BEN - September 5, 2011 #364

Special in this Edition: Alabama's Own Magician Steve Trash, Alabama Coastal Foundation Blogpost - "Meg Ryan and Climate Change," Earthquake Risk to Nuclear Power Plants - Alabama Plant Makes List , Tennessee Riverkeepers Cite Water Pollution Violations on Lake Guntersville, Fresh Air Family Calendar

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Sequatchie Cove Farm in Birmingham - September 10th (Orders due Thursday the 8th)

http://sequatchiecovefarm.com/community-supported-agriculture-program/meat-csa/

Mobile Native Vince Dooley and the Delta

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/pigskin_latin_vince_dooley_mob.html

Alabama Environmental Council Featured

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2011/08/alabama_environmental_council.html

Alabama Power Sponsoring Tree Grant Program (Deadline - Sept. 19th)

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110830/news/110829666

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Alabama's Own Magician Steve Trash (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPn2gluW5qY&feature=share

Bill Finch's Gardening Columns in the Mobile Register

http://topics.al.com/tag/Bill%20Finch/index.html

Harvey Cotten's Gardening Columns in the Huntsville Times

http://topics.al.com/tag/Harvey%20Cotten/index.html

Glynn Wilson's "It's the environment stupid"

http://blog.locustfork.net/2011/08/republican-michele-bachmann-suggests-drilling-for-oil-in-the-everglades/

Alabama Coastal Foundation Blogpost - "Meg Ryan and Climate Change"

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/in-which-i-compare-meg-ryan-and-climate-change

Atty General Luther Strange's Op-ed on the Tri-State Water War

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/08/viewpoints_feeding_atlanta_at.html

Deadly Deception in Birmingham CBS 42 (videos)

http://www.cbs42.com/content/special/pollution/deadly/default.aspx

News Across Alabama

Alabama's Reaction to Obama's Ozone Rule Decision - Senator Sessions, Alabama Power and Environmental Community

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/09/jeff_sessions_pleased_others_c.html

Oil Spill Into Mobile River

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/mobile_river_closed_after_comp.html

Earthquake Risk to Nuclear Power Plants - Alabama Plant Makes List

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/09/earthquake_risks_to_nuclear_re.html

Tennessee Riverkeepers Cite Water Pollution Violations on Lake Guntersville

http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/sep/01/watchdog-group-says-alabama-firm-polluting-lake-gu-ar-2350823/

Wild Pigs Problem Destroying the Wiregrass in Southeast Alabama

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2011/sep/01/wild-pigs-growing-problem-wiregrass-ar-2351929/

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Coastal Foundation Seeking Executive Director

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/alabama-coastal-foundation-seeking-executive-director

Fresh Air Family Calendar

http://www.freshairfamily.org/calendarandevents.html

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - Calendar

http://www.hikealabama.org/calendar

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Renew Our Rivers 2011 Calendar

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Friends of Shades Creek Calender

http://www.shadescreek.org/

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/

Green Building Focus Events - Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Sept. 8th in Birmingham

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

Landmark Park Low Country Boil Fundraiser - September 15th

http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current

Moon Dance at Three Caves - Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - September 17th

http://landtrustnal.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance/

Cocktails for the Coast - September 22th

http://joinacf.org/index.php?/what-we-do/cocktails-for-the-coast

Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/

Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation - Sept. 28-29, 5 Rivers

http://www.weeksbay.org/lta.html

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th at Workplay in Birmingham, Alabama

Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - October 8th

http://www.active.com/running/pinson-al/freshwater-land-trust-darter-dash-5k-2011-ne831

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html

Coosa River State of Our Watershed Conference

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=188&date=10/13/2011

Moss Rock Festival 2011 - Noovember 5-6

http://mossrockfestival.com/