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Sacrificing the desert for solar energyStandardNetThe Center for Biological Diversity, one of the nation's most aggressively litigious environmental groups, has not challenged the Ivanpah project. It signed a confidential agreement not to oppose the project in exchange for concessions for the desert ...and more » |
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Sacrificing the desert for the EarthBellingham HeraldThe Center for Biological Diversity, one of the nation's most aggressively litigious environmental groups, has not challenged the Ivanpah project. It signed a confidential agreement not to oppose the project in exchange for concessions for the desert ...and more » |
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Groups want second look at Utah nuke plant approvalSalt Lake TribuneAll told, there were six environmental groups behind the requests, including the Sierra Club, Living Rivers, the Utah Rivers Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for River Advocacy. Castle Valley Mayor Dave Early, ...and more » |
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Forest Service rules would weaken protectionThe River ReporterThe Center for Biological Diversity, one of the groups challenging the previous rule changes, also opposes the newest one. “Today's rule is a step up from the Bush administration's rule, but its protections are still a far cry from Reagan-era ...and more » |
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Opposition rising against US Arctic drillingMongabay.com"If the Obama administration were making its decision based on science rather than politics, drilling in the Arctic would be a nonstarter," Rebecca Noblin, the Alaska Director with Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). "The Arctic Ocean is America's ...and more » |
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Farmers eager for right to kill attacking wolvesFox News"It's very sad for me to know that so many wolves will be killed under state management," said Collette Adkins Giese, a Minnesota-based attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. Nancy Warren, an activist who lives in the western UP, ...and more » |
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Revision proposed to the Endangered Species ActDelmarva NowThe proposal also redefines an endangered species as "in danger of extinction in all or a significant portion of its range," which, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, limits the definition to a species' current range without considering ...and more » |
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Peabody's Shawnee proposal stirs controversy over batsSTLtoday.comRepresentatives of Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity said the discovery should have compelled the Forest Service to halt the land exchange process. "They don't have the legal authority" to proceed, said Jim Bensman, an activist from Alton ...and more » |
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Farmers eager for right to kill attacking wolvesAlbany Times Union"It's very sad for me to know that so many wolves will be killed under state management," said Collette Adkins Giese, a Minnesota-based attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. Nancy Warren, an activist who lives in the western UP, ...and more » |
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Should we sacrifice wildlife for solar power?SmartPlanet.com (blog)The Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council have kept quiet; The Center for Biological Diversity agreed to not make a fuss in exchange for conserved land elsewhere. The silence is because of ...and more » |
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Letters: isregard for health, safetyThe State Journal-RegisterThe American people are clearly getting the short end of the stick from the fossil fuel industry, both in terms of jobs and in preserving our natural heritage,” according to a new report by the Center for Biological Diversity and others.and more » |
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Center for Biological Diversity Response to State of the Union AddressCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)... calling for bold action to combat climate change, Obama intends to deepen America's dependence on fossil fuels which will increase dangerous greenhouse gas emissions,” said Kierán Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity. |
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Suit filed over denial of protection for shadMontgomery AdvertiserAP The Center for Biological Diversity is suing over the denial of endangered species protection for the Alabama shad. The Center said it filed suit Wednesday against the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Center said it petitioned in 2010 for ...and more » |
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The caribou questionCoeur d'Alene PressDefenders of Wildlife, Selkirk Conservation Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the USFWS to designate critical habitat for the species and according to a 2009 court ordered settlement agreement the service must designate ...and more » |
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Coastside waters protected for prehistoric turtlesHalf Moon Bay ReviewCatherine Kilduff, of San Francisco's Center for Biological Diversity. explained how habitat protection is vital to the survival of leatherbacks. "We urgently need migration safeguards for these ancient animals as they make the longest, ...and more » |
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Federal judge denies request for bald eagle protectionArizona Silver BeltThe case involves a federal lawsuit filed last year by the San Carlos Apaches, the Pima-Maricopa Indian Community along with the Maricopa Audubon Society and Center for Biological Diversity against the US Department of Interior, its Secretary Kenneth ...and more » |
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Enviros Sue USA to Protect Caribbean CoralCourthouse News ServiceThe Center for Biological Diversity and Mary Donnelly, with the Sea Turtle Conservancy, claim the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act and the Administrative Procedures Act. The plaintiffs seek judicial review of an ... |
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Who are the real radicals here?Columbia Daily TribuneBy the weak standards of a few knuckle-draggers, such mainstream groups as the Natural Resource Defense Council, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Audubon Society, Environmental Defense, Coalition for the Environment and the Sierra Club are ...and more » |
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'I'iwi Up For Consideration Federal ProtectionKITV HonoluluOn August 25, 2010, the Fish and Wildlife Service received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity and Life Net requesting that the Service list the 'i'iwi as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat for the species.and more » |
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Time to Stop Canada's Polar Bear HuntCare2.com (blog)by Joel Boyce The Center for Biological Diversity, a US conservation group, has filed a formal request with the Department of the Interior, CBC News reports. The group is calling for a ban on all Canadian wildlife product imports. |
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Water rights approved for proposed Utah nuke plantCBS News... atop climate change and regional drying will result in severe impairment of the rivers' abilities to sustain their part of Utah's natural heritage," said Rob Mrowka, an ecologist and conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity.and more » |
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Georgia Reins In Harvest of Freshwater TurtlesCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)“Georgia is clamping down on the unrestrained strip-mining of native turtles to supply food markets in Asia,” said Jeff Miller, a conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, which in 2008 sought a ban on commercial turtle collecting ...and more » |
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Oregon Cattlemen's Association Pushing Wolf-killing LegislationCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)Due to a legal challenge by Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Oregon Wild the killing of two wolves in the Imnaha pack is currently enjoined by a court ruling while a judge determines whether or not the state of Oregon has ... |
