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China and the Soybean Challenge

by celicjusz Posted on November 6, 2013

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Itty-Bitty Toys – Susan B. Anderson

Adorable hand-knit playthings, featuring clever twists on classics and enchanting reversibles and interactive toys. Kids love toys, and toys you make yourself are extra-special. If you could buy these imaginative playthings in stores, they would fly off the shelves! This book features stuffed animals, including a luscious lamb and a gigantic giraffe, and fin […]

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Codex: Blood Angels – Games Workshop

The Blood Angels fought at the Emperor’s side in the very earliest days of the Imperium and now, ten thousand years later, their battle to protect Mankind continues. Yet tales abound of a dark flaw that mars the Chapter, a curse that drives the Blood Angels into the cauldron of war with unmatched ferocity. Do the Blood Angels fight for humanity any long […]

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Itty-Bitty Nursery – Susan B. Anderson

A feast of gorgeous projects, shown on gorgeous kids in gorgeous photos. At sleep, at play, in the nursery, and on the go, adorable babies need adorable knits. And here are 40 gloriously unique projects that manage to be utterly charming, fabulous, and usable all at the same time. Baby sets and toys; stroller blankets, jackets, and mittens; and a pure and sw […]

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Index Chaotica: Plague Marines – Games Workshop

Plague Marines are Chaos Space Marines who have pledged their allegiance to Nurgle. Though some go to war as part of the Death Guard Legion, others fight as separate warbands. All Plague Marines are are blighted by decay, and their armour and weapons are corrupted by foul diseases. About This Series: Though the Chaos Space Marines were once heroic defenders […]

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Itty-Bitty Hats – Susan B. Anderson

Beautifully rendered, heartbreakingly adorable, and wonderfully wacky knitted caps for newborns and toddlers Thirty-eight million Americans knit, and that number grows every day. The baby hat is the perfect project for knitters of any level, with enchanting patterns that are easy enough for rank beginners but also interesting enough for the most accomplished […]

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There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven – Sonya Fitzpatrick

Our pets are part of the family. For many they’re as close as children; for some they may be our only children. And while most of us can expect that our children will outlive us, sadly, our pets almost never do. Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing any other family member; we grieve, we miss them, and, mostly, we want closure, to know that our furry, f […]

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Topsy-Turvy Inside-Out Knit Toys – Susan B. Anderson

Susan B. Anderson’s fifth book–her most enchanting yet–turns the spotlight on “reversibles”: knitted projects that are two toys in one. This collection of a dozen delightful toys features a dog in a doghouse, a chrysalis with a fluttery surprise inside, a tiny hidden fairy, a vintage toy with a fabled theme to boot, pigs in a blanket, and mu […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America’s most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog’s Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as t […]

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Chaser – John W Pilley & Hilary Hinzmann

The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence. Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them—more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree, she has memorized the names of more than one thousand toys and can retrieve any of them on comman […]

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China and the Soybean Challenge

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Off the Shelf: ‘The Frackers’ and the Birth of an Energy Boom

by RonCatlett Posted on November 2, 2013

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America’s most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog’s Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as t […]

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Codex: Blood Angels – Games Workshop

The Blood Angels fought at the Emperor’s side in the very earliest days of the Imperium and now, ten thousand years later, their battle to protect Mankind continues. Yet tales abound of a dark flaw that mars the Chapter, a curse that drives the Blood Angels into the cauldron of war with unmatched ferocity. Do the Blood Angels fight for humanity any long […]

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Sentinels of Terra – A Codex: Space Marines Supplement – Games Workshop

The Imperial Fists have defended the Imperium since the days of the Great Crusade. They stood with the Emperor at the Siege of Terra, and have continued his life’s work in the centuries since. They are indefatigable defenders of Mankind, and the foremost guardians of Terra itself. About this book: Sentinels of Terra is a supplement to Codex: Space Marines Th […]

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Chaser – John W Pilley & Hilary Hinzmann

The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence. Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them—more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree, she has memorized the names of more than one thousand toys and can retrieve any of them on comman […]

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Warhammer 40,000: The Rules – Games Workshop

