http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:32:22 -0700 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:13 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Good-news-for-orca-whales-the-addition-of-two-calves-this-year?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner A new addition to the J pod was reported by the Orca Network on Wednesday, November 12, 2009 and that brings a total of two new additions after a calf was spotted with the L pod in June. The southern resident killer whales (orca) were on the d... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Good-news-for-orca-whales-the-addition-of-two-calves-this-year?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Niger-giraffes-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner In the mid 1800, the West African or Niger giraffes were plentiful in various herds located around the Senegal and Cameroon areas. During the course of the following century horrific droughts, habitat loss, farm land conversion, food scarcity, and... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Niger-giraffes-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Obamas-Interior-Ken-Salazar-starting-out-worse-than-Bush-on-species-protection?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar’s appointment by President Obama has been controversial from the beginning. His record on environmental and wildlife preservation efforts, have been questioned by many conservationist groups. Salazar was pr... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Obamas-Interior-Ken-Salazar-starting-out-worse-than-Bush-on-species-protection?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Senate-comittee-passes-anemic-climate-bill-that-will-cripple-EPAs-regulation-ability?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Tucson, Ariz.— Statement from the Center for Biological Diversity: Capping a week in which the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee overwhelmingly passed a weak global warming bill with no Republican support, Center for B... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Senate-comittee-passes-anemic-climate-bill-that-will-cripple-EPAs-regulation-ability?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Pacific-Salmon-and-steelhead-to-get-river-restoration?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Endangered Chinook salmon just got a much needed boost with the help of Senator Patty Murray, who  worked to save the Pacific Salmon Recovery Fund by including $80 million in Senate bill after House of Representatives eliminates program ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:35:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Pacific-Salmon-and-steelhead-to-get-river-restoration?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Mining-company-to-destroy-last-mountain-at-Coal-River-Valley?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.- A subsidiary of Massey Energy has begun mountaintop-removal coal-mining operations on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, the only peak in Coal River Valley that hasn't been blasted away for mining. Blasting for the mine is... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:12:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Mining-company-to-destroy-last-mountain-at-Coal-River-Valley?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Global-warming-the-pyschology-of-denial?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner The question has been raised many times in the past few years: what makes some people so adamant about denying global warming and the resulting climate change, when the evidence is so overwhelming? On July 24, 2009 the White House released a r... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:35:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Global-warming-the-pyschology-of-denial?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Murray-champions-Alpine-Lakes-Wilderness-protection-to-include-lower-elevations?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Alpine lakes are characterized by being found at 5000 feet elevation and above.  The water is aqua/bluish color and is clean of most contaminates, such as algae, due to the colder water temperatures.  Alpine Lake Wilderness areas ar... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:27:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Murray-champions-Alpine-Lakes-Wilderness-protection-to-include-lower-elevations?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Why-is-saving-the-planet-labeled-a-liberal-cause-as-if-it-were-a-bad-thing?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Earth is home to almost seven billion people and millions of other living things, including trees, plants, coral, animals, birds, insects, fungus, fish, aquatic life, and microbes. But Earth is in trouble. The planet that we all live on is... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:56:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Why-is-saving-the-planet-labeled-a-liberal-cause-as-if-it-were-a-bad-thing?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Representative-Inslee-pushes-for-preservation-of-Cascadia-Marine-Trail?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner (Washington, D.C.) This afternoon the House passed the Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act. H.R. 1641, authored by U.S. Rep Jay Inslee (D-Wash), instructs the Secretary of the Interior to study the inclusion of the Cascadia Marine Trail in the Nationa... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:27:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Representative-Inslee-pushes-for-preservation-of-Cascadia-Marine-Trail?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Climate-Action-Day-highlights-the-urgent-need-to-protect-endangered-species?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Polar Bear, Sea Turtles, Spotted Owl, Caribou, and Salmon Could Go Extinct if Carbon Dioxide Not Quickly Reduced to 350 Parts Per Million SAN FRANCISCO— As part of today’s Global Day of Climate Action, the Center for Biological... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:26:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Climate-Action-Day-highlights-the-urgent-need-to-protect-endangered-species?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d22-The-EPA-has-shamefully-approved-an-inhumane-poison-to-kill-prairie-dogs?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Black-tailed prairie dogs have been decimated down a scant 2% of their original population across the eleven states of their home range. Not only are they a threatened species currently being considered for ESA protection, but the black-footed fer... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d22-The-EPA-has-shamefully-approved-an-inhumane-poison-to-kill-prairie-dogs?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Salazar-forced-to-throw-polar-bears-a-lifeline-following-lawsuit-by-environmentalists?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Washington— Pursuant to a partial settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to designate over 200,000 squa... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Salazar-forced-to-throw-polar-bears-a-lifeline-following-lawsuit-by-environmentalists?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Great-Halloween-discovery-colony-of-nearly-extinct-bigeared-bats?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner A San Juan bat researcher and his students got the surpise of their lives on a recent field trip to search for and document local bat species in the San Juan Islands. Russel Barsh, wearing night goggles, led his team into one of many old barns... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:07:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Great-Halloween-discovery-colony-of-nearly-extinct-bigeared-bats?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Why-do-conservatives-hate-science-and-environmentalists-so-much?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner It has been happening for decades. Hateful -smears, verbal attacks, and death threats from conservative individuals and groups, against any scientific or environmental issue they don’t agree with. These days, in the era of gun-packing pr... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:35:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Why-do-conservatives-hate-science-and-environmentalists-so-much?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Getting-there-green-minimize-holiday-travel-C02-emissions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner How did that happen? The holidays are upon us once again. It seems not all that long ago, Seattle was sweltering under record breaking heat that brought the highest temperatures in 118 years.In the blink of an eye, it seems, Christmas decorations are... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:15:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Getting-there-green-minimize-holiday-travel-C02-emissions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d14-EPA-releases-additional-evidence-of-Bushs-global-warming-secrecy?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner On October 13, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency released a copy of a Bush/Cheney administration’s EPA report on global warming, previously acknowledged to exist, but only just released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d14-EPA-releases-additional-evidence-of-Bushs-global-warming-secrecy?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Conservatives-and-global-warming-liberal-beyond-a-reasonable-drought?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner In the Friday segment of “Real Time with Bill Maher”, Bill did a commentary with the clever title “Beyond a reasonable drought.”It was a blistering indictment of Republican party skeptics, and Maher said that they should ... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:53:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Conservatives-and-global-warming-liberal-beyond-a-reasonable-drought?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Washington-aerojet-research-solarpowered-satellite-electronics-part-of-jobscreation-package?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner (Washington, D.C) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that the $63 million in federal defense work for Washington state companies that she included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill has passed the full Senate. ... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:43:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Washington-aerojet-research-solarpowered-satellite-electronics-part-of-jobscreation-package?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d5-The-worlds-oceans-all-that-sea-water-and-nothing-to-drink?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Ocean wave photo by treehuggerWater is connected to all aspects of human survival, including agriculture to grow our food, environmental impacts of climate change, wetland ecosystems, wildlife migration, human health, and the sustainability of our pl... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:01:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5266-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d5-The-worlds-oceans-all-that-sea-water-and-nothing-to-drink?cid=exrss-Seattle-Environmental-Policy-Examiner