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US tourist set for space station
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:19:17 -0000
US space tourist Richard Garriott follows in the footsteps of his astronaut father as he blasts off into space.
Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis'
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:23:07 -0000
The global economy loses more money from deforestation than the current banking crisis, says an EU-commissioned report.
Nasa committed to Mars rover plan
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:26:23 -0000
Nasa pushes ahead with plans to launch its 2009 Mars mission, but acknowledges the need for extra funds to make it happen.

NYT > Environment

Encounter: A Green Revolution for Africa?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:11:18 -0000
Rajiv Shah is helping the Gates Foundation donate hundreds of millions of dollars to improve agriculture on the continent. But is technological change enough?
Maritime Organization Seeks to Cut Air Pollution From Oceangoing Ships
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:37:42 -0000
The new rules would cut the sulfur content of the fuels ships use in controlled areas along coasts by 63 percent as of July 2010.
Check Point: 2 Endorsements of Nuclear Power, but Sharp Differences on Details
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:47:56 -0000
Both John McCain and Barack Obama endorse nuclear energy, although to differing degrees, as part of their strategy to wean the United States from its dependence on foreign oil.

ENN: Climate

Cutting air pollution in cities may raise global temps, says scientist
Cleaning air in Beijing and in other large cities suffering from pollution problems by limiting car and power-plant emissions may raise global temperatures instead of lowering them, a German scientist warns.
Carbon tax seen as best way to slow global warming
Climate taxes, not cap and trade markets alone, will lead to the vast technological changes the world's energy system needs to fight global warming, a top U.S. economist said on Thursday. Cap and trade has emerged as the dominant attempt to slow global warming. Global deals in permits to emit greenhouse gas emissions have hit nearly $65 billion a year.
Green alarm as EU ministers mull climate opt-outs
France, Germany and Austria called on Friday for an easing of EU climate ambitions to help industries facing an economic downturn, causing green groups to warn that the battle against climate change was in jeopardy.

L.A. Times - Environment

System acts as wildlife crossing guard
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Colorado tries a new way of ensuring safe passage across a notorious highway that bisects an animal migration route. On a quiet sage- and pine-dotted stretch of highway in southwest Colorado, deer and elk wander into the paths of oncoming cars so often that they account for 70% of the crashes that occur there.
Plans for major overhaul of Whittier Narrows nature preserve stir passions
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Foes say the proposed interpretive center is too big and would require destruction of too many trees. Backers see a way to introduce working-class families to nature. Even those who love the Whittier Narrows wildlife sanctuary concede that it suffers from a down-at-the-heels look. Invasive plants have elbowed out native species and, as one county official observed, the interpretive center resembles a Depression-era shack.
Army suspends relocation of Ft. Irwin tortoises
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The $8.7-million effort has stopped because coyotes have killed so many in their new desert location. The Army's National Training Center at Ft. Irwin on Friday suspended its effort to move California desert tortoises off prospective combat training grounds and onto nearby public lands because the animals are being hit hard by coyotes.

National Geographic News

PHOTOS: Hundreds of New Species Found off Tasmania
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
A "hairy" crab, spiky sea stars, and a bright red shrimp are among the 274 new species found during a research survey of Australia's deep ocean.
Shark "Virgin Birth" Confirmed
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
The discovery at a Virginia aquarium marks the second time scientists have used DNA testing to verify what would have been a "virgin birth"—if the pups hadn't died.
Pirates in Standoff Threaten Food Aid, Global Shipping
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
African pirates threatened Friday to blow up the arms-laden Ukrainian ship they've hijacked--the latest salvo in a crisis that's boosting shipping costs and cutting off aid to millions of Somalis.

USDA - Natural Resources

Forest Service Maps and General Guides.
Topographic maps, specialty maps and brochures, national trails, roadless areas.
Plants Database
Classification, characteristics, invasive and noxious plants, alternative crops, distribution maps, fact sheets.
National Water Management Center
Direct assistance, information, and technology on water-related issues for natural resources conservation.

