NewsRack: flenvcenter/Biodiversity_National

Weekend calendar - Seattle Times: Top stories

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Animal events Fabulous Felines SAT Cats rescued and rehabilitated by Seattle Animal Shelter foster-care parents and ready for adoption ...

Sushi Spot Is Charged With Serving Whale Meat - NYT > Environment

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Federal prosecutors have filed criminal complaint accusing a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica and its chef of serving whale meat, a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Texas accused of neglecting flock of whooping cranes - Houston Chronicle: Top Headlines

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The case centers on a flock that winters near Rockport.

Where do things stand on international efforts to address global warming? - Gristmill

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

It is almost three months after the Copenhagen Accord was hammered out by 28 of the world’s key countries that represent over 80 percent of the world’s global warming pollution and some of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change (as I discussed here ). Given the state of the Accord just after Copenhagen with some calling it a failure , some outlining the foundations in the Accord for international efforts (as my colleague discussed here ), and others ... well not quite sure what to make of it, where do things stand on international efforts to address global warming? If you just picked up the paper, watched TV, listened to the radio, or read blogs you might think that things aren’t really moving as there is very ...

Kauai Birds, Picture-Wing, Plants Listed as Endangered - ENS

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Kauai Birds, Picture-Wing, Plants Listed as Endangered

Extinction Looms for Loggerhead Sea Turtles, New Rule Offers Hope - ENS

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Extinction Looms for Loggerhead Sea Turtles, New Rule Offers Hope

Fifty Conservation Groups Ask Obama Administration to Strengthen Habitat Protections for Endangered Species - ENN Network News - ENN

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Washington- Fifty prominent conservation organizations sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke Wednesday asking them to strengthen protections for the nation's endangered species. Under the Endangered Species Act, federal agencies are prevented from adversely modifying designated critical habitat of any endangered species.

Legal Settlement Will Require EPA to Evaluate How to Regulate Ocean Acidification Under Clean Water Act - Commondreams.org Newswire

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2010

Center for Biological Diversity

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to consider how states can address ocean acidification under the Clean Water Act. The settlement responds to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity that challenged EPA's failure to recognize the impacts of acidification on coastal waters off the state of Washington. The suit, brought under the Clean Water Act, was the first to address ocean acidification.

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna (AP) - Yahoo: Politics

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

AP - A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants will focus on the world's overfished oceans beginning this week with proposals to regulate the shark trade and ban the export of a tuna species prized by sushi lovers. ...

Study Finds Large Animals in India are Facing Extinction Even in Protected Areas - TreeHugger

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Study Finds Large Animals in India are Facing Extinction Even in Protected Areas

Calif. sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.

Santa Monica sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale - San Jose Mercury News: Breaking News

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Typhoon Restaurant Inc., which owns The Hump restaurant, and sushi chef Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, were charged with illegally selling an endangered species product, a misdemeanor.

Suit: Texas neglects whooping cranes - Houston Chronicle: Texas

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The case centers on a flock that winters near Rockport.

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna - Boston Globe: Latest

Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna

Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation - Boston Globe: Latest

Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Writer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation

Arctic Doomsday Vault Now Has Half Million Samples - Becomes World's Most Diverse Collection of Saved Seeds - TreeHugger

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Arctic Doomsday Vault Now Has Half Million Samples - Becomes World's Most Diverse Collection of Saved Seeds

Where do things stand on international efforts to address global warming? - Switchboard, from NRDC

Jake Schmidt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

It is almost 3 months after the Copenhagen Accord was hammered out by 28 of the world’s key countries that represent over 80% of the world’s global warming pollution and some of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate...

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants will focus on the world's overfished oceans beginning this week with proposals to regulate the shark trade and ban the export of a tuna species prized by sushi lovers.

Suit Launched to Challenge Federal Financing of Foreign Fossil Fuel Project - Commondreams.org Newswire

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2010

Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Environment and Turtle Island Restoration Network

The Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Environment, and Turtle Island Restoration Network have notified the U.S. Export Import Bank of their intent to sue the federal agency for financing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea without analyzing the project's environmental impacts.

Deforestation conference to turn plans to action (AP) - Science

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. ...

French leader tells deforestation conference more funding needed to protect world's woodlands - Star Tribune: Science & Technology

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation - Seattle Times: Top stories

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in opening a conference Thursday on saving the world's forests - a key defense against global warming.

Hydrocarbon development threatens the Amazon - Environmental News Network

dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Hydrocarbon development threatens the Amazon

Alpaca survives bear attack in Conn. - Boston Globe: Latest

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Alpaca survives bear attack in Conn.

Eatery charged with serving whale meat - CNN: Top Stories

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat -- an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove."