Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 PCB talks vital to Norway whale exports Thursday, August 01 2002 @ 09:27 AM CDT Contributed by: Makasheh www.upperworld.com " JAPAN (Japan Times) Norway said Tuesday that more scientific discussions with Japan are needed over the measurement of contaminants in whale products before the countries can start trading in whale meat and blubber. ...According to Williams, Japanese officials told their Norwegian counterparts at a meeting in Oslo on Tuesday that tests conducted on a small sample of Norwegian blubber showed that the toxic polychlorinated biphenyl concentration was higher than that permitted by Japanese health authorities. " ...more Lab tricks show dogs can count Thursday, August 01 2002 @ 08:32 AM CDT Contributed by: Michelle www.upperworld.com " BRAZIL (New Scientist) Dogs can count, new work on mongrels reveals. Dogs are descended from wolves, which not only have a large neocortex - the brain's centre of reasoning - but live in large social groups. So their mathematical ability could, in evolutionary terms, have been useful for working out how many allies and enemies they had in a pack, the researchers think. " ...more Bush Introduces Clear Skies Legislation Wednesday, July 31 2002 @ 11:09 AM CDT Contributed by: WatchDog www.upperworld.com " WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) Legislation introduced Monday would implement the Bush administration's market based approach to reducing air pollution from power plants, known as the Clear Skies plan. But a new national poll shows that most voters reject this approach, preferring the mandatory emissions cuts and other mechanisms contained in the existing Clean Air Act. " ...more Naval Noise: Whale of a Problem www.upperworld.com Monday, July 29 2002 @ 08:50 AM CDT Contributed by: Pascal " UNITED STATES (Wired) The U.S. Navy wants to keep tabs on the seas. But it's facing a whale of a problem: The technologies it says it needs to spy on enemy subs are so loud that they can ruin the lives of nearby leviathans, which rely on their ears like we use our eyes. Next Monday, lawyers representing the Navy and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) will square off in U.S. District Court over a program that tests new sub-detection techniques in coastal waters -- the most heavily populated part of the oceans. " ...more WatchDog www.upperworld.com www.upperworld.org www.infonutrition.org www.vegecelebrites.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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