Entries for category "Live Blue Blog"
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wallacejnichols
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July 5, 2012
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Fifteen years ago the hawksbill sea turtle in my hands would have been hog-tied, whisked hundreds of miles, slaughtered and carved into trinkets. Today, it swam free. On Baja's Pacific coast, an adult male hawksbill sea turtle found its way into a fisherman's net. In the past, for the fisherman…
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wallacejnichols
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June 27, 2012
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Think of the shark. If you've been paying attention all these years you know that like a conveyor belt a shark can continuously replace lost teeth over and over again. A shark's body is covered with dermal "teeth" that give it hydrodynamic advantages. Pores connected to nerves act as a…
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wallacejnichols
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Jan. 11, 2012
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1. Approach that complete stranger with the reusable bag, water bottle or cup, say, "Thank you," and give them a blue marble. 2. Be Paul Watson for Halloween and hip-check anyone who eats endangered ocean wildlife. 3. Walk backwards at work for one whole day and explain how backwards our…
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wallacejnichols
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Dec. 9, 2011
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As winter chills much of North America, thoughts may turn to warm blue waters. Looking out on the sea is one of the best way to sooth a frayed attitude and reset one's mind. Here are three of my favorite places to get enjoy the ocean while doing good. #1.…
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wallacejnichols
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Nov. 29, 2011
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A couple of days ago my daughter asked her grandmother, "What's Black Friday?" When her grandmother told her, my daughter followed with: "Have you ever done it?" When I pulled on that thread it led to a conversation that is still unraveling. At the same time, news of camp-outs, body…
