Wednesday, August 15, 2012

State Battles Nation's Worst West Nile Outbreak This Year

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
DALLAS -- Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings on Wednesday declared the city's recent West Nile virus outbreak to be a state of emergency and authorized the first aerial spraying of insecticide in the city in more than 45 years.
'Curtain Of Opportunity For 2012' Closing On Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan
Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Breaks 30-Year Record
U.N. Atomic Agency Reports 'Significant' Nuclear Safety Progress
Drought May Have A Toxic Side Effect
Thailand's Underworld Of Wildlife Trafficking
BLOG POSTS
Michele Simon: Big Tobacco Shills Trying to Stop GMO Labeling in California
Why are the same consultants who have worked for the tobacco industry now shilling for Big Food, opposing the ballot initiative that would require labeling of all foods containing GMO ingredients?
Joe S. Whitworth: Exporting Water in a Drought
Though water is coming under pressure, we don't have a water supply problem, we have a water management problem. Consumers need to understand our water footprints and reward water-efficient goods.
Greg Stone: Why Jaws Made Me Care About Sharks
I am hard pressed to meet a colleague that has not been affected by this film. In addition, the public fascination with sharks spurred by Jaws helped lead to a dramatic uptick in shark research that has shaped how we understand the ocean today.
Rocky Kistner: In a Kansas Corn Field, Drought Points to the Need for Climate Solutions
Farmers in America's breadbasket are on the front lines of a human-induced changing climate -- a world that will make drought, fire and extreme weather more of the norm in coming decades. Fortunately, there is a solution on the horizon.
Chuck Kellen: Riding for Research With Coffee, Donuts, and Lessons in Life & Tree Care
The issues we face concerning trees and the health of our urban forests are extremely complex and have to be considered from a variety of angles. Everyone needs to work together to learn to care for our environment in a responsible, manageable way.

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