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National Strategy Will Help Safeguard Fish, Wildlife and Plants in a Changing Climate

Fri, 2013-03-29 22:34 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Stella Tarnay

noaa.gov - March 26, 2013

In partnership with State and Tribal agencies, the Obama Administration today released the first nationwide strategy to help public and private decision makers address the impacts that climate change is having on natural resources and the people and economies that depend on them. Developed in response to a request by Congress, the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is the product of extensive national dialogue that spanned nearly two years and was shaped by comments from more than 55,000 Americans.

Fish, wildlife, and plant resources provide important benefits and services to Americans every day, including jobs, income, food, clean water and air, building materials, storm protection, tourism and recreation. For example, hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related recreation contribute an estimated $120 billion to our nation’s economy every year, and marine ecosystems sustain a U.S. seafood industry that supports approximately 1 million jobs and $116 billion in economic activity annually. 

Obama Administration: Shell Screwed Up

Sun, 2013-03-24 17:05 — Maeryn Obley

submitted by Susan Steinhauser

act.oceanconservancy.org - March 17th, 2013

On Thursday the government confirmed something that we've known for a long time.

"Shell screwed up in 2012," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.

Shell’s 2012 Arctic drilling program produced a steady stream of missteps and failures that culminated in the grounding of one of its drilling rigs near Kodiak Island in January.

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Study Uncovers Massive Global Yawn Over Global Warming

Sun, 2013-03-03 15:32 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

A National Guard truck drives through high water on Newark Street in Hoboken, N.J. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in the wake of superstorm Sandy.  AP Photo / Craig Ruttle

nationalpost.com - by Kelly McParland - February 26, 2013

This has to be bad news for environmental activists everywhere: a massive international study, conducted in 33 countries over 17 years, shows that people just don’t care a lot about the environment.

. . . the lack of concern is itself reason for concern.

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BP and government lawyers prepare for battle over environmental cost of spill

Fri, 2013-03-01 16:23 — Maeryn Obley

The Deepwater Horizon blast led to 780m litres of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico, affecting wildlife such as pelicans. Photograph: Sean Gardner/Reuters

Image: The Deepwater Horizon blast led to 780m litres of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico, affecting wildlife such as pelicans. Photograph: Sean Gardner/Reuters

guardian.co.uk - February 22nd, 2013 - Dominic Rushe

Dolphin calving season has just begun in the Gulf of Mexico and marine biologists are reporting an alarming trend. Between 2000 and 2009, an average of 25 to 30 dolphins were found dead on the beaches of the Gulf each year. This year, 13 dead dolphins were found between 13 January and 14 February alone; 11 were aborted or newborns.

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Tens of Thousands Rally to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline & Urge Obama to Move "Forward on Climate"

Sun, 2013-02-24 23:17 — admin

Democracynow.org - February 18, 2013

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Washington’s National Mall Sunday [February 17, 2013] to urge President Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Organizers of the Forward on Climate event described it as the largest climate rally in history. Protesters displayed a mock pipeline with the motto, quote, "Separate oil and—separate oil and state." The proposed 1,700-mile pipeline would deliver tar sands oil from Canada to refineries in Texas. The Reverend Lennox Yearwood compared the rally to Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington for civil rights. The protest was organized by 350.org, the Sierra Club and the Hip Hop Caucus, among others. Speakers included President Obama’s former green jobs adviser, Van Jones.

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Federal Agencies Working to Make Homes Healthier

Thu, 2013-02-07 14:31 — admin

Press Release from the United States Environmental Protection Agency - February 4, 2013

Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents

WASHINGTON – Several federal agencies today unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing – A Strategy for Action. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D., and Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed the new plan during an event at the National Building Museum this morning.

The initiative represents a bold new vision for addressing the nation’s health and economic burdens caused by preventable hazards associated with the home. The Strategy for Action encourages federal agencies to take preemptive actions that will help reduce the number of American homes with health and safety hazards.

Video - Community Harvest

Wed, 2013-01-30 17:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Stella Tarnay

meridianhillpictures.com - Directors: Brandon and Lance Kramer - Editor: Cameron King

Community Harvest celebrates the natural and cultural harvests of our community, documenting the dramatic transformation of a forgotten vacant urban alley in our Nation’s Capital into a majestic, public garden and collaborative green space.

Hurricane Sandy Spills Sewage, Triggers Toxic Troubles

Thu, 2012-11-01 14:16 — Maeryn Obley

Stormwater mixed with sewage spilled from the Gowanus Canal in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.Image: Stormwater mixed with sewage spilled from the Gowanus Canal in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (Saki Knafo)

huffingtonpost.com - October 30th, 2012 - Lynn Peeples, Saki Knafo, Lila Shapiro

Raw sewage, industrial chemicals and floating debris filled flooded waterways around New York City on Tuesday.

Left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the toxic stew may threaten the health of residents already dealing with more direct damages from the disaster.

"Normally, sewer overflows are just discharged into waterways and humans that generate the sewage can avoid the consequences by avoiding the water," said John Lipscomb of the clean water advocacy group Riverkeeper. "But in this case, that waste has come back into our communities."

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About 565,000 Pounds of Oiled Material from Deepwater Horizon Stirred Up by Hurricane Isaac

Sun, 2012-10-21 00:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Workers under contract to BP clean up tar balls that washed up on the shore of Elmer's Island in January 2011. 
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nola.com - by Jeff Adelson - The Times-Picayune - October 17, 2012

BATON ROUGE -- About 565,000 pounds of oiled material from the Deepwater Horizon spill was brought to the surface by Hurricane Isaac, more than had been collected in eight months before the storm, the state's coastal protection agency said Wednesday. The post-storm figures were announced as members of the state's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority sharply criticized continuing clean-up efforts by BP and the U.S. Coast Guard and called for more resources to deal with oil that is still below the surface of the gulf, an amount believed to be equal to about 1 million barrels.

Miracle-Grow Poisons Bird Feed, Violates Pesticide Laws

Mon, 2012-09-10 22:35 — Maeryn Obley

Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws. (photo: doncraft.com)Image: Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws. (photo: doncraft.com)

readersupportednews.org - September 10th, 2012 - Agence Frace-Presse

Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws, officials said Friday.

Scotts will pay record criminal and civilian penalties for a litany of pesticide violations, including "illegally applying insecticides to its wild bird food products that are toxic to birds," the Justice Department said in a statement.

The company pleaded guilty in February to that violation as well as falsifying pesticide registration documents, distributing pesticides with misleading and unapproved labels and distributing unregistered pesticides.

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