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Lorne Gunter: There are two sides to the climate story. You're getting one.

Record high temperatures on Baffin Island last month — it hit 27C on July 21 — have made the news around the world, as has the evacuation of 21 visitors from the island’s Auyuittuq National Park. Fear that melt water from the park’s glaciers might lead to flash flooding and landslides has been reported by everyone from AFP to the BBC as proof of the adverse side-effects of man-made climate change. Meanwhile, it is barely reported outside Alaska that America’s northernmost state is hav...

Baby lemurs at Sacramento Zoo are third round of offspring for breeding pair

While populations of lemurs are critically endangered in Madagascar, the black and white ruffed lemurs at the Sacramento Zoo are doing quite well. A baby black and white ruffed lemur rolls over and plays cute at the Sacramento Zoo in William Land Park. Three of the lemurs, which are endangered in the wild in their natural habitat, the island of Madagascar, were born May 4 to the zoo's breeding pair. When born, the baby lemurs were about the size of a rat, but adult black and white ruffed lemurs ...

Dispatches from Tibet

tibet.net Kathleen McLaughlin has been a journalist in China for more than seven years and has covered regional issues including economics, the environment and governmental regulation. Recently she applied for a foreign journalist's permit to visit Tibet and was granted permission to do so. She is one of the first foreign journalists since March 2008 allowed to travel independently to Tibet, although regulations still require hiring a government-approved guide. During her five-day trip, she is s...

Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Engagement Ring (Park Slope) $1700

I am selling a beautiful diamond engagement ring (size 5.5) with Appraisal Report from International Gemological Institute. Professional photo of ring: Information from appraisal: Description of article: One 14 karat yellow gold mounting (ring), weighing in total approx. 1.6 DWT., stamped "14K", containing one natural diamond, detailed below: SHAPE AND CUT - Round brilliant cut Measurements... Approx. 5.93-6.96 x 3.60 mm. Weight......... Estimated by formula 0.77 carat PROPORTIONS Depth............

John Muir Awards for Islay's Young Adventurers

Seventy-four Islay children aged between seven and fourteen, all members of the Young Adventurers Club, have now achieved their 'Discoverer' award, the first level of the national John Muir Award Scheme. The club is run in conjunction with Islay Natural History Trust, and Jeremy Hastings’ Islay Birding is the John Muir award scheme provider in Islay. The Young Adventurers club is supported by Mactaggart Third Fund. Jeremy says, 'Sir John Mactaggart feels that it is important for Islay child...

I'd Buy That for $10 - Access To California State Parks

By Traci Sheehan Executive Director Planning and Conservation League High gas prices got you down? Looking for a nearby place where you can play, relax and enjoy the great outdoors on your "staycation" this year? With the temperatures heating up, Californians are heading to some of our 278 state parks for those much-needed getaways. Under the State Park Access Pass proposal by Assembly Member John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), visiting state parks for day-use could be FREE! Announced in early June, Lai...

You don't have to bust the budget at the Lake of the Ozarks

They call it the "Fun Lake." With 54,000 acres of water, 1,150 miles of shoreline and fishing and boating opportunities from Gravois Mills to Camdenton, it's hard to argue that the Lake of the Ozarks deserves any lesser designation. Free attractions at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, include formations such as the Natural Bridge at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. Willmore Lodge's history is as old as the Lake of the Ozarks. The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was original...

Your Own Tyrannosaurs Rex Fossil Replica

STAN was a Tyrannosaurus Rex that lived over 65 million years ago. In his heyday he probably banged tons of other dinosaurs, and, quite possibly, a woolly mammoth or two. But now he ain't banging shit but the wall at the Black Hills Museum of Natural History in South Dakota. That poor bastard, no cavemen to eat or nothing. Anyway, you can get a life-sized replica of his skeleton for $100,000. Now I know what you're thinking, "For 100K I better get to choose his damn pose." Well you do. They can...

Lake Superior Day: homage to a great lake

Lake Superior Day: Swimmers enjoy the waters of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota's Canal Park. Courtesy Mark RyanHow do you celebrate one of the largest pools of freshwater on Earth? By participating in the annual Lake Superior Day, that’s how! This Sunday, July 20, is Lake Superior Day, a day of celebrations for the world’s largest and cleanest freshwater lake. Towns and communities lining the shores of Superior in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and the Canadian province of Ontario a...

Pope: World's natural resources being squandered

Pope Benedict XVI says the world's natural resources are being squandered by "insatiable" consumption and urges people to care more for the environment. Pope Benedict XVI gestures during a harbor cruise in Sydney, Thursday, July 17, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI waves after he arrives at Government House in Sydney, Thursday, July 17, 2008. The pope will welcome pilgrims from around the world who have gathered in Sydney for World Youth Day. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, Pope Benedict XVI ...