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    Trees dying faster as climate warms - by frog



    From the Washington Post: The death rates of trees in Western U.S. forests have doubled over the past two to three decades, according to a new study spearheaded by the U.S. Geological Survey, driven in large part by higher temperatures and water scarcity linked to climate change Nathan L. Stephenson, one of the lead authors, [...] read more
    January 25, 2009 9:27 am - 28 Comments
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    Noisy neighbours get the boot - by frog



    I never figured I’d be standing up for my Aussie cousins, particularly those living in Dunedin. However, a whole bunch of them have just been evicted for making too much noise in search of a mate. The Otago Daily Times reports that several Australian brown tree frogs have been rounded up and evicted from a [...] read more
    September 26, 2008 10:47 am - 7 Comments
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    Science solves global warming - by frog



    I’m a stereotypical Greenie so, unsurprisingly, I loved last Sunday Star Time’s 29 Reasons Not to be Complacent article about what to do to help a planet in environmental crisis. And, in particular: Scientists searching for a way to solve global warming have stumbled on the perfect solution for removing CO² from the air and [...] read more
    April 17, 2008 9:49 am - 18 Comments
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    Rod Donald’s 2nd anniversary - by frog



    This week the Green Party the second anniversary of Rod’s death. Caucus, along with friends and supporters, spent a few quiet minutes remembering him and checking to make sure that his memorial tree, which lives behind the parliamentary library, was still prospering. As you can see here, it is. read more
    November 8, 2007 9:11 am - 9 Comments