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  • August 2008

    • Bat Deaths Perplex Scientists

      Salon  |  Aug 1, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Bat Deaths Perplex Scientists

      (Newser) - Experts are still in the dark about what’s causing the deaths of vast numbers of bats in the Northeast, but some theories have emerged, Salon reports. Some scientists believe white-nose syndrome is driven by global warming, while others are looking hard at pesticides. In either case, humans may have instigated the threat, and the illness looks like a bad ecological omen. More »

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      global warming  • illness  • pesticide  • ecology  • animals  • bees  • fungus  • bats  • hibernation

  • May 2008

    • Out of Land, Monaco Eyes Ocean

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 22, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Out of Land, Monaco Eyes Ocean

      (Newser) - Monaco, flush with cash from tourism and its status as a tax haven, is trying to acquire the one thing it lacks: space. Its square mile of space is full (it's the world's second-most-densely populated country), moving Prince Albert II to decide to build an artificial offshore district—on stilts, the Guardian reports. More »

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      ocean  • ecology  • environmental damage  • Prince Albert II  • Monaco

  • November 2007

    • Companies Go Green for Consumers— and Profit

      New York Times  |  Nov 15, 07 12:12 PM CST

      Companies Go Green for Consumers— and Profit

      (Newser) - As consumers look for more eco-friendly products, a Frito-Lay plant in Arizona is working toward ways to turn 500,00 pounds of spuds into environmentally friendly potato chips, the New York Times reports, changing an energy- and water-hogging process into one that uses renewable fuel, solar energy, and recycled water in a “net zero” operation backed by parent PepsiCo. More »

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      environmentalism  • Pepsi  • ecology  • Frito Lay

    • World's Best Green Hotels

      Travel Leisure  |  Nov 5, 07 10:15 AM CST

      World's Best Green Hotels

      (Newser) - Solar-heated pools, energy-conserving lights, composted food scraps . . . hotels aren't all bastions of consumption and waste. Travel+Leisure teamed up with Conservation International to assemble a list of 20 eco-friendly hotels: Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada Soneva Fushi Resort & Six Senses Spa, Maldives Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka More »

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      list  • Australia  • Egypt  • Colorado  • Switzerland  • hotel  • Philippines  • Tanzania  • Sri Lanka  • Bahamas  • ecology  • spa  • green building  • eco tourism  • green travel  • Maldives  • Zanzibar  • LEED

  • October 2007

    • What to Do With a Dead Whale

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 8, 07 9:59 AM CDT

      What to Do With a Dead Whale

      (Newser) - The rash of dead whales washing onto California shores recently isn’t just an ecological tragedy; it’s a mammoth challenge. Disposing of whale carcasses is notoriously difficult, the LA Times explains. Pull one out to sea, and it will probably drift back—as a 70-ton whale did in Malibu twice last week. After a burial on a San Diego beach, leaking oil drew sharks that terrorized surfers. More »

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      whale  • ecology  • marine animal

  • August 2007

    • Puffin Love Flies High in Maine

      Associated Press  |  Aug 26, 07 5:28 PM CDT

      Puffin Love Flies High in Maine

      (Newser) - Puffin-love is flying high in Maine, where hundreds of these penguin look-a-likes are lured by wooden decoys and given 24-hour protection, the AP reports. Supervisors endure screeching gulls and pooping dive-bombers to protect these finned waddlers and their nests. So just what are puffins? Birds that look like penguins, but live on the other end of the world and can fly as well as swim. More »

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      animal  • conservation  • birds  • Maine  • ecology  • restoration

    • Straw Goes Green

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 07 11:59 AM CDT

      Straw Goes Green

      (Newser) - The newest surprise climate-saving tool is straw walls, and the Big Bad Wolf may have underestimated the First Little Pig’s shelter, the Washington Post reports. Instead of drywall or insulation, contractors stack the farm waste around buildings’ skeletons and then coat it with plaster. The eco-friendly result looks like stucco and keeps buildings cool. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environmentalism  • construction  • ecology  • green building  • farms  • straw

    • Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

      Reuters  |  Aug 8, 07 6:53 PM CDT

      Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered six animal species in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area closed to scientists for nearly 50 years. The region is rich in biodiversity, Reuters reports, and beyond the bat, rodents, frogs, and shrews found on a brief trip this past winter, the Wildlife Conservation Society may also have discovered new plant species. More »

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      animal  • wildlife  • species  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • ecology  • frogs  • bats

  • July 2007

    • Mexico Calls for Eco-Friendly Border Fence

      BBC  |  Jul 31, 07 5:14 PM CDT

      Mexico Calls for Eco-Friendly Border Fence

      (Newser) - Citing environmental concerns, Mexico is calling on the US to revise its plan to expand border fences. The current layout threatens fragile ecosystems in the Sonora Desert area and could wipe out endangered species like the Mexican black bear, a new report shows. Mexico is ready to take the US to international court if it doesn't respond, the BBC reports. More »

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      Mexico  • immigration  • environmentalism  • endangered species  • illegal immigrant  • border control  • ecology  • fence

    • Factory, Flamingos Go on Strike

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 19, 07 1:29 PM CDT

      Factory, Flamingos Go on Strike

      (Newser) - In a bizarre ecological twist, flamingos in a French lagoon were imperiled by a nearby salt factory—not by the saline runoff when the factory was operating, but the lack of runoff when it stopped. It seems that workers went on strike, the saltworks closed, and the wetlands dried up. So the flamingos went on strike too: the whole flock failed to breed, the Independent reports. More »

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      ecology  • flamingos

  • June 2007

    • Don't I Know You? Plants Can Tell Siblings From Strangers

      Nature  |  Jun 14, 07 5:41 AM CDT

      Don't I Know You? Plants Can Tell Siblings From Strangers

      (Newser) - Plants are smarter than people think: New research shows flora can distinguish between members of their own family and unrelated vegetation, Nature reports. Plants tend to share resources more equitably with nearby siblings by developing smaller root systems, but compete for available nutrients when neighbors are strangers. "Plants have a secret social life," said one researcher. More »

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      science  • family  • research  • plants  • ecology

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