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Dr Kiki Hearts Foie Gras
August 27, 2010 – 1:38 pm | View Comments
Dr Kiki Hearts Foie Gras

Dr Kiki, also known as Kirsten Sanford, wore a I *heart* Foie Gras shirt on Tech News Today Episode Number 26. I’m just a little confused on why she would approve of foie gras.

Pay Attention To What Our Birds Tell Us
July 12, 2010 – 9:20 pm | View Comments
Pay Attention To What Our Birds Tell Us

Chris Jordan goes back to the Midway island with a team of artists to document what we are doing to the birds and our planet.

Rufous Hummingbird Flies From Florida To Alaska
July 3, 2010 – 9:43 pm | View Comments
Rufous Hummingbird Flies From Florida To Alaska

A banded Rufous Hummingbird flew from the Southeast United States to Alaska this week.

BP Answers Your Questions About The Oil Spill Live
July 1, 2010 – 11:15 am | View Comments
BP Answers Your Questions About The Oil Spill Live

Google, YouTube and PBS Newshour have partnered to create a one hour program called America Speaks to BP.

Rescuing Oiled Birds: The Good And The Bad
June 30, 2010 – 3:06 pm | View Comments
Rescuing Oiled Birds: The Good And The Bad

In the Gulf, some things are being done right and some things could be done better. Here are two different oiled bird rescues.

2 Years Ago: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fines Reduced
June 25, 2010 – 10:01 am | View Comments
2 Years Ago: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fines Reduced

Two years today, the fines Exxon Mobil was to pay for the Exxon Valdez oil spill were drastically reduced.

Mowing For Muck
June 16, 2010 – 9:43 pm | View Comments
Mowing For Muck

Eddie Trottier, a seven year old from Billerica, Massachusetts, will be spending this Summer mowing lawns to raise money for wildlife affected by the Gulf oil spill.

Birds, Oil and Barataria Bay
June 15, 2010 – 3:45 pm | View Comments
Birds, Oil and Barataria Bay

Rick Steiner, oil spill specialist, conservationist and professor at University of Alaska visits Barataria Bay, Louisiana on the 47th day of the BP Gulf oil spill.

Olivia Bouler On CBS News
June 14, 2010 – 10:01 pm | View Comments
Olivia Bouler On CBS News

Olivia Bouler, an eleven year old drawing birds to help the wildlife in the Gulf, appeared on CBS news Monday evening. This is an absolute must watch!

11 Years Old And Willing To Help
June 9, 2010 – 7:06 pm | View Comments
11 Years Old And Willing To Help

Olivia Bouler, an 11 year old from Islip, New York has been creating illustrations of birds to help raise money for the oil spill efforts in the Gulf.

World Oceans Day 2010
June 8, 2010 – 3:51 pm | View Comments
World Oceans Day 2010

Today is World Oceans Day, a chance to recognize how important the world’s oceans are to us, our birds and other wildlife that depend on it.

Obese Kookaburra Sent To Bird Bootcamp
June 3, 2010 – 4:52 pm | View Comments
Obese Kookaburra Sent To Bird Bootcamp

A Laughing Kookaburra in Australia was rescued and sent to bird bootcamp after becoming too fat to fly.

How To Track The Oil Spill In The Gulf
June 2, 2010 – 3:41 pm | View Comments
How To Track The Oil Spill In The Gulf

The NY Times recently created another interactive way to see the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Beneath The Surface Of The Gulf Oil Spill
May 29, 2010 – 3:46 pm | View Comments
Beneath The Surface Of The Gulf Oil Spill

On May 24th, a team dove just below the surface of the Gulf oil spill to give us a completely different and disturbing perspective of the disaster.