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Ian Somerhalder ‘Vampire Diaries’ Actor Latest United Nation Goodwill Ambassador
Posted by IB Times: Jenalyn Villamarin on June 9th, 2014
IB Times: "Vampire Diaries" actor Ian Somerhalder excitedly shared on Twitter and Instagram about his latest achievement. Millions of fans can now support the 35-year-old actor not only as the vampire Damon Salvatore in the CW TV series but as the new United Nations Environmental Program Goodwill Ambassador.
It took Ian Somerhalder a number of attempts sharing the exciting news to his fans on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. On his Twitter account @iansomerhalder, the actor confirmed on Saturday, June...
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Natural Resources minister back in B.C. as clock ticks down on pipeline decision
Posted by Canadian Press: Dene Moore on June 9th, 2014
Canadian Press: With the clock ticking down for his government’s decision on Northern Gateway, Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford said Monday there have been significant strides in pipeline and marine traffic safety in talks between Ottawa and First Nations.
For at least the fourth time in as many weeks, Rickford was in British Columbia. This time, he was speaking at an aboriginal summit on pipeline and marine tanker safety.
“Obviously, there are varied reactions. We’ve all, I think to a certain extent,...
Egypt to destroy illegal buildings along Nile to help farmers
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 9th, 2014
Reuters: Egypt will destroy all buildings along the Nile River and its tributaries that were erected illegally, the water and irrigation minister said on Monday, seeking to protect canals needed to help grow food. The government will "not be complacent in the face of encroachment on the Nile River and its tributaries and streams", Minister Mohamed Abdel Motteleb was quoted as saying by the state news agency MENA. Egypt is the world's biggest wheat importer, a drain on its precarious finances. Officials...
Water Quality Monitoring Stations Cleaning Up Indian River Lagoon
Posted by Nature World: Jenna Iacurci on June 9th, 2014
Nature World: Officials will have a better idea of how healthy the Indian River Lagoon is in real time, thanks to five new water quality monitoring stations that were installed Friday.
The health of the lagoon - stretching along Florida's east coast from Volusia County to Martin County - has been a concern over recent years after toxic algae blooms wiped out 50,000 acres (60 percent) of seagrass, according to the Associated Press.
The sensors will collect data on temperature, salinity and plankton, as well...
How much fertilizer is too much for the climate?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 9th, 2014
PhysOrg: Helping farmers around the globe apply more-precise amounts of nitrogen-based fertilizer can help combat climate change.
In a new study published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Michigan State University researchers provide an improved prediction of nitrogen fertilizer's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural fields.
The study uses data from around the world to show that emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas produced in the soil following...