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107 whales die in stranding
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A pod of 107 pilot whales has died after beaching themselves in southern New Zealand, including 48 that were euthanized. The Conservation Department said hikers found the whales stranded Sunday on a remote beach at...Tags: Conservation, New Zealand, Whale (animal)
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US House rejects proposal to close Chicago locks
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. House rejected a proposal Thursday to force the closure of Chicago-area shipping locks that could provide an opening to the Great Lakes for voracious Asian carp, a potential threat to native fish species and...Tags: Wisconsin, Judy Biggert, Conservation, Illinois, Pennsylvania
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: Employment, Invention and Innovation, George W. Bush, Health and Safety at Work, Law Enforcement
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It Is Serious Now
Now a brief check of news from overseas. In France this has been the driest March through May in 50 years. And the warmest in 110 years. Several European Nations are rapidly preparing emergency plans to conserve water, give farmers millions of dollars...Tags: Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Conservation, Disasters, Spain
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GOP presidential hopefuls shift on global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republican presidential contenders who once supported combatting global warming, the race is heating up.
Most of the GOP White House hopefuls have stepped back from their previous positions on global warming. They're...Tags: Chris Christie, Conservation, Mitt Romney, Global Warming, Washington, DC
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Don't Go West, Young Man
"Go West, Young Man..." When Horace Greeley printed those words he was talking about what awaited farmers and their families in the fertile valleys of parts of the west. Thousands of families took up that mantra, accepted the challenges of actually...Tags: Conservation, Nevada, Texas, Water Restrictions, Utah
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Conservation, National Government, Rivers, China, Food Industry
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, U.S. study warns
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks...Tags: Endangered Species, Biology, Conservation, Environmental Issues, State Parks
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, study warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks across the United States. The average rate of decline...Tags: Endangered Species, Biology, Conservation, Environmental Issues, State Parks
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LETTER: Objects To One Sentence, Claims Climate Change 'Debunked'
Regarding the editorial "Pass The Clean-Energy Bill" [May 22], I take issue with one sentence in the editorial: "Global warming is making the development of alternatives to fossil fuels urgent." This statement is a clear example of the ubiquitous...Tags: Conservation, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Weather, Global Change
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Biology, Conservation, Environmental Issues, State Parks, Wetlands
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Merkel protégé struggles with Germany's green revolution
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists,...Tags: Media Industry, Energy Saving, Conservation, Interior Policy, Culture
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