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January 18, 2007

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Conservation Bid Targets World's 100 Weirdest Creatures
By Catherine Brahic, NewScientist.com
Although the golden-rumped elephant shrew and bumblebee bat may sound like bizarre imaginary creatures, they do exist -- for now. Scientists are launching the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered, or EDGE, campaign in an effort to save 100 delightfully sui generis -- but critically endangered -- animals deemed irreplaceable due to their unique genetic evolution. Sadly, it may already be too late for some, such as the Yangtze River dolphin; scientists have not located any of the 13 that reportedly remain. -- Elizabeth Ryan
http://environment.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10962&feedId=online-news_rss20

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Judging a Book by Its Cover: The Worst of 2006
By Heather Smith, Bookslut
Anyone who's seen the obnoxious cover of Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich will surely agree with Heather Smith that the author 'looks like if you put a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, he'd eat you like a turkey.' And so fares the rest of this riotous critique of the year's lousy covers. To avoid repeated pot shots at diet books (notoriously campy contenders), Smith stretches her picks across five genres, including 'Post-Apocalyptic Dour Lit,' 'Arty World War II Fetishism,' and the ever-terrifying 'Scary Head.' -- Elizabeth Ryan
http://www.bookslut.com/features/2007_01_010493.php

Enviros Put Wyoming Gas Drilling on YouTube.com
By Ray Ring, GOAT: A High Country News Blog
The environmental group SkyTruth is tapping YouTube's clout to fight new federal proposals to expand oil and gas drilling in Wyoming. The video posted to the popular site uses striking Google Earth imagery to illustrate how such drilling already has impacted Yellowstone's southern ecosystem. The video also showcases heart-wrenching photos of migrating big game colliding with civilization. -- Jenna Fisher
http://blog.hcn.org/goat/2007/01/11/enviros-put-wyoming-gas-drilling-on-youtubecom/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n992EofYEX4

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