Plum Creek Offers Up No Changes In Post-Hearing Brief

The ball is in LURC’s (Land Use Reg Commission) court…can’t wait to see what they do w/ this now. ASW —————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: Plum Creek Offers Up No Changes In Post-Hearing Brief From:    “Jym St. Pierre” <jym@restore.org> Date:    Tue, March 18, 2008 12:44 pm To:      undisclosed-recipients: Undisclosed recipients;… Continue reading

Climate Change, Bamboo Forests, & Pandas

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Front-line-of-the-fight.3896776.jp CLIMATE change is threatening the giant panda. There are fears that the bamboo on which the panda depends may be at risk from global warming. Botanists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) are collaborating with colleagues in China in a project to help secure the long-term survival of… Continue reading

Rain-on-Snow Kills Mammals

Public release date: 18-Mar-2008 University of Washington Rain falling on snow sounds like a relatively harmless weather event, but when it happens in the far north it can mean lingering death for reindeer, musk oxen and other animals that normally graze on the Arctic tundra. That was the case in… Continue reading