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  • Organic Turf Training in NY - 9 Locations, Jan/Feb

    Submitted by sarah on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 11:50am

    Grassroots Environmental Education is currently accepting reservations for a one-day natural turf management course, aimed at enabling compliance with new NYS law prohibiting the use of pesticides on school grounds and playing fields. The course will be offered at various locations across New York State (see calendar below).

  • Bad Daddy Factor

    Submitted by sarah on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 11:29am

    "Over the last half-century, few researchers even considered the possibility that men played a role in prenatal health. It would turn out to be a scientific oversight of significant proportions.

  • U.S. Rivers Need their Water

    Submitted by sarah on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:37am

    The U.S. Geological Survey recently found that 86% of U.S. rivers are not flowing well. Culprits are hydro electic dams, flood control, and irrigation.

    http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2010/12/river-flows-usgs-study-postel.html 

     

  • Biochar News

    Submitted by sarah on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 3:55pm

    The 3rd International Biochar Conference took place in mid-September in Brazil, and the detailed proceedings of this conference, including power point and poster presentations, are now available on-line at:

    www.ibi2010.org/agendaagenda

    Topics include:

  • Maine Pesticide Summit Nov 20

    Submitted by sarah on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 11:15am

    Toxics Action Center is organizing a Maine Pesticide Summit event at the Unitarian Church in Brunswick, ME from 9 am - 12:15 pm. 

    From Paul Tukey's blog:

    "The Maine Pesticide Summit is gathering loads of attention, both locally and nationally. The fact that concerned citizens, municipal leaders, scientists, lawn care professionals and activists from across the Northeast will gather Saturday, Nov. 20, in Brunswick, Maine, has Maine news from Washington to Maine — including this article published today in the Forecaster: "

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