BEN - July 27, 2010 #331

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July 27, 2010 #331

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Opinions

Mobile Register’s Editorial – A Call to Rally Behind Our Coast

http://blog.al.com/times-views/2010/07/editorial_a_call_for_all_of_al.html

Transit in Alabama by Southern Environmental Law Center’s Gil Rogers and Keith Johnston

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2010/07/viewpoints_efficient_transit_i.html

Energy Efficiency and Prisons by Richard Allen, Department of Corrections

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2010/07/viewpoints_energy_deals_may_he.html

LWCF & Fairy Houses by BEN Publisher Pat Byington

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20100630/OPINION0101/6290332/Alabama-Voices-Fund-helps-us-all

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2010/07/lwcf-fairy-houses-published-in-shanghai.html

News

Glynn Wilson’s Locust Fork News Journal Archive of BP Oil Spill Articles/Videos

http://blog.locustfork.net/category/bp-oil-spill/page/2/

Daily al.com Oil Spill Articles

http://www.al.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/index.html

AWF Awarded Grant for Migratory Bird Habitat Incentives

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=43

Forever Wild – Forever Wild has added 535 acres to the Walls of Jericho

http://www.outdooralabama.com/news/release.cfm?ID=824

Huntsville’s Green 13 – Huntsville’s 101 page Sustainability Blueprint

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/02/move_over_portland_green_13_ta.html

http://www.hsvcity.com/green/final_report.php

Lt. Governor Jim Folsom’s Campaign has pledged to donate a portion of his campaign contributions to plant trees around the state

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114127645302718&ref=mf

Lee County’s TK Davis Justice Center Solar Project

http://sri.auburn.edu/solardata.htm

Little River State Forest in Atmore Threatened Closure

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/07/future_uncertain_for_little_ri.html

Videos

John Wathen’s Citizen Journalism – The Power of YouTube

http://bpoilslick.blogspot.com/p/bp-slick-videos.html

Bioblitz! Conservation Photographers and Big Canoe Creek

http://www.alabamarivers.org/press-room/headlines/big-canoe-creek-bioblitz

Bill Gates Speech on Climate

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010976.html

Country Music Artist Marlee Scott’s Gulf Coast Visit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGf6m7XOr1Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=457WBeeVYdw

Events/Fundraising

State of the Bay – July 29^th 5:30pm at the Delta Fish House on the Causeway

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=44

Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Hurricane Creekeeper Unite – August 12 @ Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama

http://blackwarriorriver.org/news/tuscaloosa-s-waterkeepers-unite-at-alabama-museum-of-natural-history.html

ARA & AEC Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Series – August 19, 5:30, Birmingham

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/rivers-alliance-events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama’s Moon Over Three Caves Dance – September 18 in Huntsville.

http://landtrust-hsv.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance-sept-18/

Cahaba River Society “Fry- Down” – September 25, 10:00am to 4:00pm

http://www.cahabariversociety.org

AWF and Walmart – Help Raise $100,000 for Nature Education

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=44