TWS Publishes New Position Statement Impacts of Border Fences on Wildlife Statement recommends support of and research into alternatives to impenetrable barriers
The Wildlife Society (TWS) recently published a new position statement on the impact of international border security measures on wildlife. The TWS statement addresses how impenetrable border security measures such as fences pose significant risk to the wildlife that migrate or roam across international borders, and notes that alternatives to such measures need to be investigated and implemented.
On Rooftops Worldwide, a Solar Water Heating Revolution
“The harnessing of solar energy is expanding on every front as concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar energy expand, and as these costs decline while those of fossil fuels rise,” says Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute, in a recent release, “On Rooftops Worldwide, a Solar Water Heating Revolution.”
Settlement Reached to Reduce Global Warming Impacts of Walmart Supercenters in Southern California
SAN FRANCISCO- The Center for Biological Diversity has settled two lawsuits brought against Walmart over the global warming impacts of proposed Supercenters in Perris and Yucca Valley, California. The settlement requires Walmart to install three rooftop solar facilities of at least 250 kilowatts, incorporate cutting-edge efficiency measures into the design of the proposed stores, and implement a refrigerant audit and improvement program at certain existing Walmart stores in California.
Suit Filed to Save Penguins at Risk From Global Warming and Fisheries
SAN FRANCISCO- The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network sued the Obama administration Tuesday for illegally delaying protection of penguins under the Endangered Species Act. The Interior Department failed to meet its December 19, 2009 deadline to list seven penguin species at risk of extinction due to climate change and commercial fisheries.
Fifty Conservation Groups Ask Obama Administration to Strengthen Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
Washington- Fifty prominent conservation organizations sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke Wednesday asking them to strengthen protections for the nation’s endangered species. Under the Endangered Species Act, federal agencies are prevented from adversely modifying designated critical habitat of any endangered species.
NEW STUDY DEBUNKS MYTHS ABOUT AMAZON RAIN FORESTS They may be more tolerant of droughts than previously thought
(Boston) — A new NASA-funded study has concluded that Amazon rain forests were remarkably unaffected in the face of once-in-a-century drought in 2005, neither dying nor thriving, contrary to a previously published report and claims by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Climate Counts Launches Industry Innovators, Leading Businesses Stand Up to Be “Counted” on Climate Charter Members Amtrak, Ben & Jerry’s, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee, and Timberland Announced
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) MANCHESTER, NH -February 24, 2010 – Today Climate Counts launched its Industry Innovators (i2) project and announced the six charter member companies. Climate Counts created i2 to help companies investing in real climate solutions deepen their market impact.
Legal Settlement: EPA to Evaluate Regulation of Ocean Acidification Under Clean Water Act
SAN FRANCISCO- The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to consider how states can address ocean acidification under the Clean Water Act. The settlement responds to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity that challenged EPA’s failure to recognize the impacts of acidification on coastal waters off the state of Washington.
WILDLIFE TRUST LAUNCHES ONE HEALTH ALLIANCE OF SOUTH ASIA (OHASA) Global Conservation Health Initiative Concentrates on Emerging Disease Hotspot Region
NEW YORK – March 15, 2010 – Wildlife Trust, the global conservation health organization, announced the formation of the One Health Alliance of South Asia (OHASA) – a collaborative group of scientists and government agencies focused on the spread of emerging diseases among wildlife and human populations. The newly formed group will hone in on an area encompassing the West Bengal region of India and its neighboring country, Bangladesh.
Scientists to U.S. Congressional Committee: Time for Serious Action on Black Carbon Aggressive mitigation of second largest contributor to climate change can provide significant environmental and health benefits
Washington, D.C., March 16, 2010 – Black carbon soot, produced from
incomplete combustion of diesel fuel and biomass, is one of the
largest contributors to climate change apart from CO2, as well as a
danger to public health, and should be a prime target of policymakers
according to scientists and experts testifying at today’s hearing of
the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global
Warming chaired by Congressman Edward Markey.
