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		<title>Florida PSC staff makes only slight change to rejected energy conservation recommendation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Only slight change to Fla. energy recommendation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Public Service Commission staffers have slightly changed their recommended energy conservation goals, which the panel previously rejected as being too weak.
The goals differ for each electric utility, but overall they would require a 2.11 percent energy savings in 10 years, according to the Southern Alliance .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-psc-staff-makes-only-slight-change-to-rejected-energy-conservation-recommendation-235381/">Florida PSC staff makes only slight change to rejected energy conservation recommendation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Monsanto installs water management system at leaking Idaho mine dump cited by EPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Miller</dc:creator>
		
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Monsanto aims to stop leaks at Idaho mine dump

BOISE, Idaho — Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River.
The company hopes capturing runoff and underground .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/monsanto-installs-water-management-system-at-leaking-idaho-mine-dump-cited-by-epa-233907/">Monsanto installs water management system at leaking Idaho mine dump cited by EPA</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trade groups say Obama administration scaring off oil, gas bidders from public lands in West</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Foy</dc:creator>
		
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Utah auction draws few oil and gas drillers
SALT LAKE CITY — Drillers say it&#8217;s getting so hard to obtain an oil-and-gas lease in the Rocky Mountains under the new administration of President Barack Obama that many aren&#8217;t bothering to show up for auctions.
The criticism came after the government held an auction of public ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trade-groups-say-obama-administration-scaring-off-oil-gas-bidders-from-public-lands-in-west-232779/">Original article on  : Trade groups say Obama administration scaring off oil, gas bidders from public lands in West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers ask whether caged egg-laying chickens are miserable stuffed into tiny cages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Crumb</dc:creator>
		
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Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?

DES MOINES, Iowa — Are cramped chickens crazy chickens?
Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and producers.
At issue are small cages, typically 24 inches wide by 25½ inches deep, that can be shared ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/researchers-ask-whether-caged-egg-laying-chickens-are-miserable-stuffed-into-tiny-cages-232304/">Read : Researchers ask whether caged egg-laying chickens are miserable stuffed into tiny cages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn&#8217;t intend to let the federal government&#8217;s expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state&#8217;s continued prosperity.
Like his predecessor, Sarah Palin, the governor is suing the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fearing-roadblock-to-drilling-alaska-fights-to-take-polar-bears-off-threatened-species-list-230068/" title="Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii&#8217;s beaches are shrinking; scientists say the trend will accelerate with global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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Hawaii&#8217;s famed white sandy beaches are shrinking
KAILUA, Hawaii — Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.
&#8220;It really used to be a beautiful beach,&#8221; said the 35-year-old mother of two. &#8220;And now when you look .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaiis-beaches-are-shrinking-scientists-say-the-trend-will-accelerate-with-global-warming-229575/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities say Death Valley bones may be those of 4 German tourists who vanished in 1996</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Death Valley bones may be missing German tourists

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Skeletal remains found in Death Valley may belong to one or more of the four German tourists who vanished in searing summer heat 13 years ago, authorities said Friday.
Two hikers discovered the bones Thursday in a remote area of the famous Mojave .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-say-death-valley-bones-may-be-those-of-4-german-tourists-who-vanished-in-1996-228753/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Authorities say Death Valley bones may be those of 4 German tourists who vanished in 1996</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. water deal will bring little immediate relief to farmers expecting another tough year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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Calif water deal no quick fix for struggling farms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was promoting a complex legislative package to rebuild California&#8217;s water system, he often appeared alongside farmers who were unable to cultivate their land amid a third year of drought and federal pumping restrictions.
Yet agricultural relief from the bills signed into ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-water-deal-will-bring-little-immediate-relief-to-farmers-expecting-another-tough-year-227973/">Calif. water deal will bring little immediate relief to farmers expecting another tough year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil, gas companies object to paying higher fee for drilling permit applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mead Gruver</dc:creator>
		
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BLM now collecting higher drilling application fee

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A huge increase in the application fee for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land is unfair and won&#8217;t speed up review of drilling permits, industry officials said Wednesday.
The $6,500-per-well fee was part of the Interior Department appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-gas-companies-object-to-paying-higher-fee-for-drilling-permit-applications-226898/">Oil, gas companies object to paying higher fee for drilling permit applications</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee in February says she warned his owner he was dangerous</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Christoffersen</dc:creator>
		
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Woman attacked by chimpanzee says she warned owner

