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Rand Paul Smacks Down TSA Administrator John Pistole

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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee put Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole through his paces today, with Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) getting in some good questions and digs. Here’s the video: And transcript: SENATOR RAND PAUL: Currently the invasive pat-down searches are random and not based on risk assessment? JOHN S. PISTOLE , Administrator of the Transportation… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 22/06/2011 19:11 Number of articles : 3

Rand Paul Smacks Down TSA Administrator John Pistole

In the Fight Against Invasive Lionfish, Florida Sponsors Fishing Derbies

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In the Fight Against Invasive Lionfish, Florida Sponsors Fishing Derbies

Fly Fishers Spread Invasive Microorganisms One Step at a Time

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons “If the shoe fits,” the old saying goes, but for fly fishers—who prize clean, healthy, rivers and the trout that inhabit them—hearing that their boots may be responsible for spreading a virulent microorganism across the country and around the world is a difficult to accept…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Moving On Up Means More Invasive Species

Open borders, free trade, population growth, and wealth are all serious drivers for the spread of invasive species. Image credit: Kecko /Flickr The open borders of the European Union, it is argued, make the natural shift of populations&mash;from places with few jobs to those with more opportunities—a simpler prospect. Plant and animal species, of course, have never been bound by the political confines of national borders, but new research has shown that increases in human populations and the spread of wealth may be powerful driving forces in the spread of invasive species…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Moving On Up Means More Invasive Species