Dam removal in New England is not only an important aspect of river restoration but it also provides an opportunity to enhance the magnitude and rate of river re-connection, and improve watershed resilience in response to human impact on the environment, if a broader strategic removal approach is implemented throughout the region, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene.

The study is the first interdisciplinary, region-wide assessment of the social and biophysical impacts of dam removal and was conducted by researchers at Dartmouth, American Rivers and the USDA Forest Service.

 

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Decades of unregulated industrial waste dumping in areas of the Great Lakes have created a host of environmental and wildlife problems. Now it appears that Lake Michigan painted and snapping turtles could be a useful source for measuring the resulting pollution.

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A new report confirms that 2015 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy in which 147 Gigawatts of renewable electricity came online.

That figure represents the largest annual increase ever recorded, and is due in part to the $286 billion invested in renewables. In fact, in 2015 almost twice as much money was spent on renewable energy, like solar and wind power, than fossil fuels like gas-fired power stations — only $130 billion.

This information comes as part of the Renewables Global Status Report authored by the global renewable energy policy network known as REN21. 

 

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El "Templo del tigre 'de Tailandia era una fachada para la explotación comercial de huesos de tigre, pieles y otras partes para el lucrativo comercio internacional, escribe Simon Evans. No se hizo ninguna contribución a la conservación y los animales fueron sometidos a una extrema crueldad. Pero mientras que el cierre del templo es una buena noticia, hay cientos de granjas de tigres similares en toda la región que no son mejores…incluso son peores. El famoso 'templo del tigre' de Tailandia por fin se ha cerrado, después de casi dos décadas de controversia. La popular atracción turística, cerca de Bangkok permitió que los visitantes convivieran y posaran con los animales.

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