Wildlife
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Center for Biodiversity urge Obama Administration to put all offshore oil and gas operations on hold - San Francisco Solar Energy
www.examiner.com via @FoodFascist &bull 3 Hours AgoSAN FRANCISCO- The Center for Biodiversity further supported the Obama Administration to put all offshore oil and gas operations on hold after yet another explosion occurred this morning in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil sheen is spreading over the… Full Story »
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Man Builds Cat-Sized Village for Homeless Cats
Planet Green (Discovery Channel) &bull Yesterday
Craig Grant doesn't like cats. But that all changed when his son moved out, leaving his cat Pepper behind. And just when Craig was getting used to having one cat, he found out Pepper was pregnant. Five kittens later, Craig… Full Story »
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Things to do in Tampa Bay | tampabay.com St. Pete Times
www.tampabay.com via @travelnadv &bull YesterdayThings to do in Tampa Bay, things to do this weekend, free things to do with kids ... Appropriate name, don't you think? Looking for things to do with your family, or fun things to do with a friend? We… Full Story »
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NWF: Outdoor Time Boosts Academic Performance
Eco Child's Play &bull Yesterday
It's back-to-school time. Time to think about learning reading, writing, and arithmetic. In this day and age of high stakes standardized testing and mass media, the outdoor classroom has fallen prey to "core" academics. Unfortunately, this editing of the school… Full Story »
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WKAR: Michigan, Wisconsin to cooperate on climate change (2010-09-02)
www.publicbroadcasting.net via @WKARnewsroom &bull YesterdayLANSING, MI(MPRN) - Michigan and Wisconsin have agreed to cooperate on efforts to study and slow the effects of climate change in the Great Lakes region. As Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta reports, the two states will share data and… Full Story »
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Crackdown on illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam
Monga Bay: Biodiversity &bull Yesterday
A sweep of restaurants in Vietnam's Lam Dong Province turned up hundreds of pounds of illegal wildlife products, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). More than 100 officers from the Lam Dong Forest Protection Department confiscated over 850 pounds of… Full Story »
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Climate Change Implicated in Decline of Horseshoe Crabs - US News and World Report
www.usnews.com via @neptunecanada &bull YesterdayLEETOWN, W. Va.-A distinct decline in horseshoe crab numbers has occurred that parallels climate change associated with the end of the last Ice Age, according to a study that used genomics to assess historical trends in population sizes. The new research also indicates that horseshoe crabs numbers may continue to decline in the future because of predicted climate change, said Tim King, a scientist… Full Story »
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RMCO - Virginia Special Places in Peril
www.rockymountainclimate.org via @majda72 &bull YesterdayOn September 1, 2010, RMCO and Natural Resources Defense Council released Virginia Special Places in Peril: Jamestown, Chincoteague, and Shenandoah Threatened by Climate Disruption. The profile details how human-caused climate change threatens Jamestown, the first permanent European settlement in what became the American colonies and the United… Full Story »
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Mountain lion roams Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto
Fortune Mag: Green Wombat &bull Yesterday
The appearance of a mountain lion Tuesday near downtown Berkeley, Calif., caused a stir in this animal-loving, environmentally conscious community, where residents may obsess about locally grown organic food but don't expect to be on the menu. The mountain lion, a 100-pound female,… Full Story »
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The Official State of Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation, State Parks Website
www.state.tn.us via @EastTNLandFLC &bull YesterdayOn a bleak and dreary December day, you have provided me with a most enjoyable morning as I perused the January/February 2010 issue of The Tennessee Conservationist. Forty pages of diversity - informative stories, educational articles, archival material, documentary images, and color reproductions - all presented in a warm and pleasing graphic design." Rich Boyd, Executive Director, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville. What a beautiful magazine! You are to be congratulated. When I read recent issues I think back to the… Full Story »
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California Bombs on Plastic Bag Ban
