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Bay Journal (Mon 1 Apr, 2013)
Study lists significant negative impacts of gas drilling in MD - UMCES study says forests, water quality, tourism and biodiversity would suffer.
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman, Andrew Elmore
A new study warns that drilling for natural gas in the sliver of Marcellus Shale that stretches across Western Maryland could cause significant problems for the region's forests, water quality and water quantity.
The Star Democrat (Sat 30 Mar, 2013)
Oyster season ends
EASTON - Oyster season officially ends with the arrival of April 1, which is the start of blue crab season in Maryland.
Capital Gazette (Mon 25 Mar, 2013)
Guest column: The oyster shell key to restoring the bay
Advocates for the revitalization of the Chesapeake Bay have come to one fundamental, if unglamorous, realization: The simple, gritty oyster shell is a prime instrument of environmental rebirth and economic growth.
Charles Darwin University (Mon 25 Mar, 2013)
The USAUS H2O Virtual Environmental Partnership is happening!
Staff quoted: Judy O'Neil, Simon Costanzo, Adrian Jones, Bill Dennison
Among all the goings-on in Canberra last week, the undoubted highlight was the launch on Friday of an exciting partnership between CDU and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), by the Minister for Schools Education the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP and the US Ambassador His Excellency Jeffrey Bleich.
The Washington Post (Sun 24 Mar, 2013)
Meeting of Md. gas drilling panel postponed because of predictions of hazardous weather
CUMBERLAND, Md. — State officials have postponed a meeting of a panel studying natural gas drilling plans in western Maryland.
The Canberra Times (Sat 23 Mar, 2013)
Garrett turns attack on Abbott
The Labor Party may seem all at sea, but that hasn't stopped federal Education Minister Peter Garrett from saying the opposition is far from ship shape.
The Guardian (Australia) (Sat 23 Mar, 2013)
Garrett turns attack on Abbott
The Labor Party may seem all at sea, but that hasn't stopped federal Education Minister Peter Garrett from saying the opposition is far from ship shape.
Bega District News (Australia) (Sat 23 Mar, 2013)
Garrett turns attack on Abbott
The Labor Party may seem all at sea, but that hasn't stopped federal Education Minister Peter Garrett from saying the opposition is far from ship shape.
The Canberra Times (Fri 22 Mar, 2013)
Abbott is the captain of negativity: Garrett
The Labor Party may seem all at sea, but that hasn't stopped Federal Minister Peter Garrett from saying the Opposition is far from ship shape.
Wired (Tue 19 Mar, 2013)
Cliff Swallows Evolve to Avoid Traffic
Staff quoted: John Hoogland
Cliff swallows that build nests that dangle precariously from highway overpasses have a lower chance of becoming roadkill than in years past thanks to a shorter wingspan that lets them dodge oncoming traffic. That's the conclusion of a new study based on 3 decades of data collected on one population of the birds. The results suggest that shorter wingspan has been selected for over this time period because of the evolutionary pressure put on the population by cars.