Dear esteemed colleagues, friends and acquaintances,

We are writing from Sacramento at our most desperate hour in response to a situation that is completely out of control. West Nile Virus (WNV) has reached an epidemic proportion (sic) in the central valley and a non-governed entity ( Sacramento County-Yolo County Mosquito Abatement District) has taken drastic and extreme measures in the abatement attempt.

Aerial spraying over 71,000 acres of our homes and parks areas began Monday Au... read more

Attention all lovers of the sparkling light! Check out the show in the sky Friday night! If you are a princess grab your knight and share the vision of this grand delight. When you see a star fall twinkling bright, make a wish for peace with all of your might!

For now, a nice outburst is projected for Aug. 12, 2005, at 08:18h UT (= 04:18 EDT and 01:18 PDT), when Earth will encounter the dust ejected in the return of 1479. Rates can go up four fold to about 240 per hour on top of the 80 ... read more

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Commander Eileen Collins said astronauts on shuttle Discovery had seen widespread environmental destruction on Earth and warned on Thursday that greater care was needed to protect natural resources.

"Sometimes you can see how there is erosion, and you can see how there is deforestation. It's very widespread in some parts of the world," Collins said.

"We would like to see, from the astronauts' point of view, people take good care of the Earth and replace the resource... read more