Environment Bird-Watcher's Life Threatened Over Dead Cat November 30, 2007 • Prominent bird-watcher Jim Stevenson has fled Texas, saying he received death threats after shooting a wild cat. He believed the feline was hunting an endangered bird species. Bird-Watcher's Life Threatened Over Dead Cat Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16771849/16771838" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food USDA to Allow Older Cows to Be Imported to U.S. November 30, 2007 • Canadian cattle up to 8-years-old can now be imported into the U.S. — previously only younger cattle were allowed, as older cattle are at higher risk of developing so-called "mad cow disease." The USDA says that a 1999 ban on certain types of feed make the cattle of minimal risk. USDA to Allow Older Cows to Be Imported to U.S. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16775012/16774997" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Google Goes Green, Supports Alternative Energy November 30, 2007 • This week, Web giant Google announced a new project that aims to support the development of various alternative energy technologies to eventually make them cheaper than coal. Bill Weihl, Google's "alternative energy czar," explains the company's plan to give a boost to green energy solutions. Google Goes Green, Supports Alternative Energy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16775005/16774995" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Rewiring the Sense of Touch November 30, 2007 • Doctors have rewired the nerves of two amputees to restore the sensation of touch to their missing hands. The amputees now experience an object touching their chest in two ways at the same time — the expected feeling of being touched on the chest, and the sensation of being touched on a missing hand. Rewiring the Sense of Touch Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16774998/16774993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News The Next Horizon in Stem-Cell Research November 30, 2007 • Last week, researchers announced a significant advance in stem-cell science — they changed skin cells into cells that seem to behave like embryonic stem cells. The work has the potential to sidestep many of the ethical concerns surrounding previous embryonic stem-cell research. The Next Horizon in Stem-Cell Research Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16775008/16774996" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business BP Unit Pleads Guilty in Oil Spill Settlement November 30, 2007 • The Alaska subsidiary of oil company BP PLC has pleaded guilty to a federal environmental crime for failing to prevent a crude oil spill. The guilty plea by BP Exploration Alaska Inc. is part of a settlement over a 200,000-gallon pipeline spill at the Prudhoe Bay field in March 2006. BP Unit Pleads Guilty in Oil Spill Settlement Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16763745/16763707" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World AIDS Day to Honor Life, Restate Figures November 30, 2007 • World AIDS Day will celebrate the millions of people living with the disease, rather than the pessimism of years gone by. The United Nations reports the number of those infected with HIV worldwide is 33 million, not the 39 million previously reported. World AIDS Day to Honor Life, Restate Figures Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16763739/16763705" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Solutions Winds of Change Blow into Roscoe, Texas November 27, 2007 • Three years ago, the Dairy Queen closed in Roscoe, Texas – a sure sign of bad times. But these days, people are moving back to the West Texas town, with its growing reputation as a sweet spot for wind-farm energy. Winds of Change Blow into Roscoe, Texas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16658695/16665640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Humans May Have Hunted Mastodons November 27, 2007 • An underwater archaeologist has found what may be an etching of a mastodon at the bottom of Grand Traverse Bay in Lake Michigan. Members of a local tribe believe that there is a spear in the mastodon, which would be hard evidence that humans hunted the prehistoric elephant-like animals. Humans May Have Hunted Mastodons Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16655750/16655722" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Solutions Timber Industry: Cutting Down Trees Helps Environment November 27, 2007 • The U.S. timber industry is offering its own solution to climate change: Cut down more trees. By aggressively managing forests, the U.S. would soak up huge amounts of carbon dioxide, the theory goes. Environmentalists are skeptical. Timber Industry: Cutting Down Trees Helps Environment Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16655740/16655719" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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HIV/AIDS Is Washington's 'Modern Epidemic' November 27, 2007 • HIV/AIDS is spreading at an epidemic rate in Washington, D.C., according to a recent report. Dr. Shannon Hader is the director of the D.C. HIV/AIDS administration, which issued the report. Hader is joined by Rae Lewis Thornton, an HIV/AIDS advocate and survivor, to discuss the details of the new report. HIV/AIDS Is Washington's 'Modern Epidemic' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16652041/16652036" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Peter Gleick Reports on a Looming Water Crisis Fresh Air November 27, 2007 • A MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, Peter Gleick runs one of the nation's leading water-conservation assessment centers. The institute's biennial report, The World's Water, surveys global water trends and issues. Peter Gleick Reports on a Looming Water Crisis Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16654226/16654224" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Report: Developing Nations Suffer Health Problems November 27, 2007 • People in developing countries are at a particular disadvantage when it comes to their health. A new United Nations report details how those in poorer nations are more likely to suffer health problems caused by climate change than people in developed countries. Report: Developing Nations Suffer Health Problems Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16650431/16650390" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Mayors Take Action as Texas Slacks on Climate November 26, 2007 • Texas is the country's largest emitter of global warming gases. But the state's political leaders say climate change isn't a problem and have blocked even minor efforts to address the issue. Now mayors of some of the biggest cities are taking the issue into their own hands. Mayors Take Action as Texas Slacks on Climate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16630774/16630750" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Cheney Found to Have Irregular Heartbeat November 26, 2007 • Vice President Dick Cheney has experienced an irregular heartbeat and will be evaluated at George Washington University Hospital. A spokeswoman for the vice president says the condition was detected when Cheney was seen by doctors for a lingering cough from a cold.