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1.) On getting better pesticides for killing bed bugs (no, DDT is not ...

Over one day ago | Tuesday 06th of January 2009 09:16:00 PM

I was poking around some historical items, for reasons which will soon become revealed to you, dear readers, when I found an interesting document from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation which outlines the history of DDT in ...

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2.) Kamikaze pelicans baffling Calif. scientists | csmonitor.com

Over one day ago | Thursday 08th of January 2009 11:59:00 AM

?Pelicans have been hammered over the years by oil spills, DDT, domoic acid, fishing line, gunshots, starvation and parasites ? we?re expert at dealing with those problems,? said David Weeshoff, a volunteer at the San Pedro center. ...

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3.) Old chemicals found years later in marine mammals - Los Angeles Times

Over one day ago | Sunday 04th of January 2009 10:44:00 AM

Between the late 1940s and early 1970s, about 110 tons of DDT and 11 tons of PCB were dumped off the peninsula's White Point, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates. The chemicals settled to the ocean floor and have spread over ...

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4.) Alternatives to DDT on International Radar

Over one day ago | Sunday 02nd of November 2008 10:54:00 PM

Boosting cost effective and environmentally-friendly alternatives to the malaria-controlling chemical DDT will be high on the international agenda when delegates meet in early November. Countries, industry, research institutes and non ...

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5.) Consultant: Environmental Risk Assessment for Under Alternatives ...

Over one day ago | Thursday 13th of November 2008 10:48:00 PM

Application Deadline: 26 November 2008.

From UNDP

6.) Corals in Peril

Over one day ago | Thursday 08th of January 2009 12:50:00 PM

This is not impossible: people have in the past changed their lifestyles, says Donahue, by giving up chemicals like DDT. ?So we can do it,? he says. ?But we need to do it today.? Source: Environmental Science & Technology ...

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7.) Mystery: Brown Pelicans Dying Along California Coast

Over one day ago | Monday 05th of January 2009 10:20:00 PM

The birds were nearly decimated before the chemical pesticide DDT was banned in 1972. This grim development is being monitored by wildlife conservation and rescue groups including WildRescue, operated by Rebecca Dmytryk. ...

From environmentnewsfeed

8.) DDT falsehoods, taken as an article of faith « Millard Fillmore?s ...

Over one day ago | Wednesday 31st of December 2008 03:23:00 PM

Tagged: Accuracy, Africa, Climate change, DDT, environment, Global warming, Hoaxes, Junk Science Rachel Carson, Malaria, Science. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, ...

From Ed Darrell

9.) Paradigms and Demographics: <strong>?What?s Bugging You??</strong>

18 hours, 1 minute ago | Friday 09th of January 2009 01:51:00 AM

The committee decided to ban the use of DDT because they said it was carcinogenic. Dr Weill explained that the tests used to reach this conclusion were badly flawed. The committee argued late into the night, but Carroll would not agree ...

From Rich Kozlovich

10.) Changes for Illinois endangered species list? :: Prairie State ...

6 hours, 5 minutes ago | Friday 09th of January 2009 01:47:00 PM

Public education and environmental laws prohibiting the use of the pesticide DDT have assisted the recovery of the bald eagle, whose Illinois nesting numbers have improved from single-digits several decades ago, to more than 100 nests ...

From jlampe@pjstar.com

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