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Gray Wolves to Loose Federal Protection

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 March 2011 in Wildlife Conservation

The species' endangered status will be lifted and wolf hunting will resume in Idaho and Montana under a settlement reached by wildlife advocates and the Interior Department. BILLINGS, Mont.—— Facing mounting pressure from Congress over gray wolves, wildlife advocates reached an agreement ...

Japan winds change to blow over Pacific

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 in Earth Violators

Winds are set to blow low-level radiation from Japan's quake-crippled nuclear power plant out over the Pacific Ocean in coming hours, easing health worries after drifting toward Tokyo early on Tuesday, experts said. After the more serious 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Sovie...

Greenpeace Building a New Boat

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 11 March 2011 in Environmental Heroes

Greenpeace is building "the world's first ever purpose-built environmental campaigning vessel." And to help raise the cash needed to finish the project, they've deployed what is arguably the coolest interactive flash website any environmental non-profit has ever used. The Rainbow Warrior name...

Japan's Biggest Quake?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 10 March 2011 in General Environment

The magnitude-8.9 quake that struck off Japan’s coast on March 11 is the largest in the country's recorded history. Even if its magnitude is downgraded in the coming days, as sometimes happens as more data are analyzed, the quake will remain a benchmark in a country that has seen many major quakes....

Millions of Dead Fish Litter Redondo Beach Harbor

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 in Earth Violators

Millions of dead fish washed up in King Harbor in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Monday, and authorities brought in skimmers and bulldozers to remove them. The dead sardines, anchovies and mackerel were so abundant, they formed a 12- to 18-inch layer on the harbor floor. The dead fish clean-up has cost $...

China's take on current the Issues with climate talks

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 February 2011 in Sustainable Development

China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, wants rich nations to vow bigger cuts to emissions as part of a new international deal on fighting global warming, Beijing's top climate negotiator said on Tuesday. The negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, said he expects "arduous" wrangling about that and oth...

Proposed shark fin ban stirs the pot

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 in Food

State lawmakers on Monday proposed to outlaw the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins that are used in traditional soup, saying it will help protect the fish from extinction, but opponents called it an attack on Chinese culture. Democratic Assemblymen Paul Fong of Sunnyval...

CellPhones Effect And The Human Brain

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 in Human Health

The electromagnetic radiation emitted by a cellular phone's antenna appears to activate nearby regions of the brain to unusually high levels, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. that is likely to spark new concerns about the health effects of wireless ...

Find Sustainable Seafood with Seafood Watch

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 February 2011 in Fishing

Many people eat food without thinking much about it, aside from its taste and its nutritional/caloric value. But there are also people who care about more than that, such as where their food came from and how the animal/creature was captured and killed. Unfortunately, that information isn’t generall...

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New Fishing Hook Can Save Tens of Thousands of Endangered Turtles in the Coral Triangle

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 14 February 2011 in Fishing

Thousands of endangered marine turtles could be saved in the Coral Triangle region if the fishing industry started using innovative and responsible fishing gear, a WWF analysis shows. Towards the Adoption of Circle Hooks to Reduce Fisheries Bycatch in the Coral Triangle Region makes a strong case f...

EPA's New Proposal for Four Corners Power Plant Cuts More NOx Emissions

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 14 February 2011 in Air Quality

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a supplemental proposal to reduce emissions from the Four Corners Power Plant. The new proposal will reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from approximately 45,000 tons per year to 5,800 tons per year, 3,200 tons less than EPA’s initial pro...

Coastline of Namibia is Now Designated a National Park

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 12 February 2011 in Agriculture

The Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park covers 26.6 million acres, making it larger than Portugal. It stretches for 976 miles (1,570km), from the Kunene River, at the northern border with Angola, to the Orange River, on the border with South Africa, and is expected to be promoted as a unified de...

Clean Air Act Under Attack by your Government

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 09 February 2011 in Air Quality

Congressional Republicans are vowing to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from using the Clean Air Act to control pollution that contributes to global warming, underscoring the threat with a proposed deep cut to the agency's budget. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., chair of a House subco...

Day of Direct Action Against Extraction: April 20th

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 08 February 2011 in Oil Spill

Take Action for the Earth and our Communities April 20.1 year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill The BP oil spill was unfortunately just one of an endless string of disasters born of an economic system that must endlessly consume the Earth’s resources.Extraction is the act of taking without givi...

Is Al Gore is right about snow and climate change?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 03 February 2011 in Climate Change

Even if Americans were more knowledgeable about the science of climate change, they’d have difficulty understanding the connection between a winter of extreme weather and a warming planet. A giant cold front has much of the country locked down under bitter cold and brought Chicago the most s...

Extreme Winter Killed Global Warming?

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 in Climate Change

The extremely cold and snowy winter of 2010-2011 may be challenging the core case of global warming. The earth is warming, the greenhouse gases are rising, and the oceans are rising… Right? This is a long-lasting debate that stirs extreme emotion from both sides of the political ...

Brazil beats US in climate change awareness

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 01 February 2011 in Climate Change

[RIO DE JANEIRO] Almost 80 per cent of Brazilians think global warming is caused by human activities, a survey has found, compared with less than half of Americans and around 70 per cent of Britons according to similar recent surveys. Around 90 per cent of Brazilians believe that global w...

Arctic Waters Warmer Than 2,000 Years

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 31 January 2011 in Climate Change

Water flowing from the North Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean is warmer today than at any time in the past 2,000 years, a new study shows. The waters of the Fram Strait, which runs between Greenland and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, have warmed roughly 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 1...

A research vessel moving through the Fram Strait northeast of Svalbard.

'Gasland' nominated for an Oscar

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 28 January 2011 in Arts and Entertainment

"Gasland," the controversial film on oil shale, fracking and natural gas development, has been nominated for an Oscar for best documentary feature. The film, which won a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, explores the natural gas industry in 24 states, including Wyoming.The film portr...

Global Social Change Film Festival Semi-finalists Announced

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 in Arts and Entertainment

San Francisco, CA, January 24, 2011 - The Global Social Change Film Festival and Institute (GSCFFI) is excited to announce the semifinalist films for its inaugural festival to be held in Ubud, Bali April 13-17, 2011. The GSCFFI aims to create a space where activists, filmmakers and local communitie...