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Dawn in South Carolina

10,000 Birds

Near the turn of the 20th century, wealthy influencer Bernard Baruch bought coastal property in South Carolina. At dawn, my feet hit one of the protected beaches with Wendy Allen, the manager of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, one of the science and outreach organizations working within Hobcaw.

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The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair With Nature

10,000 Birds

Once he was a black child, and he grew up on a farm in Edgefield County, South Carolina, surrounded by protected woodlands and troubled human history. The title and subtitle give you the story as straightforward as you like. Drew Lanham is a black man.

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Clemson Researcher Investigates Impacts of Cages on Laying Hens

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In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually. Nearly 95 percent of the 90 billion table eggs produced in the United States come from high-density cage systems. The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 Changing production conditions are bound to affect the bottom the line.

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Chaser, the dog that knows 1000 words! #Chaser1000

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The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Would the scientific world believe the research if it did show this? Yasha also had the run of the university, and even had his own ID card!

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Animals as Raw Material

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At Clemson University, such products are being tested at the South Carolina school's Animal Co-Products Research & Education Center, says center Director Annel Greene. Now, meat companies are putting more resources into sustainability programs, says Paul Rutledge of the American Meat Institute's sustainability committee.

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Sarah Palin Secretary of Energy or the Interior?

10,000 Birds

Now South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is floating Ted Cruz to fill the SCOTUS vacancy. Geological Survey, a massive scientific research agency which studies America’s natural resources and anything that threatens them, like climate change. That’s a debate that we are going to have.” ” Really?

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