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Environment

The Well-Qualified Amateur Who Threw the Spotlight Back on CO2
Environment  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, energy, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, greenhousegases, oceans, research, science, world, pollution, humans, nature, green )

Andy
- 1 hour ago - simpleclimate.wordpress.com
75 years ago Guy Callendar revealed calculations and temperature measurements linking rising 20th century temperatures to burning fossil fuels, helping to lay the foundations for understanding the global warming that is still ongoing today.
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Agent Used in Gulf Spill Clean-Up Is Destroying Marine Life...
Environment  (tags: animals, climate, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, government, green, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, healthconditions, oceans, nature, protection, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, world )

James
- 8 hours ago - columbiacountyobserver.com
Three years after the BP oil spill, new truths come to light--from deep down inside the ocean. After the spill, BP secured about a third of the world's supply of dispersants, namely Corexit 9500 and 9527
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TAKE ACTION: CONGRESS: DRILLERS NEED TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT
Environment  (tags: environment, climate-change, conservation, ecosystems, healthconditions, humans )

Beverly
- 8 hours ago - secure.earthjustice.org
It's time for Congress to stand up to industry and stand up for public health. Please ask your members of Congress to support the FRESHER, BREATHE, and FRAC Acts!
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Retire Old-Growth Logging In America's Rainforest - Earthjustice
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, forests, government, trees, wildlife, habitatdestruction, protection, Sustainabililty, government, destruction, humans, ecosystems, trees, forests )

Candy
- 11 hours ago - secure.earthjustice.org
Hold the government to its promise by commenting on this disappointing proposal. We need sustainable management that restores forests, develops tourism, preserves watersheds, improves fisheries, & protects the lifestyles of SE Alaskans who live off the
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Peru Funded Illegal Amazon Rainforest Road, Claims Global Witness
Environment  (tags: world, humans, indigenous peoples, habitatdestruction, government, environment, ecosystems, nature, politics, conservation, healthconditions, protection, Sustainabililty, trees, water, weather, wildlife, animals )

Michael
- 12 hours ago - guardian.co.uk
the highway will destroy one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, increase the illegal mahogany trade, narco-trafficking and gold-mining, and decimate the "isolated" indigenous peoples.
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China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?
Environment  (tags: pollution, world, Chinese air pollution, government, ecosystems, environment, destruction, protection, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat )

Cal
- 14 hours ago - npr.org
Earlier this week, state-run China Daily called most of China's major cities Such unusually blunt language from the Chinese government's English-language mouthpiece is a sign of just how bad conditions have become.
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Indigenous Groups Protest Hydropower Congress as Controversy Hits Meeting in Malaysia
Environment  (tags: energy, native rights, politics, world, protection, environment, ecosystems, destruction, nature, humans )

Cal
- 14 hours ago - news.mongabay.com
The opening of the International Hydropower Association World Congress in the Malaysian state of Sarawak was marred today by indigenous protests and controversy after a local indigenous leader was barred from attending a pre-conference workshop
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China's Air Pollution Linked To Millions Of Early Deaths
Environment  (tags: npr, china, holocuast, death, climate-change, destruction, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, CO2emissions, endangered, study, news, ethics, healthconditions )

Mari
- 15 hours ago - npr.org
More than 1 million people are dying prematurely every year from air pollution in China, according to a new analysis.
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Deforestation Dries Up Dams Threatening Hydropower
Environment  (tags: destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, forests, habitatdestruction, Sustainabililty, trees, water, world )

Kathy
- 16 hours ago - enn.com
Deforestation may lead to electricity shortages in tropical rainforest regions that rely heavily on hydropower, as fewer trees mean less rainfall for hydropower generation, a study shows.
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Take Action
Environment  (tags: Petitions, awareness, humans, nature, wildlife, environment, habitat, water, oceans, healthconditions, climate, world )

Elizabeth
- 17 hours ago - takeaction.takepart.com
TakePart is dedicated to connecting inspiring content to relevant and credible actions you can take to make a difference. We've partnered with leading organizations including non-profits to deliver trustworthy actions intended for real good. Take Action.
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Spared By Climate Change: The 10 Best Cities to Ride Out Hot Times
Environment  (tags: climate-change, environment, humans, protection, water, weather )

Kathy
- 18 hours ago - grist.org
Yesterday, we brought you our remarkably unscientific (seriously, it was written by this guy) list of the 10 cities most likely to get hammered by climate change. Today, we thought we'd give you the bright side, such as it is: the 10 towns to which we'll
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Arbor Day Around The World
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, environment, protection, trees )

Frans
- 20 hours ago - arborday.org
Visit some of the countries around the world where Arbor Day, and trees, are celebrated. Click on the flags to expand each country's information......
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What Happens to All That Plastic?
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, environment, habitatdestruction, humans, pollution, protection )

Frans
- 23 hours ago - blogs.ei.columbia.edu
What would modern life be like without plastic? According to the United Nations Environmental Programme, global plastic consumption has gone from 5.5 million tons in the 1950s to 110 million tons in 2009. Where does all this plastic go ....
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