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Organics/ A Rose is Not A Rose. Audubon Jan/Feb 2008.
What could be purer than this iconic symbol of unadulterated
love? In truth, the rose’s perfection often comes at a
poisonous price – pesticide-doused stems and toxic workplaces
for the people who grow them. The good news: a new generation
of growers is turning the red rose green.
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The Most Important Fish in the Sea. National Wildlife.
Feb/March 2008. Obliteration of the world’s shark species may be
upsetting the balance of entire ocean ecosystems.
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Bering Sea Blues.
National Wildlife. Feb/March 2008. As global warming
transforms the region, scientists are scrambling to study its
diversity of species that depend on ice for survival.
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- Looking at Arizona’s Mystery Birds.
Arizona Wildlife Views. Jan/Feb 2008. A close up look at some
of Arizona’s 13 species of owls.
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Loons on the Line. Defenders. Spring 2008. New
Englanders give the not-so-common loon a helping hand.
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Rocky Road Ahead For Wolves. Defenders. Spring 2008.
The wolves of the northern Rockies have made a triumphant
return; …. but they’re not out of the woods yet.
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Slipping Away. Defenders. Spring 2008. Frogs,
salamanders, and other amphibians are sliding into oblivion.
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Pollinators: Plan Bee. Audubon. May/June 2008. Our
food system, based largely on the pollinating power of honey
bees, is under siege. Now, as the crisis deepens and the
scientists seek answers, native bees are buzzing into the
breach. First, though, they need a little help from us.
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Habitat: Bear Distress.
Audubon. May/June 2008. With its time running out, the Bush
Administration seems determined to drill for oil and gas
wherever possible. The latest target: the Ckukchi Sea, off
northern Alaska. Could drilling in this fragile environment be
enough to push polar bears, walruses, and other fragile wildlife
over the edge?
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Technology: Trashed. Audubon. May/June 2008. As our
computers, printers, cell phone, and televisions are made
obsolete by their faster, more powerful descendents, they’re
tossed, dumped, and discarded, usually without regard for the
poisons they contain. A writer goes to the ends of the earth to
trace the dark side of the world’s love affair with technology.
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The Race for
Survival. Newsweek. June 9, 2008. Enlisting
endangered species in the fight against global warming is either
a brilliant tactical maneuver – or an arrogant abuse of the law.
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Restoring Rare Beauties.
National Wildlife. June/July 2008. From coast to coast, dozens
of U.S. butterflies are in trouble, inspiring a host of efforts
to protect the beloved insects.
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