March 29, 2004

-Ghost Town -

Take a ride with Elena, a very brave and adventurous biker from Russia who chronicles
her rides through Chernobyl with a photo essay on her website.

Posted by marcus at 03:42 PM

March 28, 2004

-Obituary for DANDY, 1969 -2004 -

Dandy, beloved and faithful steed of Darcie Nielsen for
over 30 years, died March 5, 2004 on San Juan Island.
-San Juan Islander
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Posted by marcus at 06:23 PM

-Growth in California stresses Pacific Ocean -

SACRAMENTO (AP) - A decades-long explosion of
coastal development combined with California's rapid
population growth is significantly stressing a Pacific Ocean
that absorbs sewage, chemicals, oil runoff and a host of
other destructive impacts, members of the Pew Oceans
Commission told state lawmakers today.
-The Mercury News
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Posted by marcus at 06:09 PM

-City cuts landmark deal with developer -

Delays are largely inevitable in the process of building anything,
particularly a large subdivision, on the Coastside.
-Half Moon Bay Review
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Posted by marcus at 06:05 PM

-Student scientist stumbles across catnip as bug repellent -

PORT CHARLOTTE -- Cassie Wagner hates the smell of
bug repellent, almost as much as the mosquitoes themselves,
but that's not why she invented her own.
-Daytona News-Journal
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Posted by marcus at 05:55 PM

-Buying into biodiesel -

Picture this: Farmers in the San Luis Valley - one of the
poorest parts of Colorado - grow soy that is converted to
an alternative fuel that powers the snowplows that clear
Durango's streets of winter snow.
-Durango Herald

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Posted by marcus at 05:34 PM

March 12, 2004

-Feds ban commercial swordfish fishing in Pacific to save turtles -

SAN FRANCISCO - The federal government banned commercial
fishing for swordfish in a large swath of the Pacific Ocean in order
to protect endangered sea turtles that were being killed or injured
by the hooks.
-The Mercury News
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Posted by marcus at 02:26 PM

-State slows down attempt to stop ‘high-level’ waste at WIPP -

CARLSBAD — The state announced Thursday it has slowed
down its attempt to stop waste currently labeled “high-level”
from coming to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
-Carlsbad Current-Argus
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Posted by marcus at 02:20 PM

-SEA CHANGE | THE NEW ENGLAND FISHING CRISIS -

One by one the fish hit the water, and slide to the ocean floor,
dead. The 400 pounds of cod Nieuwkerk's crew dump that day
would have earned them $600, at least, at the next day's
Portland fish auction. Yet days spent fighting wind and waves
often end this way, with the New England fisherman's most
despised ritual.
-Boston Globe
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Posted by marcus at 02:05 PM