New stories submitted by Care2 members.
Most Noted will be promoted to the Front Page.
Most Noted will be promoted to the Front Page.
Environment
Environment
G
- 1 day ago - greenpeace.org
A US company is planning to tear down a chunk of rainforest the size of 100,000 soccer fields for a palm oil project.
The area of forest is home to thousands of Cameroonian people who rely on it for subsistence farming; people who stand to lose their
Environment
G
- 1 day ago - unitedwithisrael.org
A team of Israeli experts from Ben-Gurion University is working to preserve biodiversity on the Galapagos Islands.
An Israeli team of experts hailing from Ben-Gurion University has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Directorate of the Ga
Environment
Cher
- 4 hours ago - secure.nrdconline.org
The level of heat-trapping CO2 has cracked the once-unthinkable barrier of 400 parts per million for the first time in at least three million years. Unless our leaders act boldly and decisively now, we could reach 450 within two decades, triggering
Environment
Roseann
- 8 hours ago - grist.org
Companies from Japan and Canada want to build the mine on land held sacred by Native Americans, and the U.S. Forest Service may just say OK.
Environment
Frans
- 1 day ago - snre.umich.edu
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction.......
Environment
Nancy
- 23 hours ago - actnow.greateryellowstone.org
A proposed rule asks the public -- and pointedly asks the snowmobile industry -- whether the very provisions Wenk has touted should be dropped, delayed or not required of all snowmobiles.
Environment
Elizabeth
- 10 hours ago - secure.nrdconline.org
The EPA has just confirmed -- once again -- that large-scale mining in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed would endanger its pristine environment, legendary salmon runs and Native communities. Tell EPA's Acting Administrator Robert Perciasepe to exercise his...
Environment
Roseann
- 8 hours ago - grist.org
Refining Canadian tar-sands oil creates mountains of filthy black waste, as the residents of Detroit are discovering. Other American communities can look forward to the same.
Environment
Julie
- 1 day ago - action.fooddemocracynow.org
The Monsanto Protection Act is the most outrageous corporate handout in recent history.It strips judges of their constitutional mandate to protect consumer rights and the environment, while allowing the planting of new untested genetically engineered crop
Environment
Frans
- 17 hours ago - nspca.co.za
Choices you make in your own garden have a direct effect on animals and the environment. Here's how to make your garden greener and more welcoming to wildlife.
Environment
Environme
- 7 hours ago - edf.org
Not when they are excess, small-diameter "trash trees" that are thirsty, deadly and ecologically polluting.
Environment
Evelyn
- 4 hours ago - thewatchers.adorraeli.com
Potential Impacts: Radiation - Passengers and crew in high latitude, high altitude flights may experience small, increased radiation exposures.
Spacecraft - Infrequent single-event upsets to satellites are possible.
Radio - Small effects on polar HF
Environment
BarbKnigh
- 1 hour ago - huffingtonpost.com
Yesterday, the Associated Press photographed Maeghan Hadley, owner of 1 Day Ranch animal rescue, tending to a kitten that was pulled from the rubble left by one of the initial tornadoes that touched down near Shawnee, Okla. on Sunday.
Environment
Marusha
- 8 hours ago - saynotopalmoil.com
By purchasing products that contain crude palm oil, you are helping destroy ancient, pristine rainforest, wipe out species like the orangutan, and create a large-scale ecological disaster. Think of the consequences next time you do your weekly shopping.
Trained Bees to Help Detect Land Mines
Environment
Wild
- 7 hours ago - nationofchange.org
Environment
Wild
- 7 hours ago - nationofchange.org
While the study is underway, it will soon determine if foraging bees are a reliable and cheap solution to detecting land mines and saving the land.
Environment
Kathy
- 23 hours ago - abcbirds.org
The `Ua`u is threatened by introduction of non-native predators such as rats and cats to its nesting islands. The birds are also attracted to artificial lights, which puts them at risk of collision with power lines, guy wires, and other man-made structure
Your Supermarket Is Selling Rainforest Destruction! Get the Facts On Palm Oil and the US Snack Food Industry.
