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Anchorage Hosts 2013 Alaska Marine Science Symposium
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Marine Science Symposium opened in Downtown Anchorage Monday, with a keynote speech on the topic of marine debris. The five-day symposium at the Hotel Captain Cook brings together more than 1,000 marine scientists and resource managers from...Tags: Science, Invasive Species, Science and Technology
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Howard H. Seliger, Hopkins biology professor
Howard H. Seliger, a retired Johns Hopkins University biology professor who fulfilled a childhood fascination with fireflies by later investigating the science behind their light-making properties, died of coronary artery disease Dec. 20 at his Mount...Tags: Tuberculosis, Washington, DC, Teachers, Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park
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Dismantling of our state's environmental protection
You gotta hand it to state Rep. Tom Casperson of Escanaba -— the man is a one-man environmental wrecking crew. Let us count some of the ways in legislation he’s sponsored: — Allow beach grooming (never mind the damage that may...Tags: International Organizations, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stamford, Politics
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Study links disease, poverty and biodiversity
Poverty and disease often come together. That much is well understood. But how much does poverty foster disease? Or, how much can disease perpetuate poverty? And what’s the role of nature, given that so many infectious diseases are spread by...
Tags: Poverty, Environmental Issues, Princeton University, Diseases and Illnesses, Malaria
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Bill could remove DNR's ability to oversee plant, animal diversity
Staff WriterProtecting diverse ecosystems like wetlands and struggling species such as the piping plover through habitat management has been a priority for Michigan for more than 100 years. Now, sweeping legislation headed to Michigan House could take away the DNR's...Tags: Environmental Issues, United Nations, Politics, Frank Foster, Conservation
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Surfer likely killed by great white shark, expert says
L.A. NOWAuthorities are still trying to determine what kind of shark was responsible for the fatal attack on a surfer off of the Santa Barbara coast Tuesday, but one oceanography expert said the details so far are consistent with it being a great white shark.... -
Beaches closed after surfer killed in shark attack
L.A. NOWAuthorities ordered beaches near Vandenberg Air Force Base closed for 72 hours after a 39-year-old surfer was killed Tuesday in a shark attack.... -
Surfer killed in shark attack; expert gives survival tips
L.A. NOWTuesday's fatal shark attack in Santa Barbara County -- the third fatal shark attack in California in the last four years -- has prompted a renewed interest in beach and water safety on West Coast beaches.... -
If you control seeds, you control the food
Baby cereal, taco shells, sugar: Each of these is derived from a major agricultural crop - rice, corn, sugar beets - and each has been entangled in the controversy of whether genetically modified (GM) foods are safe to eat. Whether or not this is a...Tags: Human Rights, Environmental Issues, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Washington, DC, Politics
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Butterflies: Beauty and diversity in the garden go hand in hand
Fall is the perfect time to create a butterfly garden because good root growth gets a head start before summer arrives. Here, Matt Collogran, environmental education manager at Airlie Gardens in New Hanover County, near Wilmington in North Carolina,...
Tags: Animals, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Plant Openings
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New monkey species discovered
CNNScientists are claiming they have discovered a new species of monkey living in the remote forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- an animal well-known to local hunters but until now, unknown to the outside world. In a paper published Wednesday...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, National Government, Science and Technology, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Oyster gardeners: Partnership with Virginia Institute of Marine Science productive
A recent gathering of “Master Oyster Gardeners” at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is the latest chapter in a fruitful partnership between VIMS scientists and members of the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association, or TOGA, according...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gardening, Oysters, Science and Technology
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