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Animal control officials seek to assure Glendale residents about coyotes
Animal control officials on Monday sought to ease concerns among Glendale residents unnerved by the prevalence of coyotes in their neighborhoods, saying the canines do play an important role in the local ecosystem and pose little threat to humans. At the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Google+, Boy Scouts of America, Conservation, Wildlife
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City goes after oversize signs
What started out as an effort to gradually downsize large business signs may end up shrinking those golden arches, along with other hallmarks of fast food chains across Glendale.
After tabling the matter in October, the Glendale City Council this week...Tags: Environmental Issues, Business, Business, Conservation, Jack in the Box Incorporated
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More courtesy needed on the road
Comes as no surprise that Glendale ranks lowest in senior pedestrian safety ("City gets another poor pedestrian safety score," Jan. 8). I know — in addition to being a driver, since moving to Glendale, I have increased walking to my appointments...Tags: Elections, Science and Technology, Travel, Politics, Weather
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A wild bonding experience
Some people volunteer in hospitals or libraries, but others babysit escape artist orangutans and dig worms for hungry foxes.
The Los Angeles Zoo enlists 800 volunteers from high school teens to retirees throughout the Los Angeles area, many of whom live...Tags: Biology, California, Natural Resources, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Scouting out the best skills
Thousands of Cub and Boy Scouts learned practical skills while having fun at this weekend's Centennial Council Jamboree at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas.
The event was a joint effort between the San Gabriel Valley and Verdugo Hills councils...Tags: Adults, Canoeing and Kayaking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Natural Resources, Sports
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Less meat eaten, more planet saved
A review of 12,000 papers on climate change in the May 15 issue of "Environmental Research Letters," found that 97 percent of scientists attribute climate change to human activities. Although we're unlikely to reverse climate change, we can mitigate its...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Canterbury, Weather, Global Change, Conservation
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Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council: lake monitoring volunteers wanted
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is looking for volunteers to monitor lakes of all sizes throughout Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Antrim counties for the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program. A free training will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon Friday,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds, Water, Conservation
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Harlequin ladybird can be a pest in disguise
The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities — until they caused serious declines...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, Biology
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Mailbag: Fire-ring smoke makes it hard to breathe
As a resident of Huntington Street, I live with the smoke and soot caused by the incessant daily beach fires. It's horrible; the air quality is being adversely affected. My window sills are black with the soot from the fires. My screens are black, my...Tags: Dick Cheney, Environmental Issues, Weather, Global Change, John Boehner
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The Edge in southern Ohio is known for its beauty, wildness and biodiversity
WEST UNION, Ohio - The Edge of Appalachia Preserve may be Ohio's greatest natural treasure. The 16,000-acre private preserve in southern Ohio is known for its beauty, its wildness and its biodiversity. The preserve stretches 12 miles north from the Ohio...Tags: Ohio River, Wildflowers, Science, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Smith Island denial
Even the most jaded observer must acknowledge there's something admirable about the desire of so many living on Smith Island to see their community survive and prosper. Residents of this marshy (and shrinking in both population and real estate)...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Environmental Issues, Somerset County (Maryland), Weather, Global Expansion
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Allan Powell: Climate change is an enormous challenge
“The Third Industrial Revolution” has a much-needed educative value in equipping us to survive in a world of climate change. This book is a “must read” for those wanting to understand climate change, climate maintenance and their...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Science, Renewable Energy, Weather
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