tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264321612011-12-27T14:19:49.723-05:00The Voltage Gate is a blog about ecology and the creative process, a look at two disciplines both in isolation and through the lens of the other. Here you will find reviews of current and foundational ecological research, original illustrations and fiction, as well as commentary on modern aesthetics and culture.Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352009260094909888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4471533.87507-84.466152http://static.flickr.com/102/307778615_c1ad6d360a.jpg?v=0thevoltagegatehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with inclue!Subscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with ODEOSubscribe with Excite MIXtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26432161.post-50828499219234801772010-08-02T10:00:00.002-04:002010-08-02T10:00:02.561-04:002010-08-02T10:00:02.561-04:00We've been invited to join the bloggers over at Scientopia, so from today on, all posts will be over there. I've also reconsolidated all material back to TVG (I know, waffling is so cool), but I'll have more on that over there. 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In the last quarter of the 19th century, the grey squirrel was introduced to various parts of the UK from North America. It has had a devastating impact, replacing the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=e7dBMbIFkm8:RXNZqou_LH0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thevoltagegate/~4/e7dBMbIFkm8" height="1" width="1"/>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352009260094909888noreply@blogger.com0http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/2010/06/red-squirrel-and-20-more-endangered-uk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26432161.post-50808531121108032462010-06-17T08:31:00.002-04:002010-07-27T09:38:32.499-04:002010-07-27T09:38:32.499-04:00via thisblogrules.com LogoMyWay is giving away $200 to the winner, and The Blog Rules has a number of submissions, some of them really great. From the contest page: Help Redesign BP's logo! They need a NEW Brand. I cant tell you how frustrated and upset we are about BP and how they are handling...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=7mHSFWVJpfA:MBDPNcOojHE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thevoltagegate/~4/7mHSFWVJpfA" height="1" width="1"/>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352009260094909888noreply@blogger.com0http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/2010/06/over-700-entries-submitted-so-far-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26432161.post-39647399272868593992010-06-16T22:18:00.004-04:002010-07-27T09:39:33.617-04:002010-07-27T09:39:33.617-04:00Found this site just a little bit ago, from the same folks that created the Conservation Registry, a database of conservation projects where users can sign up and add new details and pin the location of the project on a customizable Google Map. The same concept is applied for the Gulf Oil Spill...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=9wMGujQXJA0:6lDArpXIyk8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thevoltagegate/~4/9wMGujQXJA0" height="1" width="1"/>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352009260094909888noreply@blogger.com0http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/2010/06/mapping-response-and-recovery-efforts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26432161.post-4784503962620841832010-06-16T21:45:00.003-04:002010-06-16T22:46:32.166-04:002010-06-16T22:46:32.166-04:00While we're on the topic, here's a nice review of the Homo floresiensis story: "Little People of Flores" from NOVA (auto-plays, below the fold). via video.pbs.org Posted via web from j.bruno's posterous <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?a=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/thevoltagegate?i=Puiry1uR6bw:lclpS2RHOQM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thevoltagegate/~4/Puiry1uR6bw" height="1" width="1"/>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352009260094909888noreply@blogger.com0http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-people-of-flores.html