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Will Germany Ban Fracking?
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 8th, 2014
EcoWatch: German Ministers laid out plans to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas on Friday, although anti-fracking campaigners believe plans for the new law should go much further.
In a press briefing, the Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks announced that the government will begin drawing up legislation on the issue and have it approved in the final half of this year, with a review taking place in 2021, saying: “There won’t be fracking of shale-gas and...
Intersex Fish Found Three Pennsylvania Rivers Linked to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 7th, 2014
EcoWatch: A study led by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) finds intersex fish in three watersheds of Pennsylvania and shows strong connections between these occurrences and increased pollution in waterways from endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
The study, Reproductive Health Indicators of Fish from Pennsylvania Watersheds: Associations with Chemicals of Emerging Concern, examined three species of fish in three separate watersheds of Pennsylvania to assess whether characteristics caused by hormones and hormone-mimicking...
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Comments Off on Intersex Fish Found Three Pennsylvania Rivers Linked to Endocrine Disrupting ChemicalsCourt Rules That New York Towns Can Ban Fracking
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 30th, 2014
EcoWatch: In a precedent-setting case decided today by the New York Court of Appeals, local communities have triumphed over the fracking industry. The court ruled that the towns of Dryden and Middlefield can use local zoning laws to ban heavy industry, including oil and gas production within municipal borders.
“Today the Court stood with the people of Dryden and the people of New York to protect their right to self determination. It is clear that people, not corporations, have the right to decide how their...
Help Stop Massive Clearcut Project Adjacent Yosemite National Park
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 20th, 2014
EcoWatch: Add your name to the growing list of people urging President Obama to protect the greater Yosemite ecosystem from post-fire salvage logging. In a warming world, we must act to foster a healthy regeneration of fire-affected forests and unroaded areas, protect endangered species susceptible to climate change and logging, and maintain the scenic resources of the region around Yosemite National Park for future generations.
Signing this petition sends an email to President Obama, Chief of the U.S....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Help Stop Massive Clearcut Project Adjacent Yosemite National ParkGroups Appeal to UN to Stop Water Cut Offs in Detroit and Restore Basic Human Rights
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 19th, 2014
EcoWatch: In March 2014, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) announced it would begin shutting off water service for 1,500 to 3,000 customers every week if their water bills were not paid, and yesterday, the city council approved an 8.7 percent water rate increase. According to a recent DWSD document, more than 80,000 residential households are in arrears. With thousands of families now without water, and thousands more expected to lose access at any moment, a group of concerned organizations...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Groups Appeal to UN to Stop Water Cut Offs in Detroit and Restore Basic Human RightsNorthern Gateway Pipeline Approved Ignoring Democracy & Global Warming
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 17th, 2014
EcoWatch: There was little doubt the federal government would approve the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, regardless of public opposition or evidence presented against it. The prime minister indicated he wanted the pipeline built before the Joint Review Panel hearings even began. Ad campaigns, opponents demonized as foreign-funded radicals, gutted environmental laws and new pipeline and tanker regulations designed in part to mollify the B.C. government made the federal position even more clear....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Northern Gateway Pipeline Approved Ignoring Democracy & Global WarmingNew York Assembly Overwhelmingly Passes Fracking Moratorium
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 17th, 2014
EcoWatch: New York`s general assembly passed a moratorium on fracking Monday with a sensible question in mind--why rush?
"We have heard from thousands of residents across the state about many issues associated with hydrofracking, and prudent leadership demands that we take our time to address all these concerns," said New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. "We do not need to rush into this. The natural gas deposits within the Marcellus Shale are not going to go anywhere."
The assembly passed a three-year...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on New York Assembly Overwhelmingly Passes Fracking MoratoriumA Last Look at California’s Glaciers
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 12th, 2014
EcoWatch: Beyond the world we know, in the shaded recesses of our highest mountains, lies another California. It’s a world of rock and ice, of brilliant light, of fearsome snowstorms that over time have formed a stunning collection of magnificent glaciers. Many people don’t realize that glaciers even exist in California. In fact, we have about 130. Most cling to steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada, but they’re disappearing at a rapid rate. Geologist Greg Stock of Yosemite National Park reports that even Lyell...
New Report Analyzes Tar Sands Threat to America’s Migratory Birds
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 11th, 2014
EcoWatch: Tar sands mining in the heart of Canada`s boreal forest is putting millions of America`s migratory birds in jeopardy and has already resulted in hundred of thousands of fatalities, according to a new report released today by the National Wildlife Federation and Natural Resources Council of Maine.
An area approximately the size of Florida is being destroyed by tar sands operations: huge open-pit mines, toxic waste tailings ponds, extraction wells, noisy compressor stations, refineries and networks...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on New Report Analyzes Tar Sands Threat to America’s Migratory BirdsHow Drought-Stricken California Can Do More With Less Water
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 11th, 2014
EcoWatch: A dangerous drought continues impacting California, but a new study shows that water managers and agricultural users haven`t done the state`s supply any favors.
It also explains why it`s not to late.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pacific Institute, California uses 6 million acre-feet more water than its rivers and aquifers can sustainably provide. However, researchers found that a myriad of techniques could actually help California save 14 million acre-feet to fill...
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