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In case you're feeling down
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David Roberts |
27 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cutesy, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Tomb Aiders
Taiwan freeway officials help butterflies find their way |
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27 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Tomb Aiders Taiwan freeway officials help butterflies find their way Bracing for the migratory peak of millions of purple milkweed butterflies, officials in Taiwan are closing one lane of a major highway, installing netting to encourage the butterflies to rise above traffic, and using ultraviolet lights to guide them under a busy bridge. "Human beings need to coexist with the other species, even if they are tiny butterflies,&qu ... |
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| Topics: news, Taiwan, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Blue Monday
Russia's going nuclear, the U.S. is going nowhere, and Cambodia's going wild |
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19 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Blue Monday Russia's going nuclear, the U.S. is going nowhere, and Cambodia's going wild We hope you had a chance to relax this weekend, to cast aside your cares and spend hours soaking in the jasmine-scented bubble bath of life. Because now it's back to the putrid mudbath of reality. From Russia comes news that the country is planning to build two nuclear reactors a year through 20 ... |
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| Topics: Cambodia, climate, energy, G8, news, nuclear power, Russia, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Something Fishy: Knitting for dolphins
Get to stitchin', bitchez |
Sarah van Schagen |
02 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Yo-ho-ho me fellow lovers of the briny deep. I realized just recently that me li'l column be runnin' for a whole year now. Remember that first arrrr-ticle? With the joking about poop decks and the promise to shiver ye timbers? (And speaking of that, we should get together soon, matey ...) How the time flies when ye be drinking rum! But that be enough reminiscing for now. Let's move on to more recent headlines, like, oh, say, "Navy may deploy anti-terrorism ... |
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| Topics: oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Edible media: Bee here, now
Please? |
Tom Philpott |
28 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Edible Media takes an occasional look at interesting or deplorable food journalism on the web. Of mites and men (and bees) [Insert perfunctory 'buzz' reference into lead:] Buzz about the collapse of domesticated honeybee populations hit the front page of the New York Times yesterday. The steep drop in bee numbers is alarming: A bee laid its little tentacles on the flower that produced every fruit, vegetable, and nut you've ever eaten. And that means you, too, ... |
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| Topics: food, wildlife (all these topics) |
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You Can Poach an Egg, But You Shouldn't Poach an Elephant
Elephants massacred as ivory trade picks up |
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28 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| You Can Poach an Egg, But You Shouldn't Poach an Elephant Elephants massacred as ivory trade picks up As many as 23,000 elephants may have been killed in just one year, as an international effort to stem the ivory trade has fallen to the wayside, particularly in Africa. Increased demand for white tuskiness in Japan and China, combined with declining funding for anti-poaching programs, has overwhelmed the intenti ... |
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| Topics: Africa, endangered species, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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CSI: My Apiary
U.S. honeybees disappearing from hives, not even leaving a note |
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27 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| CSI: My Apiary U.S. honeybees disappearing from hives, not even leaving a note Don't let the pharmaceutical giants get wind of this: U.S. honeybees are suffering from "colony collapse disorder." Beekeepers in 24 states say their pollinating pals are simply disappearing, with losses of 30 to 60 percent on the West Coast and, in some cases, more than 70 percent on the East Coast and in Texas. "I have never seen anything like it, ... |
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| Topics: news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Flock and Awe
David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers readers' questions |
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23 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Here in the temperate half of Oregon, there are millions of resident geese. They annoy or endanger farmers, golfers, airplanes, and others. How should those folks be thinking about their goose problem, now that it's arrived? And what can they do that is both humane and effective to make the geese go away? -- Charlie Weiss, Portland, Ore. David Feld, GeesePeace. Excellent question -- this is a very common ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Pedro the recycling otter
Seriously |
David Roberts |
22 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Commentary seems unnecessary: (hat tip: mean green dean machine) |
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| Topics: recycling, waste, wildlife (all these topics) |
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What's Good for the Goose
David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers Grist's questions |
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19 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| David Feld. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the national program director of GeesePeace. What does your organization do? GeesePeace is an educational nonprofit organization that helps communities humanely resolve wildlife conflicts. Currently our specific focus is Branta canadensis -- the Canada goose. Many communities in the U.S. have a growing problem with resident ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Bird Is the Word
Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers readers' questions |
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16 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Where would you place the potential impacts of wind power on avian populations in the context of other threats? Do you think there is an opportunity for the avian and wind-power communities to work together? If so, what does that kind of alliance look like to you? -- Cameron Brooks, Boulder, Colo. Kristen Berry, BirdPAC. Wind turbines are clearly a threat to birds ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Who Speaks for the Eggman?
