Tag: Biodiversity
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Mapping Project Tracks Logging for Biomass Energy
THE BIOMASS MONITOR — The ultimate goal of the project is to provide a model for a comprehensive, national assessment of the total forest footprint of industrial-scale biomass energy facilities to gauge …
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President Obama: You Have the Power to Set this Country’s Course
ECOWATCH — President Obama today in his second inaugural address gave a rallying cry for Americans to join together and make the changes we need to …
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Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy in the Environmental Justice Movement
EARTH FIRST! — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in addition to his many other achievements, helped “plant the seeds” for what would become our nation’s now-thriving “environmental justice movement …
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Mercury Treaty Finalized: Will it Reduce Global Emissions?
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — On Jan. 19 in Geneva, Switzerland, the text for a global mercury treaty was agreed and finalized. But many environmental advocates remain concerned that the treaty is not likely to reduce global releases of mercury into the …
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How Climate Change is Damaging the Great Lakes
THINKPROGRESS — The impact climate change has on the five lakes—Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario—will have serious implications for aquatic life, as well as high economic costs for communities …