Crows, koalas, bugs, buses, San Francisco

brought to you by Sasha Paris  

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.  

Human Ecology in Action.

Associated Press
Honeybees in commercial US hives continued dying off en masse in the past year.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/a-third-of-honey-bee-hives-lost-in-2007/20080507090109990001

Study: increased CO2 concentrations in the air makes eucalyptus less edible to koalas, which eat nothing else.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/koalas-at-risk-from-climate-change/20080507151509990001?icid=100214839x1201683254x1200063789

New York Times
Higher gas prices are straining increasingly-popular public transportation systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/business/10transit.html?pagewanted=1&ref=science

The EPA proposed new, stricter standards for lead concentrations in air.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/washington/02epa.html?ref=science

San Francisco's mayor proposed that recycling and composting--already advanced--be made mandatory there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/us/07garbage.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

In Japan, crow populations are rising (possibly because of more human garbage around) to plague levels and prompting big extermination efforts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/world/asia/07crows.html?pagewanted=1&ref=science

Bangor News
A newly-approved bill changes the requirements for growing genetically modified crops in Maine, and protects farmers from being sued for accidental GMO contamination of their crops.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=162819&zoneid=5

Introduced beetle larvae are taking a toll on lawns in parts of Maine.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/city.aspx?articleid=164110&zoneid=176