ECO-NEWS, WEEK 8
Florida now has a hunting season for large invasive reptiles. (Miami Herald)
Wal-Mart pledged to make its suppliers majorly reduce their greenhouse-gas emission, sparking much debate.
Montana's government intends to ban mining and drilling in its part of the trans-border Flathead Valley, following British Columbia's lead. (Missoulian)
A major cement maker promised in court to cut its emissions of airborne toxins. (Earthjustice)
Living on Earth: nuclear waste, bark-beetle battling, tennis balls, the Chagas Islands, and the intensifying fight over US fishery management. Plus some lovely prose about herons.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Penguins, treaties, Target and the Ganges
Yes, my eco-news remains fish-focused. I'm relying on underwatertimes.com -- and I have a one-track mind.
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 7
113 nations signed a treaty to ban fishing for eight shark species. (United Press International)
Target announced plans to stop selling farmed salmon. (Press release)
India's government began a $4B effort to reduce sewage effluent into the Ganges River. (Wall Street Journal)
Grist
The USDA announced new pasturing requirements for organic dairy farmers.
Three big companies left the industry coalition lobbying for climate legislation.
Studies: Marine protected areas show benefits for penguins in South Africa (Independent, UK)
...and coral reefs worldwide. (Underwater Times)
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 7
113 nations signed a treaty to ban fishing for eight shark species. (United Press International)
Target announced plans to stop selling farmed salmon. (Press release)
India's government began a $4B effort to reduce sewage effluent into the Ganges River. (Wall Street Journal)
Grist
The USDA announced new pasturing requirements for organic dairy farmers.
Three big companies left the industry coalition lobbying for climate legislation.
Studies: Marine protected areas show benefits for penguins in South Africa (Independent, UK)
...and coral reefs worldwide. (Underwater Times)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Toads, LoraxAg, solar stimulus, grumpy fishermen
ECO-NEWS, WEEK FIVE
The US Senate received an ambitious bill to stimulate production of rooftop solar power and heating. (Grist)
Fishermen from around the US are planning a DC rally calling for more flexibility in federal regulations. (Astbury Park Press)
A new coal-gasification company -- yes, named after the Lorax -- touted its groovy plans to make fertilizer and sulfuric acid from its byproducts. Sigh. (Wonk Room; Journal of New England Technology)
On two zoos' valiant but questioned efforts to save spray toads, a species whose only home -- a waterfall in Tanzania -- was destroyed by a dam. (New York Times)
The BBC annoyed British fishermen by airing an anti-fishing "documentary." (The Scotsman)
Living on Earth: coal ash, Cape Wind, and Obama's nuclear-power plans. Plus human-bear conflicts and the "Bird Whistler."
The US Senate received an ambitious bill to stimulate production of rooftop solar power and heating. (Grist)
Fishermen from around the US are planning a DC rally calling for more flexibility in federal regulations. (Astbury Park Press)
A new coal-gasification company -- yes, named after the Lorax -- touted its groovy plans to make fertilizer and sulfuric acid from its byproducts. Sigh. (Wonk Room; Journal of New England Technology)
On two zoos' valiant but questioned efforts to save spray toads, a species whose only home -- a waterfall in Tanzania -- was destroyed by a dam. (New York Times)
The BBC annoyed British fishermen by airing an anti-fishing "documentary." (The Scotsman)
Living on Earth: coal ash, Cape Wind, and Obama's nuclear-power plans. Plus human-bear conflicts and the "Bird Whistler."
Monday, February 1, 2010
Jaguars, "clean energy," a plague of sharks, an oil spill
And the Triple Demons of Compromise continue their wicked whirling, halting everything in their path.
ECO-NEWS, WEEK FOUR
An Exxon oil tanker sprung a serious leak on a channel in easternmost Texas. (Houston Chronicle)
Obama's State of the Union address covered climate and energy... sort of. (Grist commentary)
The USFWS announced plans to designate "critical habitat" for jaguars in the US; this op-ed critiques the move. (New York Times)
Porbeagle Sharks are on the rise in the Gulf of Maine, greatly annoying gillnet fishermen. (Gloucester Daily Times)
Living on Earth: Atrazine, the depressing promise of geo-engineering, a "recycled" power plant in Copenhagen, and more. Plus filmmaking chimpanzees.
Bangor News
New England fishery managers were pressured out of further shortening the scallop-harvest season...
...while local folks discussed an upcoming bill on the management of said fishery.
