Last login: 25 hours agoJohnrplatt
johnrplatt is a guy from Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA.
Likes 52 pages, 1 video2 fans
Member since Apr 23, 2008

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Mobile Phones for Endangered Species | Recycle.co.uk
Liked it Jul 16, 6:45am 1 review environment
http://www.recycle.co.uk/news/783000.html
The explosion of inexpensive cell phones creates a boon for conservation.
The accidental sanctuary - The National Newspaper
Liked it Jun 6, 6:46am 1 review environment
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080605/PAGETHREE/709556418/-1/ART
From the page: "Flamingos have returned to the UAE to make their nests at the Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, once a site covered in treated sewage that the birds took to."
ICv2 - Alexa Kitchen Signs with Hyperion
Liked it Jun 4, 7:34am 1 review comics
http://icv2.com/articles/news/12680.html
From the page: "Ten-year-old Alexa Kitchen, the worldâ€s youngest professional cartoonist, has inked an agreement with Hyperion/Disney that will result in the publication in 2009 of a collection of cartoons entitled Grown-Ups Are Dumb (No Offense)."
Switchboard, from NRDC &8250; Frances Beineckes Blog &8250; Good News and Bad N…
Liked it May 16, 8:01am 1 review environment
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/good_news_and_bad_news_about_t.html
From the page: "The bad news? The Bush administrationâ€s plan for â€oeprotection” is so full of loopholes for oil companies and other polluters that it could be the equivalent of sending a leaky lifeboat to rescue drowning polar bears."
The Comics Reporter
Liked it May 12, 9:10am 1 review comics
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/the_artist_gene_colan_is_suffering_fr...
Sad news about a great man. Includes links to help pay for his meds.
Breeding success for three critically endangered species & Plenty Magazine
Liked it May 12, 6:27am 1 review environment
http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/05/breeding_success_for_three_...
From the page: "Three nearly extinct species in three distinct corners of the globe are getting new chances at survival."
History repeating itself for peregrine falcons & Plenty Magazine
Liked it May 9, 7:09am 1 review environment
http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/05/history_repeating_itself_fo...
From the page: "According to a study conducted by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, peregrines in the state carry a higher level of industrial flame retardants than any other species in the world."
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary
Liked it May 7, 10:54am 1 review environment
http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/05/why_hasnt_the_endangered_pu...
From the page: "Despite more than 40 years of conservation efforts, the Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) remains one of the world's most critically endangered birds, with only an estimated 30 to 40 parrots left in the wild. "
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary
Liked it May 6, 10:31am 1 review environment
http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/05/hey_americans_stop_buying_i...
From the page: "Worldwide ivory sales and imports were banned in 1990. But two major loopholes have allowed some trade in the U.S. to continue."
The Comics Reporter
Liked it May 6, 9:09am 1 review comics
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/ted_key_1912_2008/
An excellent obituary for the much-loved cartoonist
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