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Do Iliamna Lake Seals Warrant an Endangered Species Listing?
Channel 2 NewsLast week, National Marine Fisheries Service officials made the decision to consider listing a harbor seal population in Lake Iliamna as endangered or threatened--yet another piece of wood on the controversial fire that is the Pebble Mine project. In...Tags: Science and Technology, Endangered Species, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wildlife, Conservation
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Ask the L.A. mayor candidates: What about L.A.'s crumbling sidewalks?
During separate video interviews with the Los Angeles Times last month, candidates for L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel responded to questions from individual voters. Among them is Alissa Walker of Silver Lake, who asked: What do the candidates...Tags: Eric Garcetti, Politics, Conservation, Wendy Greuel, Elections
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Zoology, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Petroleum Industry
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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Politics, Metra, Howard County, Inner Harbor, Tour Operations Industry
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How to photograph coyotes (Go with experts, bring a backpack)
As is so often the case with news photography, success in documenting the search for coyote pups was all about access. When I became curious about coyotes last fall, I called Bob Bluett, Wildlife Diversity Coordinator for the Illinois Department of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Wildlife, Cook County Forest Preserve, Natural Resources
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ArtsQuest, Lehigh Valley Music Awards to join forces
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGLehigh Valley Music Awards, saying it has outgrown itself after 15 years, announced Friday it will “pool resources” with ArtsQuest to produce its annual awards ceremony and give it a permanent base, as well as “provide additional... -
South Florida outdoors notebook
Pompano Rodeo: Fishing hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. May 17 on the first day of the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo. Weigh-in is 2-6 p.m. at the Alsdorf Boat Ramp Park on 14th Street in Pompano Beach. Fishing May 18 is 7 a.m.-noon followed by the weigh-in from...Tags: Everglades, Endangered Species, Coral Springs, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Conservation
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USDA Rural Development leader lends expertise
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — The critical nature of the Valley’s economy and future took center stage Thursday as a top representative from the United States Department of Agriculture met with local stakeholders in a roundtable discussion. USDA Acting Deputy...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Mexico, Alternative Energy
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Hot yoga coming soon
A yoga studio specializing in hot yoga will open in Aberdeen in about three weeks. Candace Briscoe will open the yoga studio in the building where she has her Profiling Beauty businesses, 224 First Ave. S.E. The building has already been remodeled...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Groton, Poetry, Ethanol, Renewable Energy
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Greenhouse gas
On May 9, for the first time in millions of years, the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere reached above 400 parts per million. What these numbers tell us is that within 25 years, if we continue to produce CO2 at our present rate, we can...Tags: Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Warming
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Do Obama's small biceps explain his liberal politics?
Here’s a scientific news flash about our recent presidential election: You could assume that President Obama was more kindly disposed to redistribution of wealth than Mitt Romney just by looking at them. Not because Obama is African American and...Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Barack Obama, Conservation
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Harlequin ladybird can be a pest in disguise
The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities — until they caused serious declines...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Ecosystems, Conservation
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