• Join
  • Login
Sign in with Facebook
  • Facebook Page: 128172154133
  • Twitter: EarthProtect1

Recent blog posts

Posted by on in Climate Change
Plant life thrived about 15 million to 20 million years ago, new research finds The few plants that live in Antarctica today are hardy hangers-on, growing just a few weeks out of the year and surviving poor soil, lack of rain and very little sunlight. But long ago, some parts of Antarctica were alm...
Continue reading
Tagged in: Antarctica global warming
Aaron
Hits: 2983 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in General Environment
  The WWF’s Living Planet Report (LPR) is the world’s leading science-based analysis on the health of the Earth and the impact of human activity. The ninth biennial publication released in May, reviews the cumulative pressures humans are putting on the planet and the conseq...
Continue reading
Tagged in: forest green Sustainability world wildlife WWF
Angel
Hits: 4877 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
  Cross posted from the Coal Export Action       Friday evening, delegates at the Montana Republicans State Convention received an unexpected visit and serenade from the Blue Skies Campaign and Occupy Missoula.  During the dinnertime reception f...
Image
Continue reading
Tagged in: Montana oil
amir
Hits: 4324 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Climate Change
  THE troubled coastline of Jimmys Beach has again been swallowed by king tides and massive swells."We had swell over seven metres on a two metre plus tide which was not pretty," Great Lakes Council's manager of parks and recreation David Bortfeld said. Mr Bortfeld said during the worst...
Continue reading
Tagged in: coastline huge swells jimmys beach rising tides
Wolf
Hits: 3650 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Lakes/Rivers/Wetlands
The Niger River ( /ˈnaɪdʒər/ ny-jər) is the principal river of western Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi). Its main tributary is the Benue River. Severely affected by recent turmoil across its northern frontiers, Nigerien touris...
play
Continue reading
Tagged in: drought famine niger potable water river
Wolf
Hits: 5348 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Lakes/Rivers/Wetlands
It is often said that life began on a river bed. It's no surprise that, still today, the world's rivers make up some of the most fundamental sources of fresh water and habitats for life of all kinds. Unfortunately, some of the largest and most highly-needed rivers are under attack from environmental...
Continue reading
Tagged in: Danube La Plata Nu river at risk Salween
Wolf
Hits: 2903 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Sustainable Development
  An estimated 9 million species of living things inhabit the Earth — plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms such as algae and bacteria. But those species are disappearing at an alarming rate, and this loss of biodiversity appears to be a major driver of environmental changes that can af...
Continue reading
Tagged in: biodiversity loss preserving life Rio Rio+20
Angel
Hits: 2824 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Water Conservation
All the news and buzz on #fracking in NC have you worried yet? It should...find out how you can help keep NC Frack-Freehttp://ow.ly/bqMi9
Neuse Riverkeeper
Hits: 1850 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Water Conservation
  Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for natural gas is a dangerous process which contaminates groundwater and has caused devastation in other eastern states.  Luckily, "fracking" is currently illegal in North Carolina - but not for long if we don't speak up!The North ...
Continue reading
Neuse Riverkeeper
Hits: 2031 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Newsletter Archive
Rio+20   Socially Speaking We’re a social lot at Earth Protect. Join us on any or all of these social media channels. friend on FaceBook follow on Twitter connect on LinkedI...
Earth Protect
Continue reading
Tagged in: newsletter archive
ep-admin
Hits: 4642 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Biofuels
  Introducing the real world of Algae and its scientific commercialization for Development of Sustainable Non-Food Algae Oil Crop Projects, Programmers and Priorities to Feed Biodiesel Industry Worldwide This is a programmed where you shall study & learn the ALGAE System in totality fro...
Continue reading
Tagged in: algae Algae Oil Crop Projects fuel Sustainable fuel
Wolf
Hits: 3997 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines
Promises made at previous summits have not delivered enough protection for the oceans — campaigners are pushing for better results from Rio+20, writes Prime Sarmiento.   This month, scientists, campaigners and many developing nations are optimistic they will set in motion a deal on the conser...
Continue reading
Tagged in: Brazil gyre Oceans Rio+20 Water
plantitfilm
Hits: 4390 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in General Environment
By JENNY BARCHFIELD The earth's environmental systems "are being pushed towards their biophysical limits," beyond which loom sudden, irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes, the United Nations Environment Program warned Wednesday. In a 525-page report on the health of the planet, the age...
Continue reading
Tagged in: catastrophe Climate Change extinction species extinction UN
GreenDog
Hits: 3776 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Fishing
From 6,000 miles away, tuna that migrated from the Fukyshima nuclear plant in Japan retained radioactive comtamination according to a story by Alicia Chang, The Associated Press May 29, 2012. While far below the "safe to eat limits, tissue samples tested by Fisher of New York's Stonybrook University...
Continue reading
GreenDog
Hits: 2200 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
By DAN FROSCH It has been more than four decades since the first well was drilled in the natural gas field beneath this stretch of slow rolling alfalfa and sugar beet farms. But for some who live here, in the shadows of the Wind River Mountains, the drilling rigs have brought more than jobs and ind...
Continue reading
Tagged in: drilling Fracking Natural Gas
lillianbarbeito
Hits: 3453 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Solar
Deciding to use solar power as an alternative energy source can be both a great decision for your budget and the environment. There are a number of distinct advantages that come with switching over to a source of electricity that isn’t fueled by nasty power plants. The biggest benefits you’ll find ...
Continue reading
Tagged in: panels Solar Energy
EarthDude
Hits: 3936 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Animals
by Susmita Baral It’s been almost a year since Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa banned shark fishing in the Honduran Caribbean and recently, to demonstrate his commitment to his ban, Lobo Sosa set 144 pounds of illegally harvested shark fins on fire that were confiscated in Western Honduras. H...
Continue reading
Tagged in: Ban illegal Shark Finning
amir
Hits: 2849 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in General Environment
By COSIMA MARRINER When Prince Charles boasted of his environmentally friendly lifestyle recently, it didn't come across quite the way he intended. His preference for wearing extra clothes rather than turning up the palace heating, his efforts to recycle old bathroom curtains into cushion covers, a...
Continue reading
Tagged in: lifestyle sacrifice
henryfool
Hits: 2458 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Climate Change
By ANDREW C. REVKIN Even as insect infestations and other factors accompanying warming have led to the “browning” of some stretches of boreal forest between temperate regions and the Arctic tundra, the tundra appears to be greening in a big way, various studies have shown. The newest such work, foc...
Continue reading
Tagged in: arctic forests global warming tundra
Wolf
Hits: 3997 0 Comments
0

Posted by on in Animals
By Jeremy Hance Following research linking neonicotinoid pesticides to the decline in bee populations, France has announced it plans to ban Cruiser OSR, an insecticide produced by Sygenta. Recent studies, including one in France, have shown that neonicotinoid pesticides likely hurt bees' ability to...
honeybee
Continue reading
Tagged in: bees France Pesticide
bchristo
Hits: 3881 0 Comments
0

81595f2dd9db45846609c618f993af1c

© Earth Protect