Tag: Biodiversity
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How Climate Change Threatens Christmas Trees
By Kelly Henderson As someone who celebrates Christmas, every year after Thanksgiving I look forward to the ever-tedious process of selecting the perfectly well-balanced Christmas tree to decorate and adore for weeks to come as we enter the holiday season. [caption id="attachment_316071" align="alignnone" width="500"] The “perfect” Christmas tree can take up to 10 years to…
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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11 Wilderness Victories in 2013
2013 presented plenty of challenges for conservation. Special interest groups and anti-wilderness members of Congress continued their attempts to give away vast swaths of public wild lands to mining, logging and oil and gas interests. These attacks on wildlands included some of our most beloved, pristine areas from Yosemite National Park to the Arctic Refuge.…
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Wolf Killing Contest Disguised as Holiday Family Fun in Idaho
By Alicia Graef This year while most people will be enjoying a holiday break and winding down after Christmas, a hunters’ rights group in Idaho has something special planned to bring people together: it will be hosting the first predator killing contest in decades to take out wolves and coyotes the weekend of Dec. 28-29. [caption id=”attachment_315890″…