A huge step backwards for people and the planet. Short-sighted and mean-spirited. Read the NPR's full article using the link below. Government agencies have released a proposal to freeze fuel economy and emissions requirements for six years. The proposed rules would also block California from setting its own, higher standards.(Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP) via White House …
Southern Alberta crops suffer as farmers contend with driest soil in 50 years – CBC News
by Sarah Rieger "Southern Alberta farmers will be praying for thunderstorms to get their crops through this dry season, as they contend with a serious moisture deficit that stems back to last summer. "There just isn't that soil moisture to carry the crops, ideally, through until that next rainfall event," said Ralph Wright, head of …
A Few More Bad Apples: As The Climate Changes, Fruit Growing Does, Too — News : NPR
Apple growing is a ruthless business obsessed with good looks. Higher temperatures affect every part of of the fruit's life cycle, from more pests to changing color — and can even give them sunburn.(Image credit: Jake Rajs/Getty Images) via A Few More Bad Apples: As The Climate Changes, Fruit Growing Does, Too — News : NPR
Wild Horse Spay Feasibility Research: It’s a CRIME — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Letter by MARYBETH DEVLIN Email: blm_or_spaystudy_warmsprhma@blm.gov Copies: DOI, BLM National, CSU, BLM Oregon, USGS July 30, 2018 Bureau of Land Management Burns District Office (BDO) 28910 Highway 20 West Hines, OR 97738 Attn: Project Lead Short Title: Wild Horse Spay Feasibility Research Full Title: Spay Feasibility and On-Range Behavioral Outcomes Assessment and Warm Springs Herd […] …
Wordless Wednesday: Chevy’s Bed Head — Gardens For Goldens
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Between the Rows – August Edition — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Welcome veggie gardeners! It’s time to check out the August VCE Garden Guide for vegetable and herb gardening! via Between the Rows – August Edition — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Arkansas snake flying home after hitching a 2,000-km ride to Canada in truck tires
© Toronto Wildlife Centre This snake made a long journey from the U.S. to Canada, and now it's heading home, the Toronto Wildlife Centre says. "A young western rat snake that snuck into a shipment of transport truck tires for a long ride to Canada is being flown back home." Read all about this snake's …
‘Nuf Said — Ohm Sweet Ohm
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The World’s Largest Colony of King Penguins Has Shrunk by Almost 90% — TIME
The world’s largest colony of king penguins has mysteriously shrunk by almost 90% since the 1980s, researchers say. Recent satellite and aerial imagery of France’s remote island of Île aux Cochons reveals the kings population there has all but disappeared, Agence France-Presse reports. Only 200,000 birds remain in the colony, experts estimated in a new… via …
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Uncanny Magazine — Discover
A sci-fi and fantasy magazine featuring passionate SF/F fiction and poetry, gorgeous prose, and provocative nonfiction from writers of every background. Uncanny believes there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel. via Uncanny Magazine — Discover
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