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• Legislators forced to give up gas-guzzlers. • Nuclear power will get dirtier, says report. • Can new high-voltage cables help renewables beat back NIMBY? • Large facility will open to turn landfill methane into fuel. • Humane Society protests after sea lion dies.

Wild Asian vultures going the way of the dodo

Wild Asian vultures are likely going to the way of the dodo, a new study says. The white-backed vulture population has plunged by nearly 99.9 percent in India since 1992, and two other vulture species have seen a drop of 97 percent, say researchers publishing in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Researchers […]

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• Rockefellers push Exxon to go green. • President Bush threatens to veto the farm bill. • Wild Sky wilderness bill passes Congress. • Developers float plans to build wind turbines in Lake Michigan. • The world’s third-biggest food retailer tests out carbon labels.

Greenpeace discovers new sponge species

Greenpeace recently announced the discovery of a new species of sponge, Aaptos kanuux, as a result of its deep explorations of the Bering Sea last summer. Here's a video of the sponge from Greenpeace, and more info from my fellow Green Corps alum, Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner John Hocevar:

Prez candidates talk up Earth Day, Monopoly game gets hip to renewable energy, and more

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• Washington, D.C., kickstarts bike-sharing program. • Tentative deal reached on farm bill. • Are hybrids unhealthy? • Gov. Schwarzenegger pushes for a power line through a state park. • Canada’s environment minister proposes limits on VOCs. • Russia says “nyet” to mandatory carbon caps.

Gray wolves under attack, groups want them re-listed

Saying that their concerns about trigger-happy hunters have been validated, 12 conservation and animal-rights groups have sued to get the gray wolf re-listed as an endangered species. The 1,500 wolves that roam through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho were delisted on Mar. 28 and can now be shot at will; a total of 37 have been […]

Congress investigating industry’s role in bisphenol-A health studies

Democrats in Congress are investigating the chemical industry’s influence in regulating the chemical bisphenol A, which is widely used in many plastic products and the lining of food cans. Over the years, plenty of evidence has surfaced that bisphenol A can potentially harm human health as it can mimic the effects of estrogen and has […]

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• Governors protest the feds’ emissions plan. • Canadians blame themselves for climate change. • House legislation would help eradicate invasive species. • Non-plastic bottles hit the big time. • Can we rely on desalination for future water needs?

National parks will get spruced up

The National Park Centennial Initiative has announced its first round of funding for various projects and programs in — surprise! — national parks. Seventy-six parks in 38 states will see a total $51 million in federal and privately donated funding. The projects will run the gamut of everything from hiking-shelter improvements to wildlife protection to […]