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Neil Gormley Victory in Leeco Mines Case

Photo: PROGRESS: Earthjustice attorneys and our allies scored a small, but potentially important victory when the court sided with us and temporarily halted a proposed mountaintop removal mine in Kentucky until a final decision could be reached. http://ow.ly/t5MN2 Although that represents some good news, we are still pressing the Army Corps of Engineers to consider health impacts before they issue permits for these destructive projects. Coal production, tax revenue, energy security - all of these so-called benefits are counted, but notice anything missing? NO mention of human health impacts. That is a glaring omission. Click SHARE or LIKE if you think the Army Corps needs to look at the entire picture of mountaintop removal mining! Share your thoughts below.

January 24, 2014, earthjustice.org | “Earthjustice and its partners—Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Sierra Club, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, and the Appalachian Citizens Law Center—just won a small victory with potentially big implications.”

“Victory for Today… PROGRESS!
By: Earthjustice
PROGRESS: Earthjustice attorneys and our allies scored a small, but potentially important victory when the court sided with us and temporarily halted a proposed mountaintop removal mine in Kentucky until a final decision could be reached. http://ow.ly/t5MN2

Although that represents some good news, we are still pressing the Army Corps of Engineers to consider health impacts before they issue permits for these destructive projects. Coal production, tax revenue, energy security – all of these so-called benefits are counted, but notice anything missing? NO mention of human health impacts. That is a glaring omission.

Click SHARE or LIKE if you think the Army Corps needs to look at the entire picture of mountaintop removal mining! Share your thoughts below.”

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Filed under: Business Policy, Coal, Economics, Energy - Polluting, Pollution, Rivers & Wetlands, Water

Getting It Right for the Arctic Ocean

Walruses in the Chukchi Sea. (USGS)

January 22, 2014, earthjustice.org | “A court gave the Arctic great news today. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of the Interior violated the law when it sold offshore oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, including the leases on which Royal Dutch Shell wants to drill. This is the second time a court has ruled against the Department’s decision to open this remarkable sea to offshore drilling.”

VICTORY! Shell Oil won’t be happy with the latest setback to its plan to drill in the Arctic. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Dept. of Interior violated the law when it sold offshore oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea to oil companies like Shell. http://ow.ly/sR6iM

Dept. of Interior is now forced to revise its environmental analysis and reconsider the controversial leases. The Chukchi, part of the Arctic Ocean, is prime habitat for polar bears, beluga whales, walruses and seals. It is also home to vibrant Alaska Native Communities who depend on the ocean for their subsistence.

Click SHARE or LIKE to give two thumbs up to the court ruling and to the Earthjustice attorneys who helped make it happen! TELL US >> Should special places in the Arctic be off-limits to oil drilling?

Photo: VICTORY! Shell Oil won't be happy with the latest setback to its plan to drill in the Arctic. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Dept. of Interior violated the law when it sold offshore oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea to oil companies like Shell. http://ow.ly/sR6iM Dept. of Interior is now forced to revise its environmental analysis and reconsider the controversial leases. The Chukchi, part of the Arctic Ocean, is prime habitat for polar bears, beluga whales, walruses and seals. It is also home to vibrant Alaska Native Communities who depend on the ocean for their subsistence. Click SHARE or LIKE to give two thumbs up to the court ruling and to the Earthjustice attorneys who helped make it happen! TELL US >> Should special places in the Arctic be off-limits to oil drilling?
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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Business Policy, Climate, Compassionate Actions, Economics, Endangered Species, Energy - Polluting, Local Policy, Ocean Pollution, Oceans, Oil, Pollution, Water

Oil production in Greenland? Maybe not.

January 20, 2014, www.enn.com | “None of the oil companies that have a license to drill in the seas surrounding Greenland have applied for one in 2014, according to the environment NGO Greenpeace.
Oil companies that want to drill in Greenland will have to apply before 1 February, but according to Greenland’s Mining Agency, no applications have been received thus far.”

Robert Brothers shared a link.

No Oil Companies Apply to Drill in Greenland’s Waters — for the 3rd year in a row!
www.enn.com
Though oil has never been found in Greenland, the deposits are estimated to be huge, especially in the northeastern and western parts of the country. However, oil drilling is complicated due to icebergs, rough weather, drifting ice — and Greenpeace!
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Filed under: Business Policy, Climate, Economics, Energy - Polluting, Green Jobs, Ocean Pollution, Oceans, Oil, Pollution, Water

Conservation group buys land along Queets River

Photo: 2,300 acres of vital salmon habitat are now under our protection on the Queets River in Washington thanks to The Nature Conservancy: http://nature.ly/1aGadZ1

Tuesday 14, 2014, www.seattlepi.com | “The Nature Conservancy in Washington has bought 2,300 acres of private timberland along the Queets River to enhance salmon habitat.”

