Protection
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Eel armor the next step in personal protection
blogfish &bull Yesterday
If you want lessons in protection, look to the ancient armored dinosaur eel. It has multi-layered scales that are teaching materials scientists some new ways to resist dangerous attacks, and may lead to the next generation of body armor for… Full Story »
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How Much Will Obama's Nuclear Blind Spot Cost America?
Climate Change News Digest &bull YesterdayObama's 2009 budget provides $54.4 billion in government-backed loans for new reactors-a long-cherished goal of nuclear advocates and their (mostly Republican) allies in Congress. Environmental and taxpayer protection groups oppose this plan-often citing a damning 2003 report by the nonpartisan… Full Story »
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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Protection of Environment: Parts 266 to 299 Revised As of July 1, 2009
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Underground House
greentech &bull Mar 10, 2010
Listed below are three different homeowners in three different states who have bought huge decommissioned nuclear missile silos dirt cheap and renovated them into underground mansions. Full Story »
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Ocean and Great Lakes Policy: Will the Obama Administration Eliminate Boogie Boarding too?
NRDC: Switchboard &bull Mar 10, 2010
My colleague Thom Cmar had an interesting experience on Wisconsin Public Radio this morning. What was billed as a discussion of Great Lakes and ocean policy devolved into an ugly free-for-all about a supposed plot by the Obama Administration to abolish… Full Story »
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National Call-In Day to Stop Mountaintop Removal
WattHead &bull Mar 9, 2010
I've been familiar with mountaintop removal (the practice of blasting the tops off mountains and dumping them in streams to get at coal seams maybe a foot thick) for years now. But this week it became personal. This may be… Full Story »
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- Coal
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Government Printing Office - Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Protection of Environment, Parts 85-86 (Sec. 86.599-99), Revised as of July 1, 2009
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Proposed Federal Investment in Great Lakes Called Visionary But Work Remains
The Nature Conservancy &bull Mar 9, 2010
Conservation leaders at The Nature Conservancy today called last week?s introduction of the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act a bold step in the right direction to protect the world?s largest freshwater system, but cautioned those who expected an easy passage. Full Story »
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Join in: mountaintop removal day of action THIS TUESDAY
NRDC: Switchboard &bull Mar 8, 2010
As promised, this week more than two hundred activists flood Washington to lobby Congress for legislation to curb mountaintop removal mining. I met a number of the people in town for the Alliance for Appalachia's Week in Washington to End… Full Story »
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- Flood
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The Nature Conservancy?s Statement Regarding New Legislation to Protect Wisconsin?s Groundwater
The Nature Conservancy &bull Mar 8, 2010
The Nature Conservancy welcomes the news of the Groundwater Protection Bill and applauds Sen. Mark Miller and Rep. Spencer Black for introducing this important legislation, which represents a major step in protecting Wisconsin?s groundwater. Full Story »
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Pedal Point concept offers a green commute on rails
Green Diary &bull Mar 6, 2010
Since riders are supposed to bike to local stations and to their workplaces, the calisthenics aspect is duly answered. If bikers are not there, the chassis are charged with solar power, wind power, or the grid itself. A clear vinyl… Full Story »
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- Wind Power
Government Printing Office - Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Protection of Environment, Part 86 (Sec. 86.600-1-End), Revised as of July 1, 2009
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Utah Legislature HJR012
le.utah.gov via @mbdangerboy &bull Mar 5, 2010Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins 6 7 LONG TITLE 8 General Description: 9 This joint resolution of the Legislature urges the United States Environmental 10 Protection Agency to cease its carbon dioxide reduction policies, programs, and 11 regulations until climate… Full Story »
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Protection of Chesapeake Bay Requires Regulation of Agriculture
Organic Consumers Association &bull Feb 23, 2010
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State agriculture officials are alarmed about impending environmental regulations they say could close farms, drive up food prices and force Americans to buy more food from overseas. Federal regulators who are trying to clean up the Chesapeake… Full Story »
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Wind Turbine Design - Puts money in your pocket while reducing your carbon footprint.
