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How Monsanto Is Using Cronies in Congress to Take Away States' Rights to Label Genetically Modified Foods
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, environment, ethics, food, genetically modified labelling, right to know, politics, risks, nutrition )

Lynn
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
Sources report that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach amendments to the Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on GE foods.
Moving Beyond Coal in Central Appalachia
Business  (tags: appalachia, coal, economy, report, trends, renewables, sustainable, businessconservation, pollution, Sustainabililty, destruction, economy, environment, SustainableDevelopment )

Stefanie
- 1 day ago - ecowatch.com
Energy efficiency is one such area where the economic return on investment could be substantial, creating thousands of jobs and supporting new and existing businesses while saving people money that can be reinvested locally.
Help Australia Keep Plastic Out of the Oceans! SIGN!
Environment  (tags: government, oceans, pollution, wildlife, animals, environment, politics )

Sara
- 2 days ago - saveourmarinelife.org.au
Plastic is polluting our oceans. But Australia has the chance to do something about that with a recycling program that would help keep plastic out of the oceans. Please tell Australia's Environment Ministers that a recycling program is needed!
Rhino Populations in Sumatra, Borneo Should Be Combined to Save Sumatran Rhino From Extinction
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, animals, wildlife trade, great apes, protection, endangered, animaladvocates, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cal
- 2 days ago - news.mongabay.com
A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as "a single conservation unit", lending academic support to a controversial proposal to move wild rhinos from Malaysia to Indonesia.
Americans For Peace Now
World  (tags: palestine, israel, conflict, media, news, culture, world )

Nancy
- 2 days ago - peacenow.org
Latest news from APN including; Stop Ignoring How Routine the Occupation Has Become; Clinging to a Virtual Reality; APN Condemns Murder of Israeli West Bank Settler, Calls on Israel to Prevent Revenge Attacks and Happy Shavuot.
Deforestation Will Undercut Effectiveness of Rainforest Dams
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, forests, habitatdestruction, habitat, world, protection, green )

Cal
- 4 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Deforestation may significantly decrease the hydroelectric potential of tropical rainforest regions, warns a new study
Climate Change to Halve Habitat for Over 10,000 Common Species
Environment  (tags: animals, ecosystems, environment, wildlife, protection, nature, climate-change )

Cal
- 4 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Scientists found that 34% of animals and 57% of plants will see over half of their habitat lost by 2080 if temperatures rise 4 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average.
Ice 'Tsunami' Rises Out of Canadian Lake and Destroys 12 Homes as Residents Can Only Watch Helplessly From the Shore
Offbeat  (tags: Ice 'tsunami' rises out of Canadian lake )

Agnes
- 4 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Massive ice floes rose out of a lake in Canada over the weekend, destroying a dozen homes and damaging fifteen others.
Moon's Water May Have Come From Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, Brown University, discovery, JPL, moon, NASA, news, water, world )

Dan
- 5 days ago - sciencenews.org
Scientists recently analyzed the water in Moon rocks returned by Apollo astronauts and discovered that the Moon seized a giant amount of water from Earth when our satellite formed. Logged in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
FUTURE EARTH
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth, Future, Sun, path, destruction, Fate, Timeline )

Ray
- 4 days ago - bbc.co.uk
What will happen to the Earth? We tend to worry about issues like climate change that can have an impact over periods of time comparable to an average human lifetime.
 
 
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