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Stories Of Heroism After Tornadoes Sweep Oklahoma (PHOTOS)
Environment  (tags: destruction, Oklahoma tornado, heroism, 1 Day Ranch, Maeghan Hadley, kitten, nature, humans, pets, goodnews )

BarbKnigh
- 23 hours 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.
Global Call to Action for the Orangutan Forest - PLEASE SIGN!
Environment  (tags: orangutan rainforest indonesia palm oil )

Jeanie
- 22 hours 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!
Stop the Pebble Mine! - Take Action!: NRDC's Save BioGems
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, forests, water, trees, wildlife, animals, climate, endangered, pollution, habitat, nature, Sustainabililty, world )

Elizabeth
- 1 day 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...
Don't Rescind Your Cleaner, Quieter Yellowstone Initiative ACTION
Environment  (tags: Yellowstone, environment, ecosystems, air, habitatdestruction, Sustainabililty )

Nancy
- 1 day 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.
Huge Tar-Sands Waste Pile Grows Alongside Detroit River
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Detroit River, Tar Sands Waste, pollution, destruction, climate-change, environment, healthconditions, wildlife )

Roseann
- 1 day 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.
Nation's Biggest Uranium Mine Planned in New Mexico
Environment  (tags: destruction, New Mexico, uranium mine, mining, pollution, protection, radia-active, ecosystems, conservation, climate-change, environment, globalwarming, healthconditions )

Roseann
- 1 day 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.
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 hour 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
Together Let's Stop Our Corn From Being Contaminated By Genetic Engineering ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, protection, humans, food, GE, destruction )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - greenpeace.org
As a citizen of the world, I am writing to you to demand that your government says NO to the commercialisation of genetically engineering (GE) corn in Mexico.
Tell Congress to Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act!
Environment  (tags: GMOs, Monsanto, genetically modified crops, repeal )

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
Make the GREEN CHOICE and Help Animals Every Day
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, animals, healthconditions, nature, humans, protection, Sustainabililty )

Frans
- 1 day 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.
SAY NO TO PALM OIL
Environment  (tags: animalcruelty, animals, cruelty, suffering, wildanimals, wildlife, nature, wildlife, environment, forests, humans )

Marusha
- 1 day 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.
If 12 Trees Are Good, Are 100 Trees Really Better?
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, forests, environment, globalwarming, climatechange, green, habitat, habitatdestruction, nature, Sustainabililty, trees, water, wildlife )

Environme
- 1 day ago - edf.org
Not when they are excess, small-diameter "trash trees" that are thirsty, deadly and ecologically polluting.
Best Night-Sky Photos of 2013
Environment  (tags: )

Frans
- 12 hours ago - za.news.yahoo.com
Eye-popping images of celestial wonders shining over equally stunning Earth views have won the top spots in the 2013 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest, with over 700 entries from photographers in 45 countries.....
About FERNS.....
Environment  (tags: Fern, CO2emissions, conservation, ecosystems, green, Sustainabililty, water )

Frans
- 10 hours ago - home.aone.net.au
Ferns are a very ancient family of plants: early fern fossils predate the beginning of the Mesozoic era, 360 million years ago. They are older than land animals and far older than the dinosaurs. They were thriving on Earth for two hundred million years ..
Save the Tiger and Zambezi Sharks on Protea Banks. - The Petition Site
Environment  (tags: PETITION, animals, right law, welfare, animaladvocates, conservation, ecosystems )

Magda
- 1 hour 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.
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
- 17 hours 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
Bird of the Week, Hawaiian Petrel
Environment  (tags: animals, birds, conservation, endangered, environment, habitatdestruction, nature, protection, wildlife, world )

Kathy
- 1 day 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
How the News Media Help the Kochs & ExxonMobil Spread Climate Disinformation
Environment  (tags: Climate Change, Cato Institute, Green News, Heartland Institute, Koch Brothers, Union Of Concerned Scientists, American Petroleum Institute, Exxonmobil, Media News )

