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Photography and Art Links
Gawker has Rule #1 For Kids’ Clothing Catalogs: No Naked Men
Fine Art Views has The One Thing Appropriation Artists Don’t Want to Talk About: Is legal support for appropriation art about creativity or money? Part 1
MSNBC has 12 must-see skywatching events in 2012
The Star has Year-long exposure of Toronto skyline produces ‘dreamy’ image
Photo Attorney has Start the Year Right!
Flowers, Trees and Plants Links
Native Plant & Wildlife Garden has Plant This, Not That: Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
Wildlife Garden has Must-Have Native Berry Shrubs for Habitat Gardens – Spicebush and Top 10 Tips for Your Winter Wildlife Garden
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Work On Long-Range General Management Plan For Everglades National Park Slows Down and Books We’ve Read This Year, And Actually Liked!
Washington Post has Leader of Park Service retirees laments federal law for loaded guns in parks and Study says that with more wolves and fewer elk, trees rebounding in portions of Yellowstone
Wildlife Links
BBC News has Deep-sea creatures at volcanic vent
The Washington Post has 2011 worst year in decades for endangered elephants as large ivory seizures grow
Environmental Issues Links
Mongabay has Ecuador makes $ 116 million to not drill for oil in the Amazon
Washington Post has Polluted water did little damage to Chesapeake Bay’s grasses, but oysters may not be as lucky
The New York Times has In Solar Power, India Begins Living Up to Its Own Ambitions
The Guardian has Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are both bad news for climate change fight