Now scheduling spring field trips… Work with us to connect science, math, social studies, language arts, nutrition (and so much more!) to your curriculum. Enjoy this growing program! Teachers can bring their classrooms along to The FARM to learn about goats, sheep, knitting, felting, nutrition and more. Contact Melinda DeFeo for details, Melinda@farminstitute.org.

The VCS is sponsoring a special winter walk at Lucy Vincent on April 14, at 1:00 PM. This will be in concert with 1,000 other events to be held throughout the country in support of Step It Up, a movement highlighting the need for human changes in light of global climate change. The group will be looking at the effects of the sea upon the cliffs and talking about what to expect in the future. Geologists Bill Wilcox, Chuck Ratte, Craig Saunders will join Bob Woodruff, in sharing what they know of the Vineyard’s complex and fascinating glacial history, as revealed in the Cliffs.

Discussion April 25, 5:30 pm at the Chilmark Public Library

Please join this island-wide book group, reading and discussing books that examine our relationship with nature. The group is sponsored by all six island libraries, Felix Neck Sanctuary, Polly Hill Arboretum and The Vineyard Conservation Society.

Shellfish provide easy target for rays

WASHINGTON -- Overfishing of powerful sharks, a top predator in the ocean, might endanger bay scallops, a gourmet delicacy. With fewer sharks to devour them, skates and rays have increased sharply along the East Coast, and they are gobbling up shellfish, particularly bay scallops, researchers report in today's issue of the journal Science.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/
articles/2007/03/30/
report_overfishing_sharks_may_endanger_scallops/

By refusing to consider the potential environmental impact of accidents involving spent fuel rod pools, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is violating three federal acts and its own regulations, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has told the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.

http://www.capecodonline.com/
cctimes/agsues28.htm

National Biodiesel Board Applauds Cummins for Biodiesel Support

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– Biodiesel supporters have another reason to cheer as Cummins Inc. today announced approval of the use of a 20% blend of biodiesel (B20) in many of its engines. The B20 approval is for 2002 and later emissions-compliant ISX, ISM, ISL, ISC and ISB engines, including recently released 2007 products. The announcement provides Cummins customers greater support when using B20.

See Biodiesel section for the rest of the article.

The gym at the Qikiqtarjuaq Hamlet Center was bustling with people when we arrived at 7pm. Little kids scuttled across the floor chasing one another around the room. Adults clustered in conversation around the tea and bannock stations set up at either end. In the center of the gym floor was an incredible spread of meat, brought in by local hunters and fisherman, of caribou, shrimp, and arctic char. 200 people came out from the community to hear stories from our expedition thus far and learn more about our mission and goals.

http://www.globalwarming101.com/
content/view/680/88889017/