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Hawaii first state to ban plastic bags at checkoutBy now, it’s hardly news when a city bans plastic bags at checkout counters -- but an entire state? That’s happened in Hawaii, where Honolulu County has joined the state’s three other counties to give Hawaii a first-in-the-nation title.
"Passing the bans did take an effort -- change always does -- but people seemed to understand the need for such an effort,"
- Robert Harris, director of the Sierra Club's Hawaii chapter |
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California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
via Digital Journal |
Fri May 04, 2012 |
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Whole Foods to Stop Selling Overfished SpeciesWhole Foods Market found a way to commemorate Earth Day: it will no longer sell wild-caught fish with a “red-rating,” meaning a species is overfished, in its seafood departments, starting this Earth Day (April 22). |
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Study Shows Coral Will Survive Warming ClimateCorals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought -- giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation. |
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Santa Barbara Council Votes to Proceed with Plan for Carrying Out Plastic Bag Ban“Would you like to buy a bag?” The phrase is now familiar in many California cities, and Santa Barbara could be added to the list of those to ban plastic bags from stores and require merchants to charge for paper or reusable bags. |
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Florida group rebuilds vital coral reefs
via CNN |
Sun March 04, 2012 |
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Judge orders Florida water pollution limitsA Southwest Florida conservation official is calling a federal judge’s ruling on clean water limits a total victory for the environment. |
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London restaurants launch ‘straw wars’ campaignRestaurants, bars ands hotels have joined forces to try and reduce the routine and 'unnecessary' use of plastic drinking straws. |
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Safeway Announces Sustainable Tuna-Sourcing PolicySafeway recently announced that the Safeway brand Skipjack (chunk-light) canned tuna will be responsibly caught using free-school purse-seine methods. This method of using purse-seiners spots tuna schools by using radar and sonar. The company will transition to this method by the end of the year. |
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‘Pyramids’ planted to revive Philippine coralsThousands of small 'pyramids' are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday. |
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Keystone oil sands pipeline rejected, for nowThe Obama administration rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone oil sands pipeline Wednesday, saying the deadline imposed by Congress did not leave sufficient time to conduct the necessary review. |
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Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia’s Coral Reefs
via Discovery News |
Wed December 28, 2011 |
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Australia setting up world’s largest marine preserveAustralia moved to set up the world's biggest marine park on Friday to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the country's northeast coast and the site of fierce naval battles during World War Two. |
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Long-term study shows acid pollution in rain decreased with emissionsEmissions regulations do have an environmental impact, according to a long-term study of acidic rainfall by researchers at the University of Illinois. |
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Decline in dead zones: Efforts to heal Chesapeake Bay are workingEfforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded. |
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Environmental news headlines
- Hawaii first state to ban plastic bags at checkout
- Indigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
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