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Ones that got away - October 16, 2008

A “fighting chance” for red squirrels
In the UK the threatened red squirrel appears to be developing resistance to a virus being spread by invasive grey squirrels, says the Independent.

Did Australia de-rail a whale of a deal?
Environmental groups blame Australia for scuppering an important agreement between pro- and anti-whaling countries, according to ABC News.

“Useful idiots”
Energy analyst William Yeatman blames German environmentalists for the fact Russia has that country over a barrel.

Posted by Daniel Cressey on October 16, 2008
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