The Economist: The environment

Paper usage: A greener office
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:06 -0000
How much paper does an American office worker generate?THE notion of the “paperless office” was first mooted in the 1960s, when it seemed that computers and hard disks would do away with the need to print out everything in triplicate. What actually happened was that global consumption of office paper more than doubled in the last two decades of the 20th century, as digital technology made printing cheaper and easier. Yet the prediction may be coming true at last. America's white-collar workers have been generating less paper since 2001, and that trend is likely to continue, according to InfoTrends, a consultancy. The explanation seems to be sociological: younger workers, who have grown up with electronic communication, feel less need to print documents than their older colleagues. ...
China’s water-diversion scheme: A shortage of capital flows
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:48:13 -0000
Going thirsty so Beijing can drinkTHE water level at Wangkuai Reservoir, one of the biggest in Hebei province, is close to an historic high—in a region gripped by drought. This has been achieved by hoarding the water. Local farmers say they have received none for two years. A hydroelectric plant by the huge dam is idle. Wangkuai is preparing for what officials call a “major political task”—channelling its water to Beijing, to help boost the city’s severely depleted supplies. On September 28th, after more than four years’ work on a 307km-long (191-mile) waterway costing more than $2 billion, Beijing began receiving its top-up. Two other large Hebei reservoirs, Gangnan and Huangbizhuang (see map), were the first to feed the new channel. Wangkuai is due to open its sluices in December, says a dam supervisor. Oddly for such a large and supposedly vital project, the launch was low key. Yet the channel’s inauguration was the most notable achievement so far of what, in the coming years, is intended to become a far more grandiose diversion scheme: bringing water from the Yangzi basin to the parched north, along channels stretching more than 1,000km. ...
Argentina: Fishy business
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:48:13 -0000
Patagonia’s troubled watersIT IS the conventional image of a grizzled gaucho lassoing cattle on the endless pampas that conjures up the notion of a still untamed frontier in Argentina. But if anywhere in the country resembles the wild west it is the waters off its long eastern shore, especially the windswept Patagonian coast, where fishermen prowl for squid, shrimp and hake. A combination of overfishing, weak regulation and belligerent unions has left the industry floundering, incidentally dealing a blow to Argentina’s decades-long effort to populate and develop its desolate southern steppes.The country’s biggest fishing fleet is based at Mar del Plata, in Buenos Aires province. Much of its workforce is employed informally, without legal contracts. The problems are of a different order at Puerto Madryn, the Patagonian home of the second-biggest commercial fishing fleet. Fishing businesses received subsidies in the 1980s and 1990s to set up there, as part of a government effort to develop Patagonia. These companies flourished after Argentina’s big devaluation of 2002, because they export all of their catch but most of their costs are in pesos. Catches were plump and so were profits. ...

Reuters: Environment

Exotic climate study sees refugees in Antarctica
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:03:36 -0400
OSLO (Reuters) - Refugees are moving to Antarctica by 2030, the Olympics are held only in cyberspace and central Australia has been abandoned as too dry, according to exotic scenarios for climate change on Monday.
Warmer climate to dry up peatlands: study
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:03:51 -0400
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Warmer temperatures in the years ahead will dry up peatlands, release more carbon dioxide into the world's atmosphere and aggravate global warming, a study in Japan has found.
Environmentalists slam Bush "fox-in-henhouse" plan
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:42:52 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Bush administration plan to let U.S. agencies decide for themselves whether their actions put wildlife at risk is drawing fire from environmental groups, which say this is like letting a fox guard a henhouse.

NPR Topics: Environment

Videos Released Of Deepest Fish Ever Filmed
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:00 -0400
Scientists from Japan and Britain have released the first photos and videos of the liparid, or snail fish, the deepest-living fish ever filmed. Groups were found nearly five miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
For Next President, An Array Of Science Challenges
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:09:00 -0400
According to a report issued by the Center for the Study of the President, the incoming president will need to confront a host of policy issues related to science and technology — including climate change, food and water scarcity, energy shortages and weapons of mass destruction.
Newly Discovered Ecosystem Of One Bacterium
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:49:00 -0400
Deep in a South African gold mine, three kilometers below the Earth's surface, scientists have discovered a tiny ecosystem in which there is only one organism.

UN News Centre - Environment, Shelter

Financial turmoil could usher in new ‘green' era, says top UN climate official
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The current global market crisis could provide an opportunity for the world financial system to reconstruct itself to promote "green" growth, the top United Nations climate change official said today in New York.
Do more, invest more in mitigating impact of natural disasters, Ban tells world
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Much more needs to be done and much greater funding made available to mitigate the devastating toll of natural disasters in an age when climate change threatens to increase both their frequency and severity, according to a United Nations report released today.
Experts devise action plan to examine impact of climate change on health - UN
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Experts at a meeting convened by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today agreed on a plan of action to create guidelines on the impact of climate change on human health.