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee says she repeatedly warned the animal&#8217;s owner that the primate was dangerous and could hurt someone.
In a telephone interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, Charla Nash said she saw the chimpanzee throw large objects .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-woman-attacked-by-chimpanzee-in-february-says-she-warned-his-owner-he-was-dangerous-226413/">Source &nbsp;: Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee in February says she warned his owner he was dangerous</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Natives gather in Washington, seek action on drilling, protection of wildlife refuge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Alaska Natives seek restrictions on drilling

WASHINGTON — A group of women from Alaska&#8217;s North Slope and the Canadian Arctic are in Washington this week to lobby the Obama administration and members of Congress about oil and gas development in Alaska.
The women oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on offshore sites in Alaska.
Sarah .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-natives-gather-in-washington-seek-action-on-drilling-protection-of-wildlife-refuge-226254/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Alaska Natives gather in Washington, seek action on drilling, protection of wildlife refuge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee reveals face, tells Oprah Winfrey she wants to move on</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Woman attacked by chimp reveals face on &#8216;Oprah&#8217;

CHICAGO — A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn&#8217;t angry.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t even think about it,&#8221; Charla Nash said on Wednesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;The Oprah .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-woman-attacked-by-chimpanzee-reveals-face-tells-oprah-winfrey-she-wants-to-move-on-226051/">Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee reveals face, tells Oprah Winfrey she wants to move on</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing full recovery, government says it will take brown pelicans off endangered species list</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Gov&#8217;t says brown pelicans are endangered no longer

WASHINGTON — Much like its death-defying dives for fish, the brown pelican has resurfaced after plummeting to the brink of extinction.
Interior Department officials on Wednesday announced that they were taking the bird off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep the brown pelican population .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-full-recovery-government-says-it-will-take-brown-pelicans-off-endangered-species-list-226005/">Citing full recovery, government says it will take brown pelicans off endangered species list</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia launches program to save tigers around the world by raising $1 billion for protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger — posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country&#8217;s Far East. Now Russia is helping plan an ambitious program it hopes can .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-launches-program-to-save-tigers-around-the-world-by-raising-1-billion-for-protection-225988/" title="Russia launches program to save tigers around the world by raising $1 billion for protection">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia launches program to save Siberian tiger by raising $1 billion for protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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MOSCOW — Russian government and environmental organizations said Wednesday that they will launch a major international campaign to protect the endangered Siberian tiger and begin increasing its population.
Officials from the Natural Resource Ministry and the World Wildlife Fund said the ultimate goal will be to double the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-launches-program-to-save-siberian-tiger-by-raising-1-billion-for-protection-225940/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House members ask Interior secretary to protect Utah red rocks lands until Congress can act</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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Lawmakers urge Salazar to protect Utah wild lands

WASHINGTON — Eighty-nine House members sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking him to protect 9.4 million acres of red rocks lands in Utah while Congress works on legislation.
The letter sent Tuesday also asks Salazar to rescind an agreement reached between the Bush administration and the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-members-ask-interior-secretary-to-protect-utah-red-rocks-lands-until-congress-can-act-225897/">House members ask Interior secretary to protect Utah red rocks lands until Congress can act</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators want tougher energy conservation goals for Florida&#8217;s major electric utilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Weak Fla. power conservation goals rejected

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday rejected proposed energy conservation goals that environmentalists had called too weak.
Commissioners said a proposal drawn by their own staff fell short of what&#8217;s needed to prod Floridians into saving more energy. The panel asked staffers to return with a new .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/regulators-want-tougher-energy-conservation-goals-for-floridas-major-electric-utilities-225111/">Source article &nbsp;: Regulators want tougher energy conservation goals for Florida&#8217;s major electric utilities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. offers 32,000 additional acres of forest land for leasing to gas-drilling companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. to lease 32,000 acres for gas drilling

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania will open nearly 32,000 acres of additional state forest land to leasing by gas drilling companies, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said.
The six tracts are located in the Elk, Moshannon, Sproul, Susquehannock and Tioga state forests in Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Potter .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-offers-32000-additional-acres-of-forest-land-for-leasing-to-gas-drilling-companies-224532/">Pa. offers 32,000 additional acres of forest land for leasing to gas-drilling companies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

FRIANT, Calif — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California&#8217;s crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
Yet at a time when several Western states are preparing to tear down dams rather than build ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-governor-signs-11b-water-bond-measure-championing-new-dams-kicks-off-voter-campaign-224102/">Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Victim of Connecticut chimpanzee attack to appear on &#8216;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Chimpanzee attack victim to appear on &#8216;Oprah&#8217; show

