Oregon's energy and climate outlook unmoved by Trump win and other top stories.

• Oregon's energy and climate outlook unmoved by Trump win

  

  The nation on Tuesday elected a president who describes man-made climate change as "a hoax" and green energy as "an expensive way to make tree huggers feel good about themselves." Donald Trump's win on Tuesday sent shares of renewable energy companies tumbling, and coal companies soaring. It also sent shock waves reverberating through the environmental community. Trump has pledged to dump the Paris climate accords, throw out President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan and declaw the Environmenta..

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• Florida manatees begin search for warmer waters

  

  Florida manatees begin search for warmer waters The Tallahassee Democrat , WTSP 6:34 PM. EST November 12, 2016 Searching for warmer waters to spend the winter in, manatees are on the move.That could mean in coastal areas the traveling aquatic mammals could pose a risk for boaters. Seasonal protection zones along Sunshine State waterways go into effect Tuesday, Nov. 15.To avoid adding to the 91 reported manatee deaths caused by boat strikes this year, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservat..

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• Ifrah Financial Services Lowers stake in Gilead Sciences (GILD)

  

  Gilead Sciences (GILD) : Ifrah Financial Services reduced its stake in Gilead Sciences by 56.11% during the most recent quarter end. The investment management company now holds a total of 4,681 shares of Gilead Sciences which is valued at $346,394 after selling 5,985 shares in Gilead Sciences , the firm said in a disclosure report filed with the SEC on Nov 7, 2016.Gilead Sciences makes up approximately 0.14% of Ifrah Financial Services’s portfolio. Other Hedge Funds, Including , Oak Ridg..

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• Dogs sniff out invasive species of mussel in Montana

  

  Zebra and quagga mussels have cost the country billions of dollars, as officials have attempted to locate and eradicate the invasive species over the past three decades. After years of fighting their spread to bodies of water across the United States, Montana is trying a new strategy: releasing the hounds.Like their bomb-sniffing and drug-sniffing counterparts, these dogs have been trained to pick out the scent of zebra and quagga mussels in an attempt to identify the creatures before they take..

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