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 | Judge Halts Major Irrigation Project for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker A federal judge last week temporarily halted construction on a $320 million irrigation project by the Army Corps of Engineers in a region of Arkansas where birders recently reported sightings of the ivory-billed woodpecker long thought to be extinct. Responding to a lawsuit filed by concerned environmental groups, U.S. District Judge William Wilson ruled that credible accounts of the bird's presence in Arkansas' Big Woods Preserve in 2004 called into question the environmental impact assessments used to greenlight the irrigation project. Go to all articles - Go to this article |
 | Pacific Coast Dead Zones Linked to Global Warming In the latest bad news related to human-induced climate change, scientists last week reported bottom fish and crabs washing up dead on Oregon beaches are the latest victims of global warming, which is reportedly causing oxygen-deprived "dead zones" along a 70-mile stretch of Oregon's Pacific coast. Go to all articles - Go to this article |
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 | Monterey Bay Aquarium: Saving Oceans through Ecotourism and Activism My heart began beating faster as a large, black shape swam toward my flimsy kayak, moving effortlessly in and out of the deep blue water. "It's a sea lion," said our guide nonchalantly. "They can weigh up to 1,500 pounds." Her casual reassurance that these enormous beasts are generally harmless did little to slow my hammering heart. As the glistening mass passed within yards, what appeared so blubbery and uncoordinated on shore was now pure fluid poetry, in stark contrast to my clumsy paddling. By Hans Tammemagi Go to all articles - Go to this article |
GREEN LIVING The Power of the Proxy Bringing Change One Vote at a Time In the wake of corporate scandals at Enron and elsewhere, stock market investors are becoming increasingly aware of the power of voting their "proxies." Anyone who owns a single share of stock in a publicly traded company can weigh in on a variety of resolutions on corporate governance and social and environmental issues. Proxy voting is an increasingly important tool to nudge companies toward cleaner and greener behavior. By Roddy Scheer Go to all articles - Go to this article CURRENTS  How Green Is That Garden? With Oil Revenue, Venezuela is Pushing Organic Agriculture The state-initiated Organopónico Bolivar I is the first urban, organic garden to show its green face in Caracas, Venezuela. The country now imports about 80 percent of the food that it consumes. To Noralí Verenzuela, the garden’s director, the new greenery represents a positive step. "People are waking up," she says. "We’ve been dependent on McDonald’s and Wendy’s for so long." By April Howard Go to all articles - Go to this article EARTHTALK  Week of 7/30/2006 Dear EarthTalk: The term "sustainable" seems to be the new green buzzword. What exactly does it mean, particularly when applied to such things, say, as transportation or agriculture? Dear EarthTalk: In a public restroom, which is the more environmentally sound and healthy option for drying your hands: a paper towel or an electric hand dryer? Go to this week's EarthTalk WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you as a free public service by E/The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine ($20/yr. US) Order a Free Trial Issue Make a tax deductible donation |
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