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Should Societal Values Be Considered When Placing Animals on the Endangered Species List?

photo: Steve Jurvetson / Creative Commons Though the US Fish & Wildlife Service is tasked with placing animals on the Endangered Species List based on “the best scientific and commercial data available” when it comes to the gray wolf in the northern Rockies, important social science data on how human activity and values wasn’t consulted, and it… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Should Societal Values Be Considered When Placing Animals on the Endangered Species List?

Algae Biofuels Still Years From Commercialization: DoE

Microalgae testing, photo: Steve Jurvetson via flickr If it sometimes seems that second generation biofuels, and especially algae biofuels , also seem to be commercially just over the horizon, after just one more demonstration or pilot plant is completed, you’re not mistaken. According to a new report … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Algae Biofuels Still Years From Commercialization: DoE