Environment

Challenges and Opportunities UNIDOs Cleaner Production Program
B-SPAN Washington D.C.—On July 22nd, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) hosted a roundtable on the United Nations Industrial Development Organizations (UNIDO) Cleaner Production (CP) program. The program and network aims at building capacity for CP in participating countries, providing a place for dialogue between industry and government. The program allows UNIDO to address the gap that exists between competitive industrial production and environmental concerns.
The Release of Environmental Sustainability An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support
B-SPAN Washington D.C. – On July 22nd, 2008, the World Bank presented a panel discussion to recognize the release of Environmental Sustainability An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support, written by John Redwood, Jouni Eerikainen, and Ethel Tarazona. Event Chair Vinod Thomas, Director General of the World Banks Independent Evaluation Group, opened the panel by explaining the importance of the report regarding the broader implications for both the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
2. Global Tiger Conservation Initiative Symposium
B-SPAN On June 9 2008, the World Bank launched the Global Tiger Conservation Initiative with a thematic symposium held at the World Banks headquarters in Washington D.C. The event, entitled Tiger Conservation Moving Lessons Learnt Towards a Winning Strategy, brought together tiger conservation experts to discuss lessons in trade, governance and finance, as well as steps going forward in this important effort.

 

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Alaska Forum for Environmental Responsibility - An organization dedicated to holding industry and government accountable to the laws designed to protect Alaska's environment.

404 Australian Association of Bush Regenerators - AABR was established out of concern for the continuing survival and integrity of bushland and its dependent fauna in or near bushland areas, and seeks new members and friends for promoting good work practices in natural areas.

Australian Conservation Foundation - Australia's leading environment group covers national environmental issues: forests, national parks, uranium mining, global warming, world heritage, rivers, recycling, pollution, wilderness and endangered species.
Meta Description: [ ACF ]

Bushcare Tasmania - Bushcare is a program to help landowners and community groups manage native bush. This site helps you assess native bush on your property and develop strategies to manage it for the future.

Canadian Council on Ecological Areas - The CCEA is committed to establishing a comprehensive network of protected areas linked together in a system that will protect Canada's terrestrial and aquatic diversity in perpetuity.

Center For Alaskan Coastal Studies - The (CACS) is an nonprofit environmental education organization in Homer, Alaska.
Meta Description: [ The Alaskan Coastal Studies is dedicated to environmental awareness through our Alaska ecotours & land tours as well as research & educational programs. ]

Center for Ecosystem Survival - Committed to the advancement of worldwide conservation through the preservation of threatened habitats around the world. CES provides a vital opportunity for individuals to do their part in the preservation of the world's natural resources.
Meta Description: [ International conservation organization dedicated to preserving species and ecosystems through education and through purchase of threatened rainforest and coral reef habitats. ]

Center for Public Environmental Oversight - Promotes and facilitates public participation in the oversight of environmental activities, including but not limited to the remediation of federal facilities, private Superfund sites, and Brownfields.

Center for Regional Environmental Studies (CRES) - Conducts research around the world in regional environments and the impacts of global change. Coordinated by the University of Virginia. Page includes research publications.

Center for Respect of Life and Environment - The work of the Center is to awaken people's ecological sensibilities and to transform lifestyles, institutional practices, and social policies to support the community of life.
Meta Description: [ The work of the Center is to awaken people's ecological sensibilities and to transform lifestyles, institutional practices, and social policies to support the community of life. ]

Children of the Baltic - Organization works in the field of ecological education and protection of nature on the south coast of Gulf of Finland in the Saint Petersburg and Lomonosov town (Leningrad region).

Citizens's Environment Coalition - CEC is an information clearinghouse and communications network for environmental issues in the Houston/Galveston,Texas, area.

Clean Islands International, Inc. - Providing educational and technical assistance to island communities (Caribbean region) for the preservation and beautification of indigenous natural environments and the sustainable development of proper solid waste handling practices.

Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers - A non-profit environmental and human rights group based in Montana. Areas of focus include: toxics, chlorine, pulp and paper, forest health, buffalo, local campaigns and, videography.
Meta Description: [ Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers; a non-profit environmental and human rights group. Areas of focus include: Toxics, chlorine, pulp and paper, forest health, buffalo, local campaigns and videography ]

404 Colorado Natural Areas Program - Information on Colorado native plant communities, geologic formations, paleontological localities and habitat for rare plants or animals, native plant revegetation guide, wetlands best management practices, research grant information, and weed management.

Conservation Foundation - The group was founded by David Bellamy and David Shreeve to provide a means for people in public, private, and non-profit sectors to collaborate on environmental causes.

