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Endangered status of Northern Rockies gray wolves still in question
The fate of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies is up in the air again, as the Bush administration will open yet another period of public comment on whether the wolves should be kicked off the endangered species list. The wolves, which were delisted in March and relisted in September, are probably just hungry for […]
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SUV owners prefer McCain, while hybrid drivers are rooting for Obama, research finds
The kind of car you drive is related to your preference for presidential candidate, according to new research from Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research. McCain leads among owners of full-size trucks and SUVs, luxury cars, and luxury SUVs. Obama leads among those who drive imports, station wagons, hatchbacks, and hybrids. “McCain’s appeal among owners […]
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Bush admin to try to push through rule allowing more power-plant pollution
According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. EPA aims to finalize by next week controversial rules allowing power plants to emit more pollution overall as long as they reduce their emissions on a per-hour basis.
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World could be fossil-fuel free by 2090, study says
The world could wean itself off fossil fuels entirely by 2090 with trillions of dollars worth of investments in renewable energy and a concerted worldwide push, according to a study by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council.
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Up to seven endangered orcas feared dead
A group of 90 orcas that was declared endangered in 2005 may have lost up to seven of its members — the group’s biggest decline in about a decade. Some researchers said the drop is likely tied at least in part to large declines in the orcas’ favorite food: chinook salmon.
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Arctic ice thinning even in winter, study finds
A new study found that Arctic sea ice has been thinning steadily in winter since about 2001, with last winter’s ice shrinking by nearly 20 percent. The new data could speed up forecasts for when Arctic sea ice will be completely gone.
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Virginian coal protesters receive B-minus plea bargain for Kingsworth-like activism
“You’re Hannah, right?” Hannah Morgan, a 20-year old from Appalachia, Virginia, was one of 11 protesters in handcuffs early Monday morning on Sept. 15 at the construction site for a coal-fired power plant being built in Wise County Virginia by Dominion Power. The handcuffs were applied by the police, but the questioner, it turns out, […]
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Majorities oppose mountaintop removal mining
The first nationwide poll ever taken on the subject finds that most Americans oppose the practice of mountaintop-removal mining, specifically the Bush administration’s recent bid to repeal the stream buffer zone rule. Of course, much like polls about climate, a high percentage of people willing to say it concerns them does not indicate a high […]
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Enviro-crimes predicted to rise with effects of climate change
Take a bite out of climate. Photo: A Hermida. McGruff, the police dog that takes a bite out of crime, might soon be biting off more than he can chew thanks to an expected rise in crimes related to climate change: The Australian Strategic Policy Institute pinpoints the risk of carbon market fraud, an increase […]
