Category Archives: News

Solar Panels Could Replace Roads

Posted on May 20, 2014 by admin

  News From the Field Friday, May 9, 2014 Million-dollar Indiegogo campaign hoping to get idea on the ground By: Hannah Weinberger The Brusaws, standing on the prototype parking lot they built with support from the Federal Highway Administration.     … Continue reading →

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Soaring deaths of bald eagles in Utah attributed to West Nile virus

Posted on January 6, 2014 by admin

By Daniella Silva, NBC News State wildlife officials announced Tuesday that a rare seasonal outbreak of West Nile virus is to blame for the recent spike in deaths of iconic bald eagles across northern Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife … Continue reading →

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Huge swaths of Canada’s boreal forests under threat

Posted on July 29, 2013 by admin

  Researchers say a full 50 per cent of ‘world’s last great forest’ should be protected   By Randy Boswell, Postmedia News July 21, 2013     Iconic species such as the woodland caribou “have disappeared from the southern tier … Continue reading →

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Obama to launch major initiative to curb wildlife trafficking

Posted on July 17, 2013 by admin

• Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent • guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 July 2013 16.50 EDT Barack Obama launched a new initiative against wildlife trafficking on Monday, using his executive authority to take action against an illegal trade that is fuelling rebel … Continue reading →

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States Benefit from Economic Impact of Hunting

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin

 March 4, 2013 NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a major new report documenting the importance of hunting activities to the U.S. economy. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting … Continue reading →

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