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CCS awareness higher on Prairies than the rest of Canada
February 8, 2012 04:14 AM - IPAC-CO2
Calgary, Feb. 8, 2012 -- Public awareness and acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a tool to combat climate change is higher in Saskatchewan and Alberta than the rest of Canada, concludes a national survey released today by Carbon Management Canada (CMC) and the International Performance Assessment Centre for the Geological Storage of CO2 (IPAC-CO2).
Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers in Wild Increase for Second Year in Row
February 6, 2012 01:57 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
SILVER CITY, N.M.— Pup births boosted the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest for the second year in a row, according to a new census conducted by federal, state and tribal agencies. The 58 wolves counted in New Mexico (26) and Arizona (32) compare to the 50 counted a year ago and the 42 wolves counted at the beginning of 2010. More importantly, the number of breeding pairs increased from just two in each of the preceding annual counts to six in 2011.
California Protects Vanishing High Sierra and Southern California Frogs Under State Endangered Species Act
February 3, 2012 04:06 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
SaCRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to designate two species of native frogs inhabiting high-elevation lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges as threatened and endangered species under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
Tara Oceans expedition arrives in New York
February 2, 2012 12:26 PM - Tara Oceans
The French scientific research vessel Tara will arrive in New York on 5th February for a week-long stay. Tara Oceans is a three-year, 70,000-mile mission across the Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic and Indian oceans to investigate the impact of global warming on biodiversity and marine life.
Government Delay, Drought Prompts Renewed Push for Protection of Klamath River Chinook Salmon
February 2, 2012 01:24 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday for failing to decide, as legally required, whether upper Klamath River chinook salmon deserve protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. In response to a January 28, 2011 petition from the groups, the Fisheries Service determined in April 2011 that the salmon may warrant protection and began a status review that was supposed to be completed within one year of the petition. The petition review comes at a perilous time for Klamath salmon as fears of a major drought linger.
GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC CRUISE THAT STUDIED HEALTH OF OCEANS IS SUBJECT OF EXPLORERS CLUB PUBLIC LECTURE
Meet Tara Ocean's Crew, View Art Inspired by the Mission 7 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012, 46th East 70th Street, New York City
January 31, 2012 11:45 AM - Tara Foundation for Marine Research
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Jan. 31, 2012) — The crew of Tara Oceans, a 118Âfoot schooner visiting New York’s East River from February 5 to 11, will be the focus of a public lecture at The Explorers Club, 46th East 70th Street, at 7 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012.
Shawnee National Forest Plan Would Trade Away Endangered Bat Habitat for Strip Mining
January 31, 2012 01:50 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
HARRISBURG, Ill.— Conservation groups submitted comments Monday opposing a proposal by the Forest Service to trade away a parcel of the Shawnee National Forest that is home to two kinds of endangered bats to a subsidiary of Peabody Energy Company. The company intends to strip-mine the parcel for coal.
Obama's Forest Service Weakens National Forest Wildlife Protections
January 27, 2012 02:25 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Forest Service released a new proposal Thursday for the nation’s 193-million-acre national forest system that will weaken rules protecting fish and wildlife from logging, livestock grazing, mining and off-road vehicles. The new proposal, which was released as part of the final environmental impact statement for the rule, is the Forest Service’s fourth attempt since 2000 to revise nationwide regulations governing national forests.
Oxnard, Pittsburgh Join Growing List of U.S. Cities Calling for Federal Action on Global Warming
January 26, 2012 02:33 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
OXNARD, Calif.— Oxnard, Calif., and Pittsburgh, Penn., have joined Seattle, Wash., Albany, N.Y., Boone, N.C., and other cities across the country urging the Obama administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon and other pollutants to address the increasingly urgent global climate crisis.
Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia Switches to Humane Wildlife Festival
January 25, 2012 03:55 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
ATLANTA— The Center for Biological Diversity, Coastal Plains Institute, Protect All Living Species and One More Generation sent a letter to the Evans County Wildlife Club Tuesday praising its recent decision to change its rattlesnake roundup in Claxton, Ga., to a wildlife festival where snakes will be celebrated instead of collected by the hundreds and butchered for their meat and skins.