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Biofuel Developments Set to Destroy Kenya's Tana River Delta
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, habitat, nature, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 12 hours ago - wildlifeextra.com
The Tana River Delta on Kenya's north coast is under unprecedented threat as corporations and foreign agencies scramble to exploit its riches for export crops, biofuels and minerals. NatureKenya (BirdLife Partner) & partners are working with local
Protect Joshua Tree National Park and It's Wildlife ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, AnimalWelfare, national park, protection, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 2 days ago - change.org
Joshua Tree National Park and Its wildlife Threatened by Landfill. A proposed landfill just outside of Joshua Tree National Park threatens some of the most precious desert landscape in the nation. Two courts have blocked the project, but the Department
Forget the Polar Bear
Environment  (tags: environment, climate-change, nature, protection )

Cher
- 5 days ago - newsweek.com
It's not just about wildlife. Climate change will also pit nations against each other in a race for territory and power
Take Action: Tell President Obama to Help Developing Countries Fight Climate
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, pollution, protection, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, ecosystems, CO2emissions, climate-change, conservation, government, politics )

Daphna
- 6 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
In order for President Obama to help reach a global agreement to tackle the dangers of climate change in Copenhagen this week, he must agree to help the world's most vulnerable countries. Urge President Obama to commit to helping developing countries figh
Save the Copenhagen Climate Talks: End Subsidies to Big Polluters- Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, water, protection, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, destruction, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation, climatechange )

Daphna
- 6 days ago - action.1sky.org
The U.S. spends more than $10 billion of taxpayer money per year on subsidies to fossil fuel companies. Meanwhile, the climate talks in Copenhagen are on the brink of falling apart because developing countries can't afford to green their economies without
Copenhagen COP15 Progress Report: None?
Environment  (tags: world, wildlife, protection, pollution, habitatdestruction, nature, oceans, humans, habitat, globalwarming, environment, destruction, climatechange, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 7 days ago - treehugger.com
With four days left, just about everyone seems fed up with the stunted progress of the Copenhagen talks: rich and developing countries still can't agree on emissions targets or monitoring systems--or anything, it seems. Activists are tiring out. Yvo de Bo
Alaskan Coastline Triple-Threatened, Eroding at Incredible 45 Feet Per Year (Video)
Environment  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, destruction, endangered, environment, habitat, habitatdestruction, oceans, nature, protection, world )

Daphna
- 7 days ago - treehugger.com
A study out of the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that a substantial piece of the northern Alaska coastline is eroding at an astonishing rate of 45 feet a year thanks to three major threats - less ice, more waves, and warmer water. In other words
Congress Must Insist on a Responsible Energy Policy ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: energy, environment, coal, protection, nature, habitat, climate-change )

Cher
- 7 days ago - change.org
As I hope you're well aware of, coal-fired power plants are the largest U.S .contributor to catastrophic climate change. New technology for carbon capture and storage, C.C.S., is promising, but relatively untested. Even if this technology proves
Helicopter Checks Snowed-In Blackfeet Indians
Environment  (tags: snowstorm, below zero, environment, cold, humans )

Lone
- 8 days ago - reznetnews.org
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- Officials say U.S. Border Patrol agents and officers from the Blackfeet Department of Homeland Security reached several isolated ranches on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Why Your Dog and Cat Need Copenhagen to Succeed
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, pets, globalwarming )

Cher
- 8 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
NBC recently reported on the rise of dengue fever due to global warming. Some of the factors have to do with the virus itself, but others have to do with its carrier: mosquitos. Those pesky little bloodsuckers thrive in the warmer temperatures and
 
 
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