CHICAGO — A Connecticut woman who was mauled and blinded after a 200-pound chimpanzee attacked her in February is set to appear on &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show.&#8221;
Chicago-based Harpo Productions said in a Monday statement that Charla Nash will appear on Wednesday&#8217;s episode of Winfrey&#8217;s talk show.
Harpo says Nash ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victim-of-connecticut-chimpanzee-attack-to-appear-on-the-oprah-winfrey-show-223748/">Victim of Connecticut chimpanzee attack to appear on &#8216;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Federal judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills

BLLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
During the last decade, federal agencies working with the state of Montana captured and shipped to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-indian-groups-ask-federal-court-to-stop-yellowstone-bison-slaughters-223550/">Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-airborne-nitrogen-pollution-producing-junk-food-for-fish-in-rocky-mountain-park-lakes-219574/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Family of Conn. woman mauled by chimpanzee seeks to sue state for $150 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Christoffersen</dc:creator>
		
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APNewsBreak: Conn. chimp victim seeks to sue state

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee is seeking to sue the state for $150 million.
Attorneys for Charla Nash&#8217;s family filed a notice Wednesday with a state agency asking for permission to sue.
The 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis went berserk ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-family-of-conn-woman-mauled-by-chimpanzee-seeks-to-sue-state-for-150-million-218120/">Read more : APNewsBreak: Family of Conn. woman mauled by chimpanzee seeks to sue state for $150 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NH woman&#8217;s car hit by boar that likely escaped from preserve on Interstate 89</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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NH woman&#8217;s car hit by a escaped boar on interstate

NEW LONDON, N.H. — New Hampshire wildlife officials said a boar that ran into the side of a woman&#8217;s car on Interstate 89 in New London most likely escaped from a private game preserve. Becky Field said she didn&#8217;t realize her car had been hit by  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nh-womans-car-hit-by-boar-that-likely-escaped-from-preserve-on-interstate-89-218114/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Scientists look for Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species

HELENA, Mont. — Scientists searching for Yellowstone National Park&#8217;s lesser-known life forms — beyond its famed bison, bears and wolves — found more than 1,200 species, including several never known before to exist in the park.
A one-day study of the park in late August found microscopic worms, mushrooms, a bluish-green .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beyond-bison-and-bears-scientists-seeking-yellowstones-hidden-species-find-more-than-1200-217948/">Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California lawmakers approve sweeping water deal after overnight debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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California lawmakers approve major water deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11.1 billion overhaul of the state&#8217;s antiquated water system in a bid to supply a soaring population while preserving a fragile environment.
After a long night of debate, the state Assembly voted in favor of the comprehensive package of water bills and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-lawmakers-approve-sweeping-water-deal-after-overnight-debate-217852/">Source &nbsp;: California lawmakers approve sweeping water deal after overnight debate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California lawmakers approve $11 billion overhaul of state&#8217;s antiquated water system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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California lawmakers approve $11B water overhaul

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state&#8217;s antiquated water system, ending decades of debate over how to supply a soaring population while preserving the fragile environment.
The state Assembly passed a package of water bills and the bond measure to fund them before dawn .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-lawmakers-approve-11-billion-overhaul-of-states-antiquated-water-system-217809/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Walt Disney Co. investing $7M to protect forests and help reduce greenhouse gases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Disney Co. spending $7M on conservation projects

WASHINGTON — Seeking to help fight climate change, the Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres of forest lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and in two regions of the United States.
The ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/walt-disney-co-investing-7m-to-protect-forests-and-help-reduce-greenhouse-gases-216758/">Walt Disney Co. investing $7M to protect forests and help reduce greenhouse gases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California lawmakers haggle over potential water fixes as vote nears</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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Calif. lawmakers haggle over potential water fixes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers kept haggling Tuesday in their effort to alleviate California&#8217;s water woes, as the Legislature prepared to vote on a package of bills that appears to lack the support needed to pass.
Differences among Republicans and Democrats on key elements threatened to sink a complex supply and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-lawmakers-haggle-over-potential-water-fixes-as-vote-nears-216631/">California lawmakers haggle over potential water fixes as vote nears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fragile California water deal tangled up in backroom negotiations, legislative vote unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Potential Calif. water fix stalled in Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The fate of a new water supply and management plan for California remained murky despite a scheduled floor debate in the Legislature.
A package of bills intended to provide long-term solutions to California&#8217;s water challenges remained tangled up in parliamentary procedures and backroom negotiations, a reflection of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fragile-california-water-deal-tangled-up-in-backroom-negotiations-legislative-vote-unclear-216112/">Fragile California water deal tangled up in backroom negotiations, legislative vote unclear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona governor objects to federal halt on new mining claims near Grand Canyon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Ariz. governor opposes halt on new mining claims

