| Harnessing the wind http://www.baltimoresun.com... Conservation Articles Baltimore Sun - Richards found an ally in Johnson last summer, as they pushed water conservation efforts during a persistent drought. Citizens for a Green Mount Airy encouraged the town to subsidize 55-gallon rain barrels to help residents reduce dependence on city ... |
| Let there be (less) light http://www.philly.com/inqui... Conservation Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - Lately, dark-sky advocates may have found their best ally yet: energy conservation. Saying that about 30 percent of lighting is wasted - it is "ill-conceived, ineffective or inefficient," they say - the International Dark-Sky Association, based in ... |
| Tropical butterfly colonies disappearing http://www.miamiherald.com/... Conservation Articles Miami Herald - CONSERVATION EFFORT Wildlife managers acknowledge the trends are troubling and that they must step up efforts. ''We didn't even get into the butterfly business until the Miami blue butterfly came around,'' said Ricardo Zambrano, a biologist with the ... |
| 'Presumptive winner' mantle fits Nutter easily http://www.philly.com/inqui... Conservation Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - Among them were Budget Secretary Michael Masch, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Michael DeBardinis, Welfare Secretary Estelle Richman, Deputy Health Secretary Joanne Grossi, and Policy Director Donna Cooper. "He is building ... |
| Historic fort's a site for a battle -- over trees http://www.miamiherald.com/... Conservation Articles Miami Herald - But Keys-based biologist Randy Grau of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the Australian pines are pests that cause many environmental problems. ''They invade natural areas, poisoning the soil for other plants,'' he said ... |
| BLM rejects conservation groups' protest http://www.aspentimes.com/a... Conservation Articles Aspen Times - PARACHUTE - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has rejected a protest by conservation groups that claimed the agency failed to consider the full impacts on wildlife of a 139-gas well development near here. The Colorado Mule Deer Association, Colorado ... |
| Group leads energy conservation effort http://www.rutlandherald.co... Conservation Articles Rutland Herald - A core group of local residents fed up with what they say is government's inability to deal with energy issues, including global warming, has started a grassroots effort to promote energy conservation. The Rutland Regional Sustainability Network is ... |
| Wild Water Outfitters owner rooted in exploration, conservation http://article.wn.com/link/... Conservation Articles Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - An hour past a September sunrise, two women pushed a purple canoe down a grass bank and into a slightly choppy sea. A north wind and a rising tide had been piling water into this western reach of the Lynnhaven River for two hours. Alone in the chop ... |
| From Mummies to the Met? MacGregor Fashions the Global Museum http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Conservation Articles Bloomberg - An overarching priority is the 70- to 100-million pound wing, planned by 2011, with conservation, training and exhibition space -- for which he needs to raise funds. The question is: Will MacGregor be there to open it? To ... |
| Bush Promotes Conservation at Chesapeake Bay Retreat http://www.foxnews.com/stor... Conservation Articles FOX News - ST. MICHAEL'S, Md. — President Bush spent a crisp fall Saturday gingerly balancing a tiny screech owl on a gloved hand at a wildlife refuge and casting for rockfish on the Chesapeake Bay. And for lunch? Famous Maryland style crabcakes, served up at ... |