Monday, February 25, 2008

Glass, pythons, dolphins, menhaden


Lack of a market for used glass in Maine is undermining the efforts of local recycling centers (Ellsworth American)
http://ellsworthmaine.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12980&Itemid=31

The Texas government might set a [high] catch limit on the state's menhaden fishery (El Paso Times)
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_8074279

Report: Warmer climates could help Burmese pythons now living in Florida spread over much of the US (USA Today)
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/warming-could-help-pythons-grow-in-us/20080221084309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

New York Times
Gray wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho have officially lost what federal protection they had.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/us/22wolves.html?ref=science

In a Japanese dolphin-hunting town, reports of mercury-contaminated meat carry (somewhat) more weight than foreign protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/world/asia/21dolphin.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

The renewed popularity of woodburning is a mixed blessing
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/us/19woodstove.html?ref=science

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