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Could Tuna Soon Be Disappearing from Your Sushi Restaurant?SBWire (press release)After dispersant use began, The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of its intent “to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for authorizing the use of toxic dispersants without ensuring that these chemicals would not harm endangered ... |
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Two frogs added to threatened species listStockton RecordThe Center for Biological Diversity has been seeking greater protection for the frogs for years. In 2000, it asked the federal government to list the frogs as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. Federal scientists in 2002 placed the ... |
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Endangered Status Being Considered for Captive ChimpsCare2.com (blog)Please sign the Center for Biological Diversity's petition asking the USFWS to protect captive chimps under the Endangered Species Act. You can also submit a public comment to the USFWS at regulations.gov until January 30. |
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Bill would make it easier to kill Ore. wolvesSeattle Post IntelligencerNoah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity said by providing a loophole for killing wolves, the bill would create a precedent for getting around state protection for any species that gets in the way of logging, ranching, or development.and more » |
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Hawaiian bird being considered for endangered listKPUAThe petition was submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity and Life Net. It cites several factors including degrading habitat, invasion of non-native plants and climate change for contributing to the iiwi's population decline. |
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US seeks more wolf releases as count growsArizona Daily StarBut Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity said it appears wildlife officials' increasing caution in interfering with wolves has helped their population recover. In November 2009, the Fish and Wildlife Service settled a lawsuit by the ...and more » |
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Bill would make it easier to kill Ore. wolvesSan Jose Mercury NewsNoah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity said by providing a loophole for killing wolves, the bill would create a precedent for getting around state protection for any species that gets in the way of logging, ranching, or development.and more » |
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Kentucky Fish Named One of 10 US Species Most Threatened by Fossil FuelsCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)“Mountaintop removal is killing eastern Kentucky,” said Knott County native Tierra Curry, a conservation biologist at the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the environmental groups that contributed to the report. “It's time to end mountaintop ... |
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Bat-death estimate jump may add hurdles for US energy developersPlatts... these affected species' and so the impacts of various activities ... has to be considered now in light of this number and the sense of urgency that it should convey," said Mollie Matteson, a bat specialist with the Center for Biological Diversity. |
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Ag and Environment OutlookRFD-TVA Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit filed last January could lead to restrictions or the outright banning of many pesticides and other chemicals, to protect endangered species. Ongoing settlement negotiations between CBD and agriculture groups ... |
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Tejon Ranch says mountain lions were killed on its propertyBakersfield CalifornianBut Adam Keats, a spokesman for the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity, said the company's admission that it has been unable to control the behavior of hunters on its property raises questions about whether Tejon can effectively discharge ...and more » |
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Trio of Alaskans offer their thoughts on 'Big Miracle'Anchorage Daily NewsRebecca Noblin is Alaska director and staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. By CURTIS SMITH I was a sophomore at Soldotna High School in 1988 when I noticed the attention of Alaskans had turned noticeably north, to Barrow.and more » |
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Local residents upset with caribou plansThe Seattle TimesEnvironmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, first sued in 2002, contending the 1983 listing of the woodland caribou under the Endangered Species Act must also be accompanied by habitat protections.and more » |
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Bat out of HellThe ManitobanIn an interview with the ENS, Mollie Matteson with the Center for Biological Diversity has stated: “While it's heartening to see some money allocated for white-nose syndrome, today's new mortality estimates are a wake-up call that we need to do more, ...and more » |
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Wildlife Is on the Losing End of Our AddictionHuffington Post (blog)The Whooping crane, nominated by the Center for Biological Diversity, was nearly extinct when recovery efforts began. Making its comeback, it has been spared for now from the Keystone pipeline. But, if the project were resurrected, the pipeline would ...and more » |
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Courthouse News Service |
Sea Turtle Gains West Coast HabitatCourthouse News ServiceThe resdesignation was in response to a 2007 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana, and Turtle Island Restoration Network, arguing that the existing critical habitat designation, which was limited to a small area on the western end ...and more » |
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New numbers on deadly bat disease amplify debateThe MissoulianMollie Matteson, a conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity, countered that the figure shows continued effort is needed to stop the spread of the disease. “It is really premature to say little brown bats are hanging on” Matteson ...and more » |
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Cattle Industry Annual Co...AgInfo.netWOODALL: The reason why all producers need to worry about that is because when we look at a lot of these extremist groups, groups like The Center For Biological Diversity, The Western Watersheds Project, they are groups that want cattle producers off ...and more » |
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Sheep vs. bear, agency vs. agencyHigh Country News (blog)In 2007, the environmental groups Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project sued the USSES with these and other issues in mind, and a 2008 settlement required the facility to analyze -- for the first time ever -- the environmental ...and more » |
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Garbage Rates and Golf Go Before County SupesPatch.comA suit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, based in Tucson, Arizona, seeks to have the course shut down in order to preserve the habitat for those species. Though a federal judge denied a temporary injunction requested by plaintiffs to curb ...and more » |
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House committee passes Keystone XL pipeline billSummit County Citizens Voice“This legislation forcing approval of the Keystone XL pipeline isn't about jobs or national security,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “Instead, it's about the corrupting influence of money in ...and more » |
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Research on deadly bat fungus receives $4M funding boostAmerican Veterinary Medical Association... there is an appropriation to fight white-nose syndrome and save bats, although much more than $4 million is needed to truly combat this unprecedented wildlife crisis," said Mollie Matteson, conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.and more » |
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