October 2004

Fight Global Warming with Your Knife and Fork By Elysa Hammond 10/31/04

Rickard touts advantages of permaculture at Brown Bag Chat By Pamela Schehl -Mt. Vernon News- 10/30/04

Ag officials promoting Kerry farm plan throughout state By Gerry Baksys -MVM News- 10/28/04

VOLUNTARY STATE MERCURY PLAN FAILS TO MEET REDUCTION TARGET By Sarah Welch and Richard Hoppe -Izaak Walton League of America- 10/28/04

Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater By James E. Kloeppel -University of Illinois- 10/26/04

U.S. states see federal largesse as election nears By Charles Abbott -Reuters- 10/26/04

Gov. Pawlenty, USDA announce $16.2 million wetland restoration plan By T.W. Budig -ECM capitol- 10/26/04

Wetlands plan could help mitigate flooding in the area -Austin Daily Herald- 10/26/04

Wetland lawsuit settled for $1.4 million -KWQC TV- 10/26/04

Frog researcher invited to tell his story By Mary Losure -Minnesota Public Radio- 10/26/04

Lawmaker eyes ban on common corn herbicide after frog deformities By GREGG AAMOT -Associated Press- 10/25/04

Frog scientist invited to speak in lesser role By Maura Lerner -Star Tribune- 10/23/04

A Quiet Struggle for the Conservationist Vote By FELICITY BARRINGER -New York Times- 10/23/04

Connected to the land By RICH HEFFERN -National Catholic Reporter- 10/22/04

Lawsuit accuses feds of mismanaging conservation program By ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE -Associated Press- 10/21/04

Group: Mercury cutback is cheap By MEREDITH GOAD -Portland Press Herald- 10/20/04

Frog Researcher Uninvited To MPCA Meeting -WCCO News- 10/20/04

Call Extension to get advice about fertilizer -Des Moines Register- 10/20/04

The future of the planet: Which first -- Improvements or growth? By Tom Meersman -Star Tribune- 10/19/04

Tire plant opponents storm Capitol By David Krotz -Winona Daily News- 10/19/04

Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue By ANDREW C. REVKIN -New York Times- 10/19/04

No-phosphorus fertilizers cut water pollution By PERRY BEEMAN -Des Moines Register- 10/18/04

Vt. business plants the seeds of greatness By Kathleen Hentcy -Argus Times- 10/17/04

BALMM Currents for October 13th, 2004

Organic farming boosts biodiversity -NewScientist.com- 10/11/04

A woman's touch in the field By MATTHEW WILDE -WCF Courier- 10/11/04

Report proves that organic farming is better for wildlife 10/10/04

Environmental jobs on the upswing -UPI- 10/9/04

Groups Question USDA on Organic Policy By FREDERIC J. FROMMER -Associated Press- 10/8/04

Finding power for the future -Pioneer Press- 10/8/04

USDA Releases Wetland Funding -High Plainds Journal- 10/7/04

Hennepin County throws switch on innovative EP Library fuel cell By Lyn Jerde -Sun Newspapers- 10/7/04

Corps of Engineers Widens Scope of Mississippi-Illinois Waterway Study, But Models Remain Flawed and Ideas for Easing Barge Traffic Are Missing -National Academy of Sciences- 10/6/04

NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE RIPS CORPS UPPER MISSISSIPPI PLAN -Environmental Media Services- 10/6/04

Minnesota conservation group shoots for better days By DOUG SMITH -Associated Press- 10/6/04

With wetlands at risk, it's time to demand more protection By CHRIS NISKANEN -Pioneer Press- 10/3/04

Carp control costs doubling -Associated Press- 10/3/04

Organic Research Advocacy Bears Fruit -AScribe- 10/1/04