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Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund: Video: Sarah Palin Supports Aerial Hunting of Wolves
Environment  (tags: Palin, wolves, bears, (also whales: all wildlife) )

Melva
- 1 day ago - secure.defenders.org
As Governor, Sarah Palin has championed aerial hunting of wolves and bears. Please watch our new video, learn more about Palin's record and help us spread the word about her awful record...
Major Ice-Shelf Loss for Canada. The Ice Shelves in Canada's High Arctic Have Lost a Colossal Area This Year, Scientists Report.
Environment  (tags: climate, climate-change, destruction, globalwarming, greenhousegases, habitatdestruction, ecosystems )

Urban
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Loss of ice in the Arctic, and in particular the extensive sea-ice, has global implications. The "white parasol" at the top of the planet reflects energy from the Sun straight back out into space, helping to cool the Earth.
Got Gas?
Environment  (tags: pollution, energy, environment )

Michael
- 1 day ago - climate.weather.com
Overall, traffic congestion costs the U.S. economy $78 billion a year, wasting 2.9 billion gallons of fuel and robbing commuters of 4.2 billion hours, the study found.
Do You Really Need Thousands of Square Feet?
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat )

Michael
- 1 day ago - offthegrid.1337hax0r.com
Having a small, well-insulated household with modest needs can be as useful towards saving energy and moving off the grid as installing solar panels or developing new wind power techniques. In fact, in many cases, it is the most cost-effective way to star
Ocean Conservancy: The Coca-Cola Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Ocean Conservancy to Help Eradicate Ocean Litter
Environment  (tags: environment, oceans )

Michael
- 1 day ago - oceanconservancy.org
Since 1986, the International Coastal Cleanup has gathered six million volunteers to remove more than 100 million pounds of marine litter from 170,000 miles of beaches and inland waterways. This year, the ICC takes place Saturday, September 20, 2008.
Adopt An Acre
Environment  (tags: environment, protection )

Michael
- 1 day ago - support.nature.org
Since the program began in 1991, more than 30,000 people, schools and organizations have raised $22 million to protect 600,000 acres in South America, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean and Africa. But there is much more work to be done.
Climate Change Causes Global Wheat Shortage, Food Price Hikes
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, wheat )

Michael
- 10 hours ago - naturalnews.com
Droughts caused by global climate change have led to a drop in wheat production, a worldwide shortage and high food prices around the world.
Issues and Legislation - Environment - Appropriations Bill Riders
Environment  (tags: destruction, endangered, conservation, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, nature, politics, animals, forests, trees, Sustainabililty, government, pollution )

Electra
- 1 day ago - waxman.house.gov
Issue 1. Bill Riders, and unethical changes to Bills that are passed. Statement of Henry A. Waxman These anti-environmental riders have increased clearcut logging in our National Forests. They have crippled protection of endangered species and, etc...
Study Links Carbon, Melting Arctic
Environment  (tags: climate, climatechange, climate-change, CO2emissions, globalwarming, globalwarming, greenhousegases, research, science )

Ian
- 1 day ago - canada.com
A provocative new study of the record-setting Arctic thaw that's unlocking the Northwest Passage and transforming Canada's polar frontier has, for the first time, drawn a clear connection between rising global carbon pollution and the retreat of sea ice.
 
 
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