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Researcher shows fishing has reduced salmon size in Alaska - 0 views

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  • Kevin Makice on 09 Jun 11
     
    Neala Kendall, a graduate student from the University of Washington in Seattle, after studying cannery data on sockeye salmon harvested from Bristol Bay in Alaska, has discovered that the length of the average sockeye caught there, has been dropping for the past half century.
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Florida's consumer confidence wanes as events unravel overseas - 0 views

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shared by Kevin Makice on 30 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Kevin Makice on 30 Mar 11
     
    Consumer confidence among Floridians dropped four points in March to 72 as many economic indicators for Florida continue to show signs of weakness, according to a new University of Florida survey.
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Organic food label imparts 'health halo,' study finds - 1 views

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  • Kevin Makice on 27 Apr 11
     
    Don't judge food by its organic label because "organic" doesn't necessarily mean good it's for you. Yet a new study by Jenny Wan-Chen Lee, a graduate student in Cornell's Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, finds that consumers persist in believing that foods labeled "organic" are healthier and lower in fat.
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