Tag: Biodiversity
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Bee Week of Action: 27,000+ Demand Stores Stop Selling Harmful Pesticides
This week, more than 27,000 people coast-to-coast are swarming Lowe’s and Home Depot stores to support the bees that pollinate our flowers for Valentine’s Day. In a coalition campaign called the Bee Week of Action, Beyond Pesticides, Friends of the Earth and allies are delivering more than half a million petition signatures and Valentines asking…
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Scientist Takes a Closer Look at the Deep-Sea Impacts of BP Gulf Oil Spill
By Alexis Baldera Most images related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster are of oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico or washing up on its shores, but what has happened in the deep-sea environment? Dr. Paul Montagna of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi explores that question. In a recent publication in PLOS ONE, he estimated…
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100+ Jewelers Say ‘No’ to Dirty Gold For Valentine’s Day
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, more than 100 of the world’s leading jewelry retailers—including eight of the top 10 in the U.S.—have committed to more responsible metals sourcing by signing the No Dirty Gold campaign’s Golden Rules. “Dirty gold just isn’t romantic,” said Payal Sampat of Earthworks’ No Dirty Gold campaign. “Retailers don’t want consumers…
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Newly Discovered Plant Supports 50 Different Species
Researchers working in the Ecuadorian Andes have discovered a new species of black pepper plant that is a nexus of biodiversity. [caption id="attachment_320897" align="alignnone" width="500"] The newly described species of wild black pepper, Piper kelleyi, in its native habitat (left). The pinkish undersides of the leaves (upper right) gave this species the nickname “pink belly” among members…
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From Wolves to Beetles, Recent Findings Expose Flawed FWS Science
This was an exceptionally tough week for the scientific reputation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). On Friday, FWS had to release findings from a specially convened independent peer review panel panning its plan to remove federal protections from the gray wolf. A day earlier, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) posted an…