Word: conservationism
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But there were many obstacles to the Government's taking the coal industry into its portfolio. Bituminous coal is mined in 26 States and, unlike power and railroads, cannot readily be fitted in under the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. Before Congress could act -and act it must...
Grouse too are scarce. Chief grouse student at the conference was Professor Alfred Otto Gross, Bowdoin biologist. Some 30 insects infest grouse; study of the conditions which favor these parasites may reveal a cycle upon which to base conservation laws. Cornell University has done much good grouse study.
U. S. and Canadian conservation officials gathered twice last month, first at Edmonton, Alberta, then at Bismarck, N. Dak. At the second meeting a resolution was passed urging: 1) that the open season be limited to 30 continuous days, instead of eight or ten weeks; 2) that the daily bag...
CONSERVATION
In conclusion Dr. Jeans said that at the turn of the century there were the two great laws of conservation of mass and energy, but now that mass was merely another form of energy, these two laws were replaced by one more general and all-inclusive law of conservation of...