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Exclusive - UK/SWEDEN: Edrington Group trials flavoured Famous Grouse variants
2013-05-31 16:39:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The Edrington Group has completed what it describes as a "research exercise" with flavoured variants of The Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky.
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United Kingdom: Burning for grouse alters upland stream ecology
2013-04-30 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PlanetEarth: Burning patches of peatland to encourage grouse alters the UK's upland stream ecosystems, scientists say. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, says an influx of material from burnt peatlands affects water quality in some upland streams which, in turn, affects their biodiversity. 'In streams where burning has taken place nearby, higher sediment and organic carbon levels are associated with a decline in mayflies, stoneflies and other macro-invertebrate species,' says Dr Sorain...
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Ouster Sharpens Debate on the Sage Grouse
2013-02-06 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The ouster of a Nevada wildlife official has fanned a continuing debate over whether the sage grouse can best be kept off the Endangered Species List by protecting its habitat or by killing more of its predators. Kenneth Mayer, who had been the director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife and serves on regional and national committees that deal with sage grouse conservation, startled environmentalists and many Nevadans last week by announcing that Gov. Brian Sandoval had demanded his resignation....
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