ONLY GOOD NEWS
FEBRUARY / MAY 2011 / VOLUME NINETEEN ~ NUMBER ONE / PUBLISHED: 18 FEB 2011
ONLY GOOD NEWS INDEX: SHELL HALTS PLANS TO DRILL IN HEART OF POLAR BEAR'S ALASKA HABITAT + PLANS FOR 150 NEW COAL PLANTS SCRAPPED TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY PICKS UP STEAM + U.S. MILITARY TAKES A STAND AGAINST FOSSIL FUELS + WHY SMART GROWTH? + SHELTER MEDICINE + AUDUBON SOCIETY + NRDC ISSUES: WILDLANDS + ENDANGERED MEXICAN WOLVES INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST + LOUISIANA COASTAL INITIATIVE + SUIT FILED TO PROTECT ONE OF NEVADA'S LARGEST BAT ROOSTS + LANDMARK LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT HUNDREDS OF RARE SPECIES FROM PESTICIDES + EPA VETOES PERMIT FOR LARGEST MOUNTAINTOP-REMOVAL MINE EVER PROPOSED IN APPALACHIA + CONSERVATIONISTS JOIN FEDS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT FOR ALASKAN FISHERIES + GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS BLOG + HOW TO GET TO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLES GLOBALLY BY 2050 + GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS BLOG + GLOBAL GOOD NEWS + GOOD NEWS NETWORK + GOOD NEWS GAZETTE + GREEN ACTION FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE + GREEN TOP SITES + IWANTBUD.COM + THE TEN BEST ENVIRONMENTAL WEB SITES IN THE WORLD + TOP 1000 ENVIRONMENTAL WEB SITES + WIKIPEDIA LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL WEB SITES + TREEHUGGER
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SHELL HALTS PLANS TO DRILL IN HEART OF POLAR BEAR'S ALASKA HABITAT
INTERIOR NEEDS TO MAKE SHORT-TERM REPRIEVE PERMANENT, SAFEGUARD ARCTIC
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Polar bears and other imperiled Arctic species recently got a reprieve with Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that it will not go forward with plans this summer to drill in critical habitat for the polar bear in Alaska. Shell’s drilling plans off the coast of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have long been opposed by conservationists and native communities along the Alaska coast -- read more @ http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/shell-02-03-2011.html
PLANS FOR 150 NEW COAL PLANTS SCRAPPED
TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY PICKS UP STEAM
Washington, DC -- Purdue University has cancelled plans for a new campus coal plant, making the plant the 150th to be defeated or abandoned since the beginning of the coal rush in 2001. Thanks in part to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, in the last two years no new coal plants have started construction and the industry has announced the phase out of over 50 plants. Purdue was the only university in the country planning to build a new coal plant. At the same time nearly a dozen other schools have committed to ending their dependence on campus coal plants by switching to cleaner sources of energy -- read more @ http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=195922.0
U.S. MILITARY TAKES A STAND AGAINST FOSSIL FUELS
NAVY AND MARINES AIM TO BE POWERED BY RENEWABLES
Washington, DC -- The Sierra Club applauds Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus for aiming to power the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with 50 percent renewable energy by 2020 -- Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune: “The Sierra Club is proud to see the Navy and Marines demonstrating real leadership by moving forward with a new, groundbreaking clean energy goal. This goal sends a powerful statement that clean energy is not just about protecting our health and the environment, but also our troops and our national security. Time and time again military leaders have warned us about the national security risks of our continued dependence on fossil fuels such as oil -- read more @ http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=187764.0
WHY SMART GROWTH? -- Sprawling land development is devouring the American countryside at an alarming rate of 365 acres an hour, turning open land into a network of strip malls, anonymous suburbs and traffic-clogged roads. Being forced to drive everywhere contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and the warming of our planet. But some communities are choosing to develop differently, creating a more pleasing mix of homes, stores and offices and giving their residents an alternative to the car. Smart growth is about returning to the principles that once made America’s big cities and small towns great places to live -- read more @ http://www.nrdc.org/smartGrowth/visions/
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> NRDC ISSUES: WILDLANDS -- NRDC is fighting with local partners and through the court system to protect stunning landscapes, rich history, critical wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation areas before they're lost forever -- go to: http://www.nrdc.org/land/default.asp
