Julia K Cole

Despite massive bee die-offs, toxic bee-killing pesticides continue to be approved—putting bees and our food system in dire jeopardy. To help us fight in court to save bees and the natural world, Board members of Earth Justice have offered to match your support $1-for-$1—up to $784,000—now through July 15. Donate now and your gift will go twice as far. Sign up to receive notices from Earth Justice Today!   http://earthjustice.org/ Despite alarming declines in bee populations, toxic bee-killing pesticides continue to be approved—as recently as June 13— putting bees, our natural heritage, and our food system in dire jeopardy. Earthjustice is ramping up our work to save bees and stop these dangerous pesticides, but we need your help now more than ever to see these and other fights through. To help with critical battles like this, 17 members of our Board of Trustees have offered to match your support $1-for-$1—up to $784,000— through July 15. Give now and your su...

Asteroid passing Earth on Wednesday will be closer than the Moon. Known as 2014 DX110, the approach will be much closer than usual.  According to   Phys.org   on Mar. 4, it will pass within 217,000 miles of the planet. That's approximately nine-tenths of the distance between the moon and Earth. The asteroid passing Earth is known as a New Earth Object or NEO for good reason. It is not uncommon for object to pass this close to Earth, but this time it will be extremely close. It has not been deemed as threat. The NEO is between 45 and 130 feet across. A telescope should be able to pick up the asteroid passing Earth easily. It will approach from the south and pass by Earth to the north. According to Universe Today, you will be able to watch the event live with commentary via the Virtual Telescope Project. The discovery of NEO 2014 DX110 was only announced recently on Mar. 2. A big "Thanks for the heads up," goes out to the Minor Planet Center. And...