David Suzuki Foundation - An environmental non-profit organization registered in Canada, working to design a vision of Earth in which humans live within the planet's productive capacity, and finding and communicating practical steps to bring that vision to reality.
Meta Description: [ The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based Canadian environmental organization, working to protect the balance of nature and our quality of life, now and for future generations. ]

Earth Island Institute: Innovative Action for the Environment - Environmental Organization: Develops supports projects that counteract environmental threats. Issues: sustainable development, biodiversity, restoration, global warming, social justice, oceans, forests
Meta Description: [ Environmental organization: Develops & supports projects that counteract environmental threats. Issues: sustainable development, biodiversity, restoration, global warming, social justice, oceans, forests ]

500 EMonument - Organization providing assistance in quality assurance management for the environment. Operates internationally. Information about past projects and recommended approaches for addressing food safety, obsolete pesticide disposal, and other problems.

EnviroLink Library: Environmental Organizations - A database of thousands of environmental organizations, organized by topic.

Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement - Economic and environmental realities are the foundation of a sustainable environment for our children and grandchildren. To be successful in developing and maintaining a sustainable environment we need to draw on the life experiences, professional talents, time and skills of a most precious but underutilized natural resource: our senior citizens.
Meta Description: [ Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement ]

Environmental Council of the States [ECOS] - U.S. national non-profit, non-partisan association of state and territorial environmental commissioners. Site helps provide an exchange of ideas, views and experiences in environmental regulation and management, as well as state positions on national environmental issues.

Environmental Institute of Houston - EIH was created to address real and potential issues of environmental concern, such as loss of biodiversity, health risks from pollution, failure of food supplies, and depletion of natural resources.
Meta Description: [ Web site of the Environmental Institute of Houston. Includes programs in community outreach, environmental education, university research, and general information. ]

Environmental Support Center - ESC improves the environment in the United States by assisting grassroots environmental nonprofits.

European Centre for Nature Conservation - Purpose is to further European nature conservation by bridging gap between science and policy. ECNC has become a renowned expertise centre offering support to the development, review and implementation of European nature conservation.
Meta Description: [ ECNC, European Centre for Nature Conservation ]

European Federation for Transport and Environment - A European umbrella for NGOs working in the field of transport and environment, promoting an environmentally responsible approach to transport.
Meta Description: [ European Federation for Transport and Environment ]

Global NEST: Global Network for Environmental Science and Technology - Network of scientists and engineers addressing environmental problems around the globe. Includes discussion forums and conference information.
Meta Description: [ Global Environmental Association NGO. Topics: Recovery, Recycling, Solid Waste, Hazardous Substances, Global Environmental Change Climate, Air Pollution, Risk Analysis, Environmental Management Policy, Sustainable, exposure, Wastewater, Incineration, sewage, Soil, Emissions ]

Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) - Works to form new links with the research, policy and grassroots communities to preserve the future of the planet and protect the quality of the environment.
Meta Description: [ GRACE promotes community based solutions for the production and consumption of food and energy. Working with research, policy, consumer and grassroots communities, GRACE raises public awareness and advances innovative solutions to create an economically and environmentally viable future, and elim... ]

Great Lakes Environment - USEPA - A key source of Great Lakes environmental information.
Meta Description: [ A key source of Great Lakes environmental information ]

Great Lakes Protection Fund - A private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes States. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

500 Green Corps - Field School for Environmental Organizing - Green Corps' one-year, full time, paid program gives you the best training available to launch an environmental/social organizing and advocacy career.

Information Center for the Environment (ICE), University of California, Davis (UCD) - Information Center for the Environment is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.

Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management - The Institute currently has around 1000 members drawn from local authorities, government agencies, industry, environmental consultancy, teaching/research, and voluntary environmental organisations. Membership is encouraged both from individuals and organisations actively working in the field and from people with a general interest.

International Arid Lands Consortium - Group's vision is to transform arid lands into more habitable environments to advance the well-being of the people who inhabit the areas.

International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement - INECE is an international partnership promoting compliance and enforcement of domestic and international environmental laws through networking, capacity building, and enforcement cooperation.
Meta Description: [ The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) is an international partnership promoting compliance and enforcement of domestic and international environmental laws through networking, capacity building, and enforcement cooperation. ]

ITDP-The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy - (ITDP)promotes environmentally sustainable transportation policies and projects worldwide, acting to counter automobile dependence in developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)promotes environmentally sustainable transportation policies and projects worldwide, acting to counter automobile dependence in developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe ]

L i g h t H a w k - A non-profit, environmental organization which uses the power of flight to conserve and protect the earth's diverse ecosystems, plant and animal life, and natural resources.
Meta Description: [ LightHawk is a volunteer-based aviation organization with more than 100 voluneer pilots. ]

LEANweb - The Louisiana Environmental Action Network is dedicated to making Louisiana safe for future generations. The site serves as an information center for people who have concerns about the environment.
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Living Earth - An international organisation which encourages people to learn and work together to resolve the environmental issues which concern them. Their programmes address a wide range of issues.