There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR. In the nightmare future of the 41st Millennium, Mankind teeters upon the brink of destruction. The galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man is beset on all sides by ravening aliens and threatened from within by Warp-spawned entities and heretical plots. Only the strength of the immortal […]

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Codex: Space Marines (Enhanced Edition) – Games Workshop

The Space Marines are the chosen warriors of the Emperor, and the greatest fighting force of the Imperium. Each Space Marine is a genetically enhanced super soldier, easily a match for a dozen lesser men, armed with some of the deadliest weapons in the galaxy and encased in formidable power armour. This codex explores the formations and Chapters of the Space […]

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Codex: Adepta Sororitas (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are an elite sisterhood of warriors raised from infancy to adore the Emperor of Mankind. Their fanatical devotion and unwavering purity is a bulwark against corruption, heresy and alien attack, and once battle has been joined they will stop at nothing until their enemies are utterly crushed In this b […]

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Cat Sense – John Bradshaw

Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even to their most adoring owners. In Cat Sense , renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

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Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry – Colleen Dorsey

Are you ready to make the most awesome, fun new accessories EVER? Then jump in to Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry, the ultimate companion for making the next big thing for cool kids! With just a few simple tools and easy-to-follow patterns, you can create completely colorful and super stylish bracelets, earrings, belts, and more in just minutes. Rubber b […]

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Off the Shelf: ‘The Frackers’ and the Birth of an Energy Boom

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We’re a platform… not the black helicopters

by Myrna Posted on October 14, 2013

Surfrider is you. If we’re not you then we’re nothing. Excerpt from –  We’re a platform… not the black helicopters ; ;Related ArticlesWe’re a platform… not the black helicoptersReady for a demolition party in South Texas?Beaches belong to the public. They are not for sale. ;

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The Texas Tribune: It’s Not the Rare Birds They Mind So Much. It’s the Watchdogs.

by Myrna Posted on September 26, 2013

Texas ranchers are crucial to the protection of the declining lesser prairie chicken, but they must set aside their deep suspicion of government efforts. Source:  The Texas Tribune: It’s Not the Rare Birds They Mind So Much. It’s the Watchdogs. ; ;Related ArticlesNational Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Fishery Group Limits Herring CatchMatter: In Fragmented Forests, Rapid Mammal ExtinctionsAfter the Floods, a Deluge of Worry about Oil ;

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Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil

by Myrna Posted on September 19, 2013

Some farmers are examining their soil, and finding cause for concern after years of using glyphosate to kill weeds in their fields. View original –  Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil ; ;Related ArticlesU.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean EnergyThe Texas Tribune: Texas, Where Oil Rules, Turns Its Eye to Energy EfficiencyEnvironment Groups Set for New Fight Over Drilling on U.S.-Managed Utah Land ;

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The Texas Tribune: Texas, Where Oil Rules, Turns Its Eye to Energy Efficiency

by Myrna Posted on September 19, 2013

A diverse coalition is racing to institute a plan to increase energy and water efficiency upgrades that supporters say could help Texas improve its conservation record. Excerpt from:   The Texas Tribune: Texas, Where Oil Rules, Turns Its Eye to Energy Efficiency ; ;Related ArticlesU.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean EnergyMisgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the SoilMagazine: Into the Wildfire ;

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The Texas Tribune: Texas, Where Oil Rules, Turns Its Eye to Energy Efficiency

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The best (and worst) quotes from the silly House climate hearing

by Kailey A. Aitkin Posted on September 19, 2013

The best (and worst) quotes from the silly House climate hearing

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Republicans in the U.S. House hosted a dog-and-pony show in the nation’s Capitol on Wednesday. During a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Committee, they subjected EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to a barrel of climate ignorance and peppered them with criticisms of Barack Obama’s climate policies.

The debate progressed along lines that were predictable, given that about a dozen members of the committee are climate deniers. Republicans accused Obama of being a job-killing, coal-hating president who believes fairy tales invented by mischievous scientists. They claimed his plan to move forward on climate regulations without Congress’ support is an abuse of his authority. Team Obama wearily explained the relatively simple science of climate change to the lawmakers and emphasized that the administration is acting completely within the law.

