Palomar, Path to Pardon, Exploded Hilton (Links)

This entry was posted by harry s truman on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 am.

The Economist looks at environmental problems that affect developed nations, while ‘too often people see…deforestation, wildlife exploitation, and loss of biodiversity as things that happen elsewhere’. Science Daily looks at the ecological impact of rapidly growing African cities. Where do I apply for a job at the fire lookout tower that is ‘making its way back’ to Palomar Mountain. 95% of Chino Hills State Park’s 14,100 acres were destroyed by wildfire. Rick Halsey seems to be a complete nut, but I don’t want to criticize someone who actually loves ‘backcountry California chaparral’. The spotted owl is disappearing. The NY Times looks at the 10-year ‘path to a pardon’ for Leslie Collier, who was convicted of poisoning a bald eagle. CSM discusses ways to overturn President Bush’s inevitable ‘midnight rules’; so far, he’s approved 61 last-minute environmental, security, social and commercial regulations, including one that makes it more difficult to regulate toxic substances in the workplace. Crooked Timber looks Bush’s other proposals, which include ‘an OSHA rule allows CEOs to kick a small child…a directive that encourages nuclear stations to seize playgrounds for waste processing; and an Interior Department Program that allows firefighter pilots to practice water drops with waste engine oil, sewage, or medical waste’. OSHA didn’t believe worker safety was ‘at risk’ after an explosion blew up fourteen workers at the construction site of a San Diego Hilton. New technology called ‘body swapping’ lets you ‘[stand] in someone else’s shoes, almost for real‘.