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Posted on Friday, February 03, 2012 10:43 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and other partners at the 2012
SHOT-SHOW to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th
anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), one of the most significant and successful partnership approaches to
fish and wildlife conservation in U.S. history.The “WSFR 75 – It’s Your Nature” celebration brings together
federal and state fish and wildlife agencies; the hunting, shooting,
angling, and boating industries; and conservation groups to mark a
milestone of partnership success that has led to 75 years of quality
hunting, fishing, shooting, boating and wildlife-related recreation. |
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Jill U. Adams, Special to LA Times: Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:11 PM
The Obama administration recently pulled the plug on lowering EPA limits. Itseems clear, though, that the lower the level, the fewer effects on health.
To understand the latest brouhaha about safe levels of ozone, it helps to understand the difference between science and policy.
First the back story. In 2008, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen Johnson, reduced the allowable level of ozone in the air from 84 parts per billion to 75 ppb. Johnson said the change would lead to cleaner air and improve public health. |
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Laura Turner Seydel: Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:55 PM
2011′s Captain Planet Foundation Benefit Gala was an enormous
success. We raised over $855,000 for our children and the environment.
The money raised will help fund Captain Planet Foundation’s mission, to
support hands-on environmental projects which are designed to encourage
innovative, game-changing initiatives that will inspire and empower the
next generation of environmental stewards. I think it says so much that we raised more money this one year in
economically difficult times than we have in the last three combined! |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:50 PM
For many people, ignorance is bliss when it comes to vexing issues like climate change, according to a new study.
Published last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the report shows that people who know very little about an issue -- say the economic downturn, changes in the climate or dwindling fossil fuel reserves -- tend to avoid learning more about it. This insulates them in their ignorance -- a pattern described by researchers as "motivated avoidance."
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Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:47 PM
The
research schooner Tara, which provides samples and data to the scientific
community worldwide to learn more about the impact of climate change on
ecosystems, will make a port call in Savannah on January 20-26,
2012.This call is
part of an ambitious project entitledTara
Oceans. Tara
Oceansis the very first attempt to make a global study of marine
plankton.Marine plankton
is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth.
Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the
climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in
climate. |
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Posted on Monday, January 09, 2012 10:32 PM
LUXADD,
the only US manufacturer of labor free linear fluorescent lighting
retrofit solutions and the International Green Energy Council (IGEC),
one of the nation's strongest advocates of "Green" sustainable design
practices including energy efficient building retrofit solutions, have
partnered to expedite LUXADD's brand awareness and to promote the
opportunity LUXADD offers to put America back to work. LUXADD
and the International Green Energy Council (IGEC) are joining forces to
spread the word about LUXADD's technology innovation and its energy
saving potential in the area of linear fluorescent lighting retrofits -
just in time for the "T12 Lighting Phase-out". |
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Laura Seydel: Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:01 PM
This year as deck the walls with twinkle lights, wrap oodles of presents, and plan our festive holiday parties, it is important that we are conscious of impact on our community and our planet. Did you know that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away on average an extra million tons of garbage each week? The City of Atlanta is doing their part to reduce the city’s overall waste, but they cannot do it alone. Get a head start on your New Year’s resolutions by pledging to do you part to keep our |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:24 PM
Greater
reproductive choice and measures to reduce resource consumption and
waste are critical to reducing humanity's environmental impactAs
the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the
end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a
still-growing world population will require a two-pronged response,
according to experts with the Worldwatch Institute. The combined
measures of empowering women to make their own decisions about
childbearing and significantly reducing global consumption of energy and
natural resources would move humanity toward rather than further away
from environmentally sustainable societies that meet human needs. |
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Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 10:05 PM
Tickets on Sale Now! The Garden Goes High-Tech “Green” This Winter
The Atlanta Botanical Garden offers a new way to enjoy the winter withGarden Lights, Holiday Nights.
Not a typical light show, this enchanting intown experience is the
largest light show in the country to showcase not only the beauty of a
landscape but also nearly 1 million energy-efficient lights.
The
show, set for November 19-January 7, will feature almost exclusively
LED lights, or special light-emitting diodes. Continuing the Garden’s
commitment to environmental sustainability, the show was designed
collaboratively by Dallas-based studioOutside with support from CD+M
Lighting and Design Group of Atlanta. |
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Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 6:14 PM
When autumn's cooler weather approaches, we bundle up to protect
ourselves against the changing weather. We begin to winterize our homes
by adding insulation to drafty windows and doorways. As the days get
shorter, our number of chores about the house seem to increase. However,
maintenance to the home is just the beginning of preparations for
colder weather to come. Our trees need care to prepare for colder months
as well.
"While your trees seem to be
in a state of hibernation in the winter, exposure to the tough
conditions can cause them major stress," says Jim Skiera, Executive
Director of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). |
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