crossposted from Miami Herald By Jon Silman Maybe the best way to air out your environmental grievances is by rallying for a group of environmental journalists. “We’re preaching to the choir here,” said Ana Campos, 41, a community organizer for the Clean […]
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One fruit’s story of modern civilization
A review of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed our Most Alluring Fruit, by Barry Estebrook, 2011, Andrews McMeel Publishing The following are excerpts from a full book review, by Sasha, featured in the EF! Newswire’s growing ‘Reviews’ section: Author Barry Estabrook […]
Continue readingMore blockades at proposed gas hub in Walmadan, Western Australia
Source: Perth Now A PROTESTER has tied himself to a communications tower near a proposed gas hub site in the Kimberley in a bid to stop survey work for the controversial project. The protester scaled the 30-metre tower at around 4am today […]
Continue readingTwo Florida Species Declared Extinct
Earlier this month, October 5, 2011, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that two Florida species, the South Florida rainbow snake and the Florida fairy shrimp, have been determined to be extinct. The finding came in response to a petition filed […]
Continue readingDefend this Forest: A teaser for the upcoming documentary on the devlopment of Scripps’ Biotech City in Palm Beach County, Florida
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Continue readingPolice Gun Down Exotic Animals in Ohio; Grizzy, Tiger and Monkey Still on the Loose
Flashing signs on the highways in eastern Ohio warned motorists Wednesday: “Caution. Exotic animals.” Schools shuttered and some frightened residents said they were keeping to their homes as sheriff’s deputies hunted lions, tigers, leopards and grizzly bears that escaped from a preserve […]
Continue readingSatellite Views of Toxic Algae Bloom
The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades. Such blooms were common in the lake’s shallow western basin in the 1950s and 60s. Phosphorus from farms, sewage, and industry fertilized the waters […]
Continue readingNew Zealand Oil Spill Decimating Bird Population
According to the New Zealand government an oil spill from a grounded container ship in the Bay of Plenty has killed 1,250 seabirds with hundreds of others in rescue centers. However, conservationists say the avian death-toll is far higher with most contaminated […]
Continue readingWalter Bond sentenced to another 7 years in prison
Last week, October 13, 2011, Walter Bond was sentenced to 87 months in prison for Animal Liberation Front arsons in Utah. This new sentencing will run consecutive with his time in Colorado, giving Walter a total of 12 years for his actions as […]
Continue readingRecent Surge in Sea Turtle Deaths Prompts Lawsuit
With sea turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Atlantic spiking to levels not seen in recent decades, conservation groups last week filed a legal complaint that would force the National Marine Fisheries Service to strengthen protection for the […]
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