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Pesticides that kill rodents also poison owls.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

environmentalhealthnews.org - By Karen Kidd (synopsis) - Nov. 24 (Special Report) - Bait laced with the chemicals is eaten by the rodents. However the mice, rats and other rodents may live for several days after eating the bait. The poisoned animals often have different behaviors after they are poisoned and may spend more time out in the open, making them vulnerable to predators, including owls and other raptors. Birds of prey, like owls, are beneficial because they eat rodents and help keep their populations in check. The birds can be exposed to the rodenticides through their diets, and sometimes this has led to larger-scale poisonings.

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How Limousine Liberals, Water Oligarchs and Even Sean Hannity Are Hijacking Our Water Supply

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Yasha Levine - Nov. 24 (Investigative Report) - A group of water oligarchs in California have engineered a disastrous deregulation and privatization scheme. And they've pulled in hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars without causing much public outrage.

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Climate change sceptics and lobbyists put world at risk, says top adviser

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By David Adam - Nov. 22 (News Report) - Climate change sceptics and fossil fuel companies that have lobbied against action on greenhouse gas emissions have squandered the world's chance to avoid dangerous global warming, a key adviser to the government has said.

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Hacked E-mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Andrew C. Revkin - Nov. 21 (News Report) - The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.

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Acid Oceans Leave Fish at More Risk from Predators

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Nov. 21 (News Report) - Fish reared in water acidified by CO2 may become fatally attracted to the smell of their predators, say scientists.

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Senate to Put Off Climate Bill Until Spring

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Ian Talley - Nov. 18 (News Report) - Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty.

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UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Maria Cheng - Nov. 18 (News Report) - "As the growth of population, economies and consumption outpaces the Earth's capacity to adjust, climate change could become much more extreme and conceivably catastrophic," the report said.

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The Dirt on Worms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

agweb.com - By Pam Smith - Nov. 18 (News Report) - The earthworm has long been considered the farmer’s friend. Their burrowing has always been thought to aerate the soil while their droppings provide fertilizer. No-till farmers count on these tireless workers to improve soil tilth. And on their worst day, earthworms sacrifice everything to land us a lunch from our favorite fishing hole

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NAM Speaks Softly on Climate -- Does It Carry a Big Stick?