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Environmental Protection Agency: No Mississippi Delta Project
Environment  (tags: Mississippi Delta, Yazoo Rover, water pump, endangered species, wetlands, US Army Corps of Engineers, habitat destruction )

Regina Co
- 4 days ago - signonsandiego.com
The EPA vetoed a federal plan to build the world's largest water pumping system in the Mississippi Delta, citing harm to the habitats of of endangered species, the destruction of thousands of acres of wetlands & poor water quality. Environmental victory!
Big Oil Gets Greedy - Files Suits to De-List Polar Bears as Endangered
Environment  (tags: polar bears, big oil, wildlife, Alaska, endangered species, oil industry, greed, ecosystem )

Regina Co
- 7 days ago - star-telegram.com
The American Petroleum Institute has banded together with the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Mining Association & the American Iron & Steel Institute in a lawsuit aimed at removing polar bears from the endangered species list.
The Big Lie: Big Oil & Drilling
Environment  (tags: oil, drilling, fossil fuel, oil reserves )

Regina Co
- 8 days ago - sierraclub.org
Great info from the Sierra Club on drilling for oil - the facts, the consequences and how it's not a panacea for prices at the pump.
Plant Trees With Treewala
Environment  (tags: preventing deforestation )

Susan
- 11 days ago - greenwala.com
a free online vocabulary game that generates revenue to plant trees in South American rainforests.
Exxon Let PCBs Leak for Years Off Santa Barbara Coast
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, CO2emissions, destruction, habitatdestruction, pollution, suffering, wildlife )

Susie
- 11 days ago - ens-newswire.com
Between 2002 and 2005, two large electrical transformers on an Exxon Mobil offshore oil and gas platform in the Santa Barbara Channel leaked nearly 400 gallons of fluid contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs
Bush Eyes Creating Largest Protected Area Ever
Environment  (tags: Environment, U.S. news, Fish and wildlife, Ocean )

Jollygirl
- 12 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
President Bush on Monday said he was considering creating two protected areas in the Pacific Ocean, including one that would be the world's largest -- four-and-a-half-times larger than all the national parks and nearly the size of Alaska.
ACTION ALERT Fund Ecuador to Keep Oil Underground & Rainforests Standing
Environment  (tags: rainforest, Ecuador, Amazon, Europe, Funding )

Morgan
- 17 days ago - rainforestportal.org
It is time for the international community led by Europe to step up and finance large-scale Amazon rainforest preservation to protect the Earth's atmosphere, biodiversity, and life-giving ecosystems; while helping meet needs for national advancement
1820 Sheep Die Grazing GE Cotton Land, Even Wearing GE Cotton Causes Terrible Skin Reactions, DUH
Environment  (tags: 1820 Sheep die grazing GE cotton land, Even wearing GE Cotton causes terrible s, love, jesus christ, get conscious )

Scott
- 18 days ago - scoop.co.nz
Many suicides resulting because of the debt accrued from the high cost of growing GE cotton.The dangers of GE organisms in the food chain and the environment are becoming apparent.All government agencies and commercial interests must take these warning.
Ocean Conservancy Opposes Proposed Actions By Bush Administration That Weaken Endangered Species Act
Environment  (tags: environment, Endangered Species Act )

Michael
- 16 days ago - oceanconservancy.org
The Bush Administration is recommending that federal agencies be allowed to determine for themselves whether their proposed projects would impact an endangered species, ignoring requirements that agencies seek an independent scientific review
Report Outlines Junk Mail's Climate Impacts
Environment  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, globalwarming, forests, trees )

Chris
- 21 days ago - forestethics.org
'Junk Mail Effect' Equals Emissions of 9 Million Cars, 7 US States Combined; NASA Scientist and Gore Advisor Hansen urges support for Do Not Mail Registry
 
 
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