hubpages.com via @AshleyWeyers &bull Feb 23, 2010We all know that the world is suffering an energy crisis, demand is simply starting to out strip supply. As any economist would tell you, when the demand is greater than the supply the price goes up. So how do you generate a cheaper energy supply? Wind turbines. Not only will this… Full Story »
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Um About Those Vanishing Polar Bears - Big Journalism
bigjournalism.com via @redostoneage &bull Feb 22, 2010The worldwide population of polar bears has doubled in the past thirty years. But don?t take my word for it. Here?s the gist of a reportby the U.S. The U.S.Fish Wildlife Serviceestimates that the polar bear population is currently at 20,000 to 25,000 bears, up from as low as 5,000-10,000 bears in the 1950s and 1960s. A 2002 U.S. Geological Survey of wildlife in the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain noted that the polar bear populations ?may now be near historic highs. Better yet, let?s listen to… Full Story »
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Lindisfarme Oberhasli Dairy Goats: Toxoid or Anti-toxin
Lindisfarme Oberhasli Dairy Goats &bull Feb 20, 2010Guest post by Suzanne W. GasparottoTOXOID OR ANTI-TOXIN?Knowing the Difference Can Mean Life or DeathToxoids and Anti-toxins are medications for identical goat healthproblems, but their usage is dramatically different. Which vaccineshould be used depends upon what the producer is trying to accomplish.The two most common vaccines that come in… Full Story »
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Craig N. Johnston, Victor B. Flatt, William F. Funk - Legal Protection of the Environment
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Portland Audubon Society's Raptor Road Trip on Sauvie Island ...
Oregon Environmental News &bull Feb 20, 2010Jamie Francis, The OregonianA young red-tailed hawk scratches his head at Sauvie Island. Red tails, among the raptors that appear to be doing well in Oregon, feed mostly on rodents but also hunt snakes and some birds.Steve Engel sweeps his binoculars across a line of black cottonwoods and starts counting: One, two, three, four ... The scene feels Alaskan, but it's Sauvie Island, winter 2010, where eagles and other birds of prey have descended, and Engel, the Audubon Society of Portland's adult education director, can succinctly illustrate the continuing recovery of West Coast raptors in an undisturbed spot just 13… Full Story »
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Army Investigates Food Contamination - Food Safety News
Food Safety News &bull Feb 20, 2010The U.S. Army, according to Fox News, is investigating allegations that five people tried to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC.The Army's Criminal Investigation Division told Fox News that the reports so far are still just… Full Story »
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Should Animals Be Genetically Engineered So They Don't Feel Pain?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com &bull Feb 20, 2010Huffington Post|Katherine Goldstein Posted: 02-19-10 01:36 PM The New York Times had a very interesting Op-Ed Friday, which took an unusual approach to the concern that factory farms are inhumane. Adam Shriver, a doctoral student in the philosophy-neuroscience-psychology program at Washington University, makes the argument that the key to… Full Story »
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Historic Alleys: Environs of the Palakkad Gap
Historic Alleys &bull Feb 20, 2010Part 1 The Kavalappara family in history While Malabar history books never fail to mention the usual suspects like the Zamorins and the Nediyirippu swaroopam, the Moplahs, the Marakars, the Perumbadappu Swaroopam Cochin royal family, the Kolathunadu rulers, the Palakkad Achans, the Ali rajas, the Valluva Konathiris and so on, smaller but very influential families such as the Kavalppara are usually sidelined or barely mentioned in passing. If one were to cast a critical eye on the role of the Kavalappara Nairs he or she would see that they had an important role in the final tabulations. Like for example… Full Story »
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Indoor Air Quality Matters
Air Filter &bull Feb 20, 2010When was the last time you changed the air filter in your home? Was it dirty? Disgusting I know. Have you ever wondered how your home Your house could become infected with air pollutants? Embarrassing as it may be, you are not alone. After replacing my own filter, I wondered where in the world has all this dirt come from? There are only three people in my home and I changed these things within 45 days. If they sound familiar? Now sitin your office, look at the supply air grille above you. How clean do you think the air that… Full Story »
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Adaptive Governance and Forest Planning
A New Century of Forest Planning &bull Feb 20, 2010The more we look at the literature, the more evidence we find that our current NFMA management system doesnt align with the current thinking about land use management. We gravitate toward adaptive management, but we dont quite grasp it yet. A slight twist on the adaptive management idea is the concept of adaptive governance. The word governance instead of management recognizes the collaborative aspects. Its similar to the idea of adaptive co-management that Dave Iverson has described in his post here and here on this blog, citing the summary from the Resilience Alliance. The concepts of adaptive governance are worth… Full Story »