National Council for Science and the Environment - Broad-based US consortium working to improve the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking. Includes organization information, news, issues papers, and directories of university environmental programs and other resources.

National Environmental Trust - Learn more about global warming, air pollution, children's environmental health and heritage forests and what you can do to help solve them.
Meta Description: [ NET is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life. Our issues include global warming, forests, ocean conservation, energy, clean air, chemical plant security and environmental health. ]

National Parks and Conservation Association - Site provides information on US national parks and campaigns to protect these natural, historic and cultural treasures.

404 Natural Areas Association - The Natural Areas Association works to inform, unite, and support persons engaged in identifying, protecting, managing, and studying natural areas and biological diversity.

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) Home Page - Works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems.

Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Designed to accept contributions, real or personal property, grants or bequests. These gifts will be used to benefit park development and wildlife preservation and enhancement.
Meta Description: [ Ths mission of the South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation is to solicit and encourage support, from the private and public sector, that will facilitate the preservation and protection of our natural resources for parks and wildlife, and provide expanded recreational access opportunities for t... ]

PlaNetwork - An association of people promoting the use of information technology to assist towards the goal of ecological sustainability and social justice. Lists objectives and events.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Conservation - RBG Kew is widely recognised as one of the leading centres for advice and action on aspects of plant and fungal conservation. Conservation programmes are undertaken on a wide range of endangered and threatened plants and their habitats.

Saskatchewan Eco Network - Deals with Ecological and Environmental issues in Saskatchewan, Canada, and the rest of the world.

Save Our Canyons - Dedicated to Protecting the Beauty and Wildness of the Wasatch Canyons, Mountains and Foothills in Utah

Sefton Coast - Local conservancy group in Sefton, England. Information on ecology, biology, coastal management, sand dunes, and other aspects of conservation of the English coast.
Meta Description: [ The Sefton Coast is the largest sand dune system in England. Management for nature conservation, leisure and tourism is co-ordinated through the Sefton Coast Partnership. ]

Sitka Conservation Society - Working to protect the natural environment of the Tongass Forest and surrounding waters of Southeast Alaska.
Meta Description: [ Tongass National Forest Conservaiton, community events in Sitka Alaska of interest to Sitka Conservation Society members, Importance of Sitka Spruce to Guitar Manufacturers ]

Slide Ranch - Teaches practical lessons about basic human needs - food, clothing and community - in order to promote awareness of agriculture, its processes and products, more sustainable use of natural resources, a personal sense of connection with the natural world, and with the environment.

The Ecology Action Centre - An active advocate in protecting the environment since 1972.

the Harmony Institute - Plans to showcase model programs of animal and horticulture therapies, have the Albert Schweitzer Campus for the education of interactions between humans, animals and the natural environment and advise on the development of a sustainable community including special amenities and services for companion animals to be named Harmony, FL.
Meta Description: [ The Harmony Institute will showcase model programs of animal and horticulture therapies, have the Albert Schweitzer Campus for the education of interactions between humans, animals and the natural environment and advise on the development of a sustainable community including special amenities and... ]

The Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies - A non-profit organization that provides education programs and conducts research to develop a scientific and public understanding of the coastal, estaurine, and watershed environments in southeastern New England.
Meta Description: [ The Lloyd Center is a not-for-profit education and research organization whose mission is to help create the next generation of environmental stewards - through education and research. ]

Tongass Conservation Society - TCS is the conservation conscience of Ketchikan, Alaska, and is dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the many island forests of the Tongass through protection of habitat from the pressures of industrial exploitation.
Meta Description: [ TCS is the conservation conscience of the Tongass. Dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the Tongass National Forest and Southeast Alaska. ]

WRI Program: Sustainable Enterprise Program - Founded in 1990 to help companies improve environmental quality through business success. Demonstrates and communicates to the business community the opportunities of sustainable development.
Meta Description: [ Empowering business professionals to promote environmental progress, Empowering business professionals to promote environmental progress, Empowering business professionals to promote environmental progress, Empowering business professionals to promote environmental progress, Empowering business p... ]

Zoological Society of Montreal - A non-profit organization which promotes and develops an interest in and knowledge and protection of wildlife, particularly in Canada.
Meta Description: [ Zoological Society of Montreal - A non profit organization incorporated in 1964. ]