Local Ecology
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| Cultural Evolution: Stop AND Build |
Preservation of the environmental has often meant stopping
destructive developments. Now is the time to start creating developments
that work for the environment and people.
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| Anza-Borrego park acquires wetland |
Successful completion of a 5-year process.
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| Rural Heritage Ballot Prop. volunteers
needed |
Now the Rural Heritage and Watershed Initiative is on
the ballot, help is needed to get the word out to San Diegans and counteract
the heavy money lined up against it.
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National Issues
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| The heat is on: global warming could
mean many more days over 90, 95 and 100°F for the USA |
Global warming come home with real numerical predictions.
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| Poopheads |
An environmental journalist's personal account of poop,
pollution, vegetarianism, Earth Day, the environmental movement, and the
threads that connect them.
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| Study suggests weekly hurricane and
rainfall patterns are linked to East Coast pollution |
Solid evidence that man-made pollution effects weather
patterns.
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| Should the US Forest Service continue
to sell timber from our National Forests? |
Results of a survey show public opinion at odds with government
policy.
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| US oil companies continue to avoid
MMT |
Dangerous gas additive is only in .02% of domestic fuel.
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Global Ecology
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| First-ever estimate of total bacteria
on earth |
There's more of them than ever suspected. Taken together,
terrestrial bacteria would weigh about the same as the UK.
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| Gritty research leads scientists to
metal-loving discovery |
New process for cleaning up contaminated water and soil.
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Energy
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| Yeast rises to a new occasion |
Boiengineered bacteria turn organic waste to clean fuel.
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In Your Garden
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| Exotic fruit care... naturally |
Just in time for their summer feeding.
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Diet & Health
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| Commercial fish OK, despite low levels
of mercury |
New study suggests no measurable impact from low levels.
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Sunlight poses universal cataract
risk
CRN publishes reference on evaluating
botanicals |
New reference aids understanding and appreciation.
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| What toxic pesticides are used near
yourkid's's school? |
Comprehensive information available on the Web.
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Observations from the Edge
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| Paving Paradise |
A look at very un-public transit by our roads scholar.
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