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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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Indigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest
via MongaBay |
Thu May 17, 2012 |
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Small Canadian Town Bans Shark FinsUsing the concept 'Think Global, Act Local,' Coquitlam council this week banned shark fins from being possessed, traded, sold and distributed in the city. |
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Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkoutsOne by one, Hawaii’s counties have passed green-minded bills that ban businesses from distributing non-biodegradable plastic bags and non-recyclable paper bags. |
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Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and EggsBurger King on Wednesday became the first major U.S. fast-food chain to pledge that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017. |
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Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
via MongaBay |
Fri April 20, 2012 |
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Russia creates massive park for rare cats
via MongaBay |
Mon April 16, 2012 |
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Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidentsRadiation from nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima may not present as much of a threat to wildlife as previously thought, British researchers say. |
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Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.A new app relies on whale calls to help mariners avoid hitting endangered right whales. |
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World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
via Discovery News |
Sun April 08, 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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Indian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In Assam
via Times of India |
Wed April 04, 2012 |
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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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EU seeks to crack down on shark finningThe European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the live body overboard to drown. |
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Niger creates Africa’s largest protected reserve
via BBC |
Wed March 14, 2012 |
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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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