Officials Assess Damage From Blast in Gulf of Mexico

On September 2nd, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Posted in Earth News

The explosion touched off flurries of conflicting reports about sightings of oil slicks in the water and whether any workers had been injured in the blast.
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Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour

On September 2nd, 2010 by Villager | 1 Comment | Posted in Book Review

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Why are some species monogamous while others are polygamous? Why are males usually more ornamented than females? What makes one organism the hunter and another the hunted? Why do some creatures stick together in groups while others prefer to go it alone? Can we talk of animal culture? Behavioural Ecology provides a fascinating insight into the evolutionary and ecological processes that underpin animal behaviour.

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Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour

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Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion – USA Today

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This is one other piece of evidence that demonstates the human and enviroment risks of our appetite for offshore oil,” said Susan Farady, director of the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School …
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Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Ecology – Scientific American

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The Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in ecology. Applicants must have a PhD and will be expected to develop a strong externally …
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Clean-up bid for Yangtze set to begin

On September 1st, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Posted in Earth News

An alarm over massive environmental damage along the Yangtze River and its Three Gorges reservoir has been raised by officials as authorities plan to spend billions of yuan treating sewage and planting forests in a major clean-up campaign.
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Soil Ecology

On September 1st, 2010 by Villager | 1 Comment | Posted in Book Review

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Soil Ecology is designed to meet the increasing challenge faced by today’s environmental scientists, ecologists, agriculturalists, and biotechnologists for an integrated approach to soil ecology. It emphasizes the interrelations among plants, animals, and microbes, by first establishing the fundamental physical and chemical properties of the soil habitat and then functionally characterizing the major components of the soil biota and some of their most important int… More >>

Soil Ecology

Question marks surround Boilermakers – Niles Daily Star

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Heading into his second season, Purdue head coach Danny Hope (5-7 overall last year, 4-4 Big Ten) faces nearly as many questions as a high school student taking a college entrance exam. On offense, it …
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Ecology part of curriculum at Goddard High – Wichita Eagle

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GODDARD — At Goddard High School, named Kansas’ 2010 Green School of the Year by a group of environmental educators, it’s part of the curriculum. Every Friday, students round up all of the paper, aluminum …
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POPULAR ENERGY: Tomorrow’s home – Abington Mariner

On August 31st, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Posted in Earth News

Here are some principals that should be, and may be, observed in the design and construction of tomorrow’s single-family homes. The setting for the house will probably be a residential subdivision, and the amenities …
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China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damage

On August 31st, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Posted in Earth News

China will spend billions of dollars treating sewage and planting forests to arrest massive environmental degradation along the Yangtze river and its Three Gorges reservoir, officials said Tuesday.
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