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Monday, February 13, 2012

Today's headlines

Magma Phase Changes within Planets
Tetrachloroethylene Toxicity EPA Risk Assessment
The Pygmy Nile Crocodile
Toyota Announces Return of "100 Cars for Good" Program in 2012
Price of Solar Energy Decreasing in India
Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technology
Charles Darwin's Birthday Feb 12th
 
Heat is Power Association Launches Attitude Found to Correlate to Long-Term Health

Member Releases

CCS awareness higher on Prairies than the rest of Canada
February 08, 2012 By: IPAC-CO2
Calgary, Feb. 8, 2012 -- Public awareness and acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a tool to combat climate change is higher in Saskatchewan and Alberta than the rest of Canada, concludes a national survey released today by Carbon Management Canada (CMC) and the International Performance Assessment Centre for the Geological Storage of CO2 (IPAC-CO2).

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Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers in Wild Increase for Second Year in Row
February 06, 2012 By: Center for Biological Diversity
SILVER CITY, N.M.— Pup births boosted the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest for the second year in a row, according to a new census conducted by federal, state and tribal agencies. The 58 wolves counted in New Mexico (26) and Arizona (32) compare to the 50 counted a year ago and the 42 wolves counted at the beginning of 2010. More importantly, the number of breeding pairs increased from just two in each of the preceding annual counts to six in 2011.

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California Protects Vanishing High Sierra and Southern California Frogs Under State Endangered Species Act
February 03, 2012 By: Center for Biological Diversity
SaCRAMENTO, Calif.The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to designate two species of native frogs inhabiting high-elevation lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges as threatened and endangered species under the state’s Endangered Species Act.

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Tara Oceans expedition arrives in New York
February 02, 2012 By: Tara Oceans
The French scientific research vessel Tara will arrive in New York on 5th February for a week-long stay. Tara Oceans is a three-year, 70,000-mile mission across the Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic and Indian oceans to investigate the impact of global warming on biodiversity and marine life.

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Government Delay, Drought Prompts Renewed Push for Protection of Klamath River Chinook Salmon
February 02, 2012 By: Center for Biological Diversity
PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday for failing to decide, as legally required, whether upper Klamath River chinook salmon deserve protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. In response to a January 28, 2011 petition from the groups, the Fisheries Service determined in April 2011 that the salmon may warrant protection and began a status review that was supposed to be completed within one year of the petition. The petition review comes at a perilous time for Klamath salmon as fears of a major drought linger.

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