AP - Authorities used baited hooks to catch sharks Wednesday near a Mexican beach where a U.S. surfer was killed in an attack.
Archive for April, 2008
Ugly weather looms for northern Plains (weather.com)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closedweather.com -
Scientist rediscovers rare plant unseen since 1985 (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - A scientist with the Missouri Botanical Garden has rediscovered and identified a rare parasitic plant that hasn’t been seen by botanists in more than 20 years.
Avalanches trigger energy crunch in Alaska capital (Reuters)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. ClosedReuters - Residents of Juneau, Alaska’s
capital city, have been forced to cut energy use since a series
of avalanches wiped out transmission towers and electrical
lines, cutting off all power from the area’s hydroelectric
system.
Delay in ruling on endangered right whales criticized (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. ClosedAP - An attempt to protect the endangered right whale from being killed by commercial ships has languished for more than a year in part because Vice President Dick Cheney’s office and White House economists questioned the conclusions of marine scientists, according to internal documents.