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Oregon State Beavers lose last game in Hawaiian holiday tournament

2013-12-26 02:08:21| Airlines - Topix.net

Oregon State Beavers guard Victor Robbins misses a long pass as the Beavers lost to the Hawaii Warriors, 79-73, in the third round of the Diamond Head Classic on Christmas Day at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

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Beavers released into wild after Utah fuel spill

2013-08-14 12:11:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The state Division of Wildlife Resources and Wildlife Rehabilitation Center are releasing the beavers Tuesday morning on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains.

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Dam! Beavers have been busy sequestering carbon

2013-07-17 21:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: Beavers aren't going to save the world - but they are doing their bit for carbon capture and storage. The dams they build, and the wetlands produced as a result, lock away a surprising amount of carbon. "Beavers offer a mechanism of carbon storage," says Ellen Wohl of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Beaver dams cause water to breach riverbanks, creating areas of wetland known as beaver meadows, which contain large amounts of sediment and organic material. If the dam breaks the meadows...

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What role do beavers play in climate change?

2013-07-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Science: When it comes to transforming their environment, beavers have a lot in common with humans. They clear-cut trees and build dams to block streams, in the process radically altering the world around them. Now, it appears that beavers play a complex role in climate change, too. A new study suggests that beaver dams and the sediments corralled behind them sequester carbon, temporarily keeping greenhouse gases containing the element out of the atmosphere. But when the animals abandon these sites, the carbon...

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