TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Detroit Automakers Spurn Ethanol Mandate Battered by depressed new car sales and waning political power in Washington, the automotive industry still has some fight left. [More] rss.sciam.com |
France faces E.U. lawsuit for failing to protect endangered hamster How do you save an endangered species when there is no political will to save it? How about a lawsuit? [More] rss.sciam.com |
Does Banning Plastic Bags Work? Thin plastic bags are the ultimate throwaway item. Used once to tote groceries, the thin white bags often go on to second lives as permanent pollution and an eyesore. So a host of countries, cities and other governments have banned them or forced consumers to pay for them. The largest such country, by far, was China. [More] rss.sciam.com |
How much did the U.S. spend in 2007 to protect endangered species? Protecting endangered species is an expensive proposition. The U.S. federal and state governments spent $1,537,283,091 toward conserving threatened and endangered species in 2007, plus another $126,086,999 in land purchases for habitat preservation, according to a new report from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). [More] rss.sciam.com |
In 100 Heartbeats Jeff Corwin tackles causes and costs of species extinctions Conservationist Jeff Corwin is known for often bringing a goofy passion to his television projects for Animal Planet and other networks. His latest effort displays no less passion, but switches out most of the jokes for gravitas. [More] rss.sciam.com |