TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Recommended: The Age of Empathy The Sibley Guide to Trees by David Allen Sibley. Knopf, 2009 [More] rss.sciam.com |
Broader Interpretation Sought for Endangered Species Act Nearly 130 scientists today asked the Interior Department to change a policy set under the Bush administration guiding how agencies decide whether a species is endangered.At issue is guidance issued in 2007 that redefined when the Fish and Wildlife Service would protect a species as "endangered" or "threatened." The Endangered Species Act requires protection of any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Auto-dicted: Sans a Major Diversion of U.S. Transportation Dollars to Mass Transit, Urban Traffic Congestion May Not Ease Dear EarthTalk: Short of massive efforts to build a public transportation infrastructure, which doesn’t appear likely anytime soon, what is being done to address traffic congestion, which is reaching absurd levels almost everywhere? --John Daniels, Baltimore [More] rss.sciam.com |
Spare Times: For Children A selected guide to events by and for children in the New York area. nytimes.com |
Spare Times for Nov. 19-25 A selected guide to exhibitions, readings, tours, recreation and more in New York. nytimes.com |