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer objects to a ban on filing new mining claims on nearly 1 million acres of federal land in northern Arizona for two years while a permanent prohibition is under study.
Most of the Bureau of Land Management and National Forest land covered by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arizona-governor-objects-to-federal-halt-on-new-mining-claims-near-grand-canyon-215244/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Arizona governor objects to federal halt on new mining claims near Grand Canyon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Most roads closing for winter in Yellowstone National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Most roads closing for winter in Yellowstone

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Roads into the interior of Yellowstone National Park have closed for the winter, limiting access to Old Faithful, Canyon, and Fishing Bridge until the snowpack is cleared from the roads in the spring.
The roads will reopen for guided snowmobile and snowcoach travel beginning Dec. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/most-roads-closing-for-winter-in-yellowstone-national-park-215156/" title="Most roads closing for winter in Yellowstone National Park">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Effort to find common ground fails, Tongass wars flare in Alaska over Logjam timber sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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Tongass wars flare over Logjam timber sale

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service have fought for decades over management of the country&#8217;s largest national forest. The wrangling has gone on for so long it has a name: The Tongass Wars.
But the Logjam timber sale gave both sides an opportunity to call a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/effort-to-find-common-ground-fails-tongass-wars-flare-in-alaska-over-logjam-timber-sale-215074/">Original article on  : Effort to find common ground fails, Tongass wars flare in Alaska over Logjam timber sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Energy Department gives Honolulu $3.8 million for energy efficiency, conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Honolulu gets $3.8 million to become more green

HONOLULU — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Honolulu a $3.8 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant.
Such grants are used to help communities improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and create green jobs.
Activities eligible for grants funding include home and business ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-energy-department-gives-honolulu-38-million-for-energy-efficiency-conservation-215034/">US Energy Department gives Honolulu $3.8 million for energy efficiency, conservation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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Senate clears bill to avert agency closing
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.
The measure — now ready for President Barack Obama&#8217;s signature — would give Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-funds-government-through-dec-18-generously-funds-interior-environmental-programs-211836/">Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Senate moves to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate has cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.
The measure gives Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to be wrapped up by Sept. 30.
The bill cleared for President Barack Obama&#8217;s ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-clears-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-votes-to-fund-government-ops-through-dec-18-211810/">Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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Report: US getting better at conserving water

FRESNO, Calif. — Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies.
A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey also shows that industries as well as the general population are sucking .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-americans-getting-better-at-conserving-water-as-per-person-use-falls-to-1950s-levels-211552/">Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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House passes bill intended to avert agency closing
WASHINGTON — The House Thursday approved a stopgap spending measure to avoid a shutdown for 11 Cabinet-level departments whose budgets won&#8217;t be enacted by a midnight Saturday deadline.
The measure would give Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-funds-government-through-dec-18-generously-funds-interior-environmental-programs-211483/">Read : House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Great Smoky Mountains&#8217; $800 million in visitor spending tops among national parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Study: Smokies&#8217; $800M tops in visitor spending

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A National Park Service study has ranked the Great Smoky Mountains as tops in visitor spending.
The study estimates the Smokies&#8217; 9 million visitors in 2008 spent more than $800 million on lodging, fuel, food, gifts and amusements in the park&#8217;s gateway communities, including Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-great-smoky-mountains-800-million-in-visitor-spending-tops-among-national-parks-210026/">Study: Great Smoky Mountains&#8217; $800 million in visitor spending tops among national parks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York voters asked to consider Adirondack land swap, inmate volunteer work for nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Virtanen</dc:creator>
		
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NY voters asked to consider land swap, inmate work

ALBANY, N.Y. — Voters across New York will be asked next week to pull the lever on a land swap for a power line in the northwestern corner of the Adirondacks.
On a second ballot question, they will decide whether inmates can do volunteer work for nonprofits, clearing ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-voters-asked-to-consider-adirondack-land-swap-inmate-volunteer-work-for-nonprofits-208839/">New York voters asked to consider Adirondack land swap, inmate volunteer work for nonprofits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger experts say species dying out fast despite conservation efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Binaj Gurubacharya</dc:creator>
		
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Experts: Tigers fast dying out despite campaigns

