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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 [...]
Some other global warming articles that may be of interest:
The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article discussing how our lifestyles and specifically urban sprawl need to be addressed with regard to global warming. Its from a decidedly Canandian perspective but thought-provking nonetheless. (see How urban sprawl goes against the green)
This article, Bird species [...]
A new study being released in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is causing a stir; it shows how Global Warming may alter the Earth’s climate zones, creating novel climate regions, while complete eliminating others. A number of articles about this press release can be found, e.g. here, here , and here.
From National Geographic [...]
EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for 2005 (and previous years as always). The website includes links to the data, and a link to TRI Explorer, EPA’s electronic tool for data analysis.
Links:
EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Site
2005 TRI Public Data Release
Use the TRI Explorer to find out who’s been releasing toxins [...]
A number of newspapers are reporting on a State comptrollers report on Special town districts. Statewide there are 6927 special district and 4200 local governments while New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the Nation. The implication of course is that these special districts and other inefficiencies in local government [...]
Why this appropriate to Central New York, I have no idea, but its an ode to a salt truck from Eleni Mandell.
Grab it here (before the RIAA has me arrested)
From the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin:
ENDICOTT —When health officials found that a polluted area in the village had a disproportionately high rate of premature births and certain cancers, it raised more questions than answers. Was pollution making people sick? Were factors other than pollution—such as smoking or occupational exposure—responsible? Were women living in the area [...]
Sunday’s Post-Standard had this article on lagging production Maple Syrup locally.
The temperature must be in the low 20s at night and the low 40s during the day for the sap to flow. Warm weather in early winter caused the season to start late, in mid-March instead of mid-February. The fluctuations of very cold and very [...]
A U.K. Defra report, Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption (pdf warning), compared organic versus non-organic food “life cycles” and concludes that in some circumstances organic agriculture can be more detrimental to the environment than conventional agriculture.
Buying organic and local foods is not necessarily better for the environment, according to a new life-cycle assessment [...]
The Rochester D&C has a series of articles and interactive sites on vapor intrusion in the region.
One of the latest public health concerns involves a new problem at old locations: toxic vapors that could rise from long-known dump sites.
In recent years, environmental and health officials in New York and around the nation have [...]
Updated: So much for YouTube. Here is the original file.
Hinchey.wmv
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