"Bee-Harming Pesticides Banned in Europe"
"EU member states vote in favour of continent-wide suspension of neonicotinoid pesticides."
Source: Guardian, 04/29/2013
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"Inside the Cycleplex: The Weird, Wild World of Google Bikes"
"Not far from Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, there’s a nondescript building that looks like it might be home to stealth startup. But if you walk in the front door, you won’t find cubicles or computers. You’ll find a secret bike shop where people like Robert Jimenez and Terry Mac twist wrenches and true tires all day long, rocking out to AC/DC and Pink Floyd. Then, if you slip into the back room, you’ll see them: 1,300 green, blue, red and yellow Google Bikes, stacked Santa’s workshop-style as far the eye can see."
Source: Wired, 04/26/2013
"Bay’s Smallmouth Bass Under Siege, Report Says"
"Smallmouth bass that draw hundreds of millions of dollars to the Chesapeake Bay region for sport fishing are sick, and many look too awful to ever mount as a trophy."
Source: Wash Post, 04/26/2013
"Obama Campaign Launches Plan To Shame Climate Sceptics in Congress"
"The campaign group formed to support Barack Obama's political agenda has launched an initiative to shame members of Congress who deny the science behind climate change."
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2013
"Texas Town’s Blast Crater Shows Risk From Patchwork Zoning Laws"
"With two schools near a plant storing ammonium nitrate -- the fertilizer used in the Oklahoma City bombing -- West, Texas, Superintendent Marty Crawford said he had always worried about an explosion like the one that happened last week."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/26/2013
"Donald Trump's Anti-Windfarm Ads Banned Over 'Misleading' Images"
"Watchdog also says US billionaire's Scottish golf resort could not substantiate claim that tourism will be harmed by turbines."
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2013
"U.S. Plans To Drop Gray Wolves From Endangered List"
"The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed."
Source: LA Times, 04/26/2013
"U.S. GMO Food Labeling Drive Has Biotech Industry Biting Back"
"New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop developers who say they are rushing to roll out a broad strategy to combat consumer concerns about their products."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2013
"Ontario Government Rescues Experimental Lakes Area"
"TORONTO -- The Ontario Government has stepped in to save a unique freshwater research facility in the Experimental Lakes Area after the Canadian government cut off funding as of March 31."
Source: ENS, 04/26/2013
"Fargo, North Dakota, Prepares for Major Red River Flooding"
"Flood-weary residents of North Dakota bracing for a possible record inundation got their first touch of good news on Wednesday when officials said the swollen Red River would crest at lower than anticipated levels next week."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2013
