David Cameron took a gamble today by firmly committing the Conservatives to anti-pollution taxes on activities like motoring and air travel. As revealed by the Mail's sister paper the Standard last month, it will propose higher tax on flights and VAT on aviation fuel, plus taxes on gasguzzling cars. The Tory leader's remarks come days before the publication of his party's policy making commission on quality of life and the environment. The proposals have fuelled tensions in the Tory ranks...

Dinosaurs' latest tourism venture Sep 10, 2007 10:56 AM Half the fun of touring Alaska's vast Denali National Park is spotting wildlife such as bear, moose, caribou, wolves, mountain sheep and soaring eagles in their natural wilderness habitat. But they are nowhere near as visible for the public as, say, relics 20 million years older now preserved inside a large structure near Winton in the Queensland Outback. And so far no dinosaur bones have been unearthed in five years searching in the...

The increased activity is forcing NDOW officials to spend nearly all their time on bear calls, which puts a strain on NDOW's operating fund, Mason said. Over the past two months, the state agency has responded to 615 bear calls in Washoe and Douglas counties, more than 400 of those in August. The fund is supposed to compensate one seasonal biologist, Carl Lackey, to work with all wildlife, not just bears. HOME.News Email This Story Print This Story E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and...

Thousands of children throughout Dutchess County run to their bus stops, cross the street without looking both ways and leave it to drivers to be vigilant and safe. The program aims to encourage youngsters to walk and bicycle along safe routes, which should reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution. The initiative is taken each year by state police to remind drivers children are boarding and exiting their school buses, some for the first time. Her father, Adrian, said he has...

James Gregg / arizona daily star "I think people really like tortoises more than other reptiles because they've got kind of a charismatic face, and they live a long time, so they seem to be old and wise. Health Care CASCADES CAREGIVER Office and Clerical Cascades Resident Services Health Care Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacist Full Time Office and Clerical Trezza & Thrush File Clerk Health Care Tucson Nose, Ear, Throat Front Desk Administrative & Professional Benson Hospital Performance...

McCravy said she has received numerous calls from area residents concerned about trees that have changed colors and are losing leaves. McCravy said although she expects many trees will not survive the drought, she is recommending that trees suspected to be dead be left alone for now since they may recover this spring, depending on how much rain the area receives throughout the winter. Lake wildlife suffers in drought. Depending on what the prey numbers are doing, then the predator numbers...

Apparently the chairman found it so horrifyingly offensive that the meeting had to be halted temporarily while the miscreant was cautioned never to talk that way again. Subject to the high editorial standards of The American Reporter, we'll get to that unacceptable word in a bit, but first a little more about the conduct of public affairs alongside the waterfront. Before the commissioners -- some speaking in a so-long-it's-been-good-to-know-you tone since Villaraigosa will replace three or...

Search the Rapid City Journal. Sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chicken populations in South Dakota are monitored using information from spring lek surveys, harvest report cards and wing collections from hunters, said Andy Lindbloom, a Pierre-based Game, Fish & Parks regional wildlife manager. Sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chicken populations in South Dakota are monitored using information from spring lek surveys, harvest report cards and wing collections from hunters, said Andy...

It appears a mixture of good planning and good luck will mean this summers record drought wont starve ducks and geese migrating to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Thats assuming, he said, that the corn plants produce at least 100 bushels per acre, as they appear they will when scanning the lush green fields of Thorson Arms. If the northern United States has a mild winter and ponds dont freeze, many waterfowl will likely remain in the North, especially if food is plentiful. In addition,...