U.S. green groups sue feds over polar bear, walrus protection |
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14 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Who Speaks for the Eggman? U.S. green groups sue feds over polar bear, walrus protection Two green groups have sued the feds for failing to protect polar bears and walruses (walri?) from the nasty combo of oil drilling and global warming. Pacific Environment and the Center for Biological Dive ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, climate, environmental justice, environmental non-government organizations, mining and drilling, news, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Soar Winner
Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers Grist's questions |
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12 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Kristen Berry. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the president of BirdPAC. What does your organization do? We are a fledgling political action committee dedicated to protecting the environment and species by harnessing and focusing the power of conservationists on the political process -- specifically elections. We are one of only a handful of c ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Olymp-ing along
Wow, that's a truly terrible pun. |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
05 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Sick and tired of hearing from me about lead-up to the Olympics in London and Beijing? (I know Patrick is.) Well, exciting news, sports fans -- we can look ahead to environmental devastation in preparation for Olympics 2014! Leading environmental groups said on Friday Russia's bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics would involve tearing down forest that is home to rare wildlife including brown bears and red deer. All together now: You Can't Always Nyet What You W ... |
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| Topics: deforestation, Russia, sports, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Hey, We Made a Boo-Boo
Yellowstone grizzlies may lose protections, while also losing food source |
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31 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Hey, We Made a Boo-Boo Yellowstone grizzlies may lose protections, while also losing food source What do beetles, pine trees, grizzly bears, and global warming have in common? Check it: the U.S. plans to lift Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone-area grizzlies. But that move may be premature. Enter: high-altitude whitebark pines, the seeds of which are Yellowstone bears' main food source in late summer and fall ... |
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| Topics: national parks, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Eh, You'll Be Fine
U.S. says some gray wolves no longer need Endangered Species Act protection |
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30 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Eh, You'll Be Fine U.S. says some gray wolves no longer need Endangered Species Act protection The U.S. government announced yesterday that it will remove 4,000 gray wolves in the western Great Lakes area from Endangered Species Act protections and work to delist 1,200 others in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Canis lupus management in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin will shift to state and tribal leaders, who are expected to ban trophy hunt ... |
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| Topics: news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Voyage of the Siegel
Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity answers readers' questions |
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19 Jan 2007 |
InterActivist |
| What happens legally when we declare a species threatened? What actions would the administration be promising to take if they concede that polar bears are, in fact, threatened? -- Adrienne LaBombard, West Lebanon, N.H. Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity. The protections of the Endangered Species Act work extremely well, making it our strongest and best law for the r ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, climate, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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That Doesn't Even Make Fence
Border fence construction may bypass environmental laws |
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17 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| That Doesn't Even Make Fence Border fence construction may bypass environmental laws It's hard to think of a worse idea than building a 700-mile border fence between the U.S. and Mexico, but here's a shot: building a border fence without abiding by the Endangered Species Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or National Environmental Policy Act. Yet on Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael ... |
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| Topics: Mexico, news, United States, water pollution, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Boise Will Be Boys
As feds prepare to delist gray wolf in Idaho and Montana, hunters polish their rifles |
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16 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Boise Will Be Boys As feds prepare to delist gray wolf in Idaho and Montana, hunters polish their rifles In Idaho and Montana, the impending removal of Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf has sportsfolk salivating. The wolf, reintroduced to the region a decade ago, is blamed for killing elk and other critters that hunters want around so they can kill 'em themselves. At a rally in Idaho last ... |
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| Topics: Idaho, Montana, news, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Flock of Siegel
Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity answers Grist's questions |
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15 Jan 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Kassie Siegel. What's your job title? I work for the Center for Biological Diversity as director of the Climate, Air, and Energy Program. What does your organization do? The Center for Biological Diversity works to protect imperiled plants and animals, the wild places they depend on, and, by extension, our own well-being. We are probably best known for our legal work related to the Endanger ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, climate, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Supreme Court to examine Endangered Species Act
Justices agree to hear Defenders of Wildlife case |
Justin Pidot |
09 Jan 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Environmental law appears to be a hot commodity in the Roberts Court. While the justices continue to deliberate about global warming, they agreed (PDF) on Friday to add another hot-button environmental issue to their agenda: the Endangered Species Act. Setting the Stage The case, Defenders of Wildlife v. EPA, also implicates the Clean Water Act (CWA). Under the CWA, a would-be polluter needs to get a permit before it discharges into our nation's waters. The CWA r ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, litigation, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Threat Level: White
U.S. proposes listing polar bears under Endangered Species Act |
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02 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Threat Level: White U.S. proposes listing polar bears under Endangered Species Act Maybe they saw one too many cute Coke ads, or maybe it was the court-imposed deadline. All we know is last week officials at the U.S. Interior Department proposed listing polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in response to a suit filed in 2005 by three green groups. Melting Arctic ice has already led to ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Interior, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Borneo to Be Wild
Scientists discover 52 new species on the island of Borneo |
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19 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Borneo to Be Wild Scientists discover 52 new species on the island of Borneo Over the last 17 months, scientists have identified 52 new plant and animal species in the rainforests of Borneo, a Southeast Asian island, the World Wildlife Fund announced yesterday. The finds include 30 unique species of fish, two tree-frog species, three new trees, a plant that grows only a single large leaf, 16 types of ginger, and a partridge in a pear ... |
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| Topics: Asia, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Don't Have a Cow
About 20 percent of farm-animal breeds* are endangered, says FAO |
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18 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Don't Have a Cow About 20 percent of farm-animal breeds* are endangered, says FAO Word association time: What comes to mind when you think "endangered animals"? Odd-looking tropical frogs and obscure birds with funny names? Time to adjust your thinking: The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that one in five breeds of farm animal are in danger of extinction. Of more than 7,600 b ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, United Nations, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Passing the bawk
Bird flu will enter the U.S. from the south, say researchers |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
05 Dec 2006 |
Gristmill |
| While the pure panic over a global avian flu pandemic seems to have died down, the virus continues to spread. To date, H5N1 has showed up in 55 countries, but has not yet touched the Western Hemisphere. Also to date, the U.S. government has assumed that the most likely route for bird flu's arrival into the lower 48 would be through wild birds; accordingly, they've put some $29 million into surveilling wild birds migrating from Asia to Alaska and down. However, a ... |
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| Topics: health, wildlife (all these topics) |
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