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House finch – Wikipedia

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House finch – Wikipedia

The house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is native to western North America and has been introduced to the eastern half of the continent and Hawaii. This species and the other "American rosefinches" are placed in the genus Haemorhous.

Spotted one right out my window on this rainy day. Pretty bird with a red - pinkish chest and a brown coat. 

Power Lines Cross the Hudson River

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This section of the river is very scenic, with very few signs of how extremely urban the surrounding area really is. With the trees buffering I-787 from the road here, the only real non-natural noise was other boats on the river and a kid on a ATV, on the other side of the river, towards the North Rensselaer Sewage Treatment Plant.

Saturday May 7, 2011 — Kayak the Hudson

May 5, 2021 – Looking Ahead This Week

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Kind of a wet day today, then better tomorrow but still unstable well into next week. Still well above freezing, but not real warm. Days are definitely longer.

Weather Summary
This Afternoon.
Feels like …
April 15th.		 Rain and 58 degrees , 8:01 sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
May 7th.		 Chance of Showers then Partly Cloudy and 44 degrees , 5:42 sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
April 22nd.		 Mostly Sunny and 61 degrees , 48 max dew point, 8:01 sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
April 21st.		 Partly Cloudy and 39 degrees , 5:41 sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
April 27th.		 Mostly Sunny then Chance of Showers and 63 degrees , 32 max dew point, 8:02 sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
May 3rd.		 Chance of Showers and 43 degrees , 5:40 sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
April 11th.		 Chance of Showers and 56 degrees , 8:03 sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
April 21st.		 Mostly Cloudy and 39 degrees , 5:39 sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
April 17th.		 Partly Sunny and 59 degrees , 8:04 sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
April 24th.		 Chance of Showers and 40 degrees , 5:37 sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
April 19th.		 Chance of Showers and 60 degrees , 8:05 sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
April 27th.		 Partly Cloudy and 41 degrees , 5:36 sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
April 15th.		 Mostly Sunny and 58 degrees , 8:06 sunset.

Wide Open

Massive DDT dumping ground found off the Los Angeles coast is bigger than anyone thought | Live Science

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Massive DDT dumping ground found off the Los Angeles coast is bigger than anyone thought | Live Science

The sea bottom near southern California has been hiding a very dirty secret: decades of discarded chemicals in thousands of barrels. And the toxic debris field is even bigger than anyone expected, containing at least 27,000 drums of DDT and industrial waste, scientists recently discovered.?

High concentrations of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, an insecticide that was widely used for pest control during the 1940s and 1950s) were previously detected in ocean sediments between the Los Angeles coast and Catalina Island, in 2011 and 2013. At the time, scientists who searched the seafloor in the area identified 60 barrels (possibly containing DDT or other waste) and found DDT contamination in sediments, but the full extent of the area's contamination was unknown.?

Now, a research expedition presents a clearer picture of the deep-sea dump site. Their findings reveal a stretch of ocean bottom studded with at least 27,000 industrial waste barrels — and possibly as many as 100,000, researchers with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California said in a statement.?

The solution to the plastic waste crisis? It isn’t recycling | Environment | The Guardian

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The solution to the plastic waste crisis? It isn’t recycling | Environment | The Guardian

The Lego Disney Frozen II Arendelle Castle Village features a princess, animals, birds and mini dolls. It is made of 521 separate bits of plastic, it was one of the bestselling Christmas toys, and fans of the movie on which it is based will surely spend several hours of magical, creative play with it.

But those few hours may well be the last that this and many other toys are used. Thousands of plastic castles, farmyards and games, as well as myriad other presents, have probably already been stuffed into bulging cupboards to be thrown away in a year or two to make room for yet more plastic. And, because most plastic is near impossible to recycle, these toys will probably have to be landfilled or burned in incinerators, poisoning the air and further adding to global heating.