Bluegill Fish Monitor Water Supplies for Terrorist Attacks, Contamination National Geographic
In a high-tech take on a canary in a coal mine, the U.S. Army is using sensitive bluegill fish to monitor water reservoirs for signs of contamination or attack.
Home Properties sells local holdings Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Home Properties Inc. said Monday that it has reached an agreement to sell its apartment holdings in upstate New York.
Where have all our manners gone? Rapid City Journal
Maybe it’s the guy at the intersection who apparently doesn’t know that his car came with a turn signal. Perhaps it’s the cell phone user who plans her wedding in the check-out line, while 20 tired customers wait behind her.
Riprap could be solution to a cleaner Naples Bay WBBH
The City of Naples has a unique plan to clean up pollution in Naples Bay. Officials with the Collier County Natural Resources Department say the key to cleaner water may actually lie in the seawalls that surround the bay.
Poll finds large hunting support OregonLive.com
Most Americans support hunting and fishing, according to a recent survey of those 18 years and older from across a broad spectrum of the United States.
Scott Shalaway: The wild side The Charleston Gazette
I stand corrected. A few weeks ago I wrote a column about bird migration in which I identified the arctic tern as the grand champion migrant.
Slaying of Afghan activist sounds alarm for women USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News
Call her the Susan B. Anthony of Afghanistan. Safia Ama Jan fought for women's rights in a chauvinistic society. After the fall of the repressive Taliban regime in late 2001, she pushed women to vote and take part in civic life. On Monday, suspected Taliban assassins gunned her down as she went to work in a taxi.
Winter Arctic sea ice in drastic decline New Scientist
The Arctic ice cover is now shrinking in the winter as well as the summer, a NASA researcher finds – global warming is to blame
The road to ruin Guardian Unlimited
On the surface, Luisa Strudwick was doing fine. But she had a secret: she owed £52,000. This year, she joined the record number of people declaring bankruptcy in this country.
Aida Edemariam on people overwhelmed by debt Guardian Unlimited
Money: Aida Edemariam hears from three people who know what it's like to be overwhelmed by debt.

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LAB: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- A Canary in a Coal Mine
Today, the expression “canary in a coal mine” is used to refer to something that. indicates a warning, a sign to take notice of a negative change that has
Canary in a Coal Mine
Canary in a Coal Mine In the olden days, miners who went deep into coal shafts used to carry a golden canary with them into the chambers below.
Canary In The Coal Mine
You are our canary in the coal mine, Ernst. What happens to you happens to us. The fight for true freedom turns on your fate. And your fate is ours.
Canary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Canary (Serinus canaria) sometimes called the Island Canary, Wild Canary or The bird was named after the Canary Islands, not the other way around;


Canary in a Coal Mine
Canary in a Coal Mine In the olden days, miners who went deep into coal shafts used to carry a golden canary with them into the chambers below.
Canary In The Coal Mine
You are our canary in the coal mine, Ernst. What happens to you happens to us. The fight for true freedom turns on your fate. And your fate is ours.
Canary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Canary (Serinus canaria) sometimes called the Island Canary, Wild Canary or The bird was named after the Canary Islands, not the other way around;
Dealing with Technology (DWT)
Canary in a Coal Mine? One of the more compelling moments at the recent DWT 2005 New York conference was the recounting of disaster recovery/business
Bellwether 58: Canary in a Coal Mine: The Connection Between
Canary in a Coal Mine: The Connection Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence. By Susan I. Finkelstein. Animals have long served as prognosticators of
Nina Shea on Iraq and Christians on National Review Online
Canary in a Coal Mine Iraq’s future as a tolerant, democratic nation is at stake. By Nina Shea. Hundreds of Middle Eastern-American Christians gathered in
High-tech coal mine canary -- Goodman 114 (4): 448 -- Journal of
One of coal mining’s earliest systems for warning of the presence of methane gas, the canary in the coal mine, though low-tech, was extremely effective and
The Canary in the Coal Mine | Campaign for Better Health
I felt like the "canary in the coal mine." Years ago when the canary got quiet the coal miners knew the oxygen was low and it was time to get out.