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Environment News tagged with habitatdestruction

The World Challenge Voting Has Closed
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, forests, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, protection, trees, Sustainabililty )

Gorilly
- 9 hours ago - gorilla.wildlifedirect.org
Unfortunately the 'Jiko Rescue' project was not one of the top-three winners, but to be chosen as one of twelve finalists out of nearly a thousand nominations is still a notable achievement.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Small Islands Fear Going the Way of Atlantis
Environment  (tags: ClimateChange, water, globalwarming, environment, climatechange, climate-change, climate, ecosystems, destruction, habitatdestruction, habitat, protection, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
The world's small island states, most of which are painfully vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, have put the United Nations on notice.
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ENVIRONMENT: Save Half the Planet, or Lose It All
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, destruction, nature, protection, humans, world, climate, ecosystems )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
At least half the planet must be protected if humanity is to survive the next century, declared conservationists at the conclusion of 9th World Wilderness Congress
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Tell the EPA to Protect the Everglades From Mining- Please Take Action!!!!!!!
Environment  (tags: destruction, habitatdestruction, protection, water )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - act.npca.org
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to issue mining permits for the destruction of up to 15,000 acres of wetlands near Everglades National Park. Together with existing mines, this would convert 30 square miles of historic Everglades and wildlife habit
8 comments
The Prince's Rainforests Project: Keeping Forests Standing
Environment  (tags: environment, rainforests, forests, trees, protection, ecosystems, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, destruction, habitat, humans, world, wildlife )

Cal
- 3 days ago - theecologist.org
It's the best hope for creating a critical mass of support for tough action on tropical deforestation, and its website offers a wealth of information for all
4 comments
SCANDALOUS!! Palm Oil Firms Letting Four-Year-Olds Sign Contracts
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, palm oil companies, palm oil, humans, protection, world, habitat, ecosystems, destruction )

Cal
- 3 days ago - theecologist.org
'Chaotic' legislation in Indonesia is allowing palm oil plantation companies looking to produce biofuel to bully local people off their land
3 comments
The World's Most Cited Climate Change Denier: The World's Leading Climate Scientist?
Environment  (tags: world, research, pollution, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, CO2emissions, climate-change, ecosystems )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - planetgreen.discovery.com
If there's one climate change-related interview you read today (just in case you're one of those people who read dozens of them), check out the piece over at the New Republic featuring Dr. Stephen Schneider.
17 comments
Protect the Arctic Refuge: America's Polar Bear Nursery-Please Take Action!!
Environment  (tags: protection, nature, environment, destruction, endangered, animals, habitatdestruction )

Tierney
- 4 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Rising temperatures are robbing polar bears of vital habitat and melting the sea ice they use for hunting and raising their cubs. In response, the Interior Department has announced a proposal to designate more than 200,000 square miles of critical habita
6 comments
Tell Congress to Pass the Clean Water Protection Act - Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, wildlife, trees, water, protection, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, globalwarming, environment, destruction, conservation )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - change.org
To: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House Sponsored by: Earthjustice It's time for Congress to stand up for what's right and put a stop to the devastation of our rivers, streams and headwaters caused by mountaintop removal mining.
8 comments
Hold Big Polluters Accountable- Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, trees, water, protection, pollution, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, destruction, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Right now only a handful of sources, including coal power plants, are responsible for more than half of all the global warming pollution in the United States. It's time to hold these mega-polluters responsible for their share of the dirty air.
31 comments
Support Restoration of Coastal Louisiana Wetlands-Please Take Action !!
Environment  (tags: wildlife, conservation, endangered, ecosystems, habitatdestruction )

Tierney
- 5 days ago - online.nwf.org
Coastal Louisiana is home to diverse wildlife threatened by the loss of wetlands. President Obama's leadership offers us a new opportunity to get coastal restoration right.
11 comments
Land Use Change An Overlooked Cause of Global Warming
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, destruction, ecosystems, globalwarming, climate, ClimateChange, climate-change, world, pollution, protection )

Cal
- 7 days ago - enn.com
gia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone is publishing a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation and urbanization on climate ch
7 comments
TAKE ACTION and Make History - Help Save Coal River Mountain!
Environment  (tags: destruction, conservation, environment, habitatdestruction, protection, government )

Tierney
- 8 days ago - ilovemountains.org
Today, organizations across the nation are joining forces with iLoveMountains.org to send a powerful message to the Obama Administration that blasting on America's Most Endangered Mountain-Coal River Mountain- needs to stop now. This could be the largest
13 comments
Deforestation and Exploitation in Papua's Plantations Boom Massive Land Grab for Plantations in Papua Threatens Vital Rainfores
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, rain forest destruction, ecosystems, habitat, environment, CO2emissions, climate-change, trees, wildlife, world )

Cal
- 8 days ago - eia-international.org
Report--Five million hectares of land, most of it forested, is being targeted in Papua by powerful companies seeking to cash in on projected demand for biofuels, derived from crops such as oil palm, and other commodities
4 comments
Take Action- President Obama: It's Time to Sign
Environment  (tags: petition, world, pollution, habitatdestruction, nature, habitat, humans, globalwarming, environment, destruction, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - secure3.convio.net
The fossil fuels industry is trampling global warming legislation to secure profits, while we the people are already experiencing the effects of ever rising greenhouse gas emissions: forest fires are raging, freshwater systems are drying up, hurricanes a
13 comments
 
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