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This is an important article over at Sinapu. After Killing a Record 2.7 Million Animals, Federal Government Hides Of course Wildlife Services would rather operate in as much secrecy as possible. “Birds constituted the overwhelming majority of animals exterminated, with starlings registering the greatest single species death total at 2.3 million. Mammalian carnivore deaths exceeded…

There’s been a lot of talk about ethanol as an alternative to petrol consumption – especially with the President taking some licks from Hugo down South this week.   The Idaho State Journal has an interesting article on biodiesel today, another alternative which seems promising.  Don’t get me wrong – I’m a fervent advocate of conservation first…

Hey, it’s Spring Break, and I’m setting here typing instead of outdoors. This is WRONG!  For the next week we will have a guest editor. He will have to approve the post of anyone who has not posted before (the post goes into a moderation queue first). He might kick some people off if they…

Because I mostly grew up in Logan, Utah, the fact that often has the dirtiest air in America (in the winter) is most discouraging. The immediate problem is a strong inversion layer. The nearby valleys are snow-free and warm and Cache Valley (Logan) remains with snow and still air that allows the auto exhaust to…

FDA approval of cefquinome, a 4th generation cephalosporin, a class of antibiootics used as a last ditch against human infections, is about to be approved for use in cattle despite warnings from the American Medical Association. Story in the Washington Post. By Rick Weiss

Every so often someone drops by the blog and adds to an old thread. . . so old no one reads it. This one is so choice I thought I’d bring it forward and give it a special place of its own. This is an example of part of the problem we have in Idaho. …