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Congress' Letter To The President To Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, climate-change, habitatdestruction, pollution, greenhousegases, Keystone Pipeline, Hazardous Waste, Planet )

Sherri
- 22 hours ago - eshoo.congressnewsletter.net
The President received a 5/23/2013 letter from 30 house members who said No to XL Pipeline dated 5/23/2013. Latin American Herald Tribune published President Vetoes Canada-Texas pipeline today http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13280&Artic leId=463557
Redlands City Council: Stop the Mt Cotton Superquarry
Environment  (tags: conservation, habitat, protection, superquarry )

Teresa
- 9 hours ago - change.org
Please sign this petition to protect a unique area of Mt Cotton from a proposed 'superquarry'. This land is home to endangered fauna and flora and if approved, this quarry will permanently destroy the nature and amenity of Mt Cotton.
Save the Tiger and Zambezi Sharks on Protea Banks. - The Petition Site
Environment  (tags: PETITION, animals, right law, welfare, animaladvocates, conservation, ecosystems )

Magda
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Protea Banks is a world renowed shark dive site in Shelly Beach on the east coast of South Africa. Divers from all continents come to enjoy the thrill and beauty of diving with a variety of sharks.
House Passes GOP Bill to Speed Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, House rams bill through, House passes kXL bill, TransCanada, dirty tar sands oil, environmental risk, Lee Terry R-NE, Stte Dept. bogus Environmental Impact St, State dept., Obama )

Judy
- 1 day ago - cbsnews.com
House Republicans pushed through a bill Wed to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review
Arbor Day Around The World
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, environment, protection, trees )

Frans
- 9 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......
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
- 1 hour 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
Action Alerts âEUR" KS Wild Keep the Cows Out of Trinity Alps Wilderness
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, destruction, protection, Sustainabililty, humans, nature, water, trees, wildlife )

Candy
- 1 day ago - org2.salsalabs.com
Along with the Siskiyou Crest, Marble Mts & Kalmiopsis, the Trinity Alps is a spectacular wild area in the heart of the Klamath-Siskiyou. The grazing allotments proposed for renewal are in the headwaters of Mill,Tish Tang Horse Linto Creeks & all are
Spared By Climate Change: The 10 Best Cities to Ride Out Hot Times
Environment  (tags: climate-change, environment, humans, protection, water, weather )

Kathy
- 7 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
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
- 4 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
Documents Show Exxon Lied in Aftermath of Tar Sands Pipeline Rupture
Environment  (tags: Exxon, Pegasus Pipeline rupture, oil spill, documents, FOIA, Greenpeace, Exxon lied, Lake Conway & the Cove, benzene, fish kills, Arkansas Hazardous Waste division )

Judy
- 1 day ago - commondreams.org
Oil giant knew of dangerous toxins in Arkansas' Lake Conway, yet claimed waterway was "oil free".
The Hazards of Plastic Waste
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, healthconditions, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty )

Frans
- 12 hours ago - loe.org
Some scientists have called for reclassifying plastic as a hazardous waste. This would give environmental agencies more tools and funding to clean up plastic in ecosystems around the world.......
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
- 5 hours ago - npr.org
More than 1 million people are dying prematurely every year from air pollution in China, according to a new analysis.
Save Our Wild Salmon: Protect Bristol Bay's Wild Salmon: Contact the EPA Today!
Environment  (tags: Rivers, Ocean, Fish, destruction, habitat, protection )

Candy
- 1 hour ago - secure3.convio.net
Bristol Bay, on the other hand, is home to one of America's last, great remaining wild salmon runs. Located in southwest Alaska the Bristol Bay watershed has 10s of millions of sockeye return every year
The Biggest Criminal Enterprise in History
Environment  (tags: corporate, corruption, consumers, business, destruction, climate-change, healthconditions, pollution, ecosystems, CO2emissions, climatechange, globalwarming )

Roseann
- 1 day ago - readersupportednews.org
In the case of the "terrarists" - people who run what may be the most profitable corporations on the planet, energy giants like ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP, and Shell - you're children & grandchildren are the ones who are going to pay.
Deforestation Dries Up Dams Threatening Hydropower
Environment  (tags: destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, forests, habitatdestruction, Sustainabililty, trees, water, world )

Kathy
- 6 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.
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
- 3 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.
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance: Thank Secretary Jewell for Defending Our Public Lands
Environment  (tags: Willderness, protection, destruction, habitatdestruction, conservation, wildlife, Sustainabililty )

Candy
- 1 hour ago - secure2.convio.net
Over the last few years, the state of Utah has embarked on a costly battle with the federal government to take control of nearly every aspect of public land management away from American taxpayers.
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
- 1 hour 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.
New Fracking Rules Leave Drought-Ridden States High and Dry
Environment  (tags: fracking, water protection )

Stefanie
- 1 day ago - ecowatch.com
Proposed standards that the U.S. Department of Interior announced last week for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands are hugely important, especially in the arid West where water is gold. Unfortunately, water protection gets short changed...
Fight for the Reef
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, climate, animals, water, nature, oceans, healthconditions, habitat, wildlife, endangered, destruction, pollution, humans, politics, government, habitatdestruction, world )

Elizabeth
- 13 hours ago - fightforthereef.org.au
Shocking - one of the 7 wonders of the natural world is fighting for its life! The Great Barrier Reef is at risk from mega developments along its coast and the governments responsible for this international icon aren't protecting it.
The DANGERS of Plastic Bags
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, environment, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty )

Frans
- 12 hours ago - envirosax.com
Single-use bags, both paper and plastic, represent a huge threat to the environment. This threat is not only related to the sheer volume of them ending up in landfill, but also to the resources needed to produce, transport and (occasionally) recycle ...
A Local Footprint's Global Footprint
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, conservation, energy, environment, pollution, Sustainabililty, world )

Kathy
- 8 hours ago - terradaily.com
A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, according to a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment.
BREAKING: Five Arrested at Mountaintop Removal Protest
Environment  (tags: mountaintop removal, coal, arrests, protest, blockade, mountains, dirty energy, water, democracy, globalwarming, climatechange, conservation, healthconditions, pollution )

Stefanie
- 8 hours ago - ecowatch.com
"Alpha is only profitable because they're allowed to gamble with our lives--and we're the ones who pay the cost of their negligence and toxic pollution..."
Take Action
Environment  (tags: Petitions, awareness, humans, nature, wildlife, environment, habitat, water, oceans, healthconditions, climate, world )

Elizabeth
- 6 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.
What Happens to All That Plastic?
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, environment, habitatdestruction, humans, pollution, protection )

Frans
- 12 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 ....
BEES Dead After Illinoise Ag Dept Illegally Seized Round-Up Resistant Hives
Environment  (tags: destruction, bees, illegal search, constitutional violation, no warrant )

Lisa
- 9 minutes ago - realfarmacy.com
No WARRANT, NO WARNING; The IL Ag Dept seized bees from Terrence Ingram who has raised bees for 58 years, amid false allegations of Foul Brood, and quite possibly turned his Round-up resistant bees over to Monsanto- as if we didn't have ENOUGH against thm
   

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