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Scotland Just Announced An Indefinite Ban On Fracking

shutterstock_217438459January 28, 2015, thinkprogress.org | “The Scottish government has announced that it will place a temporary ban on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, the Guardian reported Wednesday.”

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Yes! Go Scotland!
Just moments ago we got word that Fergus Ewing, Scottish minister for energy, stood before the Scottish Parliament and said “I’m announcing today a moratorium [open-ended ban] on the granting of planning consents for all unconventional oil and gas developments.”
There’s still work to do to turn this temporary ban into an outright ban, but for now this is brilliant news!
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Filed under: Business Policy, Buy Local, Climate, Economics, Energy, Energy - Polluting, Fracking, Green Jobs, Local Policy, Materials, National Policy, Protests

Grant will help restore ‘legacy’ oak habitat in Southern Oregon and Northern California

Marko Bey, executive director of the Ashland-based Lomakatsi Restoration Project, checks out a large oak tree in the Colestin Valley. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch

January 16, 2015, www.mailtribune.com | “New grant will help Lomakatsi restore 3,000 acres of ‘legacy’ oak habitat.  For the vast majority of its 400-plus years, a mammoth black oak rising from a hill outside of the Colestin Valley has been a vibrant giver of life.  Oak titmice would nest in its cavities while everything from black-tailed deer, woodpeckers and even Native Americans feasted on its bountiful acorn crop, but 60 years of bad neighbors have inflicted a heavy price.”

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 GREEN JOBS
“We’re unearthing these treasures buried in here and bringing them back to life.” Read about how federal funding secured by Lomakatsi and our partners will support ongoing efforts to protect large, old oak trees and restore oak woodland habitat in Southern Oregon and Northern California.
— Lomakatsi Restoration Project
Restoring 3,000 acres of ‘Legacy’ Oak Habitat in OR & CA with a $3 million federal grant
For the vast majority of its 400-plus years, a mammoth black oak rising from a hill outside of the Colestin Valley has been a vibrant giver of life.
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Filed under: Animals & Plants, Economics, Forests, Green Jobs, Insects, Native Peoples, Native Peoples, Land, Outdoor Programs, Plants, Protection, Restoration, Sustainable Forestry

ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION WITH THE PIT RIVER TRIBAL WORKFORCE

During the retreat, Lomakatsi’s staff and Board of Directors had an opportunity to visit with members of the Pit River Tribal workforce at the Hat Creek Restoration Project. In partnership with the Pit River Tribe and California Trout, Lomakatsi employed eight Pit River Tribal members during a 9-week ecosystem restoration workforce training intensive as part of the project.

January 15, 2015, www.facebook.com | “Lomakatsi Restoration Project Board members and staff met with Pit River Tribal Workforce members at the Hat Creek Riparian Restoration Project near Burney, CA.”

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ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION WITH THE PIT RIVER TRIBAL WORKFORCE
Lomakatsi Restoration Project Board members and staff met with Pit River Tribal Workforce members at the Hat Creek Riparian Restoration Project near Burney, CA.
It was great seeing how happy these young people were to be doing restoration work, and how glad this made the tribal elders who were helping out.
One of the elders told us that the original name for the Hat Creek area is YahNEEnah AHTwam — Mouse Valley.
That’s me in the center, leaning on my other two legs
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  • Robert Brothers ~ here’s some of the restoration happening . . . willow planting

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Filed under: Forests, Outdoor Programs, Protection, Restoration, Sustainable Forestry, Tree-plantings

Pledge To Plant – One Billion Seeds for Earth Day

January 13, 2015, www.facebook.com | “ Be a part of the biggest grass-root effort in history by planting a seed/tree as a “give back” to Earth. It’s an old Native American tradition that when you take something from the Earth, you must put something back. Earth Day 2015 will be a global “give back to Earth” event, as an “offering” for all the planet gives us. Our goal is to plant one billion seeds/trees.”

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Already .. 64,000 people are going … why? because every day is Earth Day

Thanks to Ysabel Vicente for letting me know
One Billion Trees/Seeds Planted – Earth Day, April 22, 2015All over the World 93,499 people are going
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Filed under: Animals & Plants, Climate, Community Gardens, Farms & Gardens, Forests, Local Food, Organic Farming, People, Profiles, Plants, Tree-plantings, Urban Agriculture

7 Cities That Are Starting To Go Car-Free

January 13, 2015, www.fastcoexist.com | “Urban planners are finally recognizing that streets should be designed for people, not careening hunks of deadly metal.  After over a hundred years of living with cars, some cities are slowly starting to realize that the automobile doesn’t make a lot of sense in the urban context. It isn’t just the smog or the traffic deaths; in a city, cars aren’t even a convenient way to get around.”

