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Science - Not Industry - Should Guide Rules for Biofuels ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, biofuels, globalwarming, nature, habitat, protection, humans, wildlife )

Cher
- 132 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
If pursued wisely, biofuels - such as ethanol - have the potential to play a pivotal role in reducing global warming emissions from vehicles. But research indicates that conventional biofuels can result in substantial global warming pollution when
Reverse Obama Administration's Approval of Tongass Logging ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, forests, destruction, nature, habitat, protection, trees, wildlife )

Cher
- 132 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In a stunning blow to the environment, the Obama Administration just approved a clearcut of 382 acres of timber in a roadless area of Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
Stormy Weather in the Capital Region
Environment  (tags: environment, weather, thunder staorms, hard rain, nature, storms, outages, destruction, hail )

Dee
- 134 days ago - capitalnews9.com
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y- It's a wet night and lights are out in the Capital Region. Scattered thunderstorms hit the area, knocking out power and bringing heavy rain and hail. In Saratoga County, there are more than 36,000 power outages.
Project to 'Grow Carbon Sinks'
Environment  (tags: environment, Ghana, rainforest, logging, deforestation, seedlings, climate change, carbon dioxide, nature, carbon emissions, protection, conservation, destruction, prevention, endangered )

Dee
- 140 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Ambitious plans to grow 24 million trees to soak up carbon dioxide and restore the rainforest have got underway in Ghana. The first million seedlings are being planted in a pilot scheme in an area that has been heavily logged in recent years.
When Tree Hugging Goes Too Far
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, trees, treehuggers, protection, safety, risks, prevention, destruction )

Dee
- 140 days ago - online.wsj.com
Do we love big old trees too much? Many homeowners don't give enough thought to what hazards their biggest and oldest trees may pose to people and property.
Invasive Mussels Found in Berkshire County
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, Zebra Mussels, lakes, oceans, water, habitatdestruction, protection, prevention, risks, treatment )

Dee
- 143 days ago - capitalnews9.com
LEE, Mass. (AP) - Invasive zebra mussels, which choke off food for fish and can clog machinery and pipes, have come to Massachusetts. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation confirms that zebra mussels have been found in Laurel Lake- - -
Action for Life and the Environment in Paraguay ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, humans, nature, wildlife, laws, Paraguay )

Cher
- 144 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
The Congress of Paraguay, manipulated by agribusiness, has recently approved a new law that promotes the indiscriminate fumigation of agrochemicals on monoculture plantations. This new law leaves the population without legal ways to defend themselves.
Tell the EPA We Want Renewable Fuel Standards That Fight Global Warming ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, renewable fuel standards, globalwarming, habitat, protection, nature, humans, wildlife )

Cher
- 144 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is drafting a renewable fuel standard that will ramp up the use of biofuels 400% by 2022. Increasing our use of renewable fuels means growing more crops for fuel. It is essential that we address the full
European Commission Must Stop Funding Aviation Biofuel Development ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, biofuels, destruction, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 144 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
Agrofuels could be used in aircraft within the next 1-5 years, creating yet another market which will cause more climate change, deforestation, evictions and hunger. For the aviation industry, this is another way to continue unsustainable and highly
HELP WITH JUST ONE CLICK ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, click to donate, wildlife, humans, nature, protection, habitat, animals )

Cher
- 144 days ago - change.org
There are so many more "Click to Donate FREE"... Please just go to: http://www.oneclickatatime.org/ and try to visit as many as you can everyday and help with ONE click at a time for FREE!
 
 
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