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This Story is for the Birds: Humans Demolish North American Avian Population by 3 Billion Birds over 50 Yrs.
A new study that tallies North America’s bird numbers has surfaced and the results are devastating for animal lovers and everyday citizens alike: nearly 30 percent of the…
September 22, 2019
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Birds Are Vanishing From North America
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists.…
September 19, 2019
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U.S., Canada have lost 3 billion birds since 1970. Scientists say ‘nature is unraveling.’
US and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion of bird population in last 50 years, according to Pete Marra, director of the Georgetown Environment. …
September 19, 2019
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Are monarch butterflies really being massacred? A new study says it’s a lot more complicated than it seems
Thanks to pesticide use, habitat loss and climate change, Monarch butterflies are in mortal peril. Or so we have always.…
August 5, 2015
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Is the Anthropocene Upon Us?
We are in a new geological age, denoted by human beings’ impact on the earth. Does framing our present in this way demonstrate fatalist acceptance or mark us with remarkable…
March 5, 2015
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Georgetown University Receives $20 Million Gift for Environment Initiative
Georgetown University has announced an anonymous $20 million gift to launch the Georgetown Environment Initiative, a multi-campus effort to advance the interdisciplinary study of…
November 7, 2012