KATMANDU, Nepal — The world&#8217;s tiger population is declining fast despite efforts to save them, and new strategies are urgently needed to keep the species from dying out, international wildlife experts said Tuesday.
&#8220;We are assembled here to save tigers that are at the verge of extinction,&#8221; Nepal&#8217;s secretary of ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiger-experts-say-species-dying-out-fast-despite-conservation-efforts-208167/">Tiger experts say species dying out fast despite conservation efforts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Yosemite bears prefer breaking into minivans over other cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Study: Yosemite bears favorite car: Minivans

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — What&#8217;s bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that call Yosemite National Park home?
Minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks, according to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-yosemite-bears-prefer-breaking-into-minivans-over-other-cars-207708/" title="Study: Yosemite bears prefer breaking into minivans over other cars">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Not your average picnic basket: Yosemite bears prefer breaking into minivans over other cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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For Yosemite bears, dinner arrives in a minivan

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — What&#8217;s bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park?
A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it&#8217;s minivans driven by families with children who leave behind .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/not-your-average-picnic-basket-yosemite-bears-prefer-breaking-into-minivans-over-other-cars-206624/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Financially struggling RI gambling parlor steps closer to ending greyhound racing at track</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A financially troubled slot parlor seeking bankruptcy protection will pay $5 million as it attempts to end the last greyhound races in Rhode Island because the sport is costing the track money, attorneys said Friday.

UTGR Inc., the owner of the Twin River gambling hall, has agreed to pay the Rhode Island Greyhound ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/financially-struggling-ri-gambling-parlor-steps-closer-to-ending-greyhound-racing-at-track-205262/" title="Financially struggling RI gambling parlor steps closer to ending greyhound racing at track">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Financially struggling RI gambling parlor reaches agreement to end greyhound racing at track</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/financially-struggling-ri-gambling-parlor-reaches-agreement-to-end-greyhound-racing-at-track-205179/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A financially troubled slot parlor seeking bankruptcy protection will pay $5 million as it attempts to end the last greyhound races in Rhode Island because the sport is costing the track money, attorneys said Friday.

UTGR Inc., the owner of the Twin River gambling hall, has agreed to pay the Rhode Island Greyhound .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/financially-struggling-ri-gambling-parlor-reaches-agreement-to-end-greyhound-racing-at-track-205179/">Original source &nbsp;: Financially struggling RI gambling parlor reaches agreement to end greyhound racing at track</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation groups run ad appealing to US agriculture secretary to stop Tongass timber sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales in the Tongass National Forest.

The groups say both sales would cut old-growth trees in roadless areas of the Tongass — the largest national forest in the United States.
The groups — including .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conservation-groups-run-ad-appealing-to-us-agriculture-secretary-to-stop-tongass-timber-sales-205020/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal government designates 200,000 sq. miles for polar bear habitat in Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Daly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as &#8220;critical habitat&#8221; for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

Federal law prohibits agencies from taking actions that may adversely affect critical habitat and interfere .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-government-designates-200000-sq-miles-for-polar-bear-habitat-in-alaska-203886/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Federal government designates 200,000 sq. miles for polar bear habitat in Alaska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fishing industry, environmentalists in battle over California marine reserve plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Antczak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. — There&#8217;s nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days.

A battle over how to establish marine reserves along the coast has roiled the waters with the competing interests of environmentalists, fishermen and seaside businesses.
The difficulty of the task was evident Thursday, when the panel had to put off until next .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fishing-industry-environmentalists-in-battle-over-california-marine-reserve-plans-203792/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU opens probe into UNESCO-honored Spanish wetland that has dried up, is on fire underground</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — The European Union has launched an investigation into a prized Spanish wetland that has turned bone dry through mismanagement of water resources and is now on fire underground, white smoke now rising from areas where fish once swam.

The EU wants the Spanish government to explain how it plans to save Las Tablas de .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-probe-into-unesco-honored-spanish-wetland-that-has-dried-up-is-on-fire-underground-203419/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: EU opens probe into UNESCO-honored Spanish wetland that has dried up, is on fire underground</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blue whale washes ashore in Northern California; scientists suspect it was hit by ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A 70-foot, female blue whale that officials believe was struck by a ship has washed ashore on the Northern California coast in what scientists are calling a rare occurrence.

The whale was first spotted on shore near Fort Bragg in Mendocino County on Monday night, hours after an ocean survey vessel reported hitting ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blue-whale-washes-ashore-in-northern-california-scientists-suspect-it-was-hit-by-ship-202611/" title="Blue whale washes ashore in Northern California; scientists suspect it was hit by ship">>>></a>.]]></description>
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