Trees in Western States and Canada dying faster than the rest

The forests in the western United States and Canada are dying at an alarming rate, according to a study published today, and this is a trend that they are linking directly to global warming. The study says that...

BC Justice: Heroin & Cocaine dial-a-dope ring busted, released on bail

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnother coup for BC Justice and Christmas Kisses to the Criminals of the worst kind "Dealers of Death in the form of Cocaine and Heroin".  Santa comes in the form...

Insect's spread threatens hemlock forests (AP)

" CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. - Within the serene forests that draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to southern Appalachia every year, a quiet massacre is under way. A tiny pest small enough to float on the breeze — a bug called the hemlock woolly adelgid — is slowly...

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