Groups Seeking Polar Bear Listing to Sue Bush Administration
WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2008 (ENS) – 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 [...]
Read More »California Criticizes Planned Transmission Line Through Park
SAN DIEGO, California, January 3, 2007 (ENS) – Local electricity generation would be better for California’s environment than San Diego Gas and Electric’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 [...]
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GreenRibbon Seal of the Bering Sea Losing Icy Habitat
SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 26, 2007 (ENS) – 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 – but that sea ice is shrinking fast. The group has filed [...]
Read More »California Red-Legged Frog Jumps into Court
SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 19, 2007 (ENS) – 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’s story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras [...]
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GreenStates, Groups Demand Aircraft Climate Emission Limits
LOS ANGELES, California, December 6, 2007 (ENS) – Calling aviation a “large and rapidly growing source” 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 [...]
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GreenThe Center for Biological Diversity Fire Prevention Strategy
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 [...]
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GreenPolar Bear Habitats
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 [...]
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