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I’ve always been fascinated by crow intelligence and at the same time amazed how few people recognize this intelligence especially since, according to some cognitive research, theirs exceeds that of dogs. This video lecture from a writer Joshua Klein, who has been involved with an amateur study of corvid behavior, highlights this.
Of course [...]
More Web Sightings hereBisphenol A or BPA is an important industrial chemical used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. The plastics industry maintains that BPA is completely safe. But academic and government researchers say the chemical needs to undergo a new risk assessment.
...Read MorePercholorethylene, commonly known as perc, is used by about 80 percent of U.S. dry cleaners to remove stains and clean clothes.
When first introduced to dry cleaners in the 1930s, little was known about its health effects, and it was considered something of a miracle chemical because it could be aggressive on stains, but was not [...]
...Read MoreThe principle of maximum diversity operates both at the physical and at the mental level. It says that the laws of nature and the initial conditions are such as to make the universe as interesting as possible. As a result, life is possible but not too easy. Always when things are dull, something [...]
I was sent this CNN blurb: Exurb growth challenges U.S. cities which gives a brief account of some of the surburban or “exurban” sprawl pressures being faced in the West. A University of Denver geography professor has concluded that roughly 1/3 of Americans live in what he termed “exurbia” – “places just beyond [...]
“A hundred years after we are gone and forgotten, those who never heard of us will be living with the results of our actions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, U.S. Supreme Court
There are an estimated 47,000 migrant workers and their family members in New York.
The persistence of child blood lead poisoning in Urban areas (including Syracuse) shows a strong seasonal variation; this is a result of increased inhalation and ingestion of lead enriched dust brought about by external climatological factors, in dry summer periods for instance.
These significant findings have been recently published in Environmental Health Perspectives that [...]
Onondaga Lake plan delay sought
State, federals, Onondagas say more time is needed to review cleanup proposals.
Feds tell state to delay Onondaga Lake cleanup
Syracuse.com: NewsFlash – Feds want state to delay cleanup of Onondaga Lake
Cleanup plan on hold
The Environmental Protection Agency says its wants more time for public input on plans to clean up Onondaga [...]
Land deals to guard wetlands (Democrat & Chronicle)
Corydon Ireland
Staff writer
(March 27, 2005) — In a coup that will protect more than 200 acres of woodland, meadows and marsh, the Rochester-based chapter of The Nature Conservancy has bought two properties within the Montezuma wetlands complex.
The deals were wrapped up last year but were just announced Friday.
The [...]
Start of shipping season brings warnings of lake invaders
By CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associates Press Writer
March 24, 2005, 2:39 PM EST
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Ships navigating the St. Lawrence Seaway may carry more than coal and grain through the Great Lakes, say environmentalists, who warned Thursday about potential secondary “cargo” like killer shrimp or monkey gobies.
At the start of a new [...]
The Basics on Genetically Modified Foods
The Basics on Genetically Modified Foods (AP Release)
What foods are genetically modified? Are they safe? Here are the basics:
<p>Q: How can I tell if foods in the grocery store have genetically modified ingredients? </p>
<p>A: Usually you can’t be certain. However, some makers of organic foods label their products as [...]</p>
This is possibly DEC’s version of the EPA’s “Surf Your Watershed” but on a larger (regional) scale. Something to look forward to.
PoughkeepsieJournal.com – Database to track water pollution
The Department of Environmental Conservation will create a public database that details areas of groundwater contamination, and one Dutchess County legislator hopes the county can be [...]
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