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"Where is the FriendFeed team celebrating its acquisition by Facebook? Not at FriendFeed’s offices, but at Facebook’s, as the empty FriendFeed office attests. The FriendFeed staff will no doubt be back at their desks tomorrow, while Facebook’s more upmarket office space may be their fulltime home in the future. (PS. The lone figure in the FriendFeed offices is the founder’s brother, who is not part of the company.)" - Daniel J. Pritchett

FB has made a smart decision by buying FF and I don't think they'll screw up by shutting down FF thoroughly, rather create a new medium MERGING the two communities together - Rares Matei

Isn't it more like the Yankees just called up the Red Sox and said everybody's now a Yankee fan? - Ken Sheppardson

Surely it's more like the Red Sox getting called up to play football. It's still sport, right? - James Myatt

National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. Read more about our work to protect wildlife. You may also want to download our Annual Report, know our Staff and Board of Directors, and learn about our commitment to diversity. - Jeremy Wong

"Looking to get outside and commune with nature? Live in an urban environment and not sure where exactly that nature is? (Hey, it happens.) The National Wildlife Federation's Nature Find aims to get you on your feet and out the door." - Bryan Zirkel from Bookmarklet

Clear, close photo of a tufted titmouse in a tree - Wrenaissance

Great photo! - National Wildlife

Thanks for tagging us! - National Wildlife

"How Green Is Your Blueprint? Architecture as sustainable technology The ecological impact of new construction, once a secondary concern, has become a crucial issue. Badly designed buildings guzzle natural resources and pollute their surroundings; in an era of rocketing energy costs and environmental degradation, the need for a sustainable, energy-efficient architecture is paramount. This book features the architects, artists and firms pioneering a new green architecture, and examines the emergent esthetics." - A. T.

"Earth Day happens one day a year. But it should spur us to do our best to reduce our impact on the environment for the other 364. I've picked five sites that provide a framework for how to live your life in a way that's better for the environment. Whether it's car-pooling or simply eating the right foods, you'll find ways to be a more responsible Earthling." - Kol Tregaskes

Anyone else using this? I think it's great. - Jonathon Colman

We use poprl or bit.ly for tracking! - National Wildlife

An absurdly useful utility, esp. if your nonprofit operates storefronts or retail outlets and/or you want people to find an enhanced listing for you on maps/local searches. - Jonathon Colman

"The U.S. West's old-growth forests may look quite a bit thinner in the future. A new study suggests these forests could feature fewer and smaller trees, and global warming may be driving the change. "[Tree] death rates have doubled over the last two decades in old-growth stands across the Western U.S.," said Phillip van Mantgem, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist and co-leader of the research team. Forests are losing trees faster than new ones are able to grow, he said. Fading Forests? Though they contain trees of all ages, the forests van Mantgem and colleagues studied are mature stands established 200 to 500 years ago. " - Cee Bee from Bookmarklet

The team spotted the rising death rate trend across a wide range of ages and species in western forest landscapes from regions as diverse as California, Colorado, British Columbia, and Arizona. Temperatures in the region have risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.55 degree Celsius) during the past 20 years. That small but significant warming has helped reduce snowpack and lengthen summer droughts. The added warmth may also be aiding insects and diseases that negatively impact tree health. - Cee Bee