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Environmental journalist covering endangered species, climate, pollution & related topics. Editor, @Revelator_News. Tips, pitches: jplatt @ therevelator.org
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Relocating for a New Job? Make the Most of It!

Relocating for a New Job? Make the Most of It!

insight.ieeeusa.org — Moving to a new city for a new job comes with all kinds of challenges. But it also presents more than a few life-changing opportunities.
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China's Wealthy Are Banking on Extinction

China's Wealthy Are Banking on Extinction

takepart.com — Right now, in warehouses scattered across China, the carcasses of hundreds of dead tigers sit steeping in vats in a mixture of rice wine and herbs. In weeks, months, or even years, the resulting tiger-bone wine will be packaged-often in bottles shaped like living tigers-and sold for between $80 and $300, according to reports from the Environmental Investigation Agency and other international conservation organizations. The longer the bones steep in the rice wine, the higher the price the bottles will fetch.
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Thirty-Five Percent of Engineering Jobs Now Require 3-D Printing Skills

Thirty-Five Percent of Engineering Jobs Now Require 3-D Printing Skills

theinstitute.ieee.org — The technology behind 3-D printing is progressing rapidly, with companies around the world investing billions of dollars into R&D to improve hardware, software, and printable plastics and other materials. Meanwhile, the use of 3-D printing has gone mainstream. As a result, knowing how to use a 3-D printer has become an in-demand job skill.
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Climate change will scramble polar bears' diets - and eggs aren't the solution | human-impact | E...

Climate change will scramble polar bears' diets - and eggs aren't the solution | human-impact | E...

earthtouchnews.com — Eggs and berries are bad news for polar bears, a new study finds. The news may be even worse for climate-change deniers.
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The Big Reason the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Is Not Over

The Big Reason the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Is Not Over

takepart.com — Dolphins, sea turtles, coral, pelicans, and even whales continue to suffer five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a report issued Monday by the National Wildlife Federation.
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Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Endangered Crayfish, Gets Newly Discovered Species as a B...

Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Endangered Crayfish, Gets Newly Discovered Species as a B...

Scientific American — A funny thing happened on the way to the endangered species list...
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Amazing Discovery: Nearly Extinct Bird Found Breeding in Japan

Amazing Discovery: Nearly Extinct Bird Found Breeding in Japan

Scientific American — Higashijima Island doesn't look like much from the sky. This tiny, uninhabited scrap of land 1,000 kilometers south of the coast of Japan is only a few hectares in size. The eastern half of the island consists of rocky outcroppings, while the western half contains small plots of grassland and shrubs.
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Bees Are Getting a Buzz off Neonics, and That Could Be What's Killing Them

Bees Are Getting a Buzz off Neonics, and That Could Be What's Killing Them

TakePart — Like addicts jonesing for their next fix, bees just can't get enough of neonicotinoid insecticides, the very same substances that may be killing them.
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Rabbits in a Stew as Climate Change Accelerates

Rabbits in a Stew as Climate Change Accelerates

TakePart — Peter Cottontail had better watch out: Climate change is on its way.
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A Warming World Means a World Without Animals

A Warming World Means a World Without Animals

takepart.com — Climate change is a speed demon. And speed kills.
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Mesquite Invasion Threatens a Unique Species in India

Mesquite Invasion Threatens a Unique Species in India

Scientific American — It's almost barbeque season, which means that for many of us it's just about time to break out the mesquite. But mesquite isn't all that popular when it isn't providing a nice, smoky flavor to our burgers and chicken. Many people actually hate it.
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