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Welcome 2007, the Year of the Dolphin (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| The UN Convention on Migratory Species has declared 2007 the Year of the Dolphin. Here are some key facts about dolphins. |
Researchers Say Warming May Change Amazon (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| Global warming could spell the end of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, transforming the Amazon into a grassy savanna before end of the century, researchers said.
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Horse Meat, Kale and Crickets on Menu at Bronx Zoo (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| More than 4,500 animals from more than 500 species are on display at the 265-acre Bronx Zoo, the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States. It is the flagship of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs most of the city's zoos. |
Study Shows Louisiana Slowly Slipping Into Gulf (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| A new report by scientists studying Louisiana's sinking coast says the land here is not just sinking, it's sliding ever so slowly into the Gulf of Mexico. The new findings may add a kink to plans being drawn up to build bigger and better levees to protect this historic city and Cajun bayou culture. |
Australian Aborigines Win East Coast Land Claim (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| Aborigines won a 10-year fight for control of World Heritage-listed rainforests in the centre of Australia's wealthy east coast on Tuesday, sealing one of the country's biggest native land deals. |
Is the Yucca Dump Doomed? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| While supporters vow to plow forward with plans for a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, Nev., critics hope Democrats will be able to kill the project -- which would take highly radioactive material transported through the Southland -- when they take control of Congress this month. |
Gene-Engineered Cows Resist Mad Cow Disease, Study Shows (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| U.S. and Japanese scientists reported Sunday that they had used genetic engineering to produce cattle that resist mad cow disease.
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E. Coli Outbreaks Have Industry, Government Increasing Safety Efforts (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the U.S. government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. |
Endangered Idaho Snail Losing Habitat (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| A decade ago, Bruneau hot springsnails were at the center of a national battle over federal laws designed to protect endangered species. Today, years after the lawsuits were decided and most of the rhetoric retired, they are closer to extinction than ever before. |
Divers Seal Broken Oil Pipeline in Gulf of Mexico; Environmental Effects Minimal (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-02-2007 at 09:02:22
| Divers sealed a broken oil pipeline Sunday after about 44,500 gallons leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said.
The weeklong spill about 30 miles south of Galveston was expected to have minimal effect on the environment. |
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