Flowers, wetlands, "clean coal", red snapper

brought to you by Sasha Paris  

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.  

Human Ecology in Action.

I've been asked where I get my news from. For some sources, such as the NY Times and Bangor News, I regularly check the website. Several NGOs email me relevant newspaper articles; Gulf Restoration Network and Earthjustice are especially useful. Last year, I found many Reuters articles on AOL News, but those are rarer nowadays. And if all else fails, I turn to Environmental News Network (enn.com) and Grist.org.

The EPA vetoed the proposal for a huge wetland-draining project in Mississippi. [This article casts the decision as a "Green day for Bush", but activist NGOs credit their own lobbying efforts]. (Time)
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709351,00.html

New, stricter fishing restrictions were enacted to help red snapper recover in the Gulf of Mexico (South Florida Sun-Sentinal)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/hurricanes/sfl-130redsnapper,0,7414073.story

New York Times
*A look at the growing "sustainable"-flower industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/fashion/03flowers.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=science

The government cut funding for a previously well-paid plan to develop so-called "clean" coal. Lots of interesting comments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/weekinreview/03revk.html?ref=science

Don't forget:
Great Backyard Bird Count!
This upcoming weekend!
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/