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ELECTRIC+FLEX FUEL+H20 - ENGINE
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Image by 350.org
10-10-10 Campaign Day Notice:

More significant than the fact that the parts per million (ppm) of Co2
is up to 388 instead of the save level of 350 is the fact that LUNG
CANCER has reached an average of 70% in congested Cities such as Los
Angeles, according to the California E.P.A. records.

GLOBAL WARMING does not ALARM the PUBLIC as much as GLOBAL CANCER.

The 350 campaign needs to FOCUS on GLOBAL CANCER under the CLEAN AIR
ACT that would cause more ACTION. The Secretary General of the U.N.
has already announced that he doubts any real action will happen under
the Co2 Treaty, that will end in 2012. It has had little success in
the last 16 years.

The Mothers Against Lead Campaign was successful because they sued the
U.S. Government under HEALTH HAZARDS from LEAD FUMES, not temperature
changes or ice caps melting or animals becoming extinct.

Nevertheless, the BEST STRATEGY to be effective against the FUMES of
burning OIL & GAS is still to STOP BUYING from the GIANT - EXXON MOBIL
for 6 months. STOP SALES is still the most effective strategy to
obtain action. All major Oil Companies will change their evil ways, if
they see the GIANT defeated. Like David against Goliath, the proper
strategy can win.

Simple Alcohol and Water (AQUAHOL) from even garbage, has been
available to replace Dirty Oil for over 50 years, but the Oil Dragons,
have avoided, ignored and refuted what anyone could do and lose their
monopoly.

for details visit: www.tectane.ourhealthtreks.com

Nino De Santis
30 yr. Alternative Energy Crusader



Wisent
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Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The wisent (pronounced /ˈviːzənt/) (Bison bonasus), also known as the European bison, is a species of Eurasian bison. It is the heaviest surviving land animal in Europe; a typical wisent is about 3 m (10 ft) long and 1.8 to 2.2 m (6 to 7 ft) tall, and weighs 300 to 920 kg (660 to 2,000 lb). It is typically lighter than the related American Bison (Bison bison), and has shorter hair on the neck, head and forequarters, but longer tail and horns. Wisent are now forest-dwelling. They have few predators (besides humans) with only scattered reports from the 1800s of wolf and bear predation. Wisent were first scientifically described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. Some later descriptions treat the wisent as conspecific with the American Bison. It is not to be confused with the aurochs, the extinct ancestor of domestic cattle.

In 1996 the IUCN classified the wisent as an endangered species. It has since been downgraded to a vulnerable species. In the past it was commonly killed to produce hides and drinking horns, especially during the Middle Ages.

Although superficially similar, there are a number of physical and behavioural differences between the wisent and the American Bison. The Wisent has 14 ribs, while the American Bison has 15.[2] Adult wisents are taller than American bison, and have longer legs.[3] Wisents tend to browse more, and graze less than their American cousins, due to their necks being set differently. Compared to the American bison, the nose of the wisent is set further forward than the forehead when the neck is in a neutral position. The body of the wisent is less hairy, though its tail is hairier than that of the American species. The horns of the wisent point forward through the plane of their faces, making them more adept at fighting through the interlocking of horns in the same manner as domestic cattle, unlike the American bison which favours charging.[4] European bison are less tameable than their American cousins, and breed with domestic cattle less readily

(Wikipedia)

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Der Wisent oder Europäische Bison (Bison bonasus) ist eine europäische Art der Rinder, die heute in weiten Teilen ihres einstigen Verbreitungsgebiets ausgestorben ist. Er ist dem Amerikanischen Bison ähnlich und mit diesem uneingeschränkt kreuzbar; die beiden werden daher manchmal als eine Art betrachtet.

Der Wisent ist seit der Ausrottung des Auerochsen Europas schwerstes und größtes Landsäugetier und zudem der letzte Vertreter der wildlebenden Rinderarten des europäischen Kontinents. Er hat eine Kopfrumpflänge von 330 Zentimetern, eine Schulterhöhe bis zu zwei Meter und ein Gewicht bis zu einer Tonne. Wie beim amerikanischen Vetter ist das Fell dunkelbraun; Kälber und Jungtiere haben eine mehr rötliche Farbe. Der Kopf ist auffallend kurz, trägt einen ausgeprägten Kinnbart und endet in zwei kurzen Hörnern. Er wird gesenkt getragen und liegt deutlich unter dem Widerrist.

Von einem amerikanischen Bison ist der Wisent nur schwer zu unterscheiden. Er hat kürzere Haare, einen höheren Widerrist, längere Hörner und einen längeren Schwanz. Beide Arten sind gleich groß, obwohl der amerikanische Bison kompakter und kräftiger wirkt.

Die ursprüngliche Verbreitung reichte von Spanien über Mitteleuropa bis ins westliche Sibirien und umfasste auch England und das südliche Skandinavien. In diesem großen Verbreitungsgebiet bewohnte der Wisent sowohl offene Wälder als auch offenes Land. Erst durch menschliche Verfolgung ist er zu einem Tier dichter Wälder geworden. Der letzte freilebende Wisent wurde 1921 in Polen gewildert (siehe auch: Bedrohung und Schutz). 2006 lebten wieder 31 ausgewilderte Populationen in Freiheit: neun in der Ukraine, acht in Russland, sieben in Weißrussland, fünf in Polen, eine in Litauen und eine in der Slowakei. In Rumänien ist eine Auswilderung für 2007 geplant, in Deutschland eine für 2009 (im Rothaargebirge in Nordrhein-Westfalen).

(Wikipedia)

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