• All you fans of acid rain and big gulps of air pollution should vote for Mitt Romney. Climate Politics? It’s Laugh Lines Vs. ‘Not a Joke’ – npr (Update: link removed)
• Sometimes I feel like I too am only sleeping with half my brain… Dolphins Can Remain Alert up to 15 Days at a Time With No Sign of Fatigue – sciencedaily
• 10% biofuels target is still possible… EU Biofuels Rules a Step Forward, Not Perfect, Commissioners Say – rueters
• Preparing for trouble – the ‘Great Shakeout’ is today… California, Other States Preparing for Earthquakes – myway (Update: link removed)
• Talk about the hairy eyeball… Jeepers, Peepers: Why Spiders Have So Many Eyes – livescience
• I’m no fan of ‘eminent domain’ being used to aid private companies. Texas natural gas pipeline may violate the Endangered Species Act. Ocelots, Pro Baseball Pitcher and Pipeline Builder Tangle in Lawsuit – msnbc
• If there’s no market, there’s limited poaching – countries like Vietnam have to ban imports of rhino horn…  Rhino Poaching Hit Record Numbers in South Africa – cnn (Update: link removed)

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