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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 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 Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:42 PM
The 2011-2012 ultra-light led migration of whooping cranes in the eastern population is currently on hold in Alabama.
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s partner managing this portion of the
effort, Operation Migration, is cooperating with the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to resolve regulatory issues about the flight. The
group has applied for a waiver to exempt them from the FAA regulation
that prohibits compensating pilots of this category of aircraft. This
waiver, if approved, would allow the flight to continue. |
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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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Posted on Friday, January 06, 2012 9:42 PM
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced $20.5 million in grants to support 24 projects in 13 states to conserve and restore coastal wetlands and their fish and wildlife habitat. The grants, awarded under the 2012 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, will be matched by nearly $21 million in partner contributions from state and local governments, private landowners and conservation groups.
“Coastal wetlands serve as some of nature’s most productive fish and wildlife habitat while providing storm protection, improved water quality, and abundant recreational opportunities for local communities,” Salazar said. |
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Christina Homer: Posted on Friday, December 09, 2011 6:29 PM
Weekend Event Picks  The Captain Planet Foundation, founded by media mogulTed Turner, will celebrate 20 years of eco-education in the Atlanta community tonight at theGeorgia Aquarium. Eco-celebrities and activists, includingAlison Krauss, Jeff Corwin, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Mayor Kasim Reed,Dr. Sylvia Earle,Animal PlanetstarJeff Corwinand more from across the country will join Turner to celebrate the foundation’s work to fund hands-on environmental projects for youth. Friday, 12/9, 8p |
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Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:59 PM
The Ellis Hotel’s Farm to Table Restaurant Selects SCAD Senior to Decorate for the Holidays
Downtown Atlanta’s
eco-friendly boutique hotel, The Ellis, proudly announces Savannah
College of Art and Design (SCAD) Senior, Monet Masters, the winner of
their holiday décor design competition for the hotel’s restaurant,
Terrace on Peachtree. Masters will be installing the decorations on
Friday, December 2, and will be up until January 1, 2012. The competition, a “design on a dime” challenge, began on October 25th,
was open to all SCAD students, who were asked to design holiday
decorations for Terrace on Peachtree within a $500 budget. |
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Rachel from Blue Dophin Tours: Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:30 PM
Bottlenose dolphins are marine mammals that despite living in the Ocean are warm blooded, give birth to their young, and breathe oxygen using lungs. They have an average life expectancy of 25-30 years. They range in size, depending on age, gender and where they live. Dolphins in the Atlantic and Gulf waters typically reach 6-8 ft in length and weigh between 500 & 700 lbs. They generally give birth to one calf at a time and have a gestationperiod of 12 months. They eat fish, skates(rays), and love to snack on jellyfish.
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