TreeHugger &bull YesterdayDespite San Francisco leading the way on banning plastic bags back in 2007, California senators rejected a proposed plan to ban plastic bags statewide. The measure to remove carryout plastic bags from supermarkets, drug stores and convenience shops would have… Full Story »
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Berkeley Debates the Demise of a Cougar
NYT: Environment &bull Yesterday
Getty Images"California is the state with the highest number of humans coexisting with the highest number of mountain lions," said Tim Dunbar, executive director of the Mountain Lion Foundation. The appearance of a mountain lion Tuesday near downtown Berkeley, Calif., caused a stir in this animal-loving, environmentally conscious community, where residents may obsess about locally grown organic food but… Full Story »
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Who is a Rhino Poacher? Bush Warriors: Stop Poaching and Bushmeat
bushwarriors.wordpress.com via @oceanshaman &bull YesterdayA Mozambican man was shot and killed earlier this week in South Africa, when he and his party exchanged fire with an anti-poaching unit that suspected the men of attempting to poach rhinos. The man who was shot was left behind by his two accomplices after the trio fled the scene. As he bled… Full Story »
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Mammals plunge into extinction
www.smh.com.au via @bio2010aus &bull YesterdayInto oblivion . AT DUSK, the dry savannah of the Kimberley was once alive with the scuttling and foraging of the burrowing bettong, a marsupial whose ''countless numbers'' were marvelled at by early surveyors. Along with many species of quolls,… Full Story »
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Life of an . . .: Ten tips for a cleaner, greener home!
three-seventeen.blogspot.com via @kickitykickball &bull YesterdayIf you want to keep updated with our giveaways, please join our mailing list. We only send out an e-mail when we have a new giveaway or a giveaway winner!! I have heard many people refer to becoming green as a "hippie new trend" and I don't believe that's true. We don't have to do everything green! Though if we take some small steps around our home to reduce, reuse and recycle, we can… Full Story »
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Another Gulf Oil Rig Explosion
The Daily Green: News &bull Yesterday
The BP oil spill began April 20 with an explosion that killed 11 workers. Ultimately, more than 127 million gallons spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, fouling the surface, the depths, shorelines, seafood, birds, turtles and other wildlife; and upending… Full Story »
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Report: Climate change threatens historic Jamestown, Va.
android.usatoday.mlogic.mobi via @PIPIL4LIFE &bull YesterdayHuman-caused climate change threatens to flood Jamestown, the first permanent European settlement in what became the American colonies and the United States, says a report Wednesday by environmental groups. Jamestown Island, the site of the original 1607 settlement, is low… Full Story »
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Newsvine - Discovery Channel Building Taken Over by Crazed Global Warming Lunatic
sscottyapp.newsvine.com via @sharenrooks &bull YesterdayFor every human born, ACRES of wildlife forests must be turned into farmland in order to feed that new addition over the course of 60 to 100 YEARS of that new human's lifespan! THIS IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE… Full Story »
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Commercialising Kenya's Biodiversity: Legal Challenges
Convention on Biological Diversity: Headlines &bull Sep 2, 2010Could Kenya generate non-tourism revenues from its biodiversity? In the 1990s, a US-based multinational used extremophile bacteria discovered in Kenya's Lake Bogoria to create an ingredient for the production of a detergent. But even though this detergent went to on make multi-billion dollar sales, Kenya saw no financial or even research benefits from this. Effectively a case of bio-piracy, this highlighted the complex relationship between, and the importance of knowledge, science, intellectual property, technology and industry in bringing products from nature into the market. At the same time, this case also demonstrated the difficulties involved in safeguarding biological material, and… Full Story »
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Kenya asks celebrities to save its endangered wildlife
Convention on Biological Diversity: Headlines &bull Sep 2, 2010Kenyan conservationists ask celebrities to adopt local endangered animals in order to provide much-needed wildlife preservation funding. World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt holds a cheetah cub at the headquarters of the Kenyan Wildlife Service in Nairobi on November… Full Story »
