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ACTION ALERT: Tell Obama to Stop Sea Turtle Killing!!
Environment  (tags: sea turtles, habiat destruciton, oceans, federally endangered, survival, obama administration )

Simone
- 19 hours ago - all-creatures.org
Tell President Obama to reverse his recent lethal decision and give sea turtles a fighting chance at survival. Now is the time to increase protection, not decrease it. Loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles are federally endangered species in very real
Aurora Borealis: Nature's Holiday Light Display
Environment  (tags: climate, habitat, nature, world, humans, science, weather )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - treehugger.com
Named after Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn, and Boreas, Greek for "northern wind," the aurora borealis is more commonly known as the "northern lights." "Polar lights," however, is a more accurate name, as they occur in both the northern and south
Africa-Wide "Great Green Wall" to Halt Sahara's Spread?
Environment  (tags: climate, conservation, ecosystems, endangered, forests, habitat, nature, humans, trees )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
China built its famous Great Wall to keep out marauders. Now, millennia later, a "Great Green Wall" may rise in Africa to deter another, equally relentless invader: sand. The proposed wall of trees would stretch from Senegal to Djibouti as pa
Why California Is Running Dry
Environment  (tags: water, humans, ecosystems, drought, water mismanagment, climate, protection, nature, environment, energy, destruction )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - cbsnews.com
60 Minutes: Three-Year Drought Is Bringing A Decades-Long Fight Over Water To A Head
Take Action: Stop the International Bluefin Tuna Trade
Environment  (tags: animals, destruction, petition, ecosystems, endangered, environment, government, habitat, humans, nature, oceans )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - actionnetwork.org
Support the international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna! Send a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before January 4th. In March 2010, countries around the world will vote on a proposal to prohibit the international commercial
Film Review: The End of the Line
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, environment, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, oceans, wildlife, whaling, protection )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - ecosalon.com
Called "the Inconvenient Truth" for the oceans, The End of the Line asks viewers to imagine a world without fish and then proceeds to show them exactly how commercial fisheries are decimating hundreds of wild species that we take for granted as food.
Why Blaming China for Copenhagen Won't Help the Climate
Environment  (tags: climate, CO2emissions, climate-change, environment, destruction, ecosystems, green, government, habitatdestruction, humans, protection, politics, world )

Daphna
- 1 hour ago - treehugger.com
The Copenhagen Accord was a deal and not a deal, and its real implications remain uncertain. Nonetheless, thanks to fly-on-the-wall accounts by participants like Ed Milliband and Mark Lynas ("How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the r
Signs of Global Warming Strong in Korea
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, climate, climatechange, climate-change, greenhousegases, globalwarming )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - koreatimes.co.kr
A set of weather changes signaling global warming have been observed around the Korean peninsula throughout this year, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said
Advocate Solar-Please Sign Pledge!!
Environment  (tags: energy, conservation, renewable energy, solar, GoodNews )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - globalwarming.change.org
Together, these two key policies empower energy customers (that's you) to go solar and build strong local renewable energy markets. Although there is still plenty of room for improvement, this year's report shows solid progress across most states - an
AFRICA: Drying, Drying, Disappearing...
Environment  (tags: environment, climatechange, climate, globalwarming, world, water, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, climate-change )

Cal
- 1 day ago - ipsnews.net
Lake Chad was bigger than Israel less than 50 years ago. Today its surface area is less than a tenth of its earlier size, amid forecasts the lake could disappear altogether within 20 years.
 
 
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