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The Muncie Indiana Star Press reports that AquaBounty Technologies, a land-based salmon farming pioneer, has successfully commenced the commercial-scale harvest of conventional Atlantic salmon raised at its first farm in the United States. According to Alexis Baden-Mayer, of the Organic Consumers Association, in testimony presented to the Food and Drug Administration during hearings on the salmon, AquAdvantage salmon shouldn’t be approved for human consumption because the data doesn’t show that such salmon are similar enough to normal salmon to be considered safe.
Duke Energy is seeking to have customers pay for the company operating inefficient and costly coal-fired utility plants. The national business group Advanced Energy Economy filed its initial testimony before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission calling for the commission to no longer allow Duke Energy Indiana to pass along costs to consumers.
A new analysis by scientists at the Swiss-based International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, found that lemurs and the North Atlantic right whale are on the brink of extinction.
When the electric car revolution arrives, will there be enough places to plug in? There are now twenty-six thousand electric vehicle, or EV, charging stations open to the public in the U-S. But the country, and the world, will need thousands more if drivers are going to adopt vehicles powered by batteries alone.
At some point, probably a very few years, the price of an all-electric vehicle will fall far enough to equal the cost of an equivalent gasoline-powered vehicle.
The EPA has decided to re-approve glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto/Bayer weedkiller Roundup, for use in the U-S for another fifteen years. This decision came even though in March two thousand fifteen the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer deemed glyphosate a “human carcinogen.”
Uranium has a deadly legacy in the Grand Canyon region, and that’s one reason the US House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill that includes a permanent ban on new uranium mines in the area.
Calendar
- There will be a Creek Stomp at Spring Mill State Park on Saturday, August 8th, from 3 to 3:30 pm. Feel the cool spring water on your feet as you explore who calls the creek home. Learn why these little critters are so important. This event is limited to 20 people. Meet by the Village Ordinary.
- On Wednesday, August 12th, from 6 to 7:30 pm, you have an opportunity to join the naturalist at the Paynetown State Recreation Area at Monroe Lake to learn all about Hidden Herbs and Secret Spices. Watch for the naturalist walking through the Campground to learn about native plants traditionally used to flavor food.
- Enjoy a Summer Wildflower Hike at Spring Mill State Park on Wednesday, August 12th, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. Join Anthony for a moderate, two-mile hike on the Mountain Bike Trail. Meet at the pool parking lot. This event is limited to 20 people.
- Take a Wildflower Hike at McCormick’s Creek State Park on Friday, August 14th, at 1 pm. This program is designed to take your understanding of plants to a new level. Meet at the Deer Run Shelter to learn about native plants and their place in the ecosystem. Topics will cover identification, plant life cycles, history, and edible, medicinal and poisonous plants.
- Eighty Citizen Scientists are needed to collect water samples from the streams that flow into Lake Monroe. Friends of Lake Monroe and the IU Limnology Lab are hosting a sampling event on September 18th. You will receive online training before the event. More information and a registration form are available at https://friendsoflakemonroe.org/event/watershed-sampling-blitz/. Please register by August 28th.
