October 30, 2003 |
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In the words of Lt. George Krivo, “the tiger engaged the soldier’s arm”. In response, another of the soldiers engaged his weapon and the unfortunate tiger engaged his fate. The military is investigating.
October 21, 2003 |
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Consistent with the administration’s philosophy of valuing environmental assets in purely economic terms, the policy contends that the substantial demand for live, dead, and dismembered animals can be used to fund conservation efforts. Put another way, the policy assumes that the most effective way to save endangered animals is through economic exploitation.
September 06, 2003 |
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In his book, High Noon: 20 global issues, 20 years to solve them, J.F. Rischard outlines the planet’s most pressing problems and why current governmental structures are incapable of solving them.
August 29, 2003 |
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On the one hand we have a government official claiming it’s acceptable to hunt a species of whale because it’s abundant while on the other hand we have a fishing captain economically encouraged to exploit a species of fish because it is rare. Combined, we are left with The Tragedy of the Commons writ large.
August 02, 2003 |
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Although considered a classic of American literature, Beston’s The Outermost House had escaped my attention until I came upon the following quotation while reading The Empty Ocean by Richard Ellis.
June 24, 2003 |
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Jacques Perrin’s film, Winged Migration, provides a remarkable view of the annual migration of 14 different bird species as they struggle to survive among a variety of natural and man-made obstacles and threats.
June 19, 2003 |
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There are a number of resources available to help reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. The easiest place to start however is to call the automated system set up by the main credit reporting bureaus, 888-5OPT-OUT.
May 15, 2003 |
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A full 20% of the May 2003 issue of Outside magazine was devoted to advertisements for cars and trucks. Readers should ask how the magazine can retain journalistic integrity when they are economically dependent on the most environmentally destructive industry on the planet?
May 14, 2003 |
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A new study published in Nature (vol 423, p 280) and reported by New Scientist, concludes that the global population of large predatory fish has fallen by 90% in the last 50 years. Effected species include sharks, marlin, swordfish and…
