Study: Alaskan Boreal Forest Fires Release More Carbon than the Trees can Absorb

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Study: Alaskan Boreal Forest Fires Release More Carbon than the Trees can Absorb

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new analysis of fire activity in Alaska’s Yukon Flats finds that so many forest fires are occurring there that the area has become a net exporter of carbon to the atmosphere. This is worrisome, the researchers say, because arctic and subarctic boreal forests like those of the Yukon Flats contain roughly […]

Study Shows Mislabeling of Salmon

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Study Shows Mislabeling of Salmon

A study released last week by the international ocean advocacy group Oceana reveals widespread mislabeling of salmon in restaurants and grocery stores. According to Beth Lowell, senior campaign director at Oceana, of the 82 salmon samples collected from restaurants and groceries, 43 percent were mislabeled, and DNA testing confirmed that 69 percent of the mislabeling consisted […]

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