In Md., felt boots blamed for invasive 'rock snot'
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MONKTON, Md.—As an algae with a gross nickname invades pristine trout streams across the U.S., Maryland is about to become the first state to enforce a ban on a type of footgear the organism uses to hitchhike from stream to stream: felt-soled fishing boots.
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Kerry urges feds to OK loans for Cape Wind project
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BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is urging federal officials to approve a key portion of Cape Wind's financing plan.
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Wind farms presentation draws howls of resentment from fishermen
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NEW BEDFORD — Frustrated, angry and skeptical fishermen unleashed their criticism Wednesday to a group of state and federal officials who had come to town to talk about wind farms south of Nantucket.
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Confessions of a Greenpeace founder
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By Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder and former leader of Greenpeace:
You could call me a Greenpeace dropout, but that is not an entirely accurate description of how or why I left the organization 15 years after I helped create it. I'd like to think Greenpeace left me, rather than the other way around, but that too is not entirely correct.
The truth is Greenpeace and I had divergent evolutions. I became a sensible environmentalist; Greenpeace became increasingly senseless as it adopted an agenda that is anti-science, anti-business, and downright anti-human. This is the story of our transformations.
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Some rare right whales prefer Maine in winter
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For such large and well-studied animals, North Atlantic right whales are good at keeping secrets.
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