BEN - September 24, 2012 #404

BEN Picks

Conservation Alabama's Forever Wild Grassroots Campaign - Donate!!  

Below is a link to Conservation Alabama's Forever Wild "Donate Now" Page - 100% monies raised will go toward  Conservation Alabama's Grassroots Campaign

https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/329/spdf.asp?formid=donates

LocustFork.net : Birds of Alabama Slideshow

http://blog.locustfork.net/category/birds-of-alabama/

Ruffner Mountain Events - September 29th

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2012/09/ruffner_mountain_new_birding_t.html

Southern Environmental Center's 14th Annual EcoFest - October 4th

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest14/index.cfm

Alabama Coastal BirdFest - October 4-6

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com/

Cahaba River Society's Fry Down - October 7th

http://frydown.com/

News From The Green Register

The Green Minute: Building Fairy Houses

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-fairy-houses/

The Green Minute: Follow the Frog

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-fairy-houses/

The Green Minute: What is in My  Drinking Water Quality Report

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-what-is-in-my-water-finding-your-local-water-quality-report/

News Across Alabama

Mobile Register: Alabama Bogs Come Alive with Butterflies (photos)

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/alabama_bogs_come_alive_with_b.html#incart_river_default

Huntsville Times: Land Trust of North Alabama Preserves 265 Acres

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/09/land_trust_of_north_alabama_pr.html

Bham News - Alabama Landfill Rules Make Dumping Easy Process

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/09/alabama_landfill_rules_make_du.html

Mobile Register - Study: Hurricane Issac Tar Balls from BP

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/bp_oil_spill_linked_to_tar_on.html

Birmingham News: Recycling Grants Target Jefferson County

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/09/our_view_jefferson_county_is_g.html

Tuscaloosa News: West Alabama Birding Trail Opens

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120917/news/120919811

Birmingham News: EPA Urges Corps of Engineers to reject Northern Beltline permit

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/09/epa_urges_army_corps_of_engine.html#incart_river_default

Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

WIAT- CBS 42 -  Deadly Deception II

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Deadly-Deception-2-The-Fugitive-Factor/w22aCLKH_0qqebDen0eM-A.cspx

Pat Dye and Gene Stallings Support Forever Wild (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4v-qdNdL4Y

Joey Kennedy: McClintock Book a Must Read

http://blog.al.com/jkennedy/2012/09/joey_kennedy_uab_scientist_jim.html

NPR's Diane Rehm Show :  UAB's McClintock Antarctica  Interview (audio)

http://thegreenregister.com/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-scientist-describes-attack-on-antarctica-audio/

Montgomery Advertiser Editorial: Black Belt Natural Assets

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120921/OPINION/309200031/COMMENTARY-Build-Black-Belt-s-natural-assets?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s

Montgomery Advertiser Gary Palmer Commentary: Take Advantage of Coal Resources

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120921/OPINION/309200032/COMMENTARY-Take-advantage-coal-resources?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s