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DENR-Biliran sets next wave of tree planting activities Philippine Information Agency 29 (PIA) – In line with the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government, the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Biliran province has set another wave of tree planting activity on Tuesday, September 6, … and more »

Reuters – Federal authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a polar bear at an Alaska oil field operated by BP, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the oil company said on Thursday.

Argentina to approve planting Bayer’s modified soy Reuters BUENOS AIRES, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Argentina next week will approve the use of genetically-modified soy seeds made by German company Bayer (BAYGn.DE) as part of its push to increase farm production, a top Argentine official said on … and more »

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ContributorNetwork – The Los Angeles Times reports the California Department of Fish and Game will try to trap any capybaras that may be in the Paso Robles area. A farmer saw a capybara near a wastewater treatment plant and shot at it to protect his dog in late July.

LiveScience.com – Forget trekking to the Amazon; new and mysterious species await discovery much closer to home. A new project is revealing the previously unknown inhabitants of our belly buttons.

Louisville Courier-Journal (blog) List of refuges in lawsuit over gene-altered cropsSacramento BeeAP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A list by state of national wildlife refuges and complexes targeted in a lawsuit by environmental groups seeking to block planting of genetically-altered crops on US Fish and Wildlife Service land in the southeast: …Ban sought on gene-altered crops [...]

AP – In a muddy pile of sand where a pond once flowed in the Texas Panhandle, dead fish, their flesh already decayed and feasted on by maggots, lie with their mouths open. Nearby, deer munch on the equivalent of vegetative junk food and wild turkeys nibble on red harvester ants — certainly not their [...]

Farmers say they are doing well despite late start to spring planting in Minn.West Central TribuneDespite the late planting, the phrase “knee high by the Fourth of July” still came true for Luthens although stalks are about 6 feet tall — shorter than normal, he said. Walking the Farmfest grounds mid-afternoon, Scott Rigge echoed Luthens, [...]

During a heat wave of epic proportions, your air conditioner will become your best friend. Even if you’re able to fry an egg on the hood of your car outside, the inside of your home can be the picture of domestic bliss. Your air conditioner is the workhorse of these blistering summer months, and like [...]