Extinction rates have NOT been over-estimated
Category: Nature conservation
A recent paper in Nature makes a claim that is not likely true about extinction rates.
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Category: Nature conservation
Ferrel monk parakeets in Brooklyn (They've been living there long enough to get into some bird identification guides) are being poached by .... parakeet poachers! Here is the story. Check this out: Exelon, a nuclear giant that recently backed away from building new nuclear plants,...
Posted by Greg Laden at 6:45 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
BP Oil Well Will Be Capped By Monday
Category: Nature conservation
... Or not . And if not, and if this keeps going for, say, a total of one year, this is what we can expect:...
Posted by Greg Laden at 9:20 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The BP Oil Spill isn't really that bad, is it?
Category: Nature conservation
Oh. Hey, what do you say, the next person who says "environmentalists have always made these extreme predictions and they never come true" gets a boot. Somewhere. Somewhere deep. The dozens of dolphins and the sperm whale trapped in the oil, dead or near...
Posted by Greg Laden at 11:50 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Gulf States Continue to be Stoopid
Category: Nature conservation
I know you don't like when I say this, but you people living in Florida through Louisiana (and points in between) are not exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer. As it were....
Posted by Greg Laden at 6:16 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Drill, Baby, Drill ...
Category: Nature conservation
Let's not forget....
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The best of the best in plant biology, conservation, photography, and evolution
Category: Carnivora
I have about ten favorite species of tree, and one of them is the corotú. Why? Because of one of the most interesting plant-animal interaction stories of recent times. The story, complete with extinct elephant-like creatures and a real Sherlock Holmes science theme can be...
Posted by Greg Laden at 12:47 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Saving the Saba Bank with Open Access Publishing
Category: OpenAccess
The Saba Bank is a major coral reef in the Caribbean which sports a high level of biodiversity but also attracts oil tankers, and is thus an important natural area under threat. The tankers anchor here to avoid paying fees in various ports, but the...
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The Plank's Constant
Category: Environment
You often hear that party platforms are not important, but nothing can be farther from the truth.
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Pete Seeger joins the Nature Conservation Club (NCC)
Category: Nature conservation
I believe the synthetic billiard ball was first manufactured by the Albany Billiard Ball factory back in 1868 or so, much to the relief of elephants everywhere.
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