit issued to remove the nest got this response from the city, “In reference to your request for documentation for the removal of an active Osprey nest from the light pole at the soccer field, please be advised that none exist.

Transported 101

Transported Eggs Birds Killing 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The economic “impact” of a birding festival can be estimated by looking at expenditures of attendees ( e.g., hotel rooms, meals, souvenirs, transportation costs, etc.). This “gravy” wouldn’t exist if none of those consumers had an opportunity to buy the product in question.

Oregon 170

Oregon Washington Birds Chad 170

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

It’s about packaging, marketing, distribution, transportation, and lobbying. I was surprised, however, that there is no mention of one of the dark spots in bird feeding history, the highly publicized application of toxic insecticides to Scott’s Miracle-Gro bird seed from 2005 to 2008 and the accompanying falsification of documents to hide it.

America 222

America Industry Squirrels Birds 222

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Livestock production consumes 70 percent of the water in the American West -- water so heavily subsidized that if irrigation supports were removed, ground beef would cost $35 a pound. Livestock accounts for at least 21 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions globally -- more than all forms of transportation combined.

Meat 40

Meat Livestock Transported Industry 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

He thinks that the treatment of animals in factory farms is morally unjustifiable, and yet, he continues to support those practices financially by purchasing and eating meat and animal products. Dr. Dean Ornish has also documented the heart-protective effects of plant-based diets, as has Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40