LEED Points

Tag: Biodiversity

  • Feds Push Plan to Strip Endangered Species Act Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies

    Brushing aside mounting evidence that Yellowstone’s grizzly bears face increased threats from genetic isolation, loss of key foods and increased human conflicts and mortalities, federal and state officials are recommending removal of Endangered Species Act protections for the bears as early as next year. [caption id="attachment_311682" align="alignnone" width="499"] States argue they are ready to take over management…

  • Report Details Potential Hazards of Genetically Engineered Trees Currently Under USDA Review

    As the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers whether to approve the first genetically engineered (GE) forest tree for commercial use, Center for Food Safety released its new report, Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology. The report details the potential ecological and socioeconomic hazards of GE trees currently under commercial development. [caption id="attachment_311220" align="alignnone" width="500"]…

  • 5 Invasive Insects That Wreak Havoc

    By James Rogers These five tiny invasive species are hard to spot, unless you look for the devastation they bring with them. Between eradicating hemlock forests, decimating fruit productions, stealing away in in imported foods and even ruining electrical equipment, these invaders are worth watching out for. 1. The Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva) Ant populations in the South are rapidly…

  • Youth Call Out to President Obama to Protect Public Lands and Historical Artifacts

    Groundwork Doña Ana County, a non-profit youth conservation and education group based in Las Cruces, NM, released a three-minute video this week highlighting its youth crew’s archaeological survey finds within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. The video explores some of the hundreds of significant artifacts the team discovered and documented during surveys within the…

  • Proof Positive It’s Time to Ban Plastic Bags

    By Bill Hickman A recent exclusive report from the Associated Press (AP) highlighted the deficiencies with the California state law passed in 2006 that requires larger food retailers to recycle plastic bags. It’s been clear to us that plastic bag recycling does not work and this is more proof. While the plastics industry and manufacturers…