Manure, Cape Wind, many last-minute changes

brought to you by Sasha Paris  

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.  

Human Ecology in Action.

The Fish and Wildlife Service will remove endangered-species status from gray wolves in the northern Rockies (except Wyoming) and western Great Lakes. (Duluth News Tribune)
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/109572/

The next Energy Department leader's stances on various energy sources, taken from his confirmation hearing (Grist).
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/1/13/134324/999

The BLM adopted a plan for management changes in 2.4 million acres of Oregon forest. [Includes a lot o' background on past attempts at this plan and how spotted owls are involved.](Crosscut, from Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/01/13/science-environment/18772/

Washington Post
An EPA rule change will likely make it easier for "industrial plants, refineries and paper mills" to expand without getting new pollution-emission permits.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/12/AR2009011203008.html

Following recent accidents, toxic coal ash--and how to dispose of it--has gained governmental attention.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011503987.html

Associated Press
A major package of bills designating protection for various 'wild' lands moved successfully through the Senate
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ja3vNS7u_ovPaeUpzrEKqDzs5TjAD95L5LRO0

Several dairy states are investing significantly in digesters to make fuel from cow-manure methane. [Prairie Home Companion mocked the idea last summer...we'll see who laughs last.]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_re_us/farm_scene_dung_power

New York Times
A proposal for a large and controversial wind farm off Cape Cod made progress in the federal approval process.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/us/17wind.html?ref=science

Study: various organisms [and not just fish] appear to be breeding at smaller sizes in response to hunting by humans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/science/13fish.html?_r=1&ref=science