Heading Out On A BioBlitz
A BioBlitz is a kind of whirlwind count of all the species in a specific place. The Park Service has been co-sponsoring BioBlitzes with National Geographic.
Source: Environment Report, 05/28/2009
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Shad Struggle for Comeback in James River
American shad are struggling with little success to make a comeback in Virginia's James River. Historically abundant, this "founding fish" disappeared for years because its spawning was blocked by dams.
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, 05/28/2009
"Feds Ready to Spend $2 Billion on Hanford Cleanup"
The economic stimulus will bring another $2 billion in cleanup funds to the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
Source: AP, 05/28/2009
"The Sixth Extinction"
The earth's species may be facing a sixth major mass extinction that could take millions of years to recover from, Elizabeth Kolbert reports in The New Yorker.
Source: New Yorker, 05/28/2009
"House Leaders Call for Closer Watch on Food Supply"
Two key House leaders have introduced a bill that would drastically overhaul and tighten the nation's food safety system.
Source: WashPost, 05/28/2009
Enviros Like Sotomayor
Environmental groups seem to like President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.
Source: Greenwire, 05/28/2009
Test Well Water Yearly To Protect Kids: Scientists
Private well water should be tested yearly, two major scientific bodies say -- sometimes more often when kids are drinking it.
Source: SPX, 05/28/2009
"Global Energy Demand Seen Up 44 Percent By 2030"
"Global energy demand is expected to soar 44 percent over the next two decades with most of the demand coming from developing countries such as China and Russia, the U.S. government's top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/28/2009
House Panel Launches Interior Reform
A draft bill from the House Natural Resources Committee would drastically reform the Interior Department's corruption-plagued system for collecting oil and gas royalties.
Source: Greenwire, 05/28/2009
"Sea's Rise May Prove the Greater in Northeast"
Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research say melting Greenland ice sheets could raise sea levels more in the northeaster US and Maritime Canada because of a change in ocean currents.
Source: NYTimes, 05/28/2009
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