Conservation

The conservation of habitat and species is THE GOAL of environmentalism.  As caretakers of the earth why do we want to protect a species we may never see or habitats that we may never visit?  What is the cost?  What is the benefit?  Who decides?

Brazil forms ‘crisis cabinet’ following unexpected deforestation surge

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Government vows to ‘suffocate environmental crime’ after 27% rise in Amazon deforestation in a year Hundreds of environmental protection officers are being deployed in the Brazilian Amazon after government satellites detected a sudden, unexpected surge in deforestation. On Wednesday, Brazil‘s environment minister Izabella Teixeira announced the creation of a “crisis cabinet” to crackdown on illegal logging in […]

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The shale gas boom: Energy exploration in Carolina

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The Fayetteville Observer Published: 07:03 AM, Sun May 22, 2011 By Michael Futch Staff writer For now, state geologists are finished with their research in central North Carolina. After studying 59,000 acres in the Deep River basin for 15 years, they have concluded that Lee, Chatham and Moore counties could produce enough natural gas from

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Don’t buy false choice between environment and jobs

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By Rosanne Camunez / For the Sun-News Posted: 05/22/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT As someone who works hard at my New Mexico small business, I am frankly growing weary of Congressman Steve Pearce’s attacks on our state’s clean water and wild places under the false assertion that protecting New Mexico’s vital resources costs jobs. In the past

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Students learn about environment the hard way – by cleaning it up

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“Get some gloves and pick a partner,” Tom Tokar yelled, standing on the water-sodden lawn near Ahern Stadium in a small curve along Newark Bay. Students from Bayonne High School grabbed a pair of white gloves left in a pile on the lawn, then marched down a narrow path to a 60-yard-long beach, which rain

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Why do Earth Ethics matter?

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The purpose of this Earth Ethics Discussion Forum is to promote the discussion of what Earth Ethics are and how to use them in our everyday life. Although not limited to high school and college students, this “open source” project to help create and define Earth Ethics and it’s implementation, is primarily driven these young

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