Maldivian Ministers Learn to Scuba Dive For Underwater Cabinet Meeting - Blue Living Ideas

Maldivian Ministers Learn to Scuba Dive For Underwater Cabinet Meeting

Posted on Oct 09, 2009 by Scott James.

Maldivian cabinet members are learning to scuba dive in preparation for an underwater cabinet meeting later this month. The cabinet will sign a document calling for carbon emission reduction around the globe as part of a campaign leading up to COP15 in December.
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Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Eliminated by House; Will Senate Save Them?

Posted on Jul 02, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The 2010 Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund was not funded by the US House of Representatives in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill.  President Obama had called for $50 million to aid restoring the species, but Congressman Doc Hastings’ (R-WA) amendment was rejected by House Democrats.  Funding for salmon recovery was not eliminated entirely, but the money will be transferred to a “broad, nationwide, federal-agency-driven recovery program that dilutes salmon dollars to any project of any sort anywhere in the country, including salmon that aren’t endangered or at risk.”
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