 

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7 Cities That Are Starting To Go Car-Free
Urban planners are finally recognizing that streets should be designed for people, not careening hunks of deadly metal.
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Filed under: Automobiles, Bicycles, Buildings, Energy - Polluting, Energy - Renewable, Public Transport, Transportation

Poland’s shale gas revolution evaporates in face of environmental protests

Poland,Zurawlow,06.12.2014, place where people successfully within 400 days fought against drilling by chevron. text

January 12, 2015, www.theguardian.com | “‘Whenever Chevron organized anything, we demonstrated,’ said Barbara Siegienczuk, 54, one of the leaders of the local anti-shale gas protest group Green Zurawlow in south-eastern Poland. ‘We made banners and placards and put posters up around the village. Only 96 people live in Zurawlow – children and old people included – but we s

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Chevron’s Shale Gas Drilling in Poland Stopped by 400 days of Protests
Fear and loathing stalk Poland’s shale fields, where a 400-day site occupation stopped a Chevron drill earlier this year
theguardian.com|By Arthur Neslen
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New York City moves to ban plastic foam containers

AFP Photo/Spencer PlattJanuary 10, 2015, rt.com | “New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is moving forward on a plan to ban city food establishments from using plastic foam containers because of the harm they cause the environment. The ban will leave restaurateurs and food vendors in a bind.”

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 http://rt.com/usa/221335-nyc-ban-plastic-containers/
New York City moving forward with plan to ban plastic foam containers
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is moving forward on a plan to ban city food establishments from using plastic foam containers because of the harm they…
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Filed under: Business Policy, Economics, Materials, Pollution, Recycling & Plastics, Trash cleanups, Water

Seeding Project Aims to Jumpstart Crucial Habitat

NDOW sagebrush seedingJanuary 9, 2015, m.elkodaily.com | “The 2013 Spring Peak Fire burned nearly 14,230 acres of crucial wildlife habitat. A majority of the area burned is designated as Preliminary Priority Habitat for sage grouse. This habitat represented high quality sage-grouse and winter mule deer habitat with a majority consisting of productive sagebrush, bitterbrush and perennial grass cover.”

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Seeding project aims to jumpstart crucial habitat for Sage Grouse after loss from wildfires
ELKO — The 2013 Spring Peak Fire burned nearly 14,230 acres of crucial wildlife habitat.
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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Compassionate Actions, Endangered Species, Forests, Protection, Restoration, Sustainable Forestry, Tree-plantings

Indiana Introduces GMO Labeling Bill

BREAKING: Indiana Senator Dennis Kruse has introduced SB-60, a bill to require companies to label foods produced by genetic engineering. Under the bill, a company also couldn't use "natural" on its label if the product contained genetically modified organisms, known as "GMOs." Violators could face infractions. Kruse acknowledged that the bill will certainly face "vigorous lobbying against it by big companies." Hoosiers, get your game on! WE NEED TO KNOW IF IT'S GMO! READ: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/01/07/gmos-food-indiana-lawmaker-pushes-labeling/21354711/ #Indiana #labelgmos #SB60 #DennisKruse #NeedtoKnowGMO #GMO #freedom2chooz #gmofreeindiana #gmofreecanada #gmofreeusa

January 8, 2015, www.facebook.com | “Indiana Senator Dennis Kruse has introduced SB-60, a bill to require companies to label foods produced by genetic engineering. Under the bill, a company also couldn’t use “natural” on its label if the product contained genetically modified organisms, known as “GMOs.” Violators could face infractions. Kruse acknowledged that the bill will certainly face “vigorous lobbying against it by big companies.” Hoosiers, get your game on! WE NEED TO KNOW IF IT’S GMO!”

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Filed under: Animals & Plants, Business Policy, Economics, Education, Farms & Gardens, GMO Labelling, GMO set backs, GMOs, Local Food, Organic Farming, Plants

New Study: The Economic Benefits of Our Outdoor Adventures

New Study: The Economic Benefits of Our Outdoor Adventures January 8, 2015, www.wta.org | “Joy. Inspiration. Family. Fun. Fitness.  Those may be the reasons you hit Washington’s trails, but your outdoor adventures have serious benefits for the state, too. A new study out today shows that outdoor recreation is a vital economic driver in Washington, generating $21.6 billion a year and almost 200,000 jobs (more than either employers in information technology or the aerospace industry).”

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“A new study out today shows that outdoor recreation is a vital economic driver in Washington, generating $21.6 billion a year and almost 200,000 jobs (more than either employers in information technology or the aerospace industry).”
New Study: The Economic Benefits of Our Outdoor Adventures — Washington Trails Association
Your outdoor adventures have serious benefits for the state, too. A new study out today shows that outdoor recreation is a vital economic driver in Washington,…
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