“Ecological crises may be piling up in a seemingly hopeless cascade, but Swedish scientist Johan Rockström says the next few decades offer an unparalleled opportunity to undo the damage.”
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TOO WILD TO DRILL
“Some places are simply too special to be drilled. That’s the conclusion that a federal advisory panel recently came to after reviewing a long-suspended drilling lease on land near Montana’s Glacier National Park.”
SHELL ENDS ARCTIC OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION BID FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE
We Can Solve the Ocean Plastic Problem
New report from the Ocean Conservancy brings hope.
Just a photo of a beautiful thing: Rare albino dolphin spotted in Monterey Bay
A beautiful thing.
Gov. Brown closes loophole in ban on ivory sales in California
“The new law, which also outlaws the purchase or sale of rhinoceros horn in California, takes effect Jan. 1 and provides for fines of up to $5,000 for violators.”
Chile Creates Largest Marine Reserve in the Americas
The newly protected waters around the Desventuradas Islands contain many marine species found nowhere else on Earth.