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Coal Exports And Carbon Consequences: How Much Is 145 Million Tons Of Coal?
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, destruction, energy, environment, habitatdestruction, healthconditions, pollution, trees, water )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - thinkprogress.org
There are at present six proposals to export coal from Northwest ports. If all of these proposals are built, and if all of them operate at full capacity, the Northwest would be shipping 145 million tons of per coal year.
Obama Taps Environmental Scientist From George Mason University to Head Nuclear Agency
Environment  (tags: energy, GoodNews, government, NRC )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - thehill.com
President Obama nominated George Mason University Professor Allison Macfarlane Thursday to serve as chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Bird of the Week, Short-Tailed Albatross
Animals  (tags: animals, birds, conservation, endangered, environment, extinction, habitat, wildlife, AnimalWelfare )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - abcbirds.org
Once abundant and widespread in the northern Pacific, the Short-tailed Albatross was nearly driven to extinction by Japanese plume hunters in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. The species had declined to about ten pairs by 1953, but has rebounded-->
Coal Industry Pays Fake Activists $50 To Wear Pro-Coal Shirts At Public Hearing
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, sadness, energy, propaganda )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - thinkprogress.org
Apparently unable to find real activists, the coal industry paid astroturfers $50 to wear pro-coal t-shirts at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing yesterday.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Just Lost $3 Billion. Why Is He Still on the Board of the New York Federal Reserve?
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, energy, ethics, finance, investing, lies, money )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - action.workingfamiliesparty.org
Dimon is a member of the New York Federal Reserve Board, in charge of policing Wall Street. Bankers who lose $3 billion in federally insured money shouldn't be in charge of regulating themselves. Take Action.
USDA Works to Create Organic Aquaculture Standards
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, bad news, diet, ethics, food, government, farm-raised fish, risks, warning )

Kathy
- 2 days ago - foodsafetynews.com
Consumers are likely to see much more domestic farm-raised seafood bearing an organic label in the not-too-distant future. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a memo this week about forward with developing an organic aquaculture certification-->
Commonly Used Pesticide Turns Honey Bees Into 'Picky Eaters'
Environment  (tags: pollution, nature, ecosystems, environment, destruction, habitatdestruction, protection, wildlife, oceans, politics, government, habitat, water )

Organic
- 2 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food.
Republicans Try to Force the Military to Use Dirty Energy It Doesn't Want
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, government, military, republicans, u.s. )

Kathy
- 3 days ago - grist.org
The U.S. military recognizes that dependence on fossil fuels is a threat to U.S. strategic influence and its own operational effectiveness. With that in mind, it's trying to make itself lighter and leaner, reducing energy consumption at bases and on-->
Connecting The Ecosystems of Land and Sea
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, conservation, environment, habitat, protection, pollution, Sustainabililty, wildlife, water, science, oceans )

Organic
- 4 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
A new study from a Pacific atoll reveals the links between native trees the giant manta rays that live off the coast. The researchers point to the little-understood interconnectedness between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
Robotic Fish Shoal Sniffs Out Pollution in Harbours
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, pollution, science, technology, water )

Julie
- 4 days ago - newscientist.com
Autonomous robotic fish, designed to sense marine pollution, are taking to the open waves for the first time.
 
 
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