Is still streaming night sky is an ever rarest sight for most people on the planet the night looks more like this. We shipmans can shield ourselves from too much artificial light. But plants and animals especially insects are defenseless against Light Pollution we meet someone whos trying to help them the 1st night Protection Officer in a german city. On this autumn evening Sabrina Frank goes out looking for sources of Light Pollution in her home city of folder in central germany she discovers a brightly illuminated plane tree on the university campus. This gets me really annoying people forget that trees have a biological rhythm to the one in the light still has all its lee. Well the one next to it is bad some call that. Too much artificial light has convinced the tree its still summer pronk is germanys 1st socalled night Protection Officer she goes around with a light meter measuring and recording the outdoor illumination 5 lux as the minimum intensity required here for squares and s
A womens march in the capital minutes wakely protest has become one of the largest antigovernment actions since a disputed president ial election triggered on wrist in the Eastern European Country Police have begun to round up female protesters in recent weeks. Prodemocracy protesters have gathered in thailand to demand the prime ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy tens of thousands have so far turned out for a weekend of rallies student led demonstrations are calling for democratic reforms and changes to laws against criticizing the time monica. This is datable the news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram d w news is the handle over is it our website they w dot com. Betty sets. Today to take a glimpse into the world of insects. No other class of animal has so many species. But a german study has shown that they populations up planets have. How do you actually count insects. The answer to that and other questions coming up. Well come to you tomorrow today the s
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We thank everyone for joining us for our first Small Business meeting of 2020. I want to especially thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel from across the country and take time away from their businesses to have this important discussion. There will be members coming and going or overlapping hearings with other committees. Youll see folks, and we ask for your patience with that as well. Farming and agriculture are at the heart of strong economies around the country. It is crucial to insure that our communities thrive. Coming from colorado, i understand the importance that farming and agriculture have on our states way of life and economic wellbeing. Nearly half of colorados 66 million acres are dedicated to over 30,000 farms and ranches. Many of which are small, locally owned operations. Colorados a leading producer of cattle, corn, wheat, and dairy. Colorados small farms are raising everything from bison and ostriches and growing mushrooms and grapes to name a few. In the 2
Heres the hour and 40minute hearing. Good morning. Come to order. We thank everyone for joining us this morning. We want to thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel across the country and take time away from their businesses in some instances to have this important discussion. As is the case with these hearings, there will be members coming and going. There are overlapping hearings in other committees so youll see folks come and go throughout and ask questions. We just bear ask your your patience in bearing with that as well approximately farming and agriculture are at the heart of strong economies around the country. Investing in ago culture is crucial to ensuring our communities can thrive. Coming from colorado i understand the importance it has on our states way of life and economic wellbeing. Nearly half of our acres are dedicated to over 30,000 farms and ranches, many of which are small, locally owned. Cattle, corn, wheat and dairy, but small farms are raising bison to os