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Should This Ugly Rock-Sucker Be Saved?

6:40 am in animals, endangered species list, oregon, Travel & Nature, washington by TreeHugger

Rock Sucking Lamprey mouth photo Photo USFWS via flickr and Creative Commons license. Nearly everybody knows about Pacific salmon and the billions of dollars and massive human effort that has gone in to pushing the species back from extinction. But what about the not-too-pretty, rock-sucking Pacific lamprey with its zero economic value? It's population numbers have gone from an estimated 1 million in the 1970s to 200,0...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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California Vineyards Face Massive Climate Crunch By 2040 – Up To 50% Loss of Premium Growing Land

12:45 pm in california, Food & Health, global climate change, global warming effects, oregon, washington, wine by TreeHugger

napa vineyard photo photo: Naotake Murayam/Creative Commons Will this get more people to care about climate? Fingers crossed. New research published in Environmental Research Letters shows that climate change may shrink the amount of prime wine growing land in California by 50% in just 30 years. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Garden Of Eden Myth: ‘We’ll Escape Catastrophic Climate Change By Moving North’

9:27 pm in Business & Politics, canada, climate change effects, factory farms, new york, usa, washington by TreeHugger

prime farmland image Prime farmland is land with the growing season, moisture supply, and soil quality needed to sustain high yields. Image credit:USDA, via Heinz Center People who've never been to a wilderness area treasure the idea that they one day could. (This explains broad public support for Federal and State wilderness protections.) City dwellers think if they can learn how grow a tomato in a bucket they could live off the land - if needed. A person 'texting' while driving believes he'll never get in an accident, 'unlike those other dummies.' Here's th...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sea Lions to Be Killed For Eating Endangered Fish

10:22 pm in endangered species, oregon, Travel & Nature, washington by TreeHugger

california sea lion photo Photo: Mike Baird / cc For a group of California sea lions that have found a virtual buffet of endangered salmon at the base of the Bonneville Dam, between Oregon and Washington, the feeding frenzy will soon be coming to an end -- violently. Late last week, officials from the NOAA's Fisheries Service authorized officials to rid the Columbia River of the opportunistic sea lions after more humane methods, like firecrackers and rubber bullets, failed to deter them....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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