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Oklahoma rancher Bill Anderson, who depends on cheap chicken litter to fertilise hay to feed his cattle. He is annoyed that the state wants a federal judge to ban the practice to avoid contaminating water supplies. (ABC News Online, 3 March)
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In 2005 bioscience professor Kim Tae-Kook told a local South Korean newspaper he wanted to emulate the now-disgraced stem cell researcher 鈥� he got his wish after the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology suspended him on Friday for fabricating data (AFP, 1 March)
鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 that connection between protecting nature and faith.鈥�
Nina Scott, who says she is morally bound to help protect God鈥檚 creations from the threat of human-made global warming, explains why she鈥檚 giving up carbon for Lent. She is following a low-carbon 鈥渄iet鈥�: carpooling as much as possible and not using her clothes dryer (The Boston Globe, 3 March)
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Himi Okajima, owner of a Japanese restaurant in New York where 33 out of the 39 dishes contain pig鈥檚 feet, which are rich in collagen and will make you look younger, according to Okajima (The Daily Telegraph, London, 3 March)
鈥淸The bombs were made from] organic, non-toxic materials designed to harass and obstruct illegal whaling operations.鈥�
Paul Watson, captain of the anti-whaling ship Steve Irwin, defends his crew throwing stink bombs at the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru. The Japanese government says some crew members had to be treated by the ship鈥檚 doctor as a result (The Age, Melbourne, 3 March)