Opportunity for public comments on EPA’s proposed rule for Florida’s waters
EPA will hold two public information sessions in Tampa, Florida. These sessions will provide opportunities for members of the public to submit written comments on EPA's proposed rule for some of Florida's coastal and estuarine waters, and on EPA's proposed rule on remanded portions of its final rule for Florida's inland waters. The public information […]
Protect dolphins from deafening airgun blasts
Call your Representative today to stand up for our Atlantic wildlife Seismic airgun testing is used to find deep pockets of oil in the sea floor. The decibels produced by airgun blasts are loud enough to kill a human at close range. For marine life, like the endangered North Atlantic right whale, the stakes are […]
Declare War On Climate Change. We demand President Obama and Congress accept Climate Change as an enemy of the people.
We petition the obama administration to: We, the people, demand the President of the United States and it's legislative body recognize Climate Change as great and Grave a threat to this nation as they would any other aggressive enemy. We demand that the President and Congress act against Climate Change as they have acted against […]
Coral mining funded by US FAA
Published on Jan 3, 2013 Video courtesy of Dr. Dean Jacobson Destructive coral mining in the Marshall Islands funded by US FAA, begun in Aug 2012. Let your voices be heard: please email ron.v.simpson at faa.gov to protest this ongoing coral reef destruction, funded by your US tax dollars. Sign the petition at Care2.org, […]
Join the National Twitter Day of Action to #makeBPpay
Greetings! Our national #makeBPpay Twitter Day of Action is finally here! All day long, we’re asking people to send tweets to @BP_America demanding they pay the maximum fines for which they are liable for the 2010 gulf oil spill. Despite BP’s advertising campaigns to the contrary, the gulf is still suffering from the spill. Last […]
DEP SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON NEW FLORIDA FOREVER PROPOSALS AND EXISTING FLORIDA FOREVER PROJECTS
CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Oct. 4, 2012 CONTACT: DEP Press Office (850)245-2112 [email protected] TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Acquisition and Restoration Council are holding two open house event to allow the public to comment on how Florida Forever projects should be prioritized. The Department and the Council develop an annual ranking of statewide land […]
ACTION ALERT: Petition to stop US-funded coral mining in the Marshall Islands
Article by Shane Graber – Posted Sep 12, 2012 02:00 PM. Reprinted from http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ Videos by Dr. Jean Jacobson The Marshall Islands rely heavily on services for its economic well-being and a United States FAA funded expansion to its airport is threatening to destroy nearby lagoon coral reefs. Bill Clinton with his 1998 Executive Order […]
Environmentalists Stifled in Jeju Island, South Korea
By Christine Ahn, September 7, 2012 Soft coral off the coast of Jeju, which will likely be destroyed if the naval base goes forward (Photo by indepedent environmental assessment team). On September 2, Dr. Imok Cha, a 51-year old San Francisco-based pathologist boarded a plane headed to Jeju Island, South Korea, where she was to […]
UPDATE: 08/30/12 US-funded coral mining in the Marshall Islands
08/30/12 UPDATE: Dean Jacobson This morning I visited the reservoir site near the Majuro airport (Marshall Islands) and saw that PII (Pacific International Inc.) has flagrantly started to dredge near-shore coral using their excavators. The giant Lima crawler crane, which will be able to reach nearly all the fringing reef, has already been moved to […]
ACTION ALERT: Tell U.S. Ex-Im Bank: Don’t Use Tax Payer Dollars to Destroy the Great Barrier Reef
By, Mary Anne Hitt Director, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reposted from 08/09/2012 3:07 pm. Huffington Post. The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) and its chairman, Fred Hochberg, are facing a big decision about a coal project in one of the world’s most treasured places. Disturbing reports are emerging that the bank is considering financing a […]