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    Community Inspiring Conservation
Patrick Thornton

The Fish is Fresh. It's Local. So What's the Catch? - 1 views

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    Community supported fisheries are springing up along the East Coast, taking a nod from local agriculture. But what do you do when your fisherman catches too much cod?
Patrick Thornton

COP15 Global Climate Summit in Copenhagen Begin Today - 0 views

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    "But some positive news from the biggest developing nations--China, India, and Brazil--have encouraged the proceedings. Each has pledged to reduce carbon emissions on some level, and Obama has put forward an emissions reduction target based on the climate bill that passed the House of Representatives last summer. At 17% below 2005 levels, it's hardly what the international community was looking for--but it's progress nonetheless. Most importantly, hope seems to be in the air--real progress can be made in the coming days."
Patrick Thornton

Oceans Getting Louder Due to Rising CO2 Levels - 0 views

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    "Most of the chemical absorption of sound occurs at relatively low frequencies, from about 1,000 to 5,000 hertz. Propeller noise ... fall in the same range, as does some military and research sonar. So this "background" noise, especially prevalent near shipping lanes, will be louder. That may be bad news for marine mammals, which use sounds in the same range for communication and echolocation while foraging. "We're not saying that during the next 100 years all dolphins will be deafened," Dr. Zeebe said. "But the background noise could essentially override or mask the sounds that they're depending on."
Patrick Thornton

Pope Benedict XVI's Message for COP15 - 0 views

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    "Benedict, who has already been hailed by some in the environmentalist community as a "Green Pope," is the head of the world's only carbon-neutral sovereign state. Last year, he had solar panels installed on the Vatican's rooftops--now a key source of the state's electricity. Then, he donated enough trees to an eco-restoration project in Hungary to nullify the small nation's carbon output. One of the first speeches given by the Green Pope included a call for Catholics to be 'better stewards of God's creation.'"
Patrick Thornton

Climate Change Poses Threat To Colombian Coast : NPR - 0 views

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    "Climate scientists say Colombia's glaciers could disappear within 15 years. Wet highland areas that provide much of the country's fresh water are getting warmer and drier. And each year, flooding becomes more severe. The coastal area of Tumaco has become an example of how environmental and security pressures are undermining previously stable communities."
Lindsay Gordon

Q.&A.: Transportation Secretary on Biking, Walking and 'What Americans Want' - Green In... - 0 views

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    "I think that livable and sustainable communities is a game changer," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, explaining his "sea change" policy to support biking and walking alongside road projects.
Kevin Green

Yale Environment 360: In Novel Approach to Fisheries, Fisherman Manage the Catch - 1 views

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    "In a place like Indonesia, top-down government control simply isn't possible, and community-based management is the only real alternative."
Patrick Thornton

The Understory » Palm Oil Pariah Sinar Mas Commits to Forest Protection. What... - 0 views

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    Sinar Mas Group, the notorious international palm oil pariah, recently made a remarkable announcement: The company's subsidiary, Golden Agri Resouces (GAR), intends to implement a forest conservation policy. Among other things, GAR's Forest Conservation Policy commits it to a goal of "no new development" on peat lands, High Conservation Value Forest areas or High Carbon Landscapes, respecting Indigenous and local communities, and achievement of RSPO certification for all its holdings by 2015.
Patrick Thornton

NYC residents save $19b each year in auto expenses, because they drive less than people... - 0 views

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    "In addition, it says there are huge environmental benefits: "New Yorkers emit 23 million tons less carbon dioxide per year than they would if they drove as much as the average U.S. urban resident," according to the report."
Patrick Thornton

Study: Tiny LED holiday bulbs contain lead, arsenic - Green House - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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    "The low-intensity red LEDs (light emitting diodes) in Christmas lighting strands had up to eight times the amount of lead allowed under California law, and while the white bulbs had less lead than the colored ones, they had high levels of nickel, according to a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and the University of California, Davis."
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