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Environment News tagged with national parks

Schwarzenegger Gets Parks Award. Can Palin's Wildlife Protection Award Be Far Behind?
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, nature, national parks, California, Schwarzenegger, award, wildlife, animals, habitat )

Cher
- 31 days ago - sfgate.com
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will receive a parks award from the National Parks Trust this coming Thursday in Washington, D. C. "for his leadership and innovation in the protection of public lands in California". The reaction in California has been
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Protect Our National Parks From the Impact of Global Warming ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, national parks, globalwarming, nature, habitat )

Cher
- 46 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Sign our petition to your senators today. Help us pass critical legislation to protect our National Parks from the devastating impacts of climate change caused by global warming!
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Protect National Parks From Climate Change ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, national parks, climate-change, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 60 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
PBS is about to start airing the inspirational new documentary by Ken Burns, "The National Parks, America's Best Idea." All eyes will be focused on these spectacular, uniquely American wild places. And it couldn't come at a better time
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Navajo Nation Rip-Off? Stay at THE VIEW HOTEL in Monument Valley, AZ!
Environment  (tags: USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, sacred land, national parks, tourist hotels, tourist destinations, Armanda Ortega, entrepreneurial exploitation )

ON VACATI
- 81 days ago - arizonahighways.com
Perched on a mesa amid towering monoliths, the View is the first hotel built inside Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, and as you might expect, it offers luxurious access to the mythic backdrop of John Ford Westerns...
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Yosemite's Large Trees See A Decline Of 24%
Environment  (tags: yosemite, national parks, largest trees, declining, nature, environment, conservation )

Simone
- 107 days ago - ecoworldly.com
The number of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park have declined 24-percent between the 1930s and 1990s. The findings are based on a study done by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington. Scientists compared tree
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SIGN THIS PETITION : No Haze in National Parks! Tell EPA to Enforce the Law ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, haze, pollution, protection, nature, national parks, wildlife )

Cher
- 187 days ago - change.org
The photo at left from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia clearly shows the effects of air pollution on the visibility in our parks. Haze not only contributes to environmental damage, it also hinders our enjoyment of mountain views.
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Safeguard Our National Parks From Climate Change ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, National Parks, climate-change, protection, nature, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 197 days ago - change.org
As a supporter of this cause, you may be aware that our national parks and their wildlife are already being impacted by climate change. Park fish and wildlife are struggling to survive in the face of ever-increasing drought, wildfire, violent storms,
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US Will Not Challenge Gun Ban in National Parks
Environment  (tags: environment, national parks, gun, ban, USA, nature, protection, wildlife, habitat, forests )

Cher
- 220 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The Obama administration said on Friday it will not appeal a federal court ruling that prohibits carrying loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
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New U.S. Wilderness System: Photos10 National Parks to See Before You Die
Environment  (tags: politics, obama, National Parks, Photos )

Jollygirl
- 225 days ago - thedailygreen.com
President Obama signs omnibus lands bill, protecting 2 million acres of American wilderness, including the National Landscape Conservation System. Take a tour in photos.
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Federal Judge to Bush: Snowmobiles in National Parks Not in Keeping With Park Protection
Environment  (tags: snowmobiles, national parks, Bush, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, conservation, noise pollution )

RC
- 435 days ago - nytimes.com
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Federal District Court in Washington ruled against a BUSHCo proposal to allow more than 500 snowmobiles a day into two national parks. He said the plan favored use over the park's mission: conservation. Will the decision hold?
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No Haze in National Parks! Tell EPA to Enforce the Law! Sign Petition!!
Environment  (tags: haze, pollution, environment, national parks, habitat, nature, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 509 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Haze not only contributes to environmental damage, it also hinders our enjoyment of mountain views. The Environmental Protection Agency, however, has been dragging its feet in cleaning up the haze in parks and other protected areas.
9 comments
Bush Administration May Ease Clean-Air Rules For National Parks
Environment  (tags: Bush Admin, forests, pollution, national parks, clean air, EPA, regulations, wilderness, scientists, Clean Air Act )

Caree
- 558 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
The Bush administration is on the verge of implementing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build power plants near national parks and wilderness areas, according to rank-and-file agency scientists and park managers who oppose the plan.
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The NRA Wants Loaded Guns in Parks. What Do YOU Want?
Environment  (tags: action alert, national parks, conservation, government )

Cory
- 559 days ago - ga1.org
That's right, guns in parks. LOADED guns in parks. For some reason, the NRA thinks it's a great idea to let anyone and everyone posses loaded weapons in our national parks.
5 comments
Take Action! Urge the Government to Complete Canada's National Parks System
Environment  (tags: National Parks, Canada, conservation, environment, nature, wildlife, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 575 days ago - supporter.naturecanada.ca
Canadians are willing to pay more out of their own pockets to preserve national parks, according to a new study at the University of Guelph. In fact, 61% of Canadians were willing to give an average of $53 per household to support the national parks
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Muir Woods in Marin County Celebrates First 100 Years as National Monument
Environment  (tags: redwoods, nature, national parks, Marin County, Northern Cali )

Larry
- 707 days ago - sfgate.com
It is difficult to imagine a time when anyone would contemplate chopping down the magnificent redwoods in Muir Woods, let alone drowning the valley under hundreds of feet of water.
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