Judy
- 21 hours ago - huffingtonpost.com
The Heartland Institute has a long history of peddling half-baked nonsense. The press routinely cites fossil fuel industry-backed climate contrarian think tanks without reporting their funding sources.
Sum of Us Petition - Stop Selling the Bee-Poisoning Neonicotinoids
Environment  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, environment, endangered, wildlife, Sustainabililty, bees )

Evelyn
- 12 hours ago - action.sumofus.org
With up to a third of all honeybees vanishing each winter, beekeepers are saying that we are "on the brink" of not being able to pollinate all our crops. We're not here to protect corporate profits, we're here to protect our ecosystem to ensure our future
Strong (S3) Solar Radiation Storm in Progress (May 23, 2013)
Environment  (tags: world, humans, habitat, nature, radia-active, sun, environment, energy, weather )

Evelyn
- 10 hours ago - thewatchers.adorraeli.com
NOAA/SWPC issued S3 (Strong) Solar Radiation Storm level. At S3 conditions passengers and crew in high-flying aircraft at high latitudes may be exposed to radiation risk (pregnant women are particularly susceptible) and astronauts on EVA are advice to tak
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
- 8 hours ago - commondreams.org
Oil giant knew of dangerous toxins in Arkansas' Lake Conway, yet claimed waterway was "oil free".
How Big Energy Is Destroying the Planet for Record Profits
Environment  (tags: big energy, planet, profits, economy, dirty energy, climate change, climate denial, fracking, tar sands, arctic, jimmy carter, solar )

Stefanie
- 3 hours ago - ecowatch.com
Call it irony, if you will, or call it a nightmare, but Big Oil evidently has no qualms about making its next set of profits directly off melting the planet. Its top executives continue to plan their futures (and so ours), knowing that their extremely...
Deep Sea Mining: Economic Bonanza or Environmental Boondoggle?
Environment  (tags: destruction, ecosystems, environment, government, habitatdestruction, nature, oceans, water, world )

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.
Boycott Tourism to the Andaman Islands- Please Sign
Environment  (tags: )

Chrissy
- 10 hours ago - survivalinternational.org
I pledge not to holiday in the Andaman islands until the human safaris are stopped. Tourists must be banned from the road through the Jarawa's land and an alternative route be put in place.
High School Students Rally to Protect Seneca Lake From Fracking Infrastructure
Environment  (tags: inergy, energy, seneca lake, new york, protest, demonstration, fracking, natural gas, fossil fuels, rally conservation, water )

Stefanie
- 6 hours ago - ecowatch.com
For their class project, the students chose to focus on the plans of an out-of-state corporation, Inergy, which include a proposal for an industrial natural gas storage and transport hub on the shores of nearby Seneca Lake.
100+ March for Ban on Fracking and End to Democratic Governors Taking Dirty Money
Environment  (tags: fracking, march, governors, democrats, oil and gas industry )

Stefanie
- 6 hours ago - ecowatch.com
The march takes place in the wake of new research released by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press that shows that nationally, only 33 percent of Democrats polled favor the increased use of fracking.
NOAA: 'Active or Extremely Active' 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Ahead
Environment  (tags: news, climate, environment, destruction, world, weather, extreme weather )

Johnny
- 2 hours ago - examiner.com
An active or possibly extremely active 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season is ahead, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in its official forecast on Thursday (May 23).
New Fracking Rules Leave Drought-Ridden States High and Dry
Environment  (tags: fracking, water protection )

Stefanie
- 2 hours 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...
Protection Closer for RARE FRESHWATER SEAL in Alaska
Environment  (tags: nature, habitat, destruction, environment, endangered, protection, wildlife, fresh water seals )

Lisa
- 3 minutes ago - biologicaldiversity.org
there are only five known freshwater seals species, and only one nativve to the United States, and not much is known about them or their habitat.
'Europe Is at An Energy Crossroads'
Environment  (tags: article Europe is at an energy crossroad, crown jakarta management )

Hell
- 14 hours ago - powerengineeringint.com
http://www.good.is/posts/crown-capital-eco-managem ent-the-great-renewable-energy-scam-is-there-a-cha nge As he marks his second anniversary as chief executive of Alstom Thermal Power, Philippe Cochet talks to Power Engineering International
 

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