News tagged with wildlands conservancy
Feinstein seeks block solar power from desert land
Mar 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- California's Mojave Desert may seem ideally suited for solar energy production, but concern over what several proposed projects might do to the aesthetics of the region and its tortoise population ...
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Not easy being green
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up ...
Climate Wizard makes large databases of climate information visual, accessible
Dec 15, 2009 |
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A Web tool that generates color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world's most prominent climate-change models is being used to consider such things as habitat shifts that will affect ...
You're being followed: Scientists track movement of living things
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Almost 24 centuries after the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote his book, "On the Movement of Animals," modern scientists are still struggling to understand how, why, when and where living creatures move.
Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England.
Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010.
Fishermen contest plans for Calif. ocean reserves
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There'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, ...
New study provides insight on energy development and sage-grouse habitat in the intermountain West
Oct 16, 2009 |
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A study released October 14th in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to gre ...
Fewer hikers means less support for conservation, study says
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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Serious hikers and backpackers tend to become supporters of environmental and conservation groups while casual woodland tourists do not, a new study says -- and a recent fall-off in strenuous outdoor endeavors portends a ...
In search of wildlife-friendly biofuels
Oct 01, 2009 |
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When society jumps on a bandwagon, even for a good cause, there may be unintended consequences. The unintended consequence of crop-based biofuels may be the loss of wildlife habitat, particularly that of ...
Erie County home to plant never before recorded in Pa.
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) scientists have discovered a plant in Erie County that has never been recorded in Pennsylvania.
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