Laura Erickson's For the Birds

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Joan Brigham at 100! Aug 20, 2024

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Laura and Russ drove to Michigan this weekend to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the most important people in Laura's birding life.

Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 5B: Why Vilify Rachel Carson? Aug 16, 2024

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The many forces funded by anti-environmental think tanks and the chemical industry are still vilifying Rachel Carson, accusing her of being responsible for the deaths of millions of children. Why are they so persistent?

Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 5 A: The battle on the DDT front Aug 15, 2024

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Human beings won a huge battle when DDT was banned. The powerful anti-environmental forces quickly regrouped to ensure that the success would not be repeated, and did their best to vilify the woman whose book sparked so much of the environmental movement.

Birds Off a Feather Aug 08, 2024

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Laura gets a big kick out of her backyard birds who molt in August. Before they can again be as beautiful as possible, they must go through an Ugly Duckling stage. Fortunately, they don't have access to mirrors.

The bear necessities and other close encounters of the mammalian kind Aug 06, 2024

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Two mammals made a visit to Laura's yard on Sunday night.

Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 4: The Empire Strikes Back Aug 05, 2024

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In "Star Wars," even as the Rebel Alliance celebrated defeating the Galactic Empire, Darth Vader and the Emperor were plotting their revenge. In the 1970s, even as environmentalists celebrated, dark forces were plotting how to gut the EPA and destroy the legislation protecting air, water, and wildlife.

In the Catbird's Seat: A momentary diversion from more important matters Jul 30, 2024

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Laura has fallen in love with one particular catbird in her yard. Naturally, she's worried about it.

Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 3: A New Hope Jul 29, 2024

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Three months after the first Earth Day, Richard Nixon proposed charging the new Environmental Protection Agency with setting goals and standards regarding pesticides, clean air, and clean water, and it was soon given regulatory authority. Laura was as relieved and joyful as Princess Leia at the end of the first Star Wars movie.

Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 2: Pollution—A Way of Life Jul 24, 2024

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Everyday life for most Americans in the 1950s and 60s involved a mind-boggling array of toxic chemicals.

When a Stranger Knocks (A momentary diversion from more important matters) Jul 22, 2024

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Laura takes a momentary break from an important environmental issue to reminisce about a tragicomedy in the 1990s.

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