Feb
22
Washington — Representatives from the Central Valley pushed legislation through a House committee Thursday that would upend the state’s system of water rights, deploying the federal government to extract water from Northern California farms, fisheries and cities to send to farmers in the valley. The action by the House Natural Resources Committee came the same …
Feb
22
From time to time, I have written various articles on what Icall “Vanishing Americana.” The subjects have been things of longago that have fallen by the wayside due to modernization. A couple of the subjects of the past have been outhouses andspittoons. I have been searching my memory bank for another possible itemthat has disappeared …
Feb
22
Reuters/Lima Move over Chilean sea bass, Peruvians are raising a giant Amazon fish and sending it abroad to answer growing cries for sustainable seafood in haute cuisine. Farm-raised, fresh-water Paiche have journeyed from the murky Amazon to restaurants in cities from Houston to Paris. The low-fat, mercury-free white fish may soon be available at select …
Feb
22
Seekonk Library is pleased to announce that Pumpernickel Puppets will be the guest performance for Family Night on Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. Z-2000, the “light up” Space Robot, will make a special guest appearance during this show. This program is free and is open to the public. It has been generously …
Feb
22
An announcement by salmon processors in Alaska that they will discontinue eco-certification with the U.K.-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is being viewed as a victory by B.C. conservation groups that had challenged the recertification of the Alaskan salmon fishery. The seven processors, which account for about 70 percent of Alaska’s salmon harvest, said Tuesday they …
Feb
22
By CYNTHIA ANDERSONCorrespondent Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 27, 2012 at 4:59 p.m. The trees — all 150 of them, including cluster palms, crepe myrtles, and 30- to 50-foot royal and date palms that weigh several tons apiece — sit together in a block in the southwest corner …
Feb
21
At the Feb. 1st Pike County Commissioners Meeting, Delaware Highlands Conservancy representative, Amanda Subjin, reported on the Shop Local, Save Land Program, an initiative that is several years in progress. The initiative, which has its own website which is updated often, is an educational program to identify local farms and farmers markets where residents and …
Feb
21
Freezing weather caused estimated industry losses of 75 percent in Fla. Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 11:48 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 11:48 p.m. LAKELAND | Prospects are bleak that Florida’s tropical fish industry can recover from the costliest freeze in its history, Polk fish farmers said Tuesday, unless the federal …
Feb
21
(FAMOUS PETS) As we celebrate George Washington’s birthday and America’s leaders today, it just doesn’t seem right to leave out those who gave their unconditional love and support to our presidents, their pets. Read on for the beloved animals of the U.S. Presidents. — Global AnimalAmerica’s first President was not only the father of his country …
Feb
21
An important biotope aquarium tank mimics natural conditions of an special marine location. The river climate, pH, salinity, together with look and feel indicate natural types of conditions. Contained in the grapefruit a ancient fish, desert sand, ornamental fish farm vegetation, is great, and light-weight. There are plenty of different types of aquarium tank8 biotopes. …