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Web Pages to Check Out

© Kenneth Friedman

Ken has retired from Suite 101 because (1) he can't keep up with the publishing schedule, (2) he doesn't care for the anal editorial requirements, (3) because the Powers That Be are intolerant of divergence from the specific editorial topic, and (4) because the site changed "the rules" whereby editors were supposed to lead readers to interesting web sites in the beginning but now are only supposed to write articles. Editors are not permitted to provide lists of sites for people to check out like the ones below. They're only supposed to write stories, whether they are worth reading or not. For thsoe few who liked reading what I had to write, thanks for reading. Bye.

Naturalists Share Their Findings Online http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/techno... This New York Times article describes the exciting opportunity to participate in a backyard bird count and to check you contributions and those of others on line.

EcoISP http://www.EcoISP.com/ is an environmental ISP that promises to donate 50 percent of its profits to the environmental group of your choice. Of course, if there is no profit, then nothing goes to charity, but it's a nice idea. The home page offers a few good news links like one on endangered gorillas getting a new home in West Africa: http://www.ecoisp.com/species.asp

Nuclear Hazards at About.com http://environment.about.com/cs/nuclearh... makes for some good reading if you're worried about whether or not you glow from radiation exposure.

Weird NJ http://www.weirdnj.com has nothing to do with environment but is a cool site to explore. Easy reading. Assembled by someone with an inquisitive eye and slightl bent sense of humor.

TidePool.org http://www.tidepool.org/ provides news of the Pacific Northwest Coast including a great section of environmental news: http://www.tidepool.org/sectionshow.cfm?...

Another Pacific NW site I ran into was Northwest Digest: http://www.inorthwest.org/

Science News magazine says researchers have found out that some of the bacteria killing off coral reefs come from people. Science News reports in another issue about a beetle that in Africa's Namib Desert that "upends its body into a handstand" so it can collect fog on its back and let it dribble down into its mouth.

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