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Lead gunshot ‘poisoning UK birds’
Posted by BBC: Matt Bardo on October 5th, 2012
BBC: Lead poisoning from spent gun ammunition is a major cause of death among UK waterbirds, scientists say.
Scientists found 10% of dead waterbirds collected from 1971 to 2010 died from lead poisoning and a third of a sample of living birds were also affected.
They said it showed laws restricting use of lead gunshot were not working.
Shooting groups rejected this saying that few people now used lead gunshot but there was a "historical legacy" of lead shot in the environment.
The study was...
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Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest
Posted by Reuters: Jim Forsyth on October 5th, 2012
Reuters: Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday after she stood in front of an earth-moving machine clearing ground for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, her representative said.
The protest took place outside Winnsboro, Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas, said Hannah's agent, Paul Bassis.
Hannah, 51, a longtime environmental activist, was arrested last year outside the White House in another protest against the pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline, a project...
United States: Daryl Hannah and East Texas Great-Grandmother Arrested Protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by Tar Sands Blockade: None Given on October 5th, 2012
Tar Sands Blockade: Actress and activist Daryl Hannah was arrested today alongside East Texas farmer, Eleanor Fairchild while defending her farm from the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The duo peacefully stood in front of TransCanada’s heavy machinery, which was burning piles of once-majestic trees from Eleanor’s beloved farm and delicate wetlands.
How can you be arrested for “trespassing” on your own land? Well, anything can happen when a multi-national corporation comes in and expropriates your farm for their...
Flood-stricken Pakistan seeks to improve weather forecasts
Posted by AlertNet: Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio on October 5th, 2012
AlertNet: Ghulam Qadir suffered a heart attack when he saw the rushing floodwaters swamping the rice crop he had been about to harvest in the village of Bakhshapur.
"My father crashed to the ground in agony when he saw the damage to his 22 acres (8.9 hectares) of rice,' said Qadir's 21-year-old son Bilal Hussain. "His life was saved by quick medical attention, but doctors say it will take months for him to recover from the shock.'
Qadir, 49, is one of about 4.8 million people affected by the monsoon...