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Study: Oyster reefs could be 'TUMS' to acidic bay
If CO2-fueled acidity is the heartburn of the Chesapeake Bay, a little relief could be as close as the nearest oyster rock. Authors of a new study on the corrosive effects of ocean acidity on mollusks say healthy reefs can be an antidote — an...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Seafood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Reedville
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Lionfish: If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em
In recent years, the Indo-Pacific lionfish — a dramatically striped, finned and armored aquarium fish — has invaded Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs. It has been spotted off the Southeastern United States, throughout the Caribbean Sea, in...
Tags: Conservation, Bodies of Water, Coral Reefs, Caribbean Sea, Ecosystems
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Gastritis, Cellulitis , Echinacea (dietary supplement), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Juday Creek significant in the lives of many
South Bend TribuneJuday Creek is a peaceful little stream that cuts through a portion of northern St. Joseph County. Legally classified as an open drain, the 12-mile creek begins in farm fields in Granger and meanders west across the Grape Road corridor, Warren Golf...Tags: Biology, Renovation, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Rivers
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Mailbag: Even those without clout can dislike fire rings
I read Chris Epting's perspective on the beach fire issue this morning and I wanted to give you another perspective. I live in Huntington Beach about two blocks from the beach. I am not a "wealthy person" who is trying to keep others from beach...Tags: Rooms and Sublets, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Rentals, Allergies, Melville
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Where have all the rabbits gone?
Zeus the wonder dog scared up a rabbit near the house the other day. Go ahead and mock me for mentioning it, but in the rabbit department, that's big news. Because in our suburban village, out on the western rind of Cook County, I haven't seen more...
Tags: Biology, Navy Pier, Tularemia , Cook County Government, Environmental Issues
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Bid to ban commercial trade in polar bears fails
An unusual coalition between the U.S. and Russia to win an international ban on commercial trade of polar bear parts failed Thursday. Meeting in Bangkok, delegates to the 176-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species voted down a U....Tags: Endangered Species, European Union, Environmental Issues, North American Free Trade Agreement, Trade Agreements
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Oyster recovery "amazing" in Shore creek
Now for a bit of good news - and from an environmental group at that. Drew Koslow, the Choptank Riverkeeper, reports that while walking the shore of Harris Creek in Talbot County, he saw an "amazing" abundance of oysters growing in the intertidal zone,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Human Interest, Oysters, Talbot County, Tilghman Island
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Human population underlies threats to coral survival
After three years of analysis, a team of federal scientists has come up with a list of the greatest threats to the survival of reef-building corals. And it has ranked the proximate threats, weighing into decades of scientific debate over the biggest...
Tags: Endangered Species, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Energy Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service , Natural Resource Industry
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2012-13 #migratory #bird seasons and bag limits
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Game Commission released the state dates for migratory bird seasons and bag limits: 2012-13 WATERFOWL SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS DUCKS: North Zone: Ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Oct. 6-20, and Nov. 13-Jan. 5. South Zone: Ducks,... -
Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Iraq, Renovation, U.S. Navy, Consumers, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Is Sandy a taste of things to come?
CNNWe should not be surprised. That's the view of many climate scientists as they survey the destruction wrought by the superstorm that ravaged the Northeast this week. The melting of Arctic ice, rising sea levels, the warming atmosphere and changes to...Tags: Politics, Architecture, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York City, Oceans
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