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...known, to its former glory by making it more diverse, with technical support from the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. Mass explained that the government is particularly involved in the project because the area affects the herring runs around it, which are vital for the well-being of the wider ecosystem.“Herring are your basic food chain for the ocean,” she said. “That’s why the herring that run up and down these tributaries are so important.”For the time being, she said, the work will just...
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe that was made worse by the U.S. government's refusal to ensure domestic tranquillity. To do that requires Big Government to maintain coherent transportation and communications systems and coordinate land management that allows the ecosystem to serve as a buffer against natural calamity. Big Government must organize access to medical care for all individuals. But Big Government has been under constant attack for decades. Most people see it as the cause of Americans' woes rather than as part of the solution. Big Government is not the enemy; Bad Government is--inept, shortsighted and self-serving...
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe caused by the U.S. government's refusal to ensure domestic tranquillity. To do that requires Big Government to maintain coherent transportation and communications systems and coordinate land management that allows the ecosystem to serve as a buffer against natural calamity. Big Government must organize access to medical care for all individuals. But Big Government has been under constant attack for decades, seen as the cause of Americans' woes rather than as part of the solution. Big Government is not the enemy, Bad Government is - inept, shortsighted and self-serving. Francis Mickus Paris...
...sites. "You can pick up a gram of soil," says Aristides Patrinos, who oversees the Department of Energy's genome program, "and there's DNA in it. By sequencing that DNA, you can infer what's there in terms of diversity." As a rule, the more diverse a given ecosystem--the more genes present, even at the microbial level--the more resistant it is to damage...
...impressive enough on its own, but he is taking a new ocean sample every 200 miles or so as he circumnavigates the globe. Some 85% of the gene sequences he hauls up are unique to that site, suggesting that each 200-mile stretch of ocean represents a vastly different ecosystem. And that's just from scratching the surface, says JGI director Eddy Rubin: "There are whole domains of life that haven't been touched yet." --Reported by Melissa August/ Washington and Laura A. Locke/ Walnut Creek