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OVERPOPULATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Environment  (tags: environment, energy, globalwarming, pollution, Overpopulation )

Animalib
- 1 day ago - biologicaldiversity.org
The largest single threat to the ecology and biodiversity of the planet in the decades to come will be global climate disruption due to the buildup of human-generated greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Save America's Fisheries - The Petition Site
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, water, protection, pollution, oceans, nature, humans, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, destruction, conservation )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
America's fisheries are in serious trouble. Overfishing, wasteful bycatch and other threats are pushing our fisheries to the brink. Scientists can only say for sure that about 25% of U.S. fisheries are sustainable.
Help Tame Tiger and Tuna Trade - Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, water, protection, humans, nature, animals, climatechange, conservation, environment, habitatdestruction, habitat, oceans )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - secure2.convio.net
In March, representatives from countries around the world will meet to discuss the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the treaty that regulates international commercial trade in wild species of plants and animal
Act Now - Change the Future
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, Sustainabililty, protection, pollution, habitatdestruction, nature, habitat, humans, government, globalwarming, environment, destruction, climatechange, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 15 hours ago - greenpeace.org
World leaders walked away from the global summit in Copenhagen without a treaty that will save the climate. The US, EU and Australia put short-term national interests before the fate of our planet. Together, we must let leaders know that we expect nothing
Take Action- Help Enact New Protections for Threatened Marine Species Worldwide
Environment  (tags: petition, world, oceans, protection, pollution, humans, nature, politics, government, environment, CO2emissions, conservation, ecosystems )

Daphna
- 15 hours ago - takeaction.oceana.org
Despite the dramatic decline of many ocean creatures due to exploitation for international trade, very few are internationally protected. In 2010, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) will consider listin
Take Action! Protest French Company Shipping Madagascar's Illegally Logged Rosewood Timbers to China
Environment  (tags: rainforest destruction )

Katrin
- 21 hours ago - rainforest-rescue.org
Mongabay reports that Delmas shipping company is planning to take as many as 200 containers (worth $40M) of illegally logged rosewood rainforest timbers out of Vohemar port in Madagascar on the 21st or 22nd of December [1]. They reported four shipping com
U.S. Senate: Time Is Running Out for Climate! - The Petition Site
Environment  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, destruction, conservation, CO2emissions, environment, globalwarming, habitat, humans, nature, politics, world, Sustainabililty, protection, science )

Daphna
- 11 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
Citizens across the U.S. and around the world had long hoped that the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen would result in a fair, ambitious and binding global treaty to reduce global warming pollution. But, the U.S. Senate's failure to pass a stron
Why Did Copenhagen Fail to Deliver a Climate Deal?
Environment  (tags: environment, UN, copenhagen, climate change, government, global concern, global warming, wildlife )

Dr Kathi
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
"About 45,000 travelled to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen - the vast majority convinced of the need for a new global agreement on climate change." A main cause for failure, "KEY GOVERNMENTS DO NOT WANT A GLOBAL DEAL".
Don't Let the Senate Sneak Offshore Drilling Into the Climate Change Bill - Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, water, protection, pollution, humans, oceans, habitat, globalwarming, environment, destruction, conservation, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - change.org
News reports are saying that the Senate is considering opening previously protected areas to offshore oil drilling as part of a "trade" to get a climate change bill passed. Offshore drilling is not only counterproductive to the goal of stoppi
Ecuador to Be Paid to Leave Oil in the Ground
Environment  (tags: Rainforest preservation, Ecuador, Yasuni National Park, good news )

Little
- 16 hours ago - news.mongabay.com
Ecuador will establish a trust fund for receiving payments to leave oil reserves unexploited in Yasuni National Park, one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest reserves, reports the UN Development Programme, the agency that will administer the fund.
New Warbler Discovered in Laos
Environment  (tags: birds, species, wildlife, new species, Southeast Asia )

Crystal
- 6 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
A new bird species found in Southeast Asia.
House Lawmakers Enter Fray Over Polar Bear Habitat
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, habitat, polar bears, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 19 hours ago - nytimes.com
A group of House Republicans asked the Obama administration yesterday to consider oil and gas drilling in its habitat-protection plan for the polar bear.
The People Vs Polluters
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, climatechange, environment, globalwarming, destruction, politics, world )

Animalib
- 1 day ago - secure.avaaz.org
The hopes of the whole world fell when Copenhagen collapsed in a weak agreement this weekend. But one group was cracking open the champagne - the polluting industry lobbyists who have bent our politicians' ears.
Sarkozy Wants Global Carbon Talks in Paris: Groups
Environment  (tags: climatechange, conservation, ecosystems, climate-change, habitatdestruction, greenhousegases, wildlife, Sustainabililty )

Alexander
- 1 day ago - thegreeno.com
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to hold international talks in Paris next year to seek agreement on carbon emission cuts following the Copenhagen climate conference, environmental groups said on Tuesday.
Industries Step Up Underground Tank Monitoring
Environment  (tags: green articles, green business, environment, sustainability, green idnustry )

Alexander
- 23 hours ago - thegreeno.com
Increasing awareness of financial, environmental and legal consequences has pushed many organizations to add new leak monitoring systems to liquid storage tanks.
UN Climate Chief Urges Avoiding Blame Over Summit
Environment  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, climatechange, conservation, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming )

Alexander
- 7 hours ago - thegreeno.com
AMSTERDAM - The top U.N. climate official said Wednesday that though the Copenhagen global warming summit went sour, countries should avoid blaming each other and get down to work on a better deal next year.
ACTION ALERT: Support Plan for Worldwide Ocean Reserves!!
Environment  (tags: marine reserves, protection, habita, environment, nature, oceans, protection )

Simone
- 3 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
The environmental organization Greenpeace, has established a plan to set aside 40% of the worlds oceans as reserves as wildlife protected ares, where fish and other ocean life can live and breed without disturbance from reckless industrial and pirate
REGIFTING = RECYCLING
Environment  (tags: trees, habitat, humans, recycleing )

Littlewin
- 1 day ago - standard.net
REGIFTING = RECYCLING By Brad Gillman (Standard-Examiner staff ) Last Edit: 9 hours 57 min ago (Dec 22 2009 - 1:13am) "He's a regifter.
U.S.October Highway Travel Off 0.5 Pct From Year Ago
Environment  (tags: )

Alexander
- 1 day ago - thegreeno.com
WASHINGTON - U.S. highway travel fell in October by 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the first decline in five months, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday.
Rise in Human-Made Carbon Dioxide Affects Ocean Acoustics
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, CO2emissions, ClimateChange, climate-change, GoodNews, habitat, nature, politics, humans, protection )

Alexander
- 1 day ago - thegreeno.com
Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities aren't just warming the planet. Another problem of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is that CO2 is being absorbed by the oceans,
State Funding Fuels China's Global Push In Wind, Sun
Environment  (tags: globalwarming, environment, destruction, endangered, CO2emissions, climatechange, climate, protection, world, wildlife )

Alexander
- 1 day ago - thegreeno.com
When A-Power Energy Generation Systems secured a deal to supply turbines for a U.S. wind farm project in October, the little-known Chinese firm had an ace up its sleeve to help it clinch the deal.
Conservancy to Preserve 1,300 Acres From South Texas Rancher as Habitat for Endangered Cat
Environment  (tags: preservation, rancher, conservation, habitat, endangered cat, ocelot, environment )

Simone
- 1 day ago - sfexaminer.com
Few things would venture into the dense thorny scrub favored by the endangered ocelot. But with little of south Texas considered suitable habitat for the remaining 50 or fewer rare cats, the ocelots remain vulnerable.
Environmental Activist Jeff "Free" Luers Speaks Out in First Interview After 9.5 Years Behind Bars
Environment  (tags: climate-change, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, pollution, suffering )

Citizen
- 15 hours ago - democracynow.org
"Environmental Terrorist" gives first interview after jail sentence for illegal civil disobedience. Originally sentenced to 22 years, Luers is now free after nearly a decade in an Oregon State Penitentiary.
Global Warming Hike May Be Steeper
Environment  (tags: globalwarming, environment, CO2emissions, climate-change, world, research, pollution, greenhousegases )

Cal
- 13 hours ago - independent.co.uk
Global temperatures could rise substantially more because of increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study by US and Chinese scientists.
MADAGASCAR: Worrying Lapse in Forest Management
Environment  (tags: forests, deforestation, habitatdestruction, trees, habitat, ecosystems, destruction, world, humans, politics )

Cal
- 13 hours ago - ipsnews.net
The illegal logging of precious wood rose sharply during the political crisis that gripped Madagascar during 2009. Forest communities, who could be part of the preservation of these resources, have been swept up in the rush for rosewood.
Queen Urges Commonwealth to Lead on Climate Change
Environment  (tags: climatechange, conservation, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, goodnews, humans, oceans, pollution, research, suffering )

Alexander
- 9 hours ago - thegreeno.com
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II will urge the Commonwealth to keep taking the lead on global issues such as the environment in her Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.
Voluntary CO2 Offset Market Ends Year on Down Note
Environment  (tags: climatechange, conservation, ecosystems, forests, greenhousegases, humans, oceans, Sustainabililty )

Alexander
- 8 hours ago - thegreeno.com
LONDON - Demand for voluntary carbon offsets declined in December, traditionally one of the market's busiest months, as a slow year meant retailers did not face the usual scramble to square their books, market players said.
Plants and Animals Race for Survival as Climate Change Creeps Across the Globe
Environment  (tags: environment, climatechange, animals, globalwarming, wildlife )

Cal
- 6 hours ago - guardian.co.uk
Lowland tropics, mangroves and deserts at greater risk than mountainous areas as global warming spreads, study finds
COMING EVENTS! JANUARY 13--WEAR BLUE FOR OCEANS!
Environment  (tags: oceans, water, protection, ecosystems, environment, conservation, nature, humans )

Cal
- 6 hours ago - healthygulf.org
On January 13th, people around the country will be wearing blue for oceans to support the first-ever national ocean, coast, and Great Lakes policy.To help overcome the threats facing our oceans and coasts, we need a unifying, national ocean policy that pr
More on REDD: Vanishing Forests, Carbon Sinks and Money Pits
Environment  (tags: carbon trading, CO2emissions, ClimateChange )

Priscilla
- 2 hours ago - greenfudge.org
The UN's REDD program - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries - is a mechanism designed to preserve forests in poor nations by supplying those nations with money to use towards forest protection.
 

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