Tag: Featured News
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700+ March Against Monsanto and GMOs in Hawaii
By Maureen Nandini Mitra Slashing rain, rolling thunder, lightening flashes—the island of O‘ahu woke Sunday morning to a severe storm advisory and warnings of flash floods. But the crummy weather that kept most people away from the beaches didn’t deter a spirited crowd of local citizens and activists from gathering in the town of Hale‘iwa on…
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Protestors Block Fracking Site With Giant Wind Turbine Blade
At 5.30 this morning, fifty people blocked the entrance to IGas’s exploratory drilling site in Barton Moss with a giant wind turbine blade. The campaigners arrived at the site in Salford in Greater Manchester, proceeded to unload and assemble the 17-meter blade from its three component segments. They were spotted by a security guard who…
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Conservationists Resort to Drastic Measure to Protect World’s Rarest Tortoise From Poachers
Conservation organizations fighting to save one of the world’s most threatened tortoises from poachers have resorted to a drastic measure—engraving identification codes onto the animals’ shells to reduce their black market value. Although fully protected, Ploughshare Tortoises are prized for their beautiful high domed shells, but are being pushed closer to the brink of extinction…
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Senators Question Enbridge Over Aging Tar Sands Pipeline Beneath Great Lakes
Oil giant Enbridge experienced a major backlash this week after three Democratic senators released a joint letter questioning the integrity of Enbridge’s expansion of a crude oil pipeline on the Straits of Mackinac. [caption id="attachment_315466" align="alignnone" width="500"] This National Wildlife Federation map simulates a 3, 6 and 12 hour spill from the aging tar sands…
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Science on Trial: Big Oil Funds Attacks on EPA Air Pollution Standards
By Farron Cousins Both the science behind climate change and the efficacy of life-saving safety standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a trying week in Washington, D.C., as industry-backed lawsuits and politicians attempted to undermine the entire scientific community. [caption id="attachment_315444" align="alignnone" width="500"] Last week, the EPA’s health standards on industry air…