Tag: Biodiversity
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Senior Officials Accused of Skewing Science to Benefit Keystone XL Pipeline
Managers within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) overrode their scientific experts to adopt an inaccurate map based upon a flawed model that significantly shrank the range of an endangered species, according to agency investigative reports released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The managers not only retaliated against scientists who voiced…
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Another Victory Strengthens Local GE and Pesticide Bans in Hawaii
Center for Food Safety (CFS) yesterday welcomed the committee defeat of SB 110, a bill that would have circumvented the legislative process for the so-called “Right to Farm” Act in Hawai’i. SB 110 would have stripped local control over agriculture and replaced it with a “one size fits all” policy dictated by the state. “This is…
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Pete Seeger: From Way Up Here the Earth Looks Very Small
“This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.” —Words painted on Pete Seeger’s banjo A man with a banjo can be a powerful force for good. Pete Seeger, who died Jan. 27 at the age of 94, inspired generations of political and environmental activists with songs ranging from “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”…
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How Saving Ecosystems Saves Lives
By Dr. Will Turner One of the first things you realize about Borneo is how difficult it can be to land a plane. On my first trip there, our plane circled the provincial capital of Palangkaraya for a half hour before a window in the smoke opened long enough to land. Like many places…
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Conservation Group Exposes World’s Biggest Shark Slaughterhouse
By Alicia Graef A conservation group has uncovered what’s believed to be the world’s largest slaughterhouse for sharks in southern China following a four year investigation and believes it may only be one of many still trading in endangered species. [caption id="attachment_319897" align="alignnone" width="500"] Whale sharks are slaughtered to make products for human consumption. Photo courtesy of…