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Conservation Program Enrollment Period Extended
2014-01-07 18:17:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline for new enrollments in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for fiscal year 2014. Producers interested in participating in the program can submit applications to NRCS through Feb. 7, 2014. read more
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Brazil's Amazon conservation project threatened by loggers and landowners
2014-01-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sister Angela Sauzen exudes energy and determination. A Brazilian nun of German extraction, she has made a real difference to progressive causes in Latin America over the past half-century. Peasant farmers laughingly say she never takes "no" for an answer. When the Guardian met her in September, she was excited about a project she was helping peasant farmers to develop as an alternative to destructive slash-and-burn agriculture. Like the farmers, Sauzen was having to learn about budgets, quality...
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U.S. Energy Dept., Pay TV industry and energy efficiency groups announce STB energy conservation agreement
2013-12-23 19:40:50| Digital TV News
The U.S. Energy Department, NRDC, ACEEE, ASAP, CEA and the NCTA have announced non-regulatory energy efficiency standards for pay-TV set-top boxes that will result in energy savings for more than 90 million U.S. homes.
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Portland Water Bureau & Regional Water Providers Consortium Partner to Bring You Holiday Water Conservation Tips
2013-12-23 17:30:57| PortlandOnline
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Conservation Practices Reduce Runoff of Nutrients, Sediment in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
2013-12-13 12:14:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture A record number of voluntary conservation practices adopted by Chesapeake Bay farmers since 2006 have significantly reduced the amount of nitrogen, sediment and phosphorus leaving cultivated croplands, according to a recent report released by the U.S. Deparment of Agriculture (USDA). read more
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