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New Protected Areas Keep Madagascar's Conservation Vision On Track
Environment  (tags: conservation, protection, environment, habitat, ecosystems, nature, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 1577 days ago - wcs.org
The government of Madagascar has scored a significant victory for conservation by bringing one million hectares (more than 3,800 square miles) of wild landscapes and seascapes under national protection.
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Recycled Plastics From India [Cool & Environmentally Brillliant]
Environment  (tags: environment, recycled plastics, Sustainabililty, conservation )

Janet
- 1577 days ago - shop.thehungersite.com
Made from plastic bags gathered from trash heaps in east New Delhi by Conserve India, a non-governmental organization (NGO) on the cutting edge of both environmental issues and women's fair trade. No dyes are used--instead layers of different colored ..
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Environmental Groups Weigh Impact of Obama 'Midnight Rules' Freeze
Environment  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, nature, Sustainabililty, weather )

Jollygirl
- 1577 days ago - pbs.org
On his first day in office, President Obama ordered a freeze on all pending federal rules put forward by the Bush administration during its final days -- including several controversial environmental regulations.
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Greenwash: Time for Rail to Raise Its Game and Cut Emissions
Environment  (tags: climate, conservation, destruction, globalwarming, government, habitat )

Jollygirl
- 1579 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Travelling by train is the green way to go. In the month when the government seems set on railroading us into a third Heathrow runway, even ministers will agree on that. You can "travel greener" with Arriva to Wales.
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BUSH AGAIN: "Lawsuits Target Oil Shale Plan for Rockies"
Environment  (tags: wildlife, environment, destruction, water, animals, government, habitatdestruction, nature, humans, conservation )

Brenda
- 1579 days ago - denverpost.com
"The BLM, in its stampede to beat the clock before the inauguration, is threatening wildlife, water and wilderness by opening up millions of acres of public land to destructive, unproven oil shale and tar sands development," said Ted Zukoski of Earthjusti
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Sea Shepherd Returns to the Southern Ocean for the Whales
Environment  (tags: whales, whaling, japanese whaling, whale defenders, sea shepherd, the steve irwin, conservation )

In A Mirr
- 1580 days ago - seashepherd.org
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin has departed Hobart, Tasmania to return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Steve Irwin left the dock in Hobart at 1600 Hours on Wednesday, January 21st, local time.
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Funding Freeze Halts Environmental Projects Across California
Environment  (tags: government, California, environment, conservation, water, wildlife, politics )

Mimi
- 1580 days ago - latimes.com
Commissions and nonprofits charged with conserving parks, wildlife, water and mountain areas of the state are at risk of laying off staff or closing since the state stopped funding last month.
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PLZ TAKE ACTION; Stop Massive Military Expansion in the California Desert
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, military expansion, california desert, conservation, wildlife, humans, environment, ecosystems, protection, nature )

Simone
- 1582 days ago - all-creatures.org
Please write to the Navy today and tell it not to expand into fragile desert lands that are key to the survival of rare and endangered desert tortoises and bighorn sheep. The Department of the Navy is proposing to expand its largest base -- the 595,000-
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'Barack In, Barrick Out!'
Environment  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Shoshone Indians, Mt. Tenabo, ethics, freedoms, government, news, culture, society, ethics, americans, politics, interesting, environment, religion, rights, destruction, endangered, conservation, habitat, habita )

Kat
- 1582 days ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.com
the Federal District Court in Reno, Nevada will begin a two day injunction hearing to protect the world-recognized Shoshone spiritual area, Mt. Tenabo from what would be one of the U.S.' largest open pit cyanide heap leach gold mines. Just two months...
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Protect the Arctic From Industrial Fishing - Send E-Mail Now
Environment  (tags: take action, activism, protection, ecosystems, conservation, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, endangered, destruction, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, oceans, politics, pollution, habitat, suffering, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, world )

Elena
- 1585 days ago - takeaction.oceana.org
As you know, Arctic habitats are gravely threatened by climate change. And due to sea ice loss, new waters are opening for potential passage by ships. But we mustn't allow further degradation of the Arctic by industrial fishing
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URGENT - Stop Black Hills Uranium Mining: TAKE ACTION!
Environment  (tags: Black Hills, Uranium Mining, environment, conservation, destruction, endangered, government, habitat, habitatdestruction, nature, pollution, protection )

Kat
- 1589 days ago - republicoflakotah.com
For the past two years we have been asking that letters be sent to South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds requesting a moratorium on further uranium development until the old mines are cleaned up. He has always replied in the negative. Therefore we are now...
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Public Lands Bill: Finally, A Blow for Mother Nature!
Environment  (tags: Public Lands, bushadministration, ethics, government, GoodNews, conservation, environment, animals, conservation, ecosystems, environment, forests, GoodNews, habitat, habitatdestruction, protection )

Kat
- 1589 days ago - newwest.net
The U.S. Senate finally gave some good news to the community of anglers, hunters, hikers, backpackers, recreational outfitters--anybody who loves the great outdoors--by finally clearing the way to protect 200 million acres of wilderness in nine states.
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RIGHTS OF NATURE
Environment  (tags: animals, conservation, ecosystems, endangered, environment, destruction, forests, GoodNews, habitat, nature, protection, Sustainabililty, wildlife, world )

Katii
- 1590 days ago - realitysandwich.com
Over the past year, the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund was invited to assist the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly to develop and draft parts of their new constitution to include rights for nature, or ecosystem rights.
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Supreme Court Takes On Future of Nation's Waterways
Environment  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, greenhousegases, pollution, Sustainabililty, destruction, CO2emissions, nature, wildlife )

Susan
- 1592 days ago - earthjustice.org
On Monday, Earthjustice will be at the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against an attempt by the mining industry -- supported by President George Bush and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- to turn our nation's waterways into industrial waste dumps.
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Earth's Leading Climate Change Portal Turns 10 Years Old
Environment  (tags: GoodNews, environment, climatechange, climate, climate-change, globalwarming, ecosystems, green, habitatdestruction, habitat, trees, wildlife, conservation, protection )

Cal
- 1596 days ago - climateark.org
The Climate Ark Climate Change Portal at http://www.climateark.org/ turned ten years old this New Year. Tens of millions of users have and continue to enjoy the Internet's best climate search, news feeds, blogging and action alerts
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