Bird And Rat Infestations Raise Disease Risks, Climate Change Concerns

February 21, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Bird And Rat Infestations Raise Disease Risks, Climate Change Concerns When Rick Ostfeld heard about the sky-darkening flocks of birds descending this winter on Hopkinsville, Ky., he couldn't help but think of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." Continue reading... Americans Disagree With Rubio On Government's Weather Powers 'The Most Anti-Environmental House Ever' Interactive Graph Reveals State-By-State Warming Trends Central Plains, Midwest Brace For Winter Storm 'Q' Quinoa Boom Creates Host Of Environmental, Economic Problems Snow Storm Blamed For Road Death In Oklahoma Beach's 'Seal Cam' Catches Disturbing Pregnant Seal Abuse Fox News Host Thinks Cold Weather Gives Climate Rally 'Bad Optics' Hitchcock Horror: Bird And Rat Infestations Raise Disease Risks, Climate Change Concerns WATCH: Thundersnow! WATCH: This Old Otter's Got Game ANGELA KINSEY Oceana Uncovers Rampant Seafood Fraud Across United States Imagine yourself at a restaurant ready to order your favorite dish and being told by your server that there is a one in three chance you will not receive the same item that is on the menu. Would you order it anyway? Continue reading... RICHARD SCHIFFMAN Can Artificial Trees Help Take Carbon Dioxide Out of the Air? Climatologists tell us that the climate change train has long since left the station, but perhaps it is not yet too late to prevent it from accelerating beyond our capacity to cope. Continue reading... FRANCES BEINECKE The Expansion of the Dirtiest Fuel on the Planet Hinges on the Keystone XL Pipeline Climate change is already threatening our communities with extreme weather and costly damages. Fortunately President Obama has the power to stop a major source of global warming pollution from spreading: tar sands oil. Continue reading... JOHN AVALOS Supervisor John Avalos: Forward on Climate Change Now more than ever we have to be warriors for our environment. Remember the future. Think generations ahead. All life is precious, and only a growing national and global movement for real system change will make the difference. Continue reading... GABRIELLE LINNELL Activist Wendy Paulson on Global Leadership What does it take to make a global leader? For Wendy Judge Paulson, lifelong activist and chairman emerita of the worldwide conservation organization Rare, qualities include "intellectual curiosity, fearless tackling of hard questions," and, more unusually, "ecological literacy." Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.