Development ConundrumThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a report warning of the adverse impacts on the environment from economic development. With the U.S. population projected to grow by 42 percent by 2050, the agency says that development will grow by 200 percent and that without smart growth, it threatens already damaged water and air resources. Separately, the Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment warns that growing demand by China for imported dairy products is prompting increased dairy production in California that is damaging the environment.However, economic development and its adverse consequences in the U.S. pale by comparison to the development that is occurring and will be expanding in the poorer nati...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.