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Protection Sought for Rare Alabama Fish Under the Endangered Species Act
November 25, 2009 10:59 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
Huntsville, Ala.- The Center for Biological Diversity and fisheries biologist Mike Sandel petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday to list the spring pygmy sunfish as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The sunfish is limited to a small stretch of Beaverdam Creek and is threatened by urban sprawl from metropolitan Huntsville, poor agricultural practices, and streamside vegetation clearance.
In California, Conservationists and Cattle Ranchers Work Together for Habitat Biodiversity
November 24, 2009 10:14 AM - Environmental Law Institute
(Washington) A unique partnership in California is benefitting both the cattle industry and wetlands. The California Rangeland Coalition is bringing together unusual allies-conservationist and cattle ranchers-to highlight the benefits of managed grazing and land stewardship for habitat biodiversity on California's vast rangelands.
Protection Sought for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Under the Endangered Species Act
November 24, 2009 10:08 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
Denver- The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit today challenging a June 13, 2007 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denying the Colorado River cutthroat trout protection under the Endangered Species Act. The decision relied on a flawed Bush-era policy that allowed the agency to look only at current range when considering whether the trout is endangered.
Avoiding Catastrophic Costs of Climate Change Requires
Fast-Action Strategies
November 24, 2009 10:04 AM - Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
Washington D.C., November 23, 2009 - A new report by Dr. Tim Lenton and colleagues published today by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Allianz, a global financial service provider, puts a dollar value on the damages the world faces from passing fast-approaching tipping points for abrupt climate changes.
Idaho Black Bear Rehab, Inc. Celebrates 20 Years of Successful Rehabilitation and Release of Black Bears; Photo Op of Cubs Being Readied for Release
November 23, 2009 03:42 PM - Idaho Black Bear Rehab
What:
- Utah cubs ready for release are being picked up by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
- Sally Maughan, IBBR president and rehabilitator will provide information regarding black bear rehabilitation & 20 years of IBBR's successful work.
- Photo op - Utah cubs readied for transport to Utah for release.
- Monday, November 30, 2009, 8:00 a.m.*
- 6097 Arney Lane, Garden City, Idaho, U.S.A.
Green Lifestyle Certification Reaches Milestone
First of its kind, PineMark.com, rewards you for living "greener".
November 23, 2009 02:27 PM - PineMark
San Diego, CA - November, 23rd 2009 - PineMark (www.PineMark.com), the first green lifestyle certification program, announced that it offers exclusive discounts from more than 30 eco-conscious companies. PineMark provides incentives to individuals for reducing their impact on the environment while rewarding those who have committed to living a sustainable life.
Center for Biological Diversity Warns of Lawsuit Over Delay in Mexican Wolf Protection
November 23, 2009 10:17 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
SILVER CITY, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over the agency's failure to respond to a scientific petition to list the Mexican gray wolf as "endangered" separate from other gray wolves nationwide.
Inferno on Earth: Wildfires Spreading as Temperatures Rise
November 20, 2009 10:19 AM - Earth Policy Institute
"Future firefighters have their work cut out for them.," says Janet Larsen, Director of Research for the Earth Policy Institute, in a recent release, "Inferno on Earth: Wildfires Spreading as Temperatures Rise".
Conservation Organizations Join Legal Effort to Protect Endangered Blue Whale
November 20, 2009 10:13 AM - Center for Biological Diversity
SAN FRANCISCO— Friends of the Earth, Pacific Environment, and the Center for Biological Diversity, national and international conservation organizations with a combined membership of more than 120,000 people, today joined a notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service (submitted by the Environmental Defense Center in August) for the agency's failure to implement the 1998 Blue Whale Recovery Plan. Among other actions, the recovery plan mandates that the Fisheries Service identify and implement methods to eliminate or reduce blue whale mortalities from ship strikes. The agency has failed to take this required action for more than a decade, despite the ship-strike deaths of at least five blue whales in Southern California in 2007, and two additional ship-strike mortalities along the California coast in October 2009.
New Earthcast: An Economy Fit for a Low Carbon World — The Pre-COP Earthcast
November 18, 2009 11:56 AM - EARTHCAST
Free, live and interactive web event!
- Can economies be redesigned for a low-carbon future?
- What opportunities does the financial crisis present?
- Is a constructive agreement likely at Copenhagen?