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Rising CO2 Could Cause Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Finds Antarctic Study
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, climatechange, climate, globalwarming, environment, protection, greenhousegases, pollution, water, world, ecosystems, climate-change )

Cal
- 1 day ago - telegraph.co.uk
Sea levels could rise by up to six metres if the world fails to get pollution under control, according to the latest study in the Antarctic.
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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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Tell the EPA to Protect the Everglades From Mining- Please Take Action!!!!!!!
Environment  (tags: destruction, habitatdestruction, protection, water )

Tierney
- 3 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
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.
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Tell Congress to Pass the Clean Water Protection Act ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, nature, water, habitat )

Cher
- 5 days ago - change.org
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.
10 comments
Restore Coastal Louisiana - The Petition Site
Environment  (tags: petition, wildlife, water, trees, protection, pollution, humans, nature, habitat, government, environment, destruction, conservation, animals )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Mississippi Delta is the world's seventh largest river delta. But we are losing these wetlands at an alarming rate. 80 years of national actions to channelize and control the Mississippi River for economic development and navigation have diverted se
9 comments
Government of Canada Announces Funding for Great Lakes Clean-Up Projects in Detroit River Area of Concern
Environment  (tags: pollution, protection, globalwarming, ecosystems, environment, water )

Cal
- 7 days ago - ec.gc.ca
On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Jeff Watson, Member of Parliament for Essex, today announced $410,000 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for four projects to clean up the Detroit River Area of Concern. Thirty-sev
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Hawaii's Beautiful Yet Strangely Coloured Beaches
Environment  (tags: world, water, oceans, nature, humans, habitat, environment, conservation )

Daphna
- 8 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
Black, green, yellow, red - not the colours of a traffic signal but the amazing variety of Hawaiian beaches. Yes, in certain areas of the islands, you will find beaches with sand in all these colours... and we got incredible pictures to prove it.
3 comments
Help Save Coal River Mountain -Please Take Action!
Environment  (tags: destruction, environment, trees, weather, water, nature, protection, habitatdestruction )

Tierney
- 11 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Last week, coal companies started setting off explosives on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia to prepare for a massive mountaintop removal coal mining operation which will destroy the local landscape and pollute surrounding communities
9 comments
Take Action- Keep Offshore Drilling Out of Climate Change Legislation
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, water, protection, humans, oceans, nature, globalwarming, environment, destruction, conservation )

Daphna
- 12 days ago - takeaction.oceana.org
In an effort to pass his climate change bill, Senator Kerry has mentioned he would be willing to accept offshore drilling in previously protected areas in a race for 60 supporting votes. Unfortunately, if Congress follows through on its threat to expand
16 comments
Take Action: Ask the Obama Administration to Save Coal River Mountain
Environment  (tags: Petition, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, energy, environment, forests, humans, nature, pollution, protection, habitatdestruction, trees, water )

Daphna
- 13 days ago - ga3.org
Save Coal River Mountain and help preserve our clean energy future. Contact the Obama Administration today. Two weeks ago Massey Energy began blasting Coal River Mountain and with it, the hopes of citizens who have developed plans for a green wind proje
17 comments
Protect Yellowstone/Greater Rockies=Please Take Action !
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, destruction, forests, government, conservation, wildlife, trees, water, nature, habitat, protection )

Tierney
- 13 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
Tell the Obama Administration to abandon its plan to hand over Wyoming's Red Desert lands to the oil and gas industry
19 comments
Take Action- Remove Shark Nets Home
Environment  (tags: world, Petition, water, oceans, nature, humans, habitatdestruction, environment, destruction, conservation )

Daphna
- 16 days ago - removesharknets.com
"Remove Shark Nets" is a campaign to act to remove the shark nets from QLD and NSW in Australia. Inspired by the many campaigns for the removal of the nets within the Kwa-zulu Natal Coast Shark Net Program (South Africa) I decided to start a movement for
7 comments
Deep-Sea Ecosystems Affected By Climate Change
Environment  (tags: Climate Change, sea, Water, Sea ecosystem )

Katie
- 16 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The vast muddy expanses of the abyssal plains occupy about 60 percent of the Earth's surface and are important in global carbon cycling.Based on long-term studies of two such areas shows that animal communities on the abyssal seafloor are affected...
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