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The ancient lake sturgeon, a federally listed threatened species, is making a modest comeback in the Great Lakes after more than a century of overharvest and habitat destruction.
Even as news spreads of the possible imminent invasion of giant Asian carp in the Great Lakes, there’s ...
Environment
Water Conservation
Michigan
New research out of the UK shows definitively that reducing greenhouse gases can save millions of lives around the world. The research makes use of case studies to demonstrate the co-benefits of tackling climate change in four sectors: electricity generation, household energy use, ...
Environment
Climate Change
George Will
The Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly species was identified in September by Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department biologists. 1934 was the last Maine sighting of the butterfly. The recent finding was in the hardwood swamps of Berwick and Wells.
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Environment
Maine
Water Conservation
New findings, published in the October issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, indicate early Europeans enjoyed a much broader diet than first suspected. We have known for a long while that early man hunted big game such as mastodons, now prehistoric bone findings show that early ...
Other
Spain
A recent study has produced some astonishing and disturbing results. Tuna was ordered from 31 sushi restaurants. Genetic tests were then used to identify the species of fish ordered. Nineteen of the restaurants surveyed incorrectly described or could could not indicate which species of fish ...
Other
planetsave.com - 8 days ago
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Whether you are eating turkey or tofurkey this
Thanksgiving, you cannot deny the great sacrifice that turkeys...
are making to fill dinner plates across the nation. I figured I would honor their sacrifice here on the eve of thanksgiving, with some fun turkey facts. More than 45 million ...
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Happy Thanksgiving: Turkey Facts as a Tribute to Those ...
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planetsave.com - 13 days ago
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Bighead carp are one of two non-native species
of Asian carp causing widespread concern among Great Lakes...
advocates. The other is silver carp. Great Lakes advocates are calling it a “ conservation emergency ” now that non-native Asian carp have been detected within seven ...
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Invasion of the Fish Snatchers?
Writing for GreenOptions I sometimes get contacted by PR firms wanting to promote projects. Sight unseen I usually shrug them off, I happen to only write about items that I have seen or used, and can feel good about endorsing. When MSNBC contacted me the other day with a preview of a new ...
Environment
Water Conservation
If you’re looking for an easy gift idea that supports your ideals and is delicious while doing it, we recommend sending gift boxes from Grounds for Change to the coffee lovers on your list this year! Every single bean that they roast is Fair Trade Certified, Organic Certified, CarbonFree ...
Green Living
One of the leading voices in the campaign to rescue Lake Erie from dying again is a persistent, thoughtful, dedicated water protector promoting awareness of the Lake’s benefits, supporting lighthouse restoration, fighting resurgent algae and proposed new pollution sources, and ...
Environment
Water Conservation
planetsave.com - 21 days ago
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This review is part of the Green Books
campaign . Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great...
books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take the environment into consideration ...
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Green Books Campaign: The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget
