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White-nose syndrome attributed to death of over 5 million bats in northeast
2012-01-31  |  Guest

by Alys Granados

As part a two-year initiative to bring awareness to bat conservation, research, and education, the United Nations Environment Programme declared 2011 and 2012 the “Year of the Bat”. Many bat species are threatened by habitat loss and deforestation, as illustrated in North America. However, in northeastern Canada and the United States, a recently discovered disease called White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) has had a devastating effect on bat populations, with the potential to cause local extinctions.

WNS is caused by a fungus (Geomyces destructans) that forms as a white area around a bat’s nose, wings, and/or ears. It was discovered in 2006 in New York state and has since spread to other states in the northeast. In 2010, infected bats were found in Ontario and...

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Birthday of the beer can
2012-01-31  |  Kristina Jackson

...from healthy glass to BPA epoxy lined aluminum cans. It is nothing to celebrate.

by Lloyd Alter, January 30, 2012 published on www.treehugger.com

Happy 77th Birthday, Canned American Beer

Take off, eh?/Promo image

It is that time of year, the end of January when the anniversary of the first beer can rolls around, and somebody writes an article about its history. Andrew Sullivan picks up the story from Rob Ogden, who writes that "Despite the beer can’s initial...

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McGuinty Government promises a Great Lakes Protection Act
2012-01-31  |  Dan McDermott

By Dan McDermott, Chapter Director

Premier Dalton McGuinty’s commitment to enact a Great Lakes Protection Act (GLPA) was the one new environmental commitment put forward by the Liberals during last fall’s election. The environmental community responded positively to the pledge while noting that the funding component mentioned by the Premier was a modest one. It was also noted that the commitment contained no specifics as to what McGuinty saw as priority Great Lakes issues.

Skepticism regarding the promised legislation increased somewhat in the context of the Throne Speech reference to the GLPA. The promised target date of 2015 was a red flag on several levels as the Government’s minority reality brought into question their commitment to bring forward this bill within their current mandate. As well, environmental advocates remembered the Premier’s earlier bold commitment to phase out all Ontario coal-fired electricity generators by 2007. After...

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New York's Little Revolution - H2O protection & fracking
2012-01-31  |  Kristina Jackson

From YesMagazine.org

How the state’s fight for clean water is reshaping its political landscape.

by Ellen Cantarow

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marcellus shale site by penn state

Residue at a Marcellus Shale drilling site.

Photo courtesy of Penn State

This is a story about water, the land surrounding it, and the lives it sustains. Clean water should be a right:...

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Great Lakes–Mississippi River Separation is Possible, Practical and Preventive
2012-01-31  |  Guest

Study shows Canadian waters can be protected from an Asian Carp Invasion

MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

A much-anticipated study says separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to prevent the spread of Asian carp and other invasive species is not only possible, but a natural step toward much-needed action to improve Chicago’s water infrastructure.

Great Lakes environmental groups reacting to the study, released today by the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, commended the authors’ factual analysis concluding that separation is possible and that it must include essential upgrades to sewage, flood control and waterborne transportation while preventing the transfer of invasive species.

“The study is unprecedented in its scope and ambition,” said Jennifer Nalbone, director of Navigation and Invasive Species for Great Lakes United. “It...

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