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| Natural asbestos problem in Burlington 鈥榝alls in the cracks鈥 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigators prompted by a resident's concern in late 2012 tested rocks near a housing development in Burlington and found evidence of naturally occurring asbestos. |
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| Staffers' exceptional effort to be rewarded at ceremony April 29 | |||
| Dagnon, Green and Welch recognized for innovative teaching | |||
| Environmental lawyer to speak on water, growth at 草榴社区 | Can everything's need for water - including that of salmon and other species - be met as Whatcom County's human population grows? Jean Melious, environmental lawyer and Western Washington University professor of environmental studies, will address the question at a free public鈥 |
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| Scharks to give talk on Kilimanjaro climbs Dec. 4 | |||
| Western Reads to hold panels on environmental science ethics and social justice | |||
| Nelson unofficially breaks Guinness world paddling record | At 7:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, an air horn sounded at Lake Padden in Bellingham, signaling that local paddler Brandon Nelson achieved his goal of breaking the Guinness world record for most distance traveled on flat water in a canoe or kayak in a 24-hour period. |
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| Students to present on class in Tanzania Saturday | |||
| Our ancestors may have harnessed and used fire much earlier than we thought | The ability to harness and control fire was a crucial turning point in our human evolution; perhaps the crucial turning point in determining the type of humans we are today. We are unique among animals in that humans eat a diet rich in both cooked and 鈥渘onthermally processed鈥 food. Our鈥 |
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| Whatcom Locavore: A food policy wish list, and crockpot rump roast recipe | Last week I participated with a panel of speakers for an ecogastronomy class at Western Washington University. The course is taught by Gigi Berardi, an enthusiastic instructor who also teaches local food and farm courses at 草榴社区 and ecogastronomy in Italy with Slow Food. The topic this particular鈥 |