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The Pew Environment Group has formed an interdisciplinary team of top North American scientists to provide expertise to inform decision making on the future of Canada's vast Boreal Forest region. The Panel will begin work on a conservation strategy for Canada's Boreal – one of the first such comprehensive assessments for this vast ecosystem.

Canada’s Boreal Forest Gets Expert Attention

The Pew Environment Group has formed an interdisciplinary team of top North American scientists to provide expertise to inform decision making on the future of Canada's vast Boreal Forest region. The Panel will begin work on a conservation strategy for Canada's Boreal – one of the first such comprehensive assessments for this vast ecosystem.

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The Risk of Overexploitation of Atlantic Sharks

A new scientific analysis by the Lenfest Ocean Program recommended a ban on catching eight species of Atlantic, open ocean sharks, and strictly limiting the catch of another two, to prevent possible population crashes.More

 
 

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Few Will Miss Following Campaign News

The 2008 campaign set records for interest and will long be remembered, but fully 82% of Americans will have no problem taking election news out of their lives, according to the Pew Research Center’s weekly News Interest Index. Also, Bill O’Reilly comes in as American’s favorite – and least favorite – campaign commentator.


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Tom Rosenstiel on Journalism in America

Our next featured expert is Tom Rosenstiel, Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism

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