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UK tackles invasive species in a big way
Giant hogweed, one of the invasive plants causing problems along rivers in Ireland and Scotland. Photo via GerardM at nl.wikipedia. Major attack planned on riverside weeds in Scotland and Ireland By...
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Travel: Notes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
New York Improv show to play one the main stages at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. PHOTO BY LEAH LAX. *Editor’s note: Summit Voice contributor will be in Edinburgh the next few weeks. Look for updates...
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Edinburgh – to tram, or not to tram, that is the question
Correspondent Garrett Palm delivers first impressions on his way to the Festival Fringe; locals debate new tram system Edinburgh from the Scott Monument. PHOTO BY OLIVER=BONJOCH VIA A CREATIVE COMMONS...
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Travel: Trimming the ‘fringe’ in Edinburgh
Garrett Palm communes with his Edinburgh barber The Edinburgh skyline from Colton Hill. PHOTO BY GARRETT PALM. Garrett Palm is working at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh and posting occasional reports...
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Travel: Coffee and rain at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh
The Festival Fringe in Edinburgh comes to life with a cast of colorful characters roaming the street. PHOTO BY GARRETT PALM. “A stone city clinging to rock surrounded by green on the edge of the island...
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Travel: Books and bagpipes in Edinburgh
Wouldn't be Edinburgh without some bag-piping! Garrett Palm takes a break from the Festival Fringe to visit the Edinburgh Book Festival Story and photos by Garrett Palm I went to the Book Festival,...
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Travel: Saying goodbye to the Festival Fringe
Leaving Edinburgh on the East Coast train Edinburgh's Waverley train station and Balmoral Hotel at dusk the day after the end of the Festival Fringe. Story and photos by Garrett Palm The UK’s East...
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Biodiversity: UK biologists consider lynx restoration
Colorado’s lynx restoration program has yielded valuable research that may help scientists in other countries with similar efforts. Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Wildlife. Biologists eye predator...
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UK beekeepers report widespread loss of colonies
Honey bee colonies are dwindling worldwide. Evidence growing for a global pollinator crisis By Summit Voice FRISCO — Honey bees aren’t just struggling in the U.S. Results of a survey released by...
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Energy: Scotland eyes tidal power
Scotland eyes tidal power. Engineers pinpoint potential for tide-driven electrical turbines By Summit Voice FRISCO —A well-designed and well-sited network of tidal turbines in Scotland’s Pentland Firth...
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Are hungry seals hampering Scottish cod recovery?
Atlantic cod. ‘We may have to live with smaller cod stocks if we want to protect our seals’ Staff Report FRISCO — Efforts to rebuild commercially important cod stocks off the west coast of Scotland...
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