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In Brazil, a Showdown Over Rainforest Deforestation
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, protection, humans, nature, government, politics, world, wildlife, conservation, animals, habitatdestruction, habitat )

Cal
- 3 hours ago - csmonitor.com
Brazil's president is scheduled to sign a reform package today that could retroactively legalize the deforestation of millions of acres in the Amazon.
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ACTION! Restore Orangutan Habitat! OFI
Environment  (tags: forests, conservation, habitat, habitatdestruction, protection, wildlife, endangered, restore, orangutans, habitat )

K. J.
- 3 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
The purpose of this petition is ask OFI to partner with TFTF so that Care2 members can contribute their butterfly credits to the restoration of Orangutan habitat.
19 comments
Tell KFC to Stop Destroying Rainforests ACTION
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, APP, environment, destruction, wildlife, money, corporate, KFC )

Nancy
- 5 hours ago - kfc-secretrecipe.com
KFC has no policies to tackle deforestation and has been caught using paper made by Asia Pulp and Paper. APP is one of the world's most notorious forest destroyers and a company recently found using illegal timber.
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Dilma's Dilemma: Urge Brazil to Veto Forest Code ACTION
Environment  (tags: Amazon, Brazil, President Dilma, destruction, ecosystems, wildlife, habitatdestruction )

Nancy
- 8 hours ago - amazonwatch.org
With the world's largest environmental summit being hosted in Brazil in just a few weeks, she can't afford to look the world in the eyes as the leader who approved the slashing of environmental protections and rainforest destruction
35 comments
Goodbye Fish and Shellfish? Meet the Biggest Threat to Our Oceans
Environment  (tags: oceans, food chain, seafood, acidification of the oceans, ecosystems, environment, animals, wildlife, protection, habitatdestruction, habitat, green, greenhousegases, water, nature, humans, government, climate-change, destruction, conservation )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - alternet.org
As emissions continue to rise, the world's oceans are becoming corrosive, threatening shellfish, corals and the entire ocean food web. LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Si
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson: Prevent the Rubber-Stamping of the Keystone XL Pipeline Through Oklahoma
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Canadian oil, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews, news )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
In less than 45 days, Canadian oil giant TransCanada could receive the rubber stamp it wants to build the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Oklahoma through Texas to the Gulf Coast -- unless we convince the Environmental Protecti
43 comments
Ensure Marine Protected Areas for Scotland's Whales, Dolphins and Purpoises ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - forcechange.com
Ensure a world-class network of marine protected areas is delivered in 2012 that includes protected areas for Scotland's whales, dolphins and porpoises.
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Protect Reef Sharks Living Near Heavily Populated Islands ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 1 day ago - forcechange.com
Increase protection measures for reef sharks threatened by human activities.
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NEW STUDY: High Concentrations of Toxic Mercury in the Arctic From Circumpolar Rivers
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, research, world, climate-change, destruction, oceans, nature, humans, pollution, protection, water, wildlife, habitat )

Cal
- 1 day ago - enn.com
The implications of this finding are significant for predicting future levels of the toxic heavy metal. The levels in the Artic will likely be increasing from the thawing of Arctic soils, releasing mercury into the hydrological cycle.
10 comments
Save the Northern Spotted Owl ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, destruction, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 2 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
With less than a dozen spotted owls left in Canadian old-growth forest habitat in southwestern BC, the time to stop logging is now.
42 comments
Save America's Greatest Arctic Wetland ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 2 days ago - secure3.convio.net
Urge the Department of Interior to choose a final plan that provides balance by protecting Teshekpuk Lake and other key wildlife areas within the Reserve. Please add your voice to the public record
41 comments
Help Protect Alaska's Western Arctic Reserve ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 3 days ago - secure.wilderness.org
For the first time, the Bureau of Land Management is creating a land-use plan for the entire Western Arctic Reserve in Alaska. At nearly 23 million acres, the reserve is roughly 10 times the size of Yellowstone National Park.
32 comments
Support Protected Habitat for Critically Endangered Woodland Caribou ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 4 days ago - forcechange.com
Designate protected habitat for critically endangered woodland caribou.
34 comments
Canadian Sea Activist Facing Charge Vows to Fight on
Environment  (tags: Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, anti-whalng activities, whales, wildlife, law, animalwelfare, animals, animalrights, protection, humans, habitat, wildanimals )

Cal
- 4 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Renowned marine conservationist Paul Watson, who is fighting extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over a 2002 campaign against shark finning, vowed on Monday that his fleet would head to the Antarctic without him to fight whaling.
21 comments
Keep Caves Closed to Save Our Bats ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, wildlife, protection, habitat, nature )

Cher
- 4 days ago - action.biologicaldiversity.org
Please -- speak up by using the form below to ask the Service to reaffirm its commitment to western bats and farmers and maintain the only cave-management policies that have a chance of saving these unique animals.
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