 

2,300 acres of vital salmon habitat are now under our protection on the Queets River in Washington thanks to The Nature Conservancy: http://nature.ly/1aGadZ
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Filed under: Fish, Forests, Pollution, Protection, Protection, Restoration, Restoration, Rivers & Wetlands, Strategy, Water

Exxon to Face Criminal Charges for 50,000+ Gallon Fracking Wastewater Spill

January 3, 2014, ecowatch.com | “Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary XTO Energy will have to face criminal charges for allegedly dumping tens of thousands of gallons of fracking waste at a Marcellus Shale drilling site in 2010, according to a Pennsylvania judge’s ruling on Thursday.  Following a preliminary hearing, Magisterial District Judge James G. Carn decided that all eight charges against Exxon—including violations of both the state Clean Streams Law and the Solid Waste Management Act—will be “held for court,” meaning there is enough evidence to take the fossil fuel giant to trial over felony offenses.”

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“Exxon to Face Criminal Charges for 50,000+ Gallon Fracking Wastewater Spill
ecowatch.com
By Emily AtkinExxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary XTO Energy will have to face criminal charges for allegedly dumping tens of thousands of gallons of fracking waste at a Marcellus Shale drilling site in 2010, according to a Pennsylvania judge’s ruling on Thursday.Following a preliminary hearing, Magisteria…”
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Filed under: Business Policy, Climate, Economics, Energy - Polluting, Fracking, Lawsuits - Climate, Pollution, Water

Australian Marine Conservation Society

December 19, 2013, www.facebook.com | “Thanks to everyone who called, emailed, wrote to, or contacted the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). They have extended the time for making a decision on the dumping permit from Christmas Eve until 31 January 2014. We will keep up the Fight for the Reef!”
DELAYED..Thanks To Everyone Who Called, Emailed, Wrote to or Contacted the
(Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority!)
They Have Extended the Time for Making a Decision on the Dumping Permit from Christmas Eve..Until…January, 2014!
*We Will Keep Up Fighting for the Reef!*
Thank You, for Your Encouragement/ Support !
Please Continue..
Thanks to everyone who called, emailed, wrote to, or contacted the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). They have extended the time for making a decision on the dumping permit from Christmas Eve until 31 January 2014. We will keep up the Fight for the Reef! — with Daphne Jondonero Solis Carroll.
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Dec 19, 2013 GoodNews FortheEarth on Facebook Leave a Comment
Filed under: Ocean Pollution, Oceans, Pollution, Water

Massachusetts Legislature moves on fracking moratorium

December 2, 2013, www.enn.com | “The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture has approved a 10-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking. The committee’s approval of a bill introduced by Reps. Peter Kocot, D-Northampton, and Denise Provost, D-Somerville, came after Environment Massachusetts and its allies presented the committee with documented cases of water contamination, illness and other damage from fracking operations elsewhere.”

The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture has approved a 10-year moratorium
Massachusetts Legislature moves on fracking moratorium
www.enn.com
ENN.com: Environmental News Network — Know Your Environment
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Filed under: Energy - Polluting, Fracking, Pollution, Water

Large Study Shows Pollution Impact On Coral Reefs, and Offers Solution

November 26, 2013, www.sciencedaily.com | “One of the largest and longest experiments ever done to test the impact of nutrient loading on coral reefs today confirmed what scientists have long suspected — that this type of pollution from sewage, agricultural practices or other sources can lead to coral disease and bleaching.”

“…..corals were able to make a strong recovery within 10 months after the nutrient enrichment was stopped.” Vega-Thurber
Large study shows pollution impact on coral reefs, and offers solution
www.sciencedaily.com
One of the largest and longest experiments ever done to test the impact of nutrient loading on coral reefs today confirmed what scientists have long suspected — that this type of pollution from sewage, agricultural practices or other sources can lead to coral disease and bleaching. But there was un…”
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Filed under: Ocean Pollution, Oceans, Pollution, Trash cleanups, Water

October 7th Idle No More Protest

YES!
October 7th Idle No More
Strength, Unity and Courage to the women and men in Rexton New Brunswick, Canada. Standing up for clean water and a safe future for all. #Oct7Proclaim. #IdleNoMorePhoto: October 7th Idle No More<br />Strength, Unity and Courage to the women and men in Rexton New Brunswick, Canada. Standing up for clean water and a safe future for all. #Oct7Proclaim. #IdleNoMore
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Filed under: Climate, Energy - Polluting, Fracking, Native Peoples, Native Peoples, Land, Pollution, Protests, Restoration, Water

WaterSense Labeled Products Save Americans Nearly $9 Billion

www.epa.gov | “Consumers who invested in WaterSense labeled products have saved a total of $8.9 billion in water and energy bills and 487 billion gallons of water since the program’s inception in 2006. That’s the amount of water needed to supply all the homes in Colorado and Arizona for a whole year! In 2012 alone, WaterSense labeled products helped save more than 202 billion gallons of water.”

GoodNews FortheEarth shared a link EPA Program Success -> WaterSense Labeled Products Save Americans Nearly $9 Billion www.epa.gov

To show I am for water this Earth Day, I am making WaterSenses five fast fixes. Learn about what you can do to save water.
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Filed under: Business Policy, Economics, Energy - Renewable, Green Jobs, Pollution, Strategy, Water