12/03/2008
New net design could play significant role in cod conservation (Fishupdate.com)
Preliminary results from sea trials on an Orkney fishing vessel using a new net design developed by its skipper has shown a significant reduction in the amount of small cod caught, signalling its potential as an important tool for conserving stocks.
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12/03/2008
INSIGHTS: No Let-off Until Zero Discharge (Environment News Service)
NEW DELHI, India , December 2, 2008 (ENS) - A few years ago I wrote about a textile town called Pali, in the state of Rajasthan, which had completely toxified its seasonal river Bandi with industrial discharge.
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11/25/2008
Science and Environment: Neuroscience Book Offers Scientific Window Into Human Identity -- Vision.org (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Frank Capra's classic holiday film, "It's a Wonderful Life," hinges on the value of the individual. Often rebroadcast at this time of year, it is a poignant reminder of how easily we lose track of our place in the world and our importance in the lives of so many others.
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11/30/2008
School students unleash onion-garlic-chilli pesticide! (Calcutta News)
Onions, garlic and chillies don't just spice up your favourite dish, they can also keep pests at bay. And now five school students in Uttar Pradesh have used them to prepare an eco-friendly pesticide.
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11/30/2008
O.C. residents hear sonic boom as shuttle Endeavour lands (Orange County Register)
Reports come in from Irvine to Rancho Santa Margarita to Lake Forest.
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11/30/2008
School students unleash onion-garlic-chilli pesticide! (New Kerala)
By Asit Srivastava, Lucknow, Nov 30: Onions, garlic and chillies don't just spice up your favourite dish, they can also keep pests at bay. And now five school students in Uttar Pradesh have used them to prepare an eco-friendly pesticide.
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11/27/2008
Politics clouds environmental issues in Delhi poll (Calcutta News)
A road and a river that symbolise the capital's environmental malaise are the only issues of ecological relevance to emerge in a tumultuous state assembly campaign defined by terrorism and the economy.
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11/27/2008
Politics clouds environmental issues in Delhi poll (New Kerala)
By Prashant Nanda , New Delhi, Nov 27 : A road and a river that symbolise the capital's environmental malaise are the only issues of ecological relevance to emerge in a tumultuous state assembly campaign defined by terrorism and the economy.
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11/17/2008
Those veggies could be toxic! (Deccan Herald)
Have you ever wondered what goes into your vegetables before they come to the market?
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11/15/2008
Brown clouds seasonal in nature: Experts (The Times of India)
NEW DELHI: The haze, or an atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities including Delhi and Mumbai, essentially affects local conditions and can be swept away by a new weather system or winter rains as is often the case in the Capital.
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