The two major U.S. presidential candidates, Clinton and Trump, could not kill the prospects for a lame-duck vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by themselves, although they tried. In the end, it is someone else who snuffed the idea. Industrial Advantage Maywa Montenegro and Alastair Iles of UC-Berkley lament that conventional industrial agriculture has what they term “thick legitimacy,” something that they advise alternative agriculture to pursue. Professor Iles focuses on environmental policy and social change. However, Vietnam provides evidence of why the idealized small-scale agriculture is risky. Agricultural productivity growth has been weak there, largely because farms are small scale and consequently cannot afford or do not...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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...
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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.