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ACTION ALERT! Today, as we celebrate 40 years of the Clean Water Act, a new EPA proposal to address pollution at... Delete the scoop?
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Bottom trawling by fishermen may be even more damaging than previously thought, affecting the seabed as seriously as intensive ploughing of farmland erodes the soil, say Spanish scientists. Delete the scoop?
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Farms, freeways and front yards are flooding underground aquifers with dangerous toxins, slowly poisoning many communities' water supplies. But how can this happen? Delete the scoop?
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New Zealand is the only country to vote against further protection for the critically endangered Maui's... (3780 signatures on petition) (Only 55 Maui's Dolphins survive in NZ Government doesn't care! Delete the scoop?
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The winners of the Veolia Environnement wildlife photographer of the year 2012 have been announced. Here is a selection of some of the winning shots (DELIGHTED that Paul Nicklen won this year's NHM wildlife photog award. Delete the scoop?
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Conference seeks to curb exploitation of high seasPhys.Org"They are also of vast importance for supporting a wide range of marine life, from tiny phytoplankton to blue whales, the largest creatures on our planet." The threats are diverse." Delete the scoop?
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Clean water is one of Earth’s most precious resources. Life is not possible without clean water. Thursday is the 40th anniversary of our nation’s most important law to protect clean water and end water pollution: the Clean Water Act of 1972. Delete the scoop?
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Most U.S. citizens respond to the exploitation of crew members from India or Jamaica with the rationalization that whatever pittance the "foreign" crew members are receiving for Missing Royal Caribbean Crew Members working 90 hour weeks is more... Delete the scoop?
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On Friday, the National Marine Fisheries Service held a public hearing for a permit application by Atlanta’s Georgia Aquarium to import 18 wild-caught beluga whales from Russia. Delete the scoop?
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Govt defends itself from accusations of overfishing - FIS http://t.co/gRAjDXLS #news... Delete the scoop?
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Environmental groups have criticised the Government after Irish-listed oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources was awarded a foreshore licence for the Dalkey Island prospect in Dublin Bay. (10km off Dalkey coast. Delete the scoop?
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An incredible selection of images of beasts and birds in their natural habitat were all shortlisted for the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. Delete the scoop?
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The Government agency responsible for maritime safety policy in UK is to update its National Contingency Plan (NCP) for dealing with marine pollution. Delete the scoop?
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Protecting oceans around the world (RT @OmarSeaShepherd: Make a difference! You can donate with your mobile phone for @SeaShepherd right now! Delete the scoop?
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Protecting oceans around the world (RT @OmarSeaShepherd: **News Update** Our new ship the Sam Simon needs your donations! ( thanks to @simonsam ) please click here! Delete the scoop?
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Dolphins can stay alert and active for 15 days or more by sleeping with one half of their brain at a time, scientists have learned. (Hybrid minds, or daft typo? Delete the scoop?
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TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - A year-long undercover investigation conducted by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) at the Cayman Turtle Farm, a popular tourist destination and the world's last remaining facility that raises sea turtles for slaughter, has revealed disturbing animal cruelty and potential human health risks.Video footage and photographs from the farm show thousands of endangered sea turtles being kept in dirty, crowded touch tanks. Swimming in water filled with their own waste, the turtles fight for food, bite each other and even resort to cannibalism. Many suffer from disease and birth defects, such as injured fins or missing eyes.... http://www.stopseaturtlefarm.org/
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Ingrid Visser / Orca Research Trust, now have an official Youtube channel. This is a wonderful video showing just how essential the work that Ingrid and her team does. Subscribe and share. Via Kirsten Massebeau Delete the scoop?
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allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience (Overfishing Threatens Okavango http://t.co/oBDQWAT6 #namibia...)... Delete the scoop?
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A fish farm is thriving some of Egypt's most inhospitable land, on the eastern fringe of the Sahara desert."
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More info: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/530475/sea-bass
Voracious Appetites: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/marine_species/farmed_fish_and_shellfish/seabass/index_en.htm
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RT @SeaShepherd: Commentary from Captain Paul Watson: COSTA RICA BANS SHARK-FINNING. OR HAVE THEY? Delete the scoop?
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