Ways To Protect Our Environment

The price of utility bills has risen astronomically over the pass few years. Cost of electricity and gas are expected to increase even more in the future as our sources of energy, such as oil and coal, are slowly being depleted. All of us should start to lower our energy consumption not only to help […]

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“(Washington – February 25, 2008) Environmental Defense today commented on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s latest climate change “white paper.” ” ~Environmental Defense
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Appliances account for the bulk of your electricity consumption. You know that appliances won’t work without electricity. And you know that there are appliances that simply consume too much energy, while some are naturally energy efficient.
But do you know whether your appliances are manufactured to be energy efficient or not, its overall energy consumption will […]

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“TEZPUR, India, February 24, 2008 (ENS) - Five orphaned endangered Asiatic black bears are being prepared for their return to the wild after having been confiscated from locals who kept them as pets.

A young Asiatic black bear at the Center for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (Photos courtesy Wildlife Trust of India)

The bear cubs were […]

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I just stumbled across this blog post from the National Wildlife Federation and its outstanding…
Wildlife Promise’s Water Conservation Tips

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Home appliances are necessities at home. It would be hard to imagine living inside your house without any electric equipment. When the weather is hot or cold, there should be air conditioners and heaters. Refrigerators help preserve food naturally, while dishwashers and washing machines help clean dishes and clothes.
Thus, it is inevitable that you find […]

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“WASHINGTON, DC, February 7, 2008 (ENS) - State foresters across the country reacted angrily this week to deep cutbacks in federal funding for state and private forestry programs within the U.S. Forest Service. The president’s FY09 budget proposal cuts nearly 60 percent from current levels, with funding for some priority programs slashed as much as […]

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“African Elephant Countries Strategize to Thwart Poaching
BAMAKO, Mali, February 6, 2008 (ENS) - Elephant conservation and anti-ivory trade initiatives are the focus of a meeting that opened today here with delegates from 17 African elephant range states. Organizers say there is potential for the formation of a coalition of like-minded that will work towards strengthening […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2008 –/WORLD-WIRE/– World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is alarmed that a decision to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect the species and its fragile Arctic environment has been plagued with delays while an oil lease sale of nearly 30 million acres of the prime polar […]

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ROME, Italy, February 3, 2008 (ENS) - The world has lost about 20 percent of its wetland mangrove forests since 1980, the United Nations said Thursday in a new report to mark World Wetlands Day, February 2. Mangroves are salt tolerant evergreen forests found along coastlines, lagoons, rivers or deltas in 124 tropical and subtropical […]

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