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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Successfully Removes Shipwrecks that were Destroying Coral Reefs in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument; Marine Conservation Institute Helped Secure Funding for the Project

January 31, 2014, www.enn.com | “On January 16, 2014, a 16-person crew completed the removal of three sunken wrecks that plagued the coral reefs of the Pacific Remote Island Marine National Monument for over a decade. Nearly one million pounds of iron and other material were removed from the wreckage sites at Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuges inside the Marine National Monument in a 79-day operation.

The mess is gradually being cleaned up, step by step.
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L’Oreal pledges to wipe out forest destruction from its products by 2020

January 31, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “French cosmetics giant, L’Oreal, has pledged to stop using palm oil linked to deforestation for its products by 2020. Palm oil, which is found in both cosmetics and many food items, has been linked to widespread deforestation in places like Indonesia and Malaysia, decimating biodiversity and contributing to global warming. The crop, which is both high-yield and lucrative, is now becoming increasingly popular in Africa and Latin America as well.”

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“L’Oreal pledges to wipe out forest destruction from its products by 2020
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French cosmetics giant, L’Oreal, has pledged to stop using palm oil linked to deforestation for its products by 2020. Palm oil, which is…”
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Shell Ices Plans to Drill in America’s Arctic Sea

Photo: DONE! Shell Oil's CEO just announced the company was dropping all plans to drill in the Arctic in 2014, and even hinted that it may withdraw from the region for good. http://ow.ly/t7vsh Shell's highly controversial plan to extract oil from one of the most remote, pristine and risky places on earth hit a major hurdle last week when Earthjustice and our partners won a court victory halting its drilling leases in the Chukchi Sea. Shell hinted it will not be prioritizing Arctic drilling in the future and was now "reviewing" its options there. Click SHARE or LIKE to celebrate the great news! TELL US >> Should other oil companies follow Shell's lead and withdraw from the Arctic?

January 30, 2014, earthjustice.org | “Today, the CEO of Shell announced that the oil company will forgo its plan to drill for oil this year in the Chukchi Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. As the company’s failed efforts to drill in 2012 demonstrated, it is too risky to try to drill for oil in the remote, stormy, and icy Arctic seas.”

“DONE! Shell Oil’s CEO just announced the company was dropping all plans to drill in the Arctic in 2014, and even hinted that it may withdraw from the region for good. http://ow.ly/t7vsh
Shell’s highly controversial plan to extract oil from one of the most remote, pristine and risky places on earth hit a major hurdle last week when Earthjustice and our partners won a court victory halting its drilling leases in the Chukchi Sea. Shell hinted it will not be prioritizing Arctic drilling in the future and was now “reviewing” its options there.
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AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2013 Market Report

January 30, 2014, awea.files.cms-plus.com | “The American wind energy industry responded to the extension of the Production Tax Credit in 2013 by starting construction on an historic and unprecedented number of new wind farms, backed by Power Purchase Agreements with electric utilities on a record scale by the close of the year.”

GoodNews FortheEarth shared a link“There is enough wind power under construction in the U.S. to power the equivalent of 3.5 million American homes, or all of the households in Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas – that’s over 12,000 megawatts (MW) in total.
“Some of the states poised for major growth in wind energy include Texas, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, and Michigan.
“U.S. manufacturing production capacity has ramped up dramatically, with major manufacturing facilities active in Colorado, Kansas, Iowa and South Dakota.”
U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2013 Market Report over 12,000 megawatts under construction now!
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A Victory for Richardson Grove – Appeals Court Rules Caltrans Failed to Consider Highway Project’s Impacts on Old-Growth Redwoods

January 30, 2014, www.wildcalifornia.org | “The California Court of Appeal today ordered Caltrans to reevaluate the environmental impacts of a controversial highway-widening project in Humboldt County that would harm irreplaceable old-growth redwood trees in Richardson Grove State Park. The appeals court unanimously found that Caltrans failed to follow the law in assessing impacts to ancient redwoods and providing mitigation measures to reduce potentially severe harm to the trees. Caltrans’ project—intended to allow bigger trucks to travel Highway 101 through the park—would require excavation, fill, and paving within the fragile root zones of Richardson Grove’s ancient trees.

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{VICTORY in Richardson Grove!}
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Waste Facility to Triple the Amount of Trash Recycled

January 15, 2014, www.enn.com | “A new plant in Glendale, Arizona promises to triple the amount of trash the city recycles each year when it begins operations in April. The facility, which is being built by Chicago-based company, Vieste, will be located on 6 acres of Glendale’s landfill, just a few miles west of the University of Phoenix stadium.”

Step-by-step, small local actions gradually add up to a major change.
Glendale, Arizona: Waste Facility to Triple the Amount of Trash Recycled
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State-Sponsored Wolf Killing Ends in Idaho

A member of the Golden pack in the Frank Church Wilderness Area. (Hobbit Hill Films LLC)January 28, 2014, enewspf.com | “Faced with a looming deadline to defend its actions before a federal appeals court, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) announced yesterday that it is halting its wolf extermination program in the Middle Fork region of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness as of today.”

State-Sponsored Wolf Killing Ends in Idaho, due to an emergency injunction request by Earthjustice
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Faced with looming court challenge, Idaho halts unprecedented program
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This Hotel in Singapore has the Coolest Sky Gardens Ever

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January 28, 2014, twistedsifter.com | “Designed by WOHA Architects, the PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel in Singapore features six incredible sky gardens that are cantilevered at every fourth level between the blocks of guest rooms.”

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This Hotel in Singapore has the Coolest Sky Gardens Ever
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Designed by WOHA Architects, the PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel in Singapore features six incredible sky gardens that are cantilevered at every fourth level between the blocks of guest rooms. …”
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Norwegian insurance giant blacklists palm oil companies

Fire burning on an oil palm plantation in Borneo.January 27, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “Storebrand, one of Norway’s largest life insurance and pension savings companies, has sold off holdings in eleven palm oil companies due to environmental concerns.”

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“Norwegian insurance giant blacklists palm oil companies
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Storebrand, one of Norway’s largest life insurance and pension savings companies, has sold off holdings in eleven palm oil companies due to environmental concerns. In a statement issued last week,…”
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Business needs to play full part in tackling climate change

Janaury 27, 2014, www.enn.com | “Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kept up the drumbeat for business to play its full part in tackling climate change and promoting sustainable development for a second day today, telling the World Economic Forum in Davos that investments now will generate major savings for tomorrow.”

“‘We need trillions of dollars of investment to move from the brown to the green economy,’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – Business needs to play full part in tackling climate change
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