We won’t bore you with all the details. Instead, here are some of our favorite quotes from the hearing:

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz: “Common sense demands that we take action. As a policy issue, prudence suggests that we should take out an insurance policy, just like any family does on their home or automobile.”

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy: “We are not doing anything at the EPA and in the climate plan that goes outside the boundaries of what Congress has said is our mission and our authority. … Can the EPA alone solve the problem of climate change? No, we cannot. We are working within our authority to do what we can.”

Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Texas): “The president’s global warming agenda being implemented through the EPA has been holding back the economy, which continues to struggle. [EPA rules will] have devastating effects on our communities and most importantly, the consumers who pay their electricity bills every month.”

Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas):  “Even though we want as clean air as we can, we still want to be able to turn on the lights and, particularly in Texas, have our air conditioning in the summer.”

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), on the Obama administration sending just two Cabinet-level officials to the hearing when Republicans had asked for more: “Are you trying to hide something? Are you embarrassed by it, or you just don’t care to respond to Congress?”

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), on who was not invited to the hearing: “Where are the climate scientists?”

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Oil refiners don’t care about Keystone XL anymore

by MatthiasA Posted on September 5, 2013

Oil refiners don’t care about Keystone XL anymore

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So many pipelines are being built and expanded in the U.S. that refiners have stopped caring whether Keystone XL gets the OK.

We’ve heard from the Canadian oil industry that the Keystone XL pipeline is essential for the expansion of tar-sands operations. But here in America, oil refiners are now saying they don’t much care whether the damned thing ever gets built.

The U.S. has its own oil boom going on, thanks to fracking, and a lot of that oil is being transported by railcar. Meanwhile, existing pipelines from Canada to the U.S. are being expanded, a process that doesn’t require new federal approvals.

The Wall Street Journal quotes a Valero executive saying that if the industry “just sat around and waited for Washington” to approve Keystone, “we’d never get anything done.” More from that article:

U.S. companies that refine oil increasingly doubt that the controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion will ever be built, and now they don’t particularly care. …

[R]efiners are moving ahead with other plans. Valero Energy Corp. had signed to receive oil from Keystone XL when the project was first announced and spent billions of dollars upgrading some of its U.S. Gulf Coast refineries to turn heavy Canadian crude into gasoline and diesel.

But it says it no longer considers the pipeline critical to its business. The company is now expanding rail terminals at its refineries in Benicia, Calif.; St. James, La.; and Quebec to receive more crude oil shipments, including heavy Canadian crude. Part of the reason is the long wait for Keystone. …

Refiners along the U.S. Gulf Coast are also taking advantage of the boom in light, sweet crude coming out of Texas and North Dakota. That oil is easier to process than heavy oil from Canada, Venezuela and Mexico, and as the supply has increased, the demand for heavy crudes at many refineries has diminished.

Enbridge, TransCanada’s cross-town rival, plans to spend $2.4 billion to expand several pipelines in its Lakehead system by 2014.

Is this is a good development for the environmental community, or a bad one? The news here is mixed.

Opposition to the pipeline has helped stall it to the point where the domestic oil industry is giving up hope on it ever being built, and that could reduce the amount of tar-sands oil that get mined from Alberta. Then again, the oil industry has found so many workarounds and new sources of oil that there are now scores of new battles to fight in the war against fossil-fuel domination and climate change.

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Where Sand Is Gold, the Reserves Are Running Dry

by Myrna Posted on August 24, 2013

Storms, tides and a rising sea level are swallowing up chunks of beach along Florida’s coastline, but there is almost no sand left offshore to replenish the beaches. More: Where Sand Is Gold, the Reserves Are Running Dry Related Articles Risk at Coast From Fire at Yosemite Texas Tribune: Making Some Effort, but North Texas Continues to Run the Water Thai Officials Play Down Effects of Oil Spill

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A modern shoe made from ocean plastic

by Myrna Posted on August 23, 2013

The crew at Movmt are making lemonade out of lemons. Read the article:   A modern shoe made from ocean plastic ; ;Related ArticlesSurfrider chapter in Wisconsin? Yes.What do you do when you find 7 tons of debris on a beach?Is there anything more authentic than a child’s drawing asking us to preserve our oceans? ;

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