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Italy Bans Pesticides Linked to Bee Devastation

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Posted by geri   
Sunday, 21 September 2008
honey-bee-eye.jpgThe Italian government banned the use of several pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. They issued an immediate suspension of the seed treatment products that have somehow contributed to recent bee death and are launching further investigations. (Environmental News Network)
 

An Orphaned Moose Followed Me Home

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Posted by Mishelle K.   
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
moose-calf.jpgThis sounds like something out of Readers' Digest, but recently a neighbor went for a walk up Falls Creek (near our home), found a baby moose in some distress in the creek, got him out of the creek, tried to send him on his way, tried to find the mother, but eventually the moose stumbled back into the creek, was rescued again, and followed Jonathon home.
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Elephant Scores 87 Percent on Math Exam at Zoo

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Posted by stevegh   
Tuesday, 09 September 2008
elephant-w-tusks.jpgA scientist at the University of Tokyo has discovered that elephants not only have a good memory but they also are proficient at basic math. Under carefully controlled experimental conditions, an elephant at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo has managed to get its sums right 87 percent of the time. 
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Shot in the Arm for Sumatran Elephants and Tigers

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Posted by geri   
Thursday, 28 August 2008
elephantsgraze.jpgEncroachment by palm oil plantations into elephant habitat have greatly increased conflicts between humans and elephants. Now the Indonesian government is to double the size of a national park that is one of the last havens for endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers.

Tesso Nilo National Park was created in 2004 with 38,000 hectares of forest. Today’s declaration will increase that number to 86,000 by the end of this year.
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U.S. Renewable Energy Growth Accelerates

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Posted by stevegh   
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Renewable energy markets surged in the United States in the first half of this year -- including wind power, on a pace to  increase 45% in 2008 -- despite uncertainty over federal tax credits and a sluggish national economy. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are all on the rise. According to the Energy Information Administration, renewable energy will account for about one-third of new electricity generation added to the U.S. grid over the next three years. (full report at Environmental News Network)
 
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