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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Yet, the environmental problems are pulling people together, uniting the people with very different political views with the simplest of all agendas: “We want to breathe clean air, we want clean tap water.” Also, the Serbian Government has the opposition every government can dream about: weak, divided, unable to unite and confront.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Letters and emails by the thousand poured into the commissioners’ offices, protesting its crane hunting proposal. Kentucky Dept.

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Have There Been Any Positive Aspects of the Malheur NWR Occupation?

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Likewise, birders rallied against the occupation in several protests around the state on January 19th, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Portland. Ken Ivory is not the only politician trying to advance this agenda. This video was published by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers during the refuge occupation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYouXzAez-I.

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