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Grassy Narrows Wins. For Real!
Environment  (tags: )

Doreen
- 560 days ago - understory.ran.org
It was a regular day at RAN today, full of meetings and discussions with my ever so talented colleagues. Until about 3pm when David Sone, my fellow Old Growth campaigner, interrupted a meeting that I was in to tell me that AbitibiBowater had just announce
Bikini Atoll Recovers From Atomic Blast
Environment  (tags: scientists from Australia, Germany, Italy, Hawaii and the Marshall Islands, diversity, abundance, of marine lifel, fascinating, healthy condition, coral cover )

Eleanora
- 611 days ago - redorbit.com
Half a century after the last earth-shattering atomic blast shook the Pacific atoll of Bikini, the corals are flourishing again. Some coral species, however, appear to be locally extinct.These are the findings of a remarkable investigation by an internati
Tide of Plastic Swamps Scotland's Filthy Beaches
Environment  (tags: )


- 611 days ago - news.scotsman.com
THEY are manufactured in their millions, carelessly flushed down the toilet and then washed ashore, making Scotland's beaches among the worst in Britain's litter league of shame.
Save BC's Flathead Valley: What's at Stake?
Environment  (tags: )

Doreen
- 611 days ago - sierraclub.bc.ca
Sometimes compared with Africa's Serengeti for its richness of species, the Flathead's rare convergence of wildlife and stunning vistas are under threat from industrial development.
Arctic Melt Yields Hints of Bigger U.S. Seabed Claim
Environment  (tags: )

Burton
- 674 days ago - dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
The warming of the Arctic has created all kinds of strange twists, as The Times has been reporting for years now.
Rain as Potential Energy Source
Environment  (tags: renewable energy, ClimateChange, CO2emissions, energy, environment, GoodNews, green, pollution, science, Sustainabililty, water )

Sarah
- 674 days ago - cleantechnica.com
French researchers are trying to develop a way to get electricity from rain, claiming the mechanical energy of raindrops could be enough to power low-energy devices.
Wind Patterns Could Mask Effects Of Global Warming In Ocean
Environment  (tags: global warming, Climate Change )

Burton
- 674 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that natural variability in the earth's atmosphere could be masking the overall effect of global warming in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Africa's Wetlands Need Protection!
Environment  (tags: )

Doreen
- 718 days ago - awf.org
"Today, only 7.6 percent of the entire Zambezi Basin is covered with wetlands. This percentage is on the decrease because people are unaware of the importance of having and protecting wetlands," she added.
Harper Stop Blocking UN Climate Talks!
Environment  (tags: )

Doreen
- 732 days ago - avaaz.org
WE WON!!! Wow - This morning, in a massive U-turn in the 11th hour of extended negotiations, the Harper government finally dropped its opposition to 2020 emissions targets among Kyoto countries , and an agreement was reached!
Harper Stop Blocking UN Climate Talks!
Environment  (tags: )

Doreen
- 734 days ago - avaaz.org
International officials and experts have named Canada the worst country in the world on climate change as a result of PM Harper's climate plan: wreck any chance of an international agreement being reached at the UN summit in Bali this week.
 
 
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