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  • Save the Sacred Ibis !
    31 July 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Following the decision taken by the prefect of Loire-Atlantique and Morbihan to authorize by an order the destruction of sacred ibises (Threskionis aethiopicus) by members of the ONCFS (National Office for Hunting and Wildlife), the Association for the Defense of the Sacred Ibis in Brittany invites you to join its action.
    The planed destruction of the sacred ibises will be done by "rifle shootings, through approaching and lying in wait of adult birds". However, this species figures on the (…)

  • President George Bush: ’Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter’
    12 July 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.
    The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: "Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter."
    He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...

  • Wildlife Extinction Rates ‘Seriously Underestimated’
    4 July 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Commondreams
    Published on July 3, 2008 by The Guardian/UK
    by Ian Sample
    Endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought, scientists warned today, in a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity.
    Writing in the journal Nature, leading ecologists claim that methods used to predict when species will die out are seriously flawed, and dramatically underestimate the speed at which some plants and animals will be wiped out.
    The findings suggest (…)

  • Video: Stopping Mountaintop Coal Removal Is “a Moral Issue”
    2 July 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    On June 30, 2008, filmmaker Catherine Pancake discussed her riveting documentary, “Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice.” She indicated that federal legislation would be needed to end this insidious method of coal mining, which is laying waste to large areas of Appalachian mountain peaks in her native state of West Virginia. Ms. Pancake said that stopping mountaintop coal removal is “a moral issue.” For background, please see: (…)

  • No Ice At The North Pole/Polar Bears disappearing
    29 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Steve Connor
    It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.
    The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic – and worrying – examples of the impact of global warming on the planet. Scientists say the ice at 90 degrees north may well have melted away by the summer.
    "From the viewpoint of science, (…)

  • Honeybees: Worsening epidemic of Colony Collapse by Pr Joe Cummins (ISIS)
    28 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    To Bee Organic or not to Bee by Pr Joe Cummins
    Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a growing scourge of honeybees has struck again this year. The United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported a 36 percent loss of colonies in managed hives over the winter, up 13.5 percent from the previous year [1]. USDA has yet to identify a single pathogen responsible for the disease, and has finally begun to study the interaction between pesticides and viruses or varroa mites as possible causes [2]. (…)

  • Coral Sea sharks could be wiped out (video)
    27 May 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    WWF report says last marine wilderness area on the planet must be protected (Added: May 23, 2008)
    video:
    http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/article-19860226.html

  • An Epidemic of Extinctions : Decimation of Life on Earth
    17 May 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Commondreams Published on Friday, May 16, 2008 by The Independent/UK
    The world’s species are declining at a rate “unprecedented since the extinction of the dinosaurs”, a census of the animal kingdom has revealed. The Living Planet Index out today shows the devastating impact of humanity as biodiversity has plummeted by almost a third in the 35 years to 2005.
    The report, produced by WWF, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Global Footprint Network, says land species have (…)

  • German Beehives Hit by Mass Die-Off
    16 May 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    German Beehives Hit by Mass Die-Off
    Europe May 12, 2008, 12:29PM EST
    Beekeepers are pointing the finger at a Bayer CropScience pesticide marketed under the name Poncho, but government tests aren’t conclusive
    by Andrew Curry
    In Germany’s bucolic Baden-Württemburg region, there is a curious silence this week. All up and down the Rhine river, farm fields usually buzzing with bees are quiet. Beginning late last week, helpless beekeepers could only watch as their hives were hit by an (…)

  • June 25 and 26: North America 2030: An Environmental Outlook, Ottawa, Ontario
    4 May 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    June 25 and 26: North America 2030: An Environmental Outlook, CEC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (public invited) Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America Fifteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council and meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) 25–26 June 2008 Government Conference Center 2 Rideau Street Ottawa, Canada
    Link to Program of Public Events here:
    – http://www.cec.org/files/pdf/COUNCI...