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New York City's health inspectors are on a rampage. A bagel seed rampage, that is. And your city may be next. B&B Empire Bagel Cafe was reportedly fined $1,650 for allowing sesame and poppy seeds to fall onto the floor while its bagels were being made. They weren't reusing the seeds, but merely allowing them to accumulate on...

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The New Jersey "tanning mom" accused of child endangerment has been banned from a chain of tanning salons , the New York Daily News reports. Tanning mom Patricia Krentcil denies she took her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, which is unlawful in New Jersey for a child under 14. Public attention and ridicule have led one tanning-salon...

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The Ministry of Environment Science and Technology (MEST) has expressed satisfaction about the passage of the Biosafety Bill into law which received Presidential assent on December 31, 2011. Read more from the original source: MEST Expresses satisfaction for the Passage of Biosafety Bill into Law

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Algae could become an important source of sustainable biofuel, as production doesn't compete with food crops for land. But we may need to change the way we grow algae from closed systems to open ponds if it is to be low-carbon and cost-effective. Link: Green fuel is possible with artificial ecosystems

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Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival. See original here: One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction

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Biodiversity loss has as much negative impact on the environment as climate change and pollution, scientists at a California university say. See the article here: Study: Biodiversity loss hits environment

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Map of Life - an interactive resource for global biodiversity analysis - launches today, promising a new era in the visualization of species distributions. Read the original: Map of Life goes live

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GA: New NRA-Funded Shotgun Range Opens Follow this link: GA: New NRA-Funded Shotgun Range Opens

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A worldwide survey finds that all continents save Antarctica have regions where obstruction of rivers is a threat The rest is here: Researchers map fish species at risk from dams

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California on Wednesday released an updated draft of its cap-and-trade regulations that for the first time includes language that would link its carbon market to a similar scheme in the Canadian province of Quebec. See the original post: California takes step toward linking CO2 market to Quebec