ENDANGERED MEXICAN WOLVES INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST -- Fifty Mexican gray wolves, including two breeding pairs, were counted in the wilds of New Mexico and Arizona at the end of 2010, according to a new census conducted by federal and state agencies. The 50 wolves are eight more than the 42 wolves found a year ago, representing the first increase in numbers in four years -- go to: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/mexican-gray-wolf-02-02-2011.html
LOUISIANA COASTAL INITIATIVE -- For thousands of years, vast and fertile wetlands at the mouth of our continent’s mightiest river have sustained a teeming multitude of life – from birds whose lives span the hemisphere to millions of people all across the United States. The magnificent Mississippi River Delta ecosystem in Louisiana supports 100 million migratory, nesting and wintering birds. The wetlands also serve as nurseries for countless marine organisms, including many commercially important seafood species. To human communities, wetlands offer food, energy, transportation, recreation, and protection from storms and flooding -- go to: http://conservation.audubon.org/louisiana-coastal-initiative
SUIT FILED TO PROTECT ONE OF NEVADA'S LARGEST BAT ROOSTS, NATIONAL PARK -- Two conservation groups and three American Indian tribes recently filed suit to protect a pristine mountain valley adjacent to Great Basin National Park in Nevada from a poorly-sited, 8,000-acre industrial wind energy project approved by the Department of the Interior with minimal environmental review. The valley is home to rare and imperiled wildlife such as the greater sage grouse, as well as sensitive species like golden eagles and free-tailed bats. The project area is also a sacred site to Western Shoshone tribes -- go to: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/spring-valley-01-25-2011.html
LANDMARK LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT HUNDREDS OF RARE SPECIES FROM PESTICIDES -- Suit Targets EPA's Failure to Safeguard Species Around the Country in Its Oversight of More Than 300 Pesticides -- The Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America today filed the most comprehensive legal action ever brought under the Endangered Species Act to protect imperiled species from pesticides, suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to consult with federal wildlife agencies regarding the impacts of hundreds of pesticides known to be harmful to more than 200 endangered and threatened species. “This lawsuit is intended to force the EPA to follow the law and ensure that harmful chemicals are not sprayed in endangered species habitats. -- This suit thus presents a real opportunity for American agriculture: By enforcing the law and counting the real costs of pesticide use, we strengthen the case for supporting a transition toward more sustainable pest-control practices like crop rotations and beneficial insect release.” -- go to: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/pesticides-01-20-2011.html
EPA VETOES PERMIT FOR LARGEST MOUNTAINTOP-REMOVAL MINE EVER PROPOSED IN APPALACHIA -- The Environmental Protection Agency recently denied a crucial Clean Water Act permit for the largest-ever proposed mountaintop-removal coal mine in Appalachia. The agency’s veto of the permit for the controversial Spruce Mine in Logan County, W.V., is the first-ever retroactive denial of a mining permit -- go to: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/spruce-mine-01-13-2011.html
EPA VETOES PERMIT FOR LARGEST MOUNTAINTOP-REMOVAL MINE EVER PROPOSED IN APPALACHIA -- The Environmental Protection Agency recently denied a crucial Clean Water Act permit for the largest-ever proposed mountaintop-removal coal mine in Appalachia. The agency’s veto of the permit for the controversial Spruce Mine in Logan County, W.V., is the first-ever retroactive denial of a mining permit -- go to: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/spruce-mine-01-13-2011.html
CONSERVATIONISTS JOIN FEDS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT FOR ALASKAN FISHERIES -- Oceana and Greenpeace, represented by Earthjustice, filed motions in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska in support of conservation measures implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect the Steller sea lions. The measures restrict fishing by large bottom trawl vessels in certain areas of the western and central Aleutian Islands. These factory trawlers compete with sea lions for food and leave inadequate fish to support sea lion reproduction and recovery. The western stock of Steller sea lions has declined by almost ninety percent in waters with large-scale commercial fishing -- go to: http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2011/conservationists-join-feds-to-support-sustainable-management-for-alaskan-fisheries
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