ECO-NEWS, WEEK FOUR
An Exxon oil tanker sprung a serious leak on a channel in easternmost Texas. (Houston Chronicle)
Obama's State of the Union address covered climate and energy... sort of. (Grist commentary)
The USFWS announced plans to designate "critical habitat" for jaguars in the US; this op-ed critiques the move. (New York Times)
Porbeagle Sharks are on the rise in the Gulf of Maine, greatly annoying gillnet fishermen. (Gloucester Daily Times)
Living on Earth: Atrazine, the depressing promise of geo-engineering, a "recycled" power plant in Copenhagen, and more. Plus filmmaking chimpanzees.
Bangor News
New England fishery managers were pressured out of further shortening the scallop-harvest season...
...while local folks discussed an upcoming bill on the management of said fishery.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Lawsuits, false killer whales, climate shenanigans
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 3
The Senate did indeed receive legislation aimed at blocking EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. (Seattle Times)
The latest climate controversy: were the experts wrong about how fast Himalayan glaciers will melt? (AOL and Grist)
Los Angeles Times
The US Supreme Court lifted corporate spending limits for election campaigns -- "a victory for Big Oil"
Safari Club International wants a federal court to re-remove grizzly bears' "Threatened" status.
NMFS announced plans to work on preventing fish longlines from entangling false killer whales.
Earthjustice
A bunch of groups sued the US government over approval of oil drilling in Alaska's Chukchi Sea.
The EPA announced new restrictions on nitrogen oxide emissions from ships.
The Senate did indeed receive legislation aimed at blocking EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. (Seattle Times)
The latest climate controversy: were the experts wrong about how fast Himalayan glaciers will melt? (AOL and Grist)
Los Angeles Times
The US Supreme Court lifted corporate spending limits for election campaigns -- "a victory for Big Oil"
Safari Club International wants a federal court to re-remove grizzly bears' "Threatened" status.
NMFS announced plans to work on preventing fish longlines from entangling false killer whales.
Earthjustice
A bunch of groups sued the US government over approval of oil drilling in Alaska's Chukchi Sea.
The EPA announced new restrictions on nitrogen oxide emissions from ships.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Airplanes, lobbyists, farmed salmon, seal pepperoni
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 2
The Monterey Bay Aquarium approved a certain type of salmon farming -- freshwater, incidentally -- as "sustainable," a first for the industry. (Scientific American)
Canada stepped up a campaign to market seal products in China, to make up for an EU ban. (Kelowna; British Columbia)
Wildlife-airplane collisions are rising in the US, for various reasons. (AP)
New York Times
Anticipated next week: a senator's proposed bill amendment aimed at blocking EPA regulation of carbon dioxide [or greenhouse-gas?] emissions.
Lobbyists on both "sides" of these regulations are also targeting the EPA.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium approved a certain type of salmon farming -- freshwater, incidentally -- as "sustainable," a first for the industry. (Scientific American)
Canada stepped up a campaign to market seal products in China, to make up for an EU ban. (Kelowna; British Columbia)
Wildlife-airplane collisions are rising in the US, for various reasons. (AP)
New York Times
Anticipated next week: a senator's proposed bill amendment aimed at blocking EPA regulation of carbon dioxide [or greenhouse-gas?] emissions.
Lobbyists on both "sides" of these regulations are also targeting the EPA.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Smog, WWAWWG, coyotes, backward steps
No post-comment-period news yet about the proposed natural-gas drilling in upstate New York, but it could become a theme for this term. I promise to keep reporting other news as well.
ECO-NEWS, WEEK ONE
The EPA approved another mountaintop-removal coal mine in West Virginia, after reviewing its permit and hearing claims by the company to reduce the resulting environmental damage. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
A local coyote-hunting "tournament" in Jackman, Maine, has drawn much controversy. (MPBN)
In October, Congress passed a measure exempting factory farms from reporting their 2010 greenhouse-gas emissions under a recent EPA rule. I don't think I posted this at the time. (OMB Watch)
Living on Earth: Where We're At, Where We're Going. *Nods at Davis Taylor*
Grist
the EPA proposed more restrictions on ozone (smog) emissions.
Eco-villain Richard Pombo is running for a seat in the California Congress again, after getting ousted in 2006.
ECO-NEWS, WEEK ONE
The EPA approved another mountaintop-removal coal mine in West Virginia, after reviewing its permit and hearing claims by the company to reduce the resulting environmental damage. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
A local coyote-hunting "tournament" in Jackman, Maine, has drawn much controversy. (MPBN)
In October, Congress passed a measure exempting factory farms from reporting their 2010 greenhouse-gas emissions under a recent EPA rule. I don't think I posted this at the time. (OMB Watch)
Living on Earth: Where We're At, Where We're Going. *Nods at Davis Taylor*
Grist
the EPA proposed more restrictions on ozone (smog) emissions.
Eco-villain Richard Pombo is running for a seat in the California Congress again, after getting ousted in 2006.
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