Sunday, November 22:
Jerry West:
A Fish Story
What remains to be seen is if the government has the ability to follow science and do the right thing, or if it will play politics with our fishery to protect the interests of those who profit from over exploiting it.
Saturday, November 21:
Emily Spence:
Towards Resolving Thanksgiving Contradictions (2 comments)
Why not avoid cutesy repugnant myths concerning "Indians" and Pilgrims? Instead, one might consider the suffering that arose after the "New World" became seen as a land of opportunity -- a fresh spot to environmentally plunder while removing natives. One might, also, reflect on the debt that we, connected in myriad ways, owe to each other. Assuredly, it's especially obliged by people who have cornucopian bounty in their lives.
Wednesday, November 18:
Saberi Roy:
Obama's visit to Asia – Taking up Real Issues (2 comments)
Obama's visit across Asia - Expectations and Agenda
Saturday, November 21:
Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming'?
The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed after a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit (aka Hadley CRU) and released 61 megabites of confidential files onto the internet.
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Tuesday, November 24:
Various Agencies Waking Up to Bedbug Resurgence
While education is critical, there is consensus that concerted efforts are needed on the part of public agencies across the country, from county health departments to the CDC, to update laws and regulations and come up with a coordinated response. In New York, for example, it is often not clear whether the tenant or the landlord is responsible for treating an infestation
Saturday, November 21:
The War on Soy: Why the 'Miracle Food' May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare (1 comments)
It's not that all soy is bad; in fact, eating it in small doses can be quite healthy, if it's fermented. But when it's not, that's where the problems begin. Soy is a legume, which contains high amounts of phytic acid. Phytic acid binds to minerals (like calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc), interfering with the body's ability to absorb them (which is usually a bad thing). Soy is also known to contain "antinutrients,"
Friday, November 20:
Water – Not Oil is Central Asia's Most Precious Resource
Most foreign investors have been focused on Central Asia's vast hydrocarbon resources and the extractive industries of energy and Minerals. But water is an issue of rising concern throughout the region as after years of soviet mismanagement geopolitical tensions are running high.
These regional problems present outside companies willing to think outside the box with an incredible opportunity and a guaranteed red carpet
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Tuesday, November 24:
Man Lights Up 115,000 Joints Since 1982 Courtsey of the U.S. Government
A ABC news article about a man with rare bone cancer has been receiving medical marijuana since 1982.
A Scientist's View of Change
Of Rock and Rivers: Seeking a Sense of Place in the American West
Ellen Wohl
In a clearly written, sometimes lyrical style, Wohl describes how over 30 years, she has uncovered layer after layer of loss in the West. She relates the sorry history of streams dewatered and diverted, water contaminated and rivers degraded, from the damage caused by obvious physical changes to the chemical pollutants that invisibly poison wells.
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