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Britain's More Silent Spring
Cuckoos, one of the most successful social parasites, are declining in numbers. Britain's surveying the population to see how this endangered species is faring.
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Colony Collapse Disorder
This is a worldwide problem, particularly bad in America, where honeybee colonies are dying off at an alarming rate.
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Peregrine Falcon
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the once endangered bird of prey builds a nest and prepares to lay eggs.
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Reducing Pesticides for the Love of Birds: New Thoughts for a New Year
We can, and should, be proactive in controlling the amount of chemicals we introduce into our environment.
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Silent Spring: by Rachel Carson
I first read Rachel Carson's landmark book, <b>Silent Spring</b>, about 15 years ago. I was especially interested as my brother-in-law was very involved with pesticides in his job. What I picked up to read as a reference and source of information surprisingly became one of the best books I had ever read - surely a great book, and one to consider if you've never read it.
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Silent Spring: by Rachel Carson
I first read Rachel Carson's landmark book, <b>Silent Spring</b>, about 15 years ago. I was especially interested as my brother-in-law was very involved with pesticides in his job. What I picked up to read as a reference and source of information surprisingly became one of the best books I had ever read - surely a great book, and one to consider if you've never read it.
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Watching Over Nature: Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson's lifelong love of nature made her an early champion of the environment.
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Rachel Carson Defended Nature
Rachel Carson was a scientist and writer ahead of her time. She had the courage to speak out on the dangers and long term effects of pesticides on the environment.
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Piano Work about the Environment
Jazz pianist and environmentalist Marian McPartland has written a tribute based on eco-pioneer Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.
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Stay safe garden organically
Do you use pesticides on your pot plants? Beware you may be increasing your risk of cancer.
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The passions of Rachel Carson
Her unconventional relationship with an older, married woman helped sustain the popular nature writer who is credited with founding the environmental movement.
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Non-Toxic Earth
Don't do it! Don't use harmful chemicals to kill insects and weeds! Help keep the earth safe and clean by avoiding pesticides and herbicides.
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Silent Wetlands
Wetlands are one of the keys to maintaining a safe, healthy water supply.
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The Endangered Species Act
What is the Endangered Species Act? Why is it controversial? What should you know about it?
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A Nature/Environmental Book List
Offers suggested titles and authors that no serious reader interested in literature focused on the natural world should be without.
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Birds and Pesticides
DDT insecticide caused pesticide poisoning in birds forty years ago. Today it's still with us, along with other toxic pesticides and herbicides that kill birds.
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Declining Bird Populations
Over the years the populations of birds in North America have been declining. This article is a summary of the main causes contributing to this event.
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In the Beginning. . . .
Environmental science is a young science, dating back only to - well, I guess you could say the 4th century B.C.
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Is Organic Food More Nutritious?
Scientific evidence points towards organic food being more nutritious than conventional foods. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
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Emissions policy update
So forests can't compensate for greenhouse gas emissions after all. It has served as another side-stepping technique for policy-makers. When will they stop avoiding responsibility?
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For the Event- Life During the Cold War
Life During The Cold War. Not only did man as a whole have a difficult and scarry time during the cold war but animals suffered too.
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Gadget and the Gadgetinis through My Dad The Rock Star, a Fall Preview 2003-2004
A world inside a head, a world under a bed. Video game addicts and video game inhabitants. Gonzo filmmakers, a hooded fang, three Gadgets for the price of one and a Regina ghetto. Also KISS rocker Gene Simmons&#8217; new brainchild idea, a semi-autobiographical story of his family life.

Island Biogeography is not for Dodos
When most people look at animals they only see the animals &#151 tigers, tortoises, hornbills, rhinos and so on. They never ask why an animal is the way it is or how it got that way; where it came from and what it is like. Few wonder why animals are where they are and why they're not where they're not. David Quammen does.
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Saving Our Farms: An Entertaining Idea
Ohio's farms--and those all over the country--are disappearing. Their amazing contributions to our economy, to our tables, and to our environment may never be adequately recognized. Now that it's fall, corn mazes are making the headlines again. Can 'agritainment' save the American farm? Time will tell. For now, at least us city folk can visit, and have fun.
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STOPPING THE POPs
Linda looks at persistent organic pollutants (or POPs) and discovers a disaster waiting to happen, in this, the first of a series on POP chemicals.
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To Spray or Not To Spray
Is there any place that is safe from chemicals or pesticides? Think before you spray.
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Women in the Natural World
Women with a passion for the natural world and our kinship with animals
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Amphibians as biological indicator
Why is the decline of amphibians so important?
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Gene Simmons' My Dad the Rock Star
Believe it or not, one of TV's newest enduring father figures is based on KISS' Gene Simmons. This new cartoon on Teletoon is a fun look at the life of Willy Zilla, a 12-year-old who just wants to be a boy, not a spectacle.

Hijacking ecology
Some ecologists complain the environmental movement has hijacked their science. What on Earth do they mean?
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Introduction to Ecology
The origin and definition of the multidisciplinary science of ecology.
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My Brug is a Datura
A plant, thought to be a Brugmansia, is in reality a Datura.
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Peregrine Falcon
The Peregrine Falcon appears throughout the world but has become scarce through most of its original habitat.
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Our Love Affair with Lawns
Should a green, velvety lawn still be a status symbol for the neighborhood and a measure of our civic pride?
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Wild Nature
Wild Nature, recovery from storm and fire, exotic nature
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Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2
Gardening in Shade - Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2 - Little Critters and Butterflies
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Melissa Stewart: Nonfiction Inspiration
Melissa Stewart offers advice on nonfiction writing for children and discusses her experiences as a writer.
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