Yesterday was the 20th Anniversary of America’s worst oil spill, the Exxon Valdez. It may be twenty years but the scars of the disaster are still being felt today. Take a quick glance at Prince William Sound and you would be forgiven into thinking everything is alright. But you would be wrong. Scratch underneath the … Read More
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The Marathon of the Penguins
“The March of the Penguins” made Warner Brothers millions, but maybe the film giant should do a sequel called “The Marathon of the Penguins”. Latest scientific research shows that penguins from the largest colony in mainland South America are being forced to swim the equivalent of two marathons farther to find food because of climate … Read More
One Hours Profit for 500 Dead Ducks
The images last year of some 500 dead and dying ducks drowning in a toxic tailings pond was not one that Canada wanted the world to see. They wanted to keep the downside of Canada’s dirty tar sands business secret. But the images of the dying birds flashed around the world much to the annoyance … Read More
Talk to the birds …
The uncomfortable truth for climate campaigners is that despite the increasing urgency of the issue, and despite the huge political and media coverage global warming has received over the last two years, the public is becoming LESS concerned about it. Let’s quickly look at Britain. In 2005, polling by the authoritative polling company MORI found … Read More
Green Groups to Sue Over Polar Bears
Two environmental groups have filed notice that they plan to sue the US federal government for not imposing new regulations on oil development in Alaska’s Arctic waters as part of offering protective status to polar bears. The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment said the Interior Department is violating the Endangered Species Act by … Read More
Puffin Numbers Plummit in North Sea
It was not long ago that we blogged that one in eight bird species could be in trouble over climate change. The numbers of the iconic puffin have fallen by nearly a third in a key colony off Scotland in the North Sea. Researchers fear this could indicate a national trend caused by warming seas … Read More
WWF Says Halt Canadian Oil Sale
Conservation group, WWF, is urging Canada to postpone the sale of key oil and gas rights in the Arctic Beaufort Sea, worried the drilling areas overlap with key habitats for polar bears and whales. “This sale is premature due to the absence of a completed Beaufort Sea management plan that would protect sensitive habitats, which … Read More
1 in 8 Birds Threatened Due to Climate
Nearly every day we get another warning over the impact climate change is having on the world’s wildlife. As the predictions get ever gloomier, soon species will become extinct before the world has acted. The latest assessment is on birds. Climate change is “significantly amplifying” the threats facing the world’s bird populations, a global assessment … Read More
US Protects Polar Bears … but only from hunting
The United States declared the polar bear a threatened species yesterday; saying the dramatic reduction in sea ice caused by global warming has put it in imminent danger of extinction. Although this was the first time the US Endangered Species Act was used to protect a species threatened by climate change, the bears will only … Read More
Its all because of warming …
Global warming is disrupting wildlife and the environment on every continent, according to an unprecedented study that reveals the extent to which climate change is affecting the world’s ecosystems. Scientists examined published reports dating back to 1970 and found that at least 90% of environmental damage and disruption around the world could be explained by … Read More