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POPSCreepy Yet Beautiful
MORE: Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatu) The Hymenopus coronatu, aka Orchid mantis, is a variety of flower mantis usually found in Malaysia and Indonesia. Doesn’t the mantis pictured look just like an orchid? They hide in the flowers they resemble, waiting for other delicious insects to alight. (Photo by: Paul F. Wagner) Hercules Beetle (Dynastes Hercules) A species of rhinoceros beetle that lives in South America, the Hercoles Beetle can grow to over 6 inches in length (counting its horns), but its claim to fame is its strength: it can support 850 times its own weight on its shell! This beetles eats only vegetation and is not aggressive, except to other Hercules beetles, when males fight each other over females. (Photo by: Tomas Libich) Giant Camel Spider (Arachnid Solifugae) Perhaps we would never --or rarely-- have heard of such a creature if it was not because of the tales and photos the United States Servicemen in the Persian Gulf War and afterwards the Iraq War car
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POPSUS to Defoliate Rio Grande River Bank
Environmentalist are up in arms over this plan but fail to take into consideration the fact that the carrizo cane is not native to this area and is adversely affecting farming on both sides of the river. It should be eradicated. But, helping farmers is not the reason Homeland Security wants to destroy this desert ecosystem. The carrizo cane offers a cover for illegal immigrants trying to cross the border. And since we all know building a wall along the border is impossible the American government has decided to treat the carrizo cane as a terrorist threat, and they seek to eradicate it with herbicides. The unfortunate side effect is it will poison the water table and act as neurotoxins that affect human central nervous system. But, hey, the Border Patrol figures if they can wipe out a few illegals along the way well it just makes their job easier. Just another short-sighted plan to show action without considering long-term disastrous side-effects. Our tax dollars at work!
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POPSGreens Pave Way for Republican Comeback
than most other sorts of development, whether they be new or expanding suburban communities, roads, farming or a green energy projects -- like wind farms, solar panel fields, and cellulosic ethanol plants. Consider, for example, how much “fragile” environment would be disturbed by T. Boone Pickens’ plan to build the largest wind farm in the world on 400,000 acres in the Texas panhandle. While the Greens say they support Pickens’ effort, in what way is the Texas panhandle less fragile than the Utah desert? Last spring, the BLM placed a moratorium on solar power projects to be built on public lands, pending environmental impact studies. The necessary transmission lines and water use might disturb the native vegetation and wildlife, says the BLM. But the solar power industry screamed bloody murder and the moratorium was soon rescinded. Given that the Greens oppose oil and gas drilling everywhere, the rest of us -- especially congressional Republicans --
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POPSFeds Place Moratorium On New Solar Projects On Public Land "This could completely stunt the growth of the industry," said Holly Gordon, vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs for Ausra, a solar thermal energy company in Palo Alto. The manager of the bureau's environmental impact study, Linda Resseguie, said many factors must be considered when deciding whether to allow solar projects on the scale being proposed, among them the Advertisement impact of construction and transmission lines on native vegetation and wildlife.
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POPSRelentless Working Out One of the reasons we were happy to return to NZ from Australia was that we are not convinced that Australia has food security. More evidence
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POPSLose the lawn altogether I don't know why this should be considered the "extreme" option. Seems to me that lawns -- systems on ***high intensity permanent life support -- should be considered the extreme. *** HIGH INTENSITY PERMANENT LIFE SUPPORT ... What I mean is that in order to survive and thrive, lawns NEED: - regular cutting - regular watering - fertilizing - pest and weed control (usually chemical) How did we ever let lawns become some kind of status symbol??? What were we thinking!? /e
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POPS Droughts Not Global WArming The Global WArming crowd thinks of plants solely in terms of their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, but Dr. McAlpine takes a more scientific view by looking at the specific ways plants can affect the surrounding environment.
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POPSPlant diversity in our urban parks It is most unlikely that planting native plant species capable of withstanding human disturbance will , in the long term, result in communities reflective of pre-European settlement. Nonetheless, it is a step in the right direction and may the restoration projects continue. Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070224093800.htm
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