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Biodiversity in the United States (Map)
Because he couldn’t find state-level information on biodiversity, Levi Novey sets out to make his own map and resource that would help people find this information.
EPA, Coast Guard OK Use of Subsea Dispersants for Oil Spill
After a series of tests to determine if chemical dispersants would be safe and effective to help break up the oil spill at the source of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, a mile below the surface of the ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced they have authorized BP to use dispersants.
Sea Shepherd Keeps Japanese Whalers to Less than Half of Quota
Japanese whalers have returned to port with their smallest haul in years and they are blaming activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for the low haul.
Fed Plan to Shoot Arizona Mountain Lions Comes Under Fire
A pending U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service plan would allow state game agents to shoot radio-collared mountain lions on the Kofa refuge for the purpose of limiting predation on bighorn sheep, prized by hunters.
Judge Blocks Drilling in Colorado Wildlife Refuge
A U.S. District Court Judge awarded a preliminary injunction against a Canadian mining company, barring it from drilling and any other activities related to oil and gas exploration on the 79,000-acre Baca Wildlife Refuge in southwest Colorado.
Development of Canadian Tar Sands a Major Threat to Migratory Birds
Extraction and refining heavy oil from Canadian tar sands will have increasingly devastating impacts on migratory bird populations, according to a new study. [Originally published at Red, Green, and Blue] According to a new report, the cumulative impact of developing Canadian tar sands over the next 30–50 years could be as high as 166 million [...]
Fences and Boundaries: Is the grass always greener?
What is that old adage about the grass being greener on the other side? Well, there is certainly some truth to that statement, but it depends on which side the person is on when those words are uttered. A little while back I attended a lecture given by conservation biologist Michael Soule. He showed several [...]
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