Tag: News
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Conservation Group Helps Manatee Hunters in West Africa Transition to Aquaculture
The West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) is the least studied mammal in Africa despite having a home range larger than the U.S., encompassing 21 African countries. At the same time, it faces serious threats from hunting and accidental capture in fishing nets. [caption id="attachment_329737" align="alignnone" width="563"] Slow moving and gentle, manatees represent relatively easy prey.…
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Sea Shepherd Founder to Bill Maher: ‘If Oceans Die, We Die’
You can always expect to see Captain Paul Watson on the front lines of the battle to conserve and protect marine ecosystems for wildlife. He and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been doing it for nearly 40 years. A late-night, cable television got the chance to learn more about Watson’s mission during the most recent episode…
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Oil Consultant Turned Whistleblower Exposes Fracking Crimes in Alberta
This You Tube is a compilation of segments from a 90 minute talk. Jessica Ernst worked for more than three decades as an environmental biologist doing research and independent consulting for the Alberta, Canada petroleum industry. One of her main clients was the EnCana Company, which began large-scale fracking in the region of her home community…
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Constellation Begins Construction on 1-MW Solar Project in California
Energy products and services provider Constellation today announced the construction of a 976-kWdc solar generation project that will help the city of Palmdale, Calif., meet state mandates forrenewable power generation and greenhouse gas reduction. Scheduled for completion in the summer of 2014, the solar generation project is expected to eliminate 1.8 million pounds ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Climate Change Will Make it Harder to Grow These 5 Foods
Last week’s release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change latest report gave many their first glimpse into how climate change might impact the foods they rely on for nutrition. The report took the spotlight away from extreme weather, exposing food and resource wars as other potential results of the world’s changing climate. If battles…