Posts by Tag: environment
Green Living Ideas and Twilight Earth Form New Major Environmental Network: Simple Earth Media
Posted on Nov 09, 2009 by BLI Editors.
Sean Daily, CEO of Green Living Ideas, Inc. and Adam Shake, founder of Twilight Earth, have teamed up to create online environmental media company Simple Earth Media.
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The Story of the Last Great Supply of Fresh Water on Earth
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 by Derek Markham.
Name this place: It has the third largest industrial economy in the world. It contains 22% of the world’s fresh surface water. It has 35,000 islands, and is sometimes referred to as the “Third Coast” of the U.S.. 35 million people depend on it for their survival. And it’s nearing “irreversible collapse”.
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Like Chimps, Whales and Dolphins Found to Possess Qualities of Personhood
Posted on Jul 19, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
Researchers have discovered that Cetacea, long thought to be “the most distinctive and highly specialized orders of mammals” actually exhibit characteristics of “personhood.” Like chimpanzees, whales and dolphins exhibit “considerable social complexity and individual distinction.” Scientists believe future research will prove Cetacean personhood will approach that of primates. Such research gives even more significance to ending international whaling programs.
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Obama Pledges $279 million for Everglades Restoration
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
In 2000, legislation to restore the Everglades created a partnership between the US federal government and the state of Florida to undertake the largest environmental project in US history called the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Under this agreement, saving the Everglades would take 30 years, and the burden of cost (estimated at $10 billion) would be split equally between the partners. Unfortunately, the federal government has not been forthcoming with the funding for restoration until now.
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Biologists Warn 3 Pesticides Harm Salmon
Posted on May 15, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
Three common agricultural pesticides carbaryl, carbofuran and methomyl are jeopardizing the survival of salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. Federal biologists warn these pesticides can affect andronomous fishes’ abilities to smell, swim, grow, and avoid predators, and ultimately will kill them in certain concentrations. The National Marine Fisheries Service is recommending restrictions and bans be placed on these pesticides’ applicationa near salmon habitat.
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