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Index of Subjects --047d7b10cb6d1f5ba204be074bdd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi folks, Hard to say if she would have a Twitter account...but she might tweet the link to this article: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/clues-to-species-decline-buried.html Clues to Species Decline Buried in Pile of Bird Excrement Link to the original paper by Nocera et al. in *Proceedings of the Royal Society B:* http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/04/15/rspb.2012.0445 *Excerpt from abstract:* "We argue that DDT applications decimated Coleoptera populations and dramatically altered insect community structure by the 1960s, triggering nutritional consequences for swifts and other aerial insectivores" cheers, ps. as I was signing off on this email, Chris Kennedy's email of the same topic just came through - same wavelength Chris. On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 8:28 AM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>wrote: > ** > Hi John & All, Apr 19, 2012 > > For starters she would have thanked Bruce MacKinnon for today's political > cartoon; a classic if I ever saw one. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:41 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] 50th Anniversary of Silent Spring > > Rachel Carson in her book, Silent Spring, exposed the disregard for the > environment, human health, and wildlife in the pursuit of profit. Some > would argue that she is directly responsible for the establishment of > environmental protection agencies around the world. As these agencies are > now being dismantled or gutted, as our aerial insectivores and many other > bird species are dramatically declining, I would like to honor her memory > by asking: What would Rachel Carson write today if she was still here.**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4944 - Release Date: 04/18/12 > > -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia Email: jameslchurchill@gmail.com Phone (h): (902) 681-2374 Skype: jameslchurchill --047d7b10cb6d1f5ba204be074bdd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>Hi folks, <br>Hard to say if she would have a Twitter account...but sh= e might tweet the link to this article:</div> <div><a href=3D"http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/clues-to-spec= ies-decline-buried.html">http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/clue= s-to-species-decline-buried.html</a></div> <div> <h1 id=3D"page-title" class=3D"asset-name entry-title">Clues to Species Dec= line Buried in Pile of Bird Excrement</h1></div> <div>Link to the original paper by Nocera et al. in <em>Proceedings of the = Royal Society B:</em></div> <div><a href=3D"http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/0= 4/15/rspb.2012.0445">http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2= 012/04/15/rspb.2012.0445</a></div> <div>=A0</div> <div><u>Excerpt from abstract:</u></div> <div>"We argue that DDT applications decimated Coleoptera populations = and dramatically altered insect community structure by the 1960s, triggerin= g nutritional consequences for swifts and other aerial insectivores"</= div> <div>=A0</div> <div>cheers, </div> <div>ps. as I was signing off on this email, Chris Kennedy's email of t= he same topic just came through - same wavelength Chris.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 8:28 AM, David & Alison Webster <span dir= =3D"ltr"><dwebster@glinx.com&g= t;</span> wrote:<br></div> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PA= DDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"><u></u> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" vlink=3D"purple" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" link=3D"blue"> <div><font>Hi John & All,=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0= =A0 =A0=A0=A0 Apr 19, 2012</font></div> <div><font></font>=A0</div> <div><font>For starters she=A0would have thanked Bruce MacKinnon for today&= #39;s political cartoon; a classic if I ever saw one.</font></div> <div><font></font>=A0</div> <div><font>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</font></div> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING= -RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div class=3D"h5"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"= john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" = target=3D"_blank">John Kearney</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.= ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@cheb= ucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:41 = PM</div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] 50th Anniversary = of Silent Spring</div> <div><br></div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:11pt">Rachel Carson in her = book, Silent Spring, exposed the disregard for the environment, human healt= h, and wildlife in the pursuit of profit. =A0Some would argue that she is d= irectly responsible for the establishment of environmental protection agenc= ies around the world. As these agencies are now being dismantled or gutted,= as our aerial insectivores and many other bird species are dramatically de= clining, I would like to honor her memory by asking: What would Rachel Cars= on write today if she was still here.</span><u></u><u></u></p> </div></div></div> <hr size=3D"1" noshade> <a></a> <p align=3D"left" color=3D"#000000">No virus found in this message.<br>Chec= ked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com/" target=3D"_blank">www.avg.com<= /a><br>Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4944 - Release Date: 04/18= /12</p> </blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Jame= s Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br>Email: <a href=3D"mailto:jameslchu= rchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>Phone = (h): (902) 681-2374<br> Skype: jameslchurchill<br><br><br><br> --047d7b10cb6d1f5ba204be074bdd--
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