National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration- NOAA: U.S. Winter and February Cooler Than AverageNOAA’s State of the Climate report for the winter season (December through February) and the month of February, state that temperatures were below normal for the contiguous United States. The winter season was wetter than normal; however precipitation in February alone was slightly below average. […]
- NOAA’s Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Propose ESA Listing Changes for the Loggerhead Sea TurtleNOAA’s Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), jointly referred to as the Services, announced today their joint determination that the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is globally comprised of nine distinct population segments (DPSs) that qualify as “species” for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Sp […]
- Hurricane Forecasters Bring Preparedness Message to Atlantic, Mexico and CaribbeanNOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events from March 18 to 27 in six coastal communities in Bermuda, Mexico and the Caribbean to urge residents to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. […]
- NOAA: U.S. Winter and February Cooler Than Average
- Sea Shephard Ocean Protection
- Australian Federal Police Return Sea Shepherd’s LogbooksAustralian Federal Police Return Sea Shepherd’s Logbooks No Charges and All Crew are Free to Go Where They Wish On March 11, the Australian Federal police returned the logbooks for the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker. No arrests have been made following the raid on the two ships based on a request by the Japanese government. Sea Shepherd expects no arrests. […]
- Shepherds Bust the Hump in Santa MonicaShepherds Bust the Hump in Santa Monica The plan to bust the Hump restaurant in Santa Monica was launched months ago when Sea Shepherd Outreach Coordinator Zoli Teglas first told me about a Santa Monica restaurant serving whale meat. I thought he was joking. But it was not a joke, and Zoli set about organizing a sting operation recruiting Charles Hambleton f […]
- Antarctic Campaign Report – Success Defending Whales!Antarctic Campaign Report – Success Defending Whales! Ships are expendable, endangered whales species are not 2009-2010 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Waltzing Matilda After three long weary and dramatic months upon the most remote and hostile seas in the world, the Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin and Bob Barker were welcomed by crowds of cheer […]
- Australian Federal Police Return Sea Shepherd’s Logbooks
- Environmental Protection Agency
- In the Trenches: Moderation for OpenGovI’m a 20 year EPA staffer and Computer Specialist doing much more than computers these days. One of my tasks is to help moderate comments that come in to the EPA’s Open Government discussion forum. I’ve quickly come to realize that moderating comments in the public arena, especially in these sometimes politically-charged times, requires a curious [...] […]
- To Catch Or To Kill (Part 2)Following up on last week’s blog post, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of comments sent in favor of the “catch and release” school when it comes to eliminating rodents. Since my last blog, I’m pleased to report that we have not had any other unwanted visitors of the rodent family. It’s obvious that [...] […]
- Capturar o matar (Parte 2)A raíz del blog de la semana pasada, tengo que confesar que me sorprendió el número de comentarios en favor de la postura de “capturar y liberar” estos animales cuando se trata de eliminar los roedores. Desde mi último blog, me complace anunciar que no hemos tenido mas visitas no deseadas de la familia de [...] […]
- In the Trenches: Moderation for OpenGov
- Environment
- Reduce U.S. Consumption of PetroleumThe price of oil is currently hovering near $80 per barrel, but that doesn’t include the potential economic costs to the United States that would be caused by disruptions in oil supply, according to a recent discussion paper by Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent research group. That report estimated the oil security premium [...] […]
- Reduce U.S. Consumption of Petroleum
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Copenhagen Accord: 55 Countries Agree to Cut GHG Emissions
The Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced on February 1 that it has received national pledges from 55 countries to limit and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. The Copenhagen Accord, an agreement reached at the U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, called for countries to [...]
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Carbon Tax Within Our Union
Cap-and-trade, as well as, other CO2 taxes, have been going on in the rest of the world. There has been much speculation on how the United States would deal with this economic quandary. Canada, the European Economic Union, China and India have all been interacting with the U.S. on the matter without much [...]
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Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf