Tag: News
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Residents Take Stand Against World’s Largest Coal Company in Southern Illinois
On March 13, a handful of local residents blocked a road through the forest in southern Illinois and attempted to prevent a contractor for Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, from bringing in logging equipment to clear the area for a new 1,000-acre mine. [caption id="attachment_327402" align="alignnone" width="500"] Opponents of the Rocky Branch strip mine in…
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World Water Day: 6 Images Display The Hopes and Fears of a Crisis
The connection between water and energy represents a tighter link than many people realize. In developed economies, such as the European Union, thermal and nuclear power plants can consume more than 44 percent of the water supply. Just 8 percent of global energy generation is used for pumping, treating and transporting water to consumers, according to…
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Idaho Passes Bill to Kill Hundreds of Wolves
The Idaho Legislature yesterday passed House Bill 470, a bill to create a new lethal “Wolf Depredation Control Board” to administer a fund for widespread killing of wolves in the state. The bill, expected to be signed into law by Gov. Otter (R-ID), sets aside $400,000 in state funds to kill roughly 500 wolves, leaving just…
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Oil and Gas Giant Exxon Agrees to Its First Carbon Risk Disclosure
Shareholders of the nation’s largest oil and gas company are beginning to have concerns about the long-term environmental impact of the corporation’s operations. As a result, Exxon has agreed to disclose carbon emissions estimates and details on how it plans on operating under the risk of potential climate regulations. Social responsibility investment firm Arjuna Capital filed…
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Half a Million Americans Urge EPA to Protect Bees
Yesterday, more than 500,000 signatures were delivered to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, urging the nation’s top-ranking environmental leader to protect bees and other pollinators. The date marks the one-year anniversary of the lawsuit filed against EPA by beekeepers, food, and environmental groups, including Beyond Pesticides, over the continued allowance of two bee-toxic pesticides: clothianidin and thiamethoxam.…