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McDonald's offers Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey free food for a year
Charles Ramsey, who famously aided in the escape of Cleveland kidnap victims while holding a Big Mac, has been offered free food for a year from McDonald's. The fast-food chain got stung after sending out a tweet following the ordeal that mentioned...
Tags: Conservation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Interest, McDonald's, Environmental Issues
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Nature's ways of improving backyard gardening
Akron Beacon JournalAKRON, Ohio You might be working harder in the garden than you have to. By taking cues from nature, you can cut down on insect damage, diseases and other problems that often plague food gardens. Add a little human ingenuity, and you can even extend the...Tags: Conservation, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology
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More than 2,000 turn out for VIMS Marine Science Day
GLOUCESTER - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science enjoyed strong attendance, estimated at more than 2,000 visitors, at its 11th annual Marine Science Day open house last weekend, according to a release. This year’s event, which was themed...
Tags: Conservation, Festive Events, Science, Science and Technology, Oysters
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U.S. carbon tax could boost revenue, curb climate change - report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could help the United States mitigate climate change while significantly increasing government revenue, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this week. President Barack Obama...Tags: Conservation, U.S. House of Representatives, Environmental Pollution, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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LETTER: Objects To One Sentence, Claims Climate Change 'Debunked'
Regarding the editorial "Pass The Clean-Energy Bill" [May 22], I take issue with one sentence in the editorial: "Global warming is making the development of alternatives to fossil fuels urgent." This statement is a clear example of the ubiquitous...Tags: Conservation, Global Change, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Weather
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The war over wolves: Upper Peninsula residents say hunt will control a killer
Detroit Free PressIRONWOOD, Mich. John Koski grips the old blanket in knobby hands weathered from a lifetime of farming. He pulls it back to reveal the carcasses of two cows, or what's left of them. More than half of each is picked clean, the spine and rib bones almost a...Tags: Conservation, Little League Baseball, Freedom of the Press, Energy Resources, Biology
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Letters: Politics and climate catastrophe
Re "Oklahoma twister 'was a monster,'" May 21 It is heartbreaking to read of homes destroyed, lives upended, children killed and hundreds left homeless. We know that, without effective action to combat climate change, these events will become more...Tags: Conservation, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Weather, Barack Obama
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey, State Parks, Science, Science and Technology
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Conservation, Rivers, Guangzhou (China), Bodies of Water, Environmental Pollution
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, U.S. study warns
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks...Tags: Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey, State Parks, Science and Technology, Biology
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, study warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks across the United States. The average rate of decline...Tags: Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey, State Parks, Science and Technology, Biology
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Merkel protégé struggles with Germany's green revolution
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists,...Tags: Renewable Energy, Conservation, Elections, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture
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