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Secretary Clinton and Allies Open Second Front In Fight Against Global Warming Reducing short-lived climate pollutants can cut the rate of warming in half

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

Washington, DC, February 16, 2012 – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, and environmental ministers from five other countries announced today the formal launch of a new initiative on Climate and Clean Air to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants.

Redesigned INECE Site Provides Valuable Tools for Strengthening Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

Today INECE launches the redesigned inece.org website: the most comprehensive online resource dedicated to providing capacity building tools, research, and country case examples on environmental compliance and enforcement.

More Than 793,000 People Call on Congress to Reject Climate-killing Keystone XL Pipeline

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

TUCSON, Ariz.— Over the course of only 24 hours, more than 793,000 people from around the country sent a powerful message to Congress: Don’t build the Keystone XL pipeline. The Center for Biological Diversity joined more than 40 other environmental groups, led by 350.org, on Monday and Tuesday to galvanize public opposition to the project. More than 24,700 messages opposing Keystone XL came from the Center’s supporters.

Groups Ask Citizens to Oppose Keystone XL by Noon Tuesday: 500,000 Petitions Is Goal

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity joined more than 40 other environmental groups across the country Monday in a massive, 24-hour effort to express public opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. The campaign aims to gather 500,000 petitions against the controversial project by noon on Tuesday.

CCS awareness higher on Prairies than the rest of Canada

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

Calgary, Feb. 8, 2012 -- Public awareness and acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a tool to combat climate change is higher in Saskatchewan and Alberta than the rest of Canada, concludes a national survey released today by Carbon Management Canada (CMC) and the International Performance Assessment Centre for the Geological Storage of CO2 (IPAC-CO2).

Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers in Wild Increase for Second Year in Row

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Pup births boosted the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest for the second year in a row, according to a new census conducted by federal, state and tribal agencies. The 58 wolves counted in New Mexico (26) and Arizona (32) compare to the 50 counted a year ago and the 42 wolves counted at the beginning of 2010. More importantly, the number of breeding pairs increased from just two in each of the preceding annual counts to six in 2011.

California Protects Vanishing High Sierra and Southern California Frogs Under State Endangered Species Act

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

SaCRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to designate two species of native frogs inhabiting high-elevation lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges as threatened and endangered species under the state’s Endangered Species Act.

Tara Oceans expedition arrives in New York

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

The French scientific research vessel Tara will arrive in New York on 5th February for a week-long stay.�Tara Oceans�is a three-year, 70,000-mile mission across the Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic and Indian oceans to investigate the impact of global warming on biodiversity and marine life.

Government Delay, Drought Prompts Renewed Push for Protection of Klamath River Chinook Salmon

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday for failing to decide, as legally required, whether upper Klamath River chinook salmon deserve protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. In response to a January 28, 2011 petition from the groups, the Fisheries Service determined in April 2011 that the salmon may warrant protection and began a status review that was supposed to be completed within one year of the petition. The petition review comes at a perilous time for Klamath salmon as fears of a major drought linger.

GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC CRUISE THAT STUDIED HEALTH OF OCEANS IS SUBJECT OF EXPLORERS CLUB PUBLIC LECTURE Meet Tara Ocean's Crew, View Art Inspired by the Mission 7 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012, 46th East 70th Street, New York City

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:01 EST

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Jan. 31, 2012) – The crew of Tara Oceans, a 118foot schooner visiting New York’s East River from February 5 to 11, will be the focus of a public lecture at The Explorers Club, 46th East 70th Street, at 7 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012.