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		<title>Loggerhead Sea Turtle Deaths Prompt Lawsuit Threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Florida, January 23, 2009 (ENS) &#8211; A coalition of conservation groups has notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of its intent to file a lawsuit as early as March if the agency does not act immediately to protect imperiled sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. The action comes after fisheries observer data showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Freezes Pending Federal Rules, Wolves May Benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, January 21, 2009 (ENS) &#8211; In one of his first presidential acts, President Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until his administration can review them. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel issued the memorandum Tuesday shortly after Obama took the oath of office at noon on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Challenges 11th Hour Cuts in Endangered Species Protections</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 17, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Regulations announced by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne last week that would exempt many federal activities, including those that generate greenhouse gases, from review under the Endangered Species Act were published in the Federal Register Tuesday. But the regulations are being challenged in court by three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Protection of Coral Habitat Draws Lawsuit Threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAINT PETERSBURG, Florida, December 1, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; NOAA&#8217;s Fisheries Service is increasing its protection of threatened elkhorn and staghorn corals in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands through a new rule to prohibit activities that result in death or harm to either species. The new regulations took effect on November 21 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Administration Peppered With Endangered Species Lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Oregon, October 2, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity today filed five separate lawsuits in federal court all charging the Bush administration with political interference in designation of critical habitat for six western species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The species include two birds, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Officials Sued for Steering $350M to Forest Foundations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE, Washington, September 11, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; A coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Bush administration alleging that federal officials diverted $350 million from the public treasury to forestry foundations &#8220;dominated by the timber industry.&#8221; The suit alleges that the administration violated federal appropriations law when, in September 2006, without any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California&#8217;s Delta Smelt Could Merit Endangered Listing</title>
		<link>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2008/07/californias-delta-smelt-could-merit-endangered-listing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, California, July 11, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The delta smelt, a small silvery fish that has come to represent the condition of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, may be declared an endangered species under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service action announced Wednesday. The federal agency made a positive preliminary finding on a petition by three environmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservationists Sue to Protect Beluga Whales of Cook Inlet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, June 7, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Five conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the Bush administration over what they claim is an illegal delay in listing the Cook Inlet beluga whale under the federal Endangered Species Act. The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, DC by the Center for Biological Diversity, Cook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Habitat Protection Sought for Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Three conservation groups filed a formal petition today asking the federal government to protect areas on the main Hawaiian islands as critical habitat for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal under the Endangered Species Act. As monk seal populations plummet on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the main islands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Pygmy Owl Could Be Relisted as Endangered</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, June 5, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; A petition by environmental groups seeking renewed protection for a miniature Southwestern owl has presented enough new information to persuade the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the bird deserves to be considered for relisting as an endangered species. The agency announced Friday that it will now conduct [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Service Could Be Sued as Visitors Trash Arizona Creek</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON, Arizona, May 23, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity today filed a 60 day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service for Endangered Species Act violations at Fossil Creek in central Arizona. Addressed to Regional Forester Corbin Newman, the notice states that the Forest Service has failed to consult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Now Endangered Species Candidate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The Rio Grande cutthroat trout is declining and its conservation status is &#8220;cause for concern&#8221; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said today. After a review of this native fish&#8217;s situation, the Service is recommending that the subspecies be formally proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Service Bid to Lift Wildlife Protections Met With Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 11, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; A coalition of 14 conservation groups filed suit today in federal court to block the U.S. Forest Service from implementing a new rule that would remove protections for fish, wildlife, and other resources throughout the 192-million acre National Forest System. Issued earlier this month, the rule represents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Turtles Containing Mercury and Pesticides Sold as Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON, Arizona, March 30, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Turtles collected in four southern states and sold as food are often contaminated with mercury, pesticides andpolychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, according to a coalition of conservation and health groups seeking to stop the export of contaminated turtles to international food markets. The Center for Biological Diversity Thursday filed emergency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Orders Renewed Protection for Desert Bald Eagle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX, Arizona, March 14, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon have won a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue Endangered Species Act protection for the desert nesting bald eagle, found mostly in Arizona. The groups challenged the Service&#8217;s 2006 rejection of their October 6, 2004 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Seeks to Block Uranium Mining at Grand Canyon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 13, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; One of the great natural wonders of the world &#8211; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River &#8211; is threatened by uranium exploration.Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the approval of up to 39 new uranium drilling sites within a few miles of Grand Canyon National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groups Press Legal Action on Behalf of Polar Bears</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the Bush administration on Monday for missing the legal deadline to issue a final decision on whether or not to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Administration Sued Over Penguins Harmed by Warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, March 1, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Concerned that 10 penguin species are threatened by global warming, the Center for Biological Diversity filed suit against the Bush administration Friday for failing to take action to protect these penguin species threatened by global warming under the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit, brought against Secretary of Interior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: Navy Must Protect Whales in Hawaii From Sonar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 1, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The U.S. Navy is violating federal law and a federal judge has enjoined the Navy from carrying out its undersea warfare exercises in Hawaii&#8217;s waters without adhering to additional mitigation measures to protect marine mammals. Hawaii federal district Judge David Ezra ruled Saturday that the Navy must use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court Rules Against Arizona Cattlemen, for Mexican Spotted Owl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 15th, Phoenix, AZ &#8211; The federal district court in Phoenix has upheld protection of 8.6 million acres of critical habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. For the Mexican spotted owl, critical habitat ensures that Forest Service logging does not drive the owl to extinction or limit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Government Petitioned to Protect Pacific Walrus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, February 7, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The Pacific walrus is threatened by global warming and oil development throughout its range and needs the shelter of the federal Endangered Species Act, the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity warned today, filing a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the walrus for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old-Growth Nesting Seabird Keeps Threatened Species Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, February 6, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; A federal district court Tuesday turned back the timber industry&#8217;s latest attempt to remove federal protections from the marbled murrelet, a small seabird that nests in the old-growth trees of the Pacific Northwest. In order to increase logging of trees over 100 years old, lawyers for the American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natives, Conservationists Sue to Block Chukchi Sea Oil Leasing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUNEAU, Alaska, February 1, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; A coalition of Alaska natives and conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday challenging oil drilling in the Chukchi Sea, which lies above the Arctic Circle between Alaska and Russia. Thirty million acres of polar bear, walrus, and whale habitat in the Chukchi Sea are scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservationists: Jaguar Recovery Abandoned in Favor of Border Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER CITY, New Mexico, January 23, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that it will not prepare a recovery plan for the endangered jaguar and will not attempt to recover the species in the United States or throughout its range in North and South America. The decision was signed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuits Force Listing of Six Rare Birds as Endangered</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, January 17, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed six rare birds from around the world as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Fourteen years after first determining these species warranted protection, the Service responded to a series of lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity and listed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groups Seeking Polar Bear Listing to Sue Bush Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2008 (ENS) &#8211; Three environmental groups today said they will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to make a decision about whether or not to place the polar bear on the federal Endangered Species List by this coming Wednesday. To survive, polar bears must contend with shrinking sea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Criticizes Planned Transmission Line Through Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO, California, January 3, 2007 (ENS) &#8211; Local electricity generation would be better for California&#8217;s environment than San Diego Gas and Electric&#8217;s proposed Sunrise Powerlink transmission line, state and federal agencies said today in a draft environmental impact report. It is the first official government analysis of the harm that could result from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ribbon Seal of the Bering Sea Losing Icy Habitat</title>
		<link>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2008/01/ribbon-seal-of-the-bering-sea-losing-icy-habitat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 26, 2007 (ENS) &#8211; The rare ribbon seal may be one of the first species to lose its habitat to global warming, says the Center for Biological Diversity. The ribbon seal is dependent on Arctic sea ice for survival &#8211; but that sea ice is shrinking fast. The group has filed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Red-Legged Frog Jumps into Court</title>
		<link>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2007/12/california-red-legged-frog-jumps-into-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 19, 2007 (ENS) &#8211; Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today in federal district court in San Francisco seeking to overturn a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reduce protected habitat for the California red-legged frog. The frog, dramatized in Mark Twain&#8217;s story &#8220;The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States, Groups Demand Aircraft Climate Emission Limits</title>
		<link>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2007/12/states-groups-demand-aircraft-climate-emission-limits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, California, December 6, 2007 (ENS) &#8211; Calling aviation a &#8220;large and rapidly growing source&#8221; of greenhouse gas emissions, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. is petitioning the federal government to adopt global warming regulations for aircraft. California is part of a coalition of five states, two cities, environmental groups and a California [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Center for Biological Diversity Fire Prevention Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2007/11/the-center-for-biological-diversity-fire-prevention-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2007/11/the-center-for-biological-diversity-fire-prevention-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems possible that something is wrong with the fire prevention methods in California. The raging fires recently swept through large portions of forest and in some aerial photos looked more like a lava flow than a burning forest. The Center for Biological Diversity and their expert staff of scientists has recommended a few strategies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polar Bear Habitats</title>
		<link>http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2007/10/polar-bear-habitats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Warming is causing a 9 degree Fahrenheit average temperature change in arctic areas. This temperature change is wreaking havoc on the polar bear hunting grounds (sea ice) and disrupting their natural feeding habits. Polar bears hunt seals and other fish for sustenance, and they cannot do this without ample supply of sea ice. Depleting [...]]]></description>
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