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- Alaskan Hunters Want To Keep Delta Junction Bison Ranging Free
Bison harvested from the Delta Junction Alaska herd, a controlled hunt. Image credit:OutdoorsDirectory.comI love the American Bison. Love to watch them in the wild and love to eat them. Just as they did back in the 1800's, cattle ranchers and farmers continue to dislike them. In the Alaskan Delta Junction region, for example, there is an ongoing debate over how best to manage free ranging biso...
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Source: - added 5 weeks ago - Can Anything Good Come Out of the Gulf Disaster?
Brown pelicans are among the species that have suffered greatly from the Gulf oil spill. Photo by IBRRC via Flickr.It would be more than far-fetched to talk about an upside or a "silver lining" to the devastating BP Gulf spill, but with the toxic torrent of oil finally seeming to be brought under control (fingers crossed, and in?allah), it seems reasonable to consider whether there's any bitter le...
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Source: - added 6 weeks ago - Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Insecticide
photo: USDAThis past Thursday, the NRDC and Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to try to force the agency to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate, has been prohibited for residential application since 2001 but is still often used in agriculture. Inhaling the chemical can cause nervous-system r...
Source: - added 6 weeks ago - Citibank Cancels Shark Fin Promotion in Hong Kong
Image: leeyuiwahIt's more good news for sharks and further testimony of the power of social media campaigns: thanks to intense outcry from environmental groups and consumers, Citibank's Hong Kong division withdrew a special promotion last week that offered credit card holders 15 percent off a "shark's fin and garoupa dinner" at Maxim's, a Hong Kong restaurant chain. But from
Source: - added 6 weeks ago - New York Compost (Pick-up on a Bike!) Program Needs Your Help
We caught word of New York Compost, a pilot project to start a "table-to-farm" compost pick-up service in NYC that would take organic matter from restaurants to farmers. Here's their Kickstarter fundraising campaign page - they need to raise $6,000 by September 1st to develop and test a cargo bike system to do the job. It's a great idea, considering that 29% of NYC's compostable waste stream - whi...
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