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Where the US is Making Gains Against Terrorism
"Unless you solve the underlying root problems (of terrorism) like poverty and corruption, you've still got a witch's brew to create another generation...
Heroic Rescue From Helicopter in Battle
"Four Royal Marines flew into a battle zone clinging to the outside of helicopter gunships in a bid to rescue a fallen comrade. Unwilling...
10 Tons of Fishing Gear Cleaned From Channel Islands Waters
Lost and abandoned underwater fishing gear can be dangerous to wildlife as well as people. Derelict nets in particular can entrap fish, sharks...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: #3 – Species Recovery
Environmentalists Heartened by Stunning Finds of Species, Coral, and Recovery of Many Endangered • Numerous hopeful stories in 2006 showed that endangered...
Free Endangered Wildlife Ringtones
Ring in the new year on your cell phone with the exotic calls of the Blue-throated Macaw, Beluga Whale, Boreal Owl, the Yosemite Toad,...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
Octopus Study Shows Efforts to Save Fish Stocks Pay Off
"Protecting marine areas for even relatively brief periods can significantly restore depleted fish stocks, scientists said on Monday. Researchers found that after an area...
Election 2006: It’s All Too Much for me to Take!
This is what it felt like to be a Democrat last week... From Yellow Submarine, by the Beatles, 1969, It's All Too Much! A...
Stunning Finds of Fish and Coral
Scientists have discovered hugely diverse fish and coral populations thriving off Indonesia's Papua coastlines including dozens of new species like the "walking" shark that...
Judge Rules Bush’s Lax Pesticide Law Illegal
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday overturned new Bush administration rules that weaken the governing of pesticide use and their effect on endangered plants...
Encouraging Results in Iraqi Police Recruiting
(Aug 22) More than 500 Iraqi men have joined the police in Anbar province -- the most violent area of the Sunni Arab insurgency...
Rays of Hope in the Philippines
Nine manta rays were recently spotted for the first time in 20 years gliding through Basura, the internationally renowned dive site in the Philippines.
“We...
Free Plastic Bags To Be Banned in Australia
The state government of Victoria will be first in Australia to charge for every plastic grocery bag used. Environment Minister John Thwaites said a...
3.8 million Acres of California Ocean Floor Protected
The Nature Conservancy announced this week the purchase of six trawling permits and four trawling vessels from commercial fishermen in Morro Bay as part...
Brazil Creates Buffer Zone Around Precious Coral Reefs
Brazil enacted protections for the coral reefs, which are the biologically richest in the South Atlantic. A buffer zone was created around the...
Underwater Windmills Supply Environmentally Friendly Power to NYC
Experimental underwater windmills will be installed in New York City's East River during the next weeks to begin generating power utilizing the non-stop action...
Child’s school doesn’t offer the course you want? Enroll Online, attend from home
Does your child want to take a course in Latin, Marine Science or Contemporary Irish Literature — but your local school doesn't offer it? The...
Tide Turning for Sustainable Seafood
With growing worries about dwindling supplies of fish, negative effects on the ocean and coastal environments, and concerns about pesticides, sustainable seafood practices are...
Resources Pledged to Protect Pacific Islands
The BBC reports on a major milestone for marine conservation efforts in the Pacific and for island biodiversity. $18 million dollars were pledged ...
Saving Wildlife Also Helps Reduce Poverty
A World Wildlife Fund report this week says that efforts to save pandas and tigers and gorillas can also reduce poverty and improve the...