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Admiral seeks agreement over whales, sonar
Jul 5 2006 11:20PM (CT)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The Navy asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to block a court order that prevents it from using sonar during its war-game exercises off Hawaii, an environmental group said.
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Scientists: Whale found inland likely froze
Jul 5 2006 8:55PM (CT)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists.
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Conservation group warns tuna threatened
Jul 5 2006 8:54PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Bluefin tuna risk being fished to extinction in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, a conservation group warned Wednesday, appealing for an immediate ban on catches of the highly prized fish.
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Shuttle vital to space station
Jul 5 2006 8:53PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The space shuttle Discovery is rushing to catch up with the international space station for a Thursday rendezvous. The chase mirrors what has been going on down on Earth for the past few years.
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Coal mine air pack market expands
Jul 5 2006 8:53PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Recent coal mine disasters and historic safety legislation have spurred growth in the small but increasingly active market for emergency oxygen devices, industry officials and analysts say.
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Fossil fuels said to damage ocean life
Jul 5 2006 8:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Corals and other marine creatures are threatened by chemical changes in the ocean caused by the carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, a panel of scientists warned Wednesday.
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NASA: Shuttle fit, ready to dock with ISS
Jul 5 2006 8:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Early inspections revealed no major damage to the space shuttle Discovery, NASA said Wednesday after a day of checking out the spacecraft with on-board cameras.
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7 green sea turtles gain independence
Jul 5 2006 7:59PM (CT)
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii (AP) - What's green, has 28 flippers and newfound freedom? The answer is seven young green sea turtles, or honu, launched into the wild Tuesday morning from a beach on the Big Island for what has been dubbed Turtle Independence Day.
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Bird droppings survive space launch
Jul 5 2006 4:29PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - NASA's rocket scientists have a new appreciation for the out-of-this-world power of bird droppings. The orbiting space shuttle Discovery sported some whitish splotches on its black right wing edge that NASA officials said appeared to be bird droppings.
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