ecojustice: "where am i needed, how can i help?"

by boatsie

"Environmentalists often say that we are the one species the earth could very well do without. That's so well-accepted among the people of my tribe that it seems to go without saying.

"But what if it's not true?

"What if we have been designed, crafted, fed, modified, and adapted by the ecosystem (aka Mother Earth), so that both the human species, and all other life, can carry on? What if we are intended to discover and actually engage capacities that deep down we know we have, but rarely utilize?

"What if we've been given that special role all along?

"Imagine how important and how joyful the taking up of that responsibility could be, as well as daunting." Andy Lipkis. Catalyzing Rapid Response Climate Change

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Hawai'i Underwater and More - A Photo Diary

by Haole in Hawaii

Welcome to another one of these photo diaries meant as a brief respite from the stuggles of the day and as a reminder that we share this planet with all manner of wonderful critters...

Byodo-In Temple in Kaneohe
...and the occasional beautiful human-created space.  
(this is an infrared-HDR photo)

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The Taming of the Dika: West Africa’s Most Eligible Wild Tree

by NourishingthePlanet

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

When forests are cleared in West Africa for firewood or for farmland, the Dika trees are, more often than not, left untouched. Farmers have too much to gain from harvesting the tree’s fruits and seeds to burn or discard a Dika found in the wild.

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Why Protecting Natural Habitats Will Save Human Lives. 25% essential group says b4 summit

by vc2

Cross posted at Environmental Graffiti

Photo: Robin Moore
The curve of the earth is visible as a man launches his boat into the sunset in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Oceania

This week, world leaders are meeting for the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to discuss targets for protecting biodiversity in the world. A study by Conservation International shows that at least 25% of the world land mass and 15% of the worlds oceans need to be protected by 2020.

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Science Tidbits

by possum

Welcome once again.  Magical, marvelous Monday is here.  The time has come to gather around and take a well deserved hiatus from all the politics of the day.  Science talk is here.  New discoveries, new takes on old knowledge, and other bits of news are all available for the perusing in today's information world.  Over the fold are selections from the past week from a few of the many excellent science news sites around the world.  Today's tidbits include rare form of rock melting accounts for explosive volcanoes, using ancient animal urine to measure climate change, insecticides from genetically modified corn found in adjacent streams, carbon dioxide controls Earth temperature, both humans and nature harm food webs in rivers, and new fish species discovered in one of world's deepest ocean trenches.  Come in, sit down, and relax.  There is plenty of room for everyone.  Settle in for one more session of Dr. Possum's science education and entertainment.

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Voters Overwhelmingly Support Clean Energy Candidates

by Heather TaylorMiesle NRDC Action Fund

Americans know a good idea when they see one. No matter how many millions of dollars the deep-pocketed polluters spend on spreading mistruths this election season, new polling released by the NRDC Action Fund today shows that voters in 23 close Congressional races overwhelmingly support clean energy legislation and would be more likely to support candidates who do the same.

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Gulf Watchers Monday Edition - BP Catastrophe AUV #410

by shanesnana

You are in the current BP Catastrophe Morning Edition - AUV #410. ROV #409 is here.

The digest of diaries is here.

Please RECOMMEND THIS DIARY, the motherships have been discontinued.

Bookmark this link to find the latest Gulf Watchers diaries.

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

PLEASE visit Pam LaPier's diary to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor and Pam LaPier for working on this!

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League of Conservation Voters Dirty Dozen for 2010: Part 1--House of Representatives

by Neon Vincent

All of us Kossacks who have ever wanted to know the names of the most enviromentally unfriendly candidates running for national office are in luck.  Every election season, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) compiles a Dirty Dozen of candidates for Congress, both Senate and House of Representatives.  These candidates consistently vote (or promise to vote) against clean energy and natural resource conservation.  Election year 2010 is no exception.

This year, the LCV lists eleven GOTeaP candidates and office holders running for federal office.  They also list a bonus ballot measure.  It's such a big list that I'll have to break it up into three installments that I'll post during the week.

Join me over the fold for part one, where I feature three GOTeaP candidates and office holders running for election or re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives who are among the national LCV's Dirty Dozen for this year.

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