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The Environmental Working Group looks through government reports for evidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in various meats. They find it.

A five minute video about the ZENN Car, an electric vehicle made in Canada. ZENN stands for Zero Emission, No Noise.

Bill McKibben writing in Orion on hypocrisy and climate change.

A brief article from The Economist on coyotes colonizing urban areas in the U.S.

Biking and other ways of getting around.

The environmental organizations directory is undergoing a long overdue update. As of 9 March 2013, revisions continue down the east coast. Maryland and Virginia are done. Next up: North Carolina and South Carolina.

Interesting article on Nanoparticles in Orion Magazine.

Yes! Magazine reports on Blockadia, part of the effort to stop the tar sands pipeline.

Friends of the Earth reports that the FDA is considering approval of genetically engineered salmon.

A very good short video on open source technologies. Makes me want to build something...

I continue my effort to downsize; please help me Get Rid of Stuff!.

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When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will see that you can't eat money.
~John May ~

Almanac

The National Bison Range, established on May 23, 1908, was an early refuge for American Bison, severely endangered at the time. It comprises about about 29 square miles in northwestern Montana, and several hundred bison live there.


Photo: USFWS.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service operates the Range as a National Wildlife Refuge, and it serves as a center for bison research.


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