http://kunc.org en http://kunc.org/post/cows-help-repair-land-damaged-coal-mining <p>An effort is underway in the far reaches of Pitkin County, to repair damage from an abandoned mine.</p><p> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:53:14 +0000 Marci Krivonen 33634 at http://kunc.org Cows Help Repair Land Damaged by Coal Mining http://kunc.org/post/how-african-cattle-herders-wiped-out-ancient-plague Twice in all of history, humans have managed to eradicate a devastating disease. You've heard of the first one, I suspect: smallpox. But rinderpest?<p>That's a German word for "cattle plague" a feared companion of cattle throughout history. When outbreaks occurred, as in Europe of the 1700s or Africa in the 1880s, entire herds were wiped out and communities went hungry. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:10:00 +0000 Daniel Charles 33633 at http://kunc.org How African Cattle Herders Wiped Out An Ancient Plague