The U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops held its first of many planned public input sessions to build background for a planned report entitled, "Past Experience and Future Prospects." Trade Policy Ironies A strange irony in Washington is that President Obama's trade agenda (e.g. TTIP and TPA) may need a Republican win in November. His political party's core voting block of organized labor and environmental groups have been threatening pro-trade Democrats and they've just sent a letter arguing against the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) needed to move trade agreements through the Congress. By contrast, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that if Republicans win control of the Senate in a few week...
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...
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...
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.