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'Cove' activist boycotts meeting with dolphin town mayorTaiji, Japan (AFP) Nov 2, 2010 Dolphin activist Ric O'Barry, the central figure in the Oscar-winning eco-documentary "The Cove", on Tuesday boycotted a meeting with Japan's dolphin-hunting town of Taiji, labelling it a "sham." O'Barry, a former dolphin trainer for 1960s TV show "Flipper" was due to discuss dolphin hunting in a highly anticipated meeting with Taiji Mayor Kazutaka Sangen, the local fisheries union and other environmental activists. But O'Barry, now an activist with the Earth Island Institute, abruptly left with ... read more |
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  Is The Ice At The South Pole Melting The change in the ice mass covering Antarctica is a critical factor in global climate events. Scientists at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences have now found that the year by year mass v ... more | .. |
  Fossils Suggest Earliest Anthropoids Colonized Africa in the journal Nature, a new discovery described by a team of international scientists, including Carnegie Museum of Natural History paleontologist Christopher Beard, suggests that anthropoids-the p ... more | .. |
 Raising Giant Insects to Unravel Ancient Oxygen The giant dragonflies of ancient Earth with wingspans of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) are generally attributed to higher oxygen atmospheric levels in the atmosphere in the past. New experiments ... more | .. |
 End Of Ice Age Holds Clues About Carbon Dioxide Patterns New University of Florida research puts to rest the mystery of where old carbon was stored during the last glacial period. It turns out it ended up in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean near Antar ... more | .. |
  Broadening Market Opportunities For Africian Livestock Farmers As agricultural leaders across the globe look for ways to increase investments in agriculture to boost world food production, experts in African livestock farming are meeting in Addis Ababa this wee ... more |
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Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 02, 2010The islands flanking the outlet of the Mississippi River are not only facing losses due to sea level rise and local subsidence, according to one study, but new unknown impacts from oil recovery operations, say researchers working on another project. Both will be presenting their work on Nov. 1 and 2 at the meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver. Some islands could disappear ... more  
Victoria, Canada (SPX) Nov 02, 2010Industrial-scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture (e.g. salmon, cod, turbot and grouper) released this week. This is true even when farming operations implement the best current marine fish farming practices. Dr. John Volpe and his team at the University of Victoria developed th ... more  
Davis CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2010Contrary to expectations, climate change has had a significant effect on mountain plants at low elevations, says a new study led by a UC Davis researcher. The information could guide future conservation efforts at local scales by helping decision makers anticipate biological responses to climate changes, said lead author Susan Harrison, a UC Davis professor of environmental science and pol ... more |
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Myanmar rulers 'not ready to return to barracks'Bangkok (AFP) Nov 2, 2010 It's one of the world's oldest dictatorships, run by an enigmatic postman-turned-soldier who, true to form, is keeping the world guessing about whether his iron-fisted rule is drawing to an end. As Myanmar gears up for its first election in 20 years - a vote the generals say will mark the dawn of democracy after almost five decades of autocracy - junta chief Than Shwe's intentions remain shrouded in mystery. Speculation is rife that the ailing 77-year-old may step down from the position of com ... read more |
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