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Conservation Value Notes (Free subscription) | yesterday
The journal, Nature, has an outstanding success story about efforts to protect Brazil's Atlantic Coastal Forest: Stemming the deforestation required a broad set of measures: new laws and governmental incentives, the commitment of researchers and conservationists, increased funding from international donors and the Brazilian government, and a growing community awareness. Lately, a boost has come from...
CBSE News (Free subscription) | yesterday
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) WBCHSE Class 12 Examination (Old Syllabus) Paper II Date Sheet 2010 West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) Class 12 Examination (Old Syllabus) Paper II Date Sheet 2010 DAY DATE SUBJECT/PAPER (10.00 A.M. TO 1.15 P.M.) WEDNESDAY 17.03.2010 Bengali (A), Hindi (A), Nepali (A), Bengali (B), Hindi (B), Nepali (B), Santali, Urdu,...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Berens was attacked last year by cheetahs she purchased for $40,000 ( http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/west/epaper/2008/04/05/m1a_cheetah_0406.html ). Horsewoman focuses on passion for big cats By By Amy Bower Doucette Posted: 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 Judy Berens lives on several acres amid the sprawling equestrian estates of Wellington. Although she is an accomplished rider,...
43(B)log (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sushi fraud: Apparently, if you don't walk around fingerprinting the DNA of your fish--the database is, hilariously, FISH-BOL--you run the risk of ordering tuna and instead receiving escolar, "a nasty fish with buttery flesh that can cause bizarre episodes of diarrhea, accompanied by a waxy intestinal discharge," or an endangered species of tuna. "[R]esearchers from Columbia University...
Right-Wing & Right Minded (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I finally got to watch Star Trek last night. A movie that I had been waiting to see for almost two years. And I'll say it right off the bat, J.J. Abrams nailed it. He got it right. It was the best ST movie since ST IV: Save The Whales, I mean The Voyage Home. It looked so real. Like that's how the future could actually look. The massive scale of everything. Nero's ship, the Enterprise engine room,...
ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper published in Science, they warned that this has serious implications for ecosystems in the Arctic.
Gates of Vienna (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
A representative of the United Nations Food Population Fund (UNFPA) says that women in the Philippines are being driven into prostitution by climate change. Women in coastal areas are particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change. In other news, Gibson’s guitar plant in Nashville, Tennessee was raided by federal agents on the suspicion that the company might be using wood from endangered...
Curvaceous In The City (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Some women are just flat out bitches . I wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago ( found here ) about how women should compliment other women. Today my friend and I were sitting down and I saw this girl with a cute leopard purse. I wanted to know who made it, so I approached her and said, "Excuse me, I love your purse, who makes it?" She looked at me so snobby and pointed at the logo. It read...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
ANGLERS are deliberately targeting critically endangered species of fish that were once common around Scotland.
Phd Position in Biology (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) - 1 PostMOES project "Cellular/ molecular mechanisms involved for arsenic detoxification and tolerance in Rice and Indian mustard varieties''Qualification: M.Sc degree in Botany, Life Sciences, BiosciencesDesirable: Research Experience in molecular biology and biochemical techniques.Salary: Rs.12000/- + HRALast Date to apply 25th November 2009.Interviews will be held...
Orthometer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Star Trek re-boot is be released this week on DVD and BluRay. This is a very good thing. I found the movie to be thoroughly enjoyable and faithful to the spirit and mythology of the original. (Karl Urban's McCoy was the standout, though I don't think there was a bad performance in the whole movie.) *****SPOILER ALERT******* Close your eyes and navigate away if you don't want an important part of...
Conservation Value Notes (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Kudos to ForestEthics for their work exposing the greenwash in the Sustainable Forestry Initiative's unsustainably harvested lumber. For logging to be truly sustainable, it should certified as reflecting the best available science regarding how to reduce impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. For example, the certification standards should minimize the size of clear-cuts, provide adequate...
Strange News From The Plankton (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Just read (or, more accurately, skim-read) an article in Nature about Gretchen Daily and ecosystem services . She's a big advocate for the latter, and the article reviews the topic and the dollar estimates placed upon the benefits we, usually unknowingly, accrue from the Earth. An early estimate for global services was $33 trillion per year, which is not far off its economic "equivalent",...
Framing Science (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Richard Kerr's recent news feature at Science magazine offers a compelling look at the many communication challenges on climate change, especially at a time of apparent " climate fatigue ." As Roger Pielke comments in the Science article, by sounding the alarm on climate change too loudly, campaigners may be causing important segments of the audience to tune out their message. In a separate...
Triple Pundit (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Protecting ecosystems saves money, according to a new study, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). The UN Environment Program (UNEP) hosted the study. The study emphasizes putting a price tag on saving the world’s ecosystems from destruction. The study itself puts a price tag on the ongoing cost of forest loss: $2 to 5 [...]
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