Read Jane Goodall's 4 Points essay to understand why this is important to the world, to DE, and to our efforts. The announcements, the information, the work, all of these things keep us connected to a larger whole. For some of us, physically isolated in habitats where we are doing DE work, those announcements are sometimes the only words that keep us connected to the larger environmental community. Take it as a given that most of the people posting the announcements are connected to the 8-point platform, sometimes without even knowing it. Right Whale population in decline.
Orcas contain toxic PCB's.
The factual posts seem like a place to start, but we need more here.