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Blizzard-Like Storm Slams East, Region Snowed in
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, humans, blizzard-like )

Cynthia
- 8 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.
Will Galapagos Become the Pacific's Ibiza?
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, overdevelopment, habitatdestruction, habitat, world, wildlife, destruction, ecosystems )

Cal
- 13 days ago - independent.co.uk
A fierce rearguard action is being fought to prevent the Galapagos - the world's most renowned wildlife site - being damaged by development. Hotels, discos, and new townships have sprung up on several of the islands...
PHOTOS: Ten Environmental Wins of 2009
Environment  (tags: News, Animal, photos, bear, New Species )

On Vacati
- 13 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
In October the U.S. government proposed designating more than 200,000 square miles (500,000 square kilometers) of land, sea, and ice along Alaska's north coast as critical habitat for the polar bear, which is listed as threatened with extinction..........
Hackergate Is Bogus: The Climate Crisis Is Real ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, climate-change, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 15 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Please take action today. Email your members of Congress. Let them know: Hackergate is Bogus. The Climate Crisis is Real.
Toronto Mayor 'Embarrassed' By Canada's Environmental Record
Environment  (tags: environment, CO2emissions, Canada, copenhagen summit, climate, climatechange, climate-change, world, globalwarming, ecosystems, humans )

Cal
- 15 days ago - canada.com
Another day in the Danish capital, another day of climate change activists lambasting Canada's position -- this time with Toronto Mayor David Miller assuming the role of chief critic.
Reforestation to Stop Global Warming ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, reforestation, habitat, nature, protection, trees )

Cher
- 16 days ago - change.org
Reforestation fixes carbon, increases aquifer recharge, and reduces soil erosion. Deforestation has been a major cause for the increased rate of global warming, carbon emissions, and the extincion of many plant and animal species.
U.S. Forests and Soils Store Equivalent of 50 Years of Nation's CO2 Emissions
Environment  (tags: climate-change, CO2emissions, globalwarming, forests, trees )

Chris
- 15 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The lower 48 states in the U.S. have the potential to store an additional 3-7 billion metric tons of carbon in forests, if agricultural lands were to be used for planting forests - equivalent to 2 to 4 years of America's current fossil fuels emmissions.
Resolution: Plant 50 Trees in 2010
Environment  (tags: ClimateChange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, forests, trees )

Chris
- 15 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Deforestation and climate change are intimately connected: Globally, deforestation releases nearly 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, and is responsible for nearly 25 percent of man-made CO2 emissions. Lets work together to TAKE ACTION
Help Restore Peace and Health to Our National Forests-Please Take Action!!
Environment  (tags: trees, nature, conservation, national forests, habitatdestruction, destruction )

Tierney
- 16 days ago - action.wilderness.org
Make 2010 a better year for our nation's forests. For decades roads have been carving up our forests and choking our rivers with sediment. Tell Forest Service Chief Tidwell to develop a strong plan that's serious about rightsizing the road system and
Copenhagen: Barack Obama Backs Norway-Brazil Forest Protection Plan
Environment  (tags: protection, nature, environment, climate, CO2emissions, ecosystems, habitat, world, GoodNews )

Cal
- 16 days ago - guardian.co.uk
US president endorses scheme proposed by Norway and Brazil that would protect the world's rainforests with funding from rich countries which cannot cut their emissions at home
 
 
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