By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO, California –Near this city’s border with Imperial Beach, you feel like you are in a different world. It feels like the dusty countryside in Mexico, and a place where non-conformists live. This is where you will find Ferdinand’s Familia, a sanctuary for large and small animals, run by
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareIn late June, researchers spotted an extremely rare group of Shepherd’s Beaked Whales in New Zealand waters off the coast of the city of Dunedin in the South Island. This is the very first time the species, one of the least known cetaceans in the world, has ever been seen in the area. Previously, the
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The World We ShareIn a world struggling to preserve its sustainability and tackle on global warming, one major country seems uninterested: after announcing its intention to leave the European Union and electing a new Prime Minister, the UK has all but dissolved the public climate change office, a move which has been catalogued as “shocking” by many environmental
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Last May, as I was walking around checking out all the booths at the San Diego Humane Society Walk event, I saw two sweet and funny little faces that drew me in. They were two senior Chihuahuas named Fred and Ethel, like the couple who lived next door to
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareSydney (dpa) – A massive die-off of mangrove swamps along the northern coast of Australia was linked to climate change by a leading scientist on Monday. More than 7,000 hectares of dead mangroves along a remote 700-kilometre stretch of coastline was filmed from a helicopter by scientists over the weekend after reports from indigenous rangers
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International, The World We ShareThis story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Pushed left by backers of Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic leaders adopted a draft platform over the weekend that commits the party to a more aggressive stance on climate change—more aggressive, in some areas, than the positions of
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The World We Share, USAPARIS (AFP) – The dinosaurs’ long reign was not ended by a merciful knockout punch, but torturous millennia of climate change before and after the oft-blamed space rock slammed into Earth, scientists said Tuesday. The impact at Chicxulub in modern-day Mexico certainly contributed to the disappearance of the giant lizards and other creatures, but was
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Editor’s Note: Animal lover Mimi Pollack today begins a column on animals that initially will run twice a month. By Mimi Pollack TIJUANA, Mexico–Life for dogs in Mexico is not very good, except for the lucky ones who have responsible owners. There are so many street dogs roaming about! These street dogs have a very poor
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International, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We ShareAn Army veteran used his battlefield skills to save the life of America’s national bird-a bald eagle-and, just in time for the most patriotic holiday, July 4th. Jason Galvin used a rifle to shoot through a rope, freeing the eagle that had been trapped in a treetop for at least two days. WATCH: Eagle Snatches
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-62nd in a series- Exit 45, Pine Valley, California By Donald H. Harrison PINE VALLEY, California – Although she was raised as a Catholic, Judy Hunter Osterberger felt a certain restlessness about religion as a young woman. “I wanted to get to the genesis of things and read the Bible for myself” she recalled. She investigated
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, Travel and FoodDrive through most major Canadian cities and you’re likely to happen upon the same colossal waste of space on what would otherwise be prime real estate. No, I’m not talking about government buildings or vegan restaurants; I’m referring to cemeteries – especially the ones in urban areas, which take up space that could be used
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International, The World We ShareMassachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has introduced a bill to enhance to create a federal “climate change education program” to make sure American high schoolers are “climate literate” about man-made global warming. Markey wants the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a nationwide education program for school kids “about climate change and its
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The World We Share, USAMore than a dozen former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign staff members have decided to hook up with a green group funded and founded by mega-wealthy liberal Tom Steyer. Zack Malitz, who headed-up Sanders’ digital organizing team and is now shifting focus to environmental group NextGen Climate, said he and other former Sanders staffers are bringing
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Noting that Monday was World Refugee Day, Secretary of State John Kerry held a joint news conference with actress Angelina Jolie-Pitt, who is a special envoy for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Here is a text of their remarks: SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s my enormous pleasure to
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