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A huge hole that appeared in the Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic in 2011 was the largest recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, triggering worries the event could occur again and be even worse, scientists said in a report on Monday Continued here: Record Arctic ozone hole raises fears of worse to come

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Political opposition to technologies that could artificially cool the planet is in full swing. A field test of geoengineering, planned for October in Sculthorpe, UK, has been postponed for six months. Meanwhile, the European Parliament has passed a resolution that "expresses its opposition to proposals for large scale geoengineering". Follow this link: Political backlash to geoengineering begins

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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, September 29, 2011 (ENS) - Acquisition of 570 acres to establish a national wildlife refuge along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque has been approved, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today in Albuquerque, Mexico. Read the rest here: MEXICO: Urban National Wildlife Refuge Approved for Albuquerque

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The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Thursday pledged to ensure safety of genetically modified (GM) crops amid scientists' appeals for caution in commercializing such products. View original post here: USA: Ministry seeks to ease GM food safety fears

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A proposal to build a new United Nations tower seems sound, since it would also generate money for a much-needed outdoor space. Read more: An Esplanade on the East River

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By Byron Williams – Oakland Tribune contributing columnist Does executing Brewer for the heinous crime he committed justify maintaining a system that also executes Davis based on no physical evidence linking him to the crime along with a plethora of witness recantations? Ten years ago the answer to that question most likely would have been in the affirmative...

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NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands More: NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands

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NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands Originally posted here: NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands

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By Dan Walters – The Sacramento Bee – Published: Friday, Sep. 30, 2011 – 12:00 am – Page 3A The Legislature’s budget analyst has waded into the political war between the state court system’s San Francisco-based leadership – including Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye – and hundreds of local trial court judges. While not overtly taking sides in the...

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Why Eyewitness Memory Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (Part III) The Huffington Post – 9/30/11 12:53 PM ET In Part I and Part II of this post, I began recounting my recent experiences as an eyewitness expert in an armed robbery trial. My testimony in the case focused on the general limitations of eyewitness memory, but...