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In Rural Kenya, Solar Lanterns Cut Carbon and Help Kids Read

June 26, 2014, www.yesmagazine.org | “Residents of the rural Kenyan village of Oloitokitok used to light their homes at night by burning wood and kerosene. When these fuels ran out, the village was in darkness. Local students had no light to read by, and—because the village is close to a park where lions and elephants live—wildlife wandered into people’s yards, causing frequent clashes.”

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Kenya, Solar Lanterns Cut Carbon and Help Kids Read

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Solar power can be transformative in places where people have to walk for miles just to charge a cell…
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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Compassionate Actions, Economics, Education, Energy - Renewable, Retrofitting, Solar

‘Do Not Disturb the Elves’: Iceland Diverts Road to Protect Fairytale Creatures

Rocks Iceland Elves

June 20, 2014, www.ibtimes.co.uk | “Activists have protested against a new road plan in Iceland, as it would disturb the lives of elves who live inside the rocks in the path of the road.  Construction works were stopped after the protesters voiced their dissent.”

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“Iceland Moves Road to Protect Elves Living in the Rocks
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“We were warned that Elves were living in some of the rocks in the path of the road – well, we have to respect that belief.” — Petur Matthiasson, Icelandic Highways Dept.”
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FACT-FILLED REPORT “Organic Farming for Health & Prosperity” by the Organic Research Foundation

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Group recovers riverbank reserve

Green fingers: A reforestation team member carrying the native tree seedlings along the Kinabatangan river.

 

June 5, 2014, www.thestar.com.my | “A community-based group has ‘recovered and restored’ an 8ha stretch of riverbank reserve along the Kinabatangan river that was encroached on by an oil palm reserve by planting it with native trees.  The community eco-tourism cooperative known as Kopel took two weeks to uproot some 400 oil palm trees and replace them with 4,600 native trees after the Sabah government gave it the green light to take the land back.”

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Group recovers riverbank reserve – Nation | The Star Online
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KOTA KINABALU: A community-based group has “recovered and restored” an 8ha stretch of riverbank reserve along the Kinabatangan river that was encroached on by an oil palm…

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Filed under: Economics, Forests, Green Jobs, Native Peoples, Land, Protection, Protection, Restoration, Restoration, Rivers & Wetlands, Sustainable Forestry, Tree-plantings

California to Protect Gray Wolves as Endangered Species

Wildlife officials confirm that OR7, a wolf that has visited California, has had two pups in southwest Oregon. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

June 4, 2014, blogs.kqed.org | “California wildlife officials voted on Wednesday to protect gray wolves as an endangered species in the state. The Fish and Game Commission approved the listing under California’s Endangered Species Act against the recommendations of the department’s staff.”

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“~ BREAKING NEWS: WOLVES PROTECTED IN CALIFORNIA!
Today, the California Fish and Game Commission approved the listing under California’s Endangered Species Act against the recommendations of the department’s staff.
There must be a very interesting story here ,
Please let us know what you can find out about this.
California to Protect Gray Wolves as Endangered Species
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Though there are no wild wolves in California, state officials, expecting them to get here eventually, voted to protect…”
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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Compassionate Actions, Endangered Species

Wolf OR7 has pups in Siskiyou National Forest

Two of wolf OR7'??s pups peak out from a log on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, June 2, 2014.

June 4, 2014, www.statesmanjournal.com | “These wolves grow up so fast.  After years of wandering more than 3,000 miles through wilds of Oregon and California in search of a mate, the young wolf known as OR-7 is apparently putting down roots and leaving his bachelor days behind.”

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Thanks to everyone who worked so hard in the 1980s and 1990s to stop the major roadbuilding and clearcutting, so that these wolves could finally feel at home enough to bring some pups into this world.
Special thanks to Julie Norman for sharing these photos now
First Wolf Pups, Rogue-Siskiyou N.F, Cascades
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Biologists from ODFW say the wolf known as OR7 and an unidentified black female now have…
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China to limit carbon emissions for first time, climate adviser claims

The sun is seen behind smoke billowing from a chimney of a heating plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi province

June 3, 2014, www.theguardian.com | “China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, will limit its total emissions for the first time by the end of this decade, according to a top government adviser.  He Jiankun, chairman of China’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change, told a conference in Beijing on Tuesday that an absolute cap on carbon emissions will be introduced.”

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“Top Chinese Official hopes to limit carbon emissions
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This is being reported as more than his opinion. that an absolute cap on emissions to should come into effect from 2016, top official says on the day after US announces…”
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Filed under: Business Policy, Cap and Trade, Climate, Coal, Economics, Energy, Energy - Polluting, International Policy, National Policy, Oil

Scientists Locate Natural “Strongholds” across Southeast US that Could Protect Nature in the Face of Climate Change

Photo: Scientists find Natural “Strongholds” to Climate Change in the Southeastern U.S. http://nature.ly/1u9CoabJune 2, 2014, www.nature.org | “A new study by The Nature Conservancy has identified a series of natural “strongholds” across the Southeastern United States that are predicted to withstand the growing impacts of climate change and help ensure nature’s survival. ”

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Scientists find Natural “Strongholds” to Climate Change in the Southeastern U.S. http://nature.ly/1u9Coab
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Filed under: Buildings, Climate, Economics, Energy - Renewable, Local Policy, National Policy

Obama Just Did What No Other President Before Him Has Done

June 2, 2014, mic.com | “In a new, major policy decision, Obama will bypass Congress with a plan forcing power plants to cut their emissions by 30% (from 2005 levels) over 15 years. Coal produced an estimated 74% of total CO2 emissions in the U.S. in 2012, compared to other forms of electricity generation like natural gas and petroleum. The plan represents one of the biggest actions taken by the U.S. government — and the biggest taken by any U.S. president — to slow climate change.”

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Obama Just Did What No Other President Before Him Has Done
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And it will impact America for generations to come.
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Filed under: Coal, Economics, Energy - Polluting, Green Jobs