More than 300,000 Minnesotans – and millions across the United States – are poised to take advantage of new job opportunities in the growing "green" economy, according to a new report released by a group of labor and environmental organizations.
Nebraska
Going green and blue: Millions ready to gain in new economy
(via www.workdayminnesota.org)
Submitted by jcs44 on Mon, 2008-06-09 23:32. | Tags: business | Florida | indiana | iron workers | jobs | minnesota | Missouri | Nebraska | new york | Ohio | Oregon | pennsylvania | Tennessee | virginia | wisconsin
Invasive species in Nebraska: The battle for Nebraska’s natural legacy
(via www.prairiefirenewspaper.com)
You may have heard them called alien, exotic, feral or non-native, but they all point to the same suspect: invasive species. For decades, humans have waged war upon a common enemy. Arriving in many different forms, often little is known about these elusive invaders until they make themselves apparent by choking out native flora and fauna, irreversibly damaging ecosystems and costing millions of dollars in control efforts.
Submitted by gogogadget on Tue, 2008-04-08 17:01. | Tags: architecture | nature | science | biology | invasive species | Nature | Nebraska