Two World Wildlife Fund (WWF) staff members have received death threats for speaking out against oil exploration in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic … Opponents Of Oil Exploration In Africa’s Largest Park Receive Death ThreatsRead more
Environment
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Hotter climate could turn sea turtles all-girl
Sea turtles are likely to be beneficiaries of a warming climate as hotter incubation conditions trigger a rising share of female hatchlings that could lift … Hotter climate could turn sea turtles all-girlRead more
Posted inNitrogen / ToMl
What’s your nitrogen footprint?
What’s your nitrogen footprint? Chances are that’s a question you’ve never asked, but scientists are beginning to quantify our nitrogen use in detail, and I … What’s your nitrogen footprint?Read more
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl
4 Years After BP Disaster
Four years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded and killed 11 workers, causing more than 200 million gallons of oil to spew into the … 4 Years After BP DisasterRead more
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Toms River
Dan Fagin talking:: for many years, I was the environmental reporter for Newsday, which is a large newspaper, circulates on Long Island and in New … Toms RiverRead more
Posted inCrime / ToMl
Killing Nature’s Defenders
A new report says the killings of environmental activists defending land rights worldwide has surged over the past decade. The group Global Witness documented 147 … Killing Nature’s DefendersRead more
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News
Chilean Court Rules U.S. Had Key Role in 1973 Killings of 2 Americans In Chile, a court has ruled that U.S. military intelligence services played … NewsRead more
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There are conflict minerals in your phone
Since 1996, over 5 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s civil war. The economic fuel for the conflict comes in part … There are conflict minerals in your phoneRead more
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High Levels Of Mercury Found In Fish In Remote National Parks
Unhealthily high levels of mercury have been found in fish in national parks in Alaska and the West, proving that even the most remote lakes … High Levels Of Mercury Found In Fish In Remote National ParksRead more
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More Than 900 Environmental Advocates Slain In A Decade
As head of his village, Prajob Naowa-opas battled to save his community in central Thailand from the illegal dumping of toxic waste by filing petitions … More Than 900 Environmental Advocates Slain In A DecadeRead more