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Agriculture Fears Possible "Cow Tax"

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4, 2008 by the Environmental Protection Agency to charge a fee for air-polluting cows and hogs. The proposal was one of several drafted after a 2007 Supreme Court ruling found that greenhouse gases the animals emit through flatulence or belching amounts to air pollution. Remember cows "emit" methane.) Gimme, gimme, gimme!

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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Larry wanted to share his passion for birds and conservation and hatched The Birders Report in September of 2007. Building birdhouses and putting up feeders brought the avian fauna even closer and he was hooked. His recent focus is on bringing the Western Burrowing Owl back to life in California where he also monitors several bluebird trails.

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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal

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From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club

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From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

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With the arrival of twins to add to his existing two kids in 2007 he grabbed the opportunity to bring some life changes. About the Author Alan With a high flying career in business management Alan Tilmouth was once described as an irruptive birder. Business sold, he is now a full-time dad, birder, and blogger. Thanks for visiting!

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Some ornithologists strive for synthesis (see, for example, Gerald Mayr’s 2007 paper Avian higher-level phylogeny: well-supported clades and what we can learn from a phylogenetic analysis of 2954 morphological characters ), and I believe it’s in this approach that the future lies. Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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