Environment
Chrissy
- 4 hours ago - understory.ran.org
Environment
Chrissy
- 4 hours ago - understory.ran.org
Your Supermarket is Selling Rainforest Destruction! Get the Facts On Palm Oil and the US Snack Food Industry.
Environment
O O
- 1 day ago - feedproxy.google.com
Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened.
Environment
Evelyn
- 1 day ago - weather.com
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school...
Environment
Roseann
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
My kids and their friends and everyone roughly their age will, in fact, be the last human beings to remember a stable, predictable procession of seasons.
Environment
Kathy
- 1 day ago - theworld.org
To begin with, although the bottom of the deep ocean looks barren, it's actually teeming with life. And Rod Fujita, of the Environmental Defense Fund, says no one knows how long it would take these ecosystems to bounce back from mining.
Monsanto - A Devil Disguised as Our Saviour From Hunger
Environment
Jaman
- 14 hours ago - facebook.com
Environment
Jaman
- 14 hours ago - facebook.com
time to show Monsanto the door
Environment
Rinkesh
- 14 hours ago - conserve-energy-future.com
Causes and Effects of Global Dimming: Global warming and global dimming are opposite phenomena. Global dimming is defined as the decrease in the amounts of solar radiation reaching the surface of the Earth.
Environment
Stefanie
- 11 hours ago - ecowatch.com
Twenty concerned citizens occupied Illinois Gov. Pat. Quinn's office Tuesday to protest his support of a state bill to regulate hydraulic fracturing.
Environment
Stefanie
- 4 hours ago - ecowatch.com
Disaster is about to strike in western Kentucky, a full-blown nuclear catastrophe involving hundreds of tons of enriched uranium tainted with plutonium, technetium, arsenic, beryllium and a toxic chemical brew.
Environment
Jeanie
- 37 minutes ago - regenwald.org
A local governor wants to approve mining and palm oil companies in one of the most intact and untouched rainforests of Indonesia to destroy the size of a million football fields! Please fight against it by signing!
Alaska Tribal Coalition Fights Chemical Dispersant Oil Spill Response Enforcement
Environment
John
- 1 day ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.ca
Environment
John
- 1 day ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.ca
The words of an Alaskan tribal elder, "We watched our family and friends die," represent the feelings of many about the use of chemical dispersants in their waters.
Environment
Tovah
- 14 hours ago - davidsuzuki.org
If the grass seems greener on the other side of the fence, it might be toxic! Commit to pesticide-free lawn care at home and in your community.
Forest Department Hamstrung By Severe Staff Shortage
Environment
Jaya
- 12 hours ago - conservationindia.org
Environment
Jaya
- 12 hours ago - conservationindia.org
While multiple laws and guidelines exist in Delhi for the preservation of trees, the primary reason why the forest department has been unable to implement any of them is because it is severely short of manpower.
Environment
John
- 10 hours ago - blogs.scientificamerican.com
Caecilians, like the frogs and salamanders to which they are related, are apparently now at risk from the deadly chytrid fungus, which has already caused hundreds of amphibian extinctions around the globe.
butterfly credits on the news network
- 3 credits for vetting a newly submitted story
- 2 credits for vetting any other story
- 20 credits for leaving a comment
Top Story Analysts in Environment
|
|
What makes a top story analyst?
A top analyst is someone who discovers the popular stories in Newly
Submitted before they become popular—before they are
promoted to the front page.
| news analysts tip |
New: Video on C2NN! The little green camera ( 
) means the story has video.
Seen a compelling video? Share it with the Care2 News Network.
|
care2 news network tools
News Network Bookmarklet
Submit stories from your browser toolbar with the easy to use Add to Care2 News! bookmarklet.
News Network Syndication
Get this page in RSS.
Keep up to date with the Care2 News Network in your favorite RSS reader.
Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines, and more!
Find out how to subscribe!
