"Supreme Court Takes Up Property Rights Dispute"
"In a cause celebre for the right, an Idaho couple seeks a hearing on an EPA warning that a dry lot for their dream home is protected 'wetlands.'"
Source: LA Times, 01/03/2012
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"Sea Shepherd Says Drones Find, Photograph Japan's Whaling Fleet"
"Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan's annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said Sunday they had intercepted and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft.
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said it located the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru off Australia's western coast Saturday using the drones, the first time this season it has made contact with the whalers.
However, other Japanese ships shielded the vessel "to allow it to escape," Sea Shepherd said in a statement.
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2012
Louisville Water Co. Reduces Pollutant Chromium 6 in Drinking Water
"The Louisville Water Co. has sharply lowered the levels of hexavelent chromium, a suspected carcinogen, in drinking water after solving a puzzle about the source of the pollutant."
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 01/02/2012
"Record Ivory Seizures Point To Surge in Elephant Poaching"
"A record number of large ivory seizures have been made globally this year, pointing to a surge in elephant poaching in Africa to meet Asian demand for tusks for use in jewellery and ornaments, according to an international conservation group."
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2012
"After Three Decades, Tax Credit for Ethanol Expires"
"WASHINGTON — A federal tax credit for ethanol expired on Saturday, ending an era in which the federal government provided more than $20 billion in subsidies for use of the product."
Source: NY Times, 01/02/2012
"Facing Consequences of Success in Bid to Save a Goose"
"WILLOWS, Calif. — These are good days to be a snow goose on the Pacific flyway. The water in the rice fields is at an ideal depth for snacking on marsh plants. A bit of grain is left over from the harvest around the Northern California city of Chico, which is gearing up for its annual Snow Goose Festival.
Source: NY Times, 01/02/2012
"Organic Agriculture May Be Outgrowing Its Ideals"
"TODOS SANTOS, Mexico -- Clamshell containers on supermarket shelves in the United States may depict verdant fields, tangles of vines and ruby red tomatoes. But at this time of year, the tomatoes, peppers and basil certified as organic by the Agriculture Department often hail from the Mexican desert, and are nurtured with intensive irrigation. "
Source: NY Times, 01/02/2012
"New Look at Pipeline Blasts"
"Safety regulators are increasingly focusing on how seemingly minor problems with a natural-gas pipeline can combine to magnify the risk of an explosion or serious leak, as some experts say was probably the case in a blast that shook a rural Ohio neighborhood last month."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 01/02/2012
"DIY Cesium Scanning Store May Be 'New Normal'"
In the Japanese community of Kashiwa, scanning your food and soil for radiation is the new normal.
"Kashiwa, about 30 km northeast of Tokyo, is known for its humble beginnings as a 1970s bedroom community for Tokyo workers.
The tranquil residential city of 406,000 in Chiba Prefecture rarely enters the national spotlight, except when Kashiwa Reysol, the local soccer team, is playing at home.
Source: Japan Times, 01/02/2012
