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Turtle Island Attends Convention on Migratory Species Turtle Island Attends Historic Convention on Migratory Species to Promote the Record Number of Protections Proposed for Sharks, Rays & Marine Mammals...
Posted: Tue, Nov 4, 2014 4:32pm PST
Constituents Demand Protection for Louisiana Sea Turtles 
Turtle Island Restoration Network Calls Gov. Jindal’s Environmental Record Called into Question.
Over 7,000 Petitions Delivered to Gov. Jindal Today....
Posted: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 9:32am PDT
High Numbers of Sea Turtles, Whales and Seabirds Die in Hawaii Tuna Longline Fishery An estimated eight sea turtles, including four critically endangered Leatherback sea turtles were killed, and eight false killer whales were injured in the last three months by the Hawaii tuna longline fishery, according to the National Marines Fisheries Service newest report....
Posted: Thu, Oct 16, 2014 10:49am PDT
Turtle Island Partners with Consumer Reports to Warn Seafood Eaters About Mercury Turtle Island Restoration Network Partners with Consumer Reports to Warn Seafood Eaters to Avoid Tuna & Swordfish....
Posted: Thu, Aug 21, 2014 1:53pm PDT
Green Sea Turtle ‘Sanjay’ Makes Historic Migration Sanjay, a male endangered green sea turtle, made history when he completed his 14-day migration from the Cocos Island Marine National Park in Costa Rica to the Galapagos Marine Reserve in Ecuador. Sanjay is the first turtle to directly link these two protected marine areas, proving the connectivity of the Eastern Tropical Pacific as well as the importance of protecting migration routes....
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2014 1:43pm PDT
Obama Administration Agrees to Stronger Protections for Salmon From Pesticides A coalition of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached a significant agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agreement restores reasonable no-spray buffer zones to protect salmon and steelhead from five broad-spectrum insect killers – diazinon, chlorpyrifos, malathion, carbaryl, and methomyl....
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2014 4:48pm PDT
International Climate Report: Cutting Meat Consumption Key to Reducing Emissions TUCSON, Ariz.— The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report today highlights the increasing threat from rising global meat and dairy consumption to limiting global warming, especially as the world population continues to grow....
Posted: Mon, Mar 31, 2014 6:37pm PDT
Court Asked to Uphold California Ban on Cruelly Produced Eggs An attempt by six states to overturn a California law that requires more humane treatment of egg-laying hens and higher food safety standards will face legal opposition from The Humane Society of the United States. In papers filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, The HSUS is seeking to file a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that would overturn AB 1437, a law that stops the sale of eggs from hens confined in inhumane battery cages by the start of next year. The ...
Posted: Thu, Mar 27, 2014 12:45pm PDT
Ocean Heat Content continues rise with global warming 
Ocean heat content has continued rising in the last 12 months to December 2013 according to NOAA. This is observed in the top 700 meters of depth, as well as down to 2000 meters depth....
Posted: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 12:13am PST
Dark Money - Who funds Climate Change Deniers in the United States? 
A new peer reviewed study exposes the major sources of funding of climate deniers in the United States and methods developed more recently to hide this funding as 'dark money'. The study was done by Robert J Brulle, a professor of sociology and environmental science at Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences and published in Climatic Change....
Posted: Fri, Dec 27, 2013 3:19pm PST
25,000 Endangered Species Condoms Will Be Handed Out This Holiday Season 
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity is handing out 25,000 free Endangered Species Condoms in all 50 states this holiday season to raise awareness of the devastating effects of runaway human population growth and overconsumption on endangered plants and animals. More than a half-million Endangered Species Condoms have been given away since 2009....
Posted: Wed, Dec 18, 2013 7:03pm PST
For Our Votes to Make a Difference, It’s Time to Try New Tactics 
In the 2012 national elections, despite an increase of over 8 million eligible voters from 2008, voter turnout declined from 131 million to 126 million, with 93 million not voting. These figures alone demonstrate a growing disbelief that people have any voice in the two-party political game. In addition, those who voted were more motivated by voting against what they didn’t want than voting for what they wanted, while most remained pessimistic about the direction of the country....
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2013 7:19pm PST
New Report: Rising Seas Threaten 233 Federally Protected Species 
SAN FRANCISCO— Sea-level rise driven by climate change poses a deadly threat to 233 federally protected animal and plant species in 23 coastal states, according to a new scientific report from the Center for Biological Diversity (see PDF), and U.S. wildlife protection agencies are not doing enough to protect at-risk species....
Posted: Tue, Dec 10, 2013 3:44pm PST
Elevated Rates Of Thyroid Disease In California Newborn Linked To Fukushima Fallout A new study indicates that rates of a thyroid disease in California newborn spiked after they were exposed to fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011....
Posted: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 9:58pm PST
Rare Abalone One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection 
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— In response to scientific petitions filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Center for Biological Diversity in summer 2013, the federal government announced Friday that pinto abalone may need protection under the Endangered Species Act. The 6-inch-long marine snails have declined by between 80 percent and 99 percent throughout much of their range, primarily as a result of rampant overfishing. Even with fishing now largely prohibited, the animal’s continued surviv...
Posted: Mon, Nov 18, 2013 12:43pm PST
The story of Riseup.net Riseup has become a force to be reckoned with. We are the largest nonprofit email provider in the world, outside of a university system. We run one of the world's most used TOR nodes. We are frequently cited and sourced as one of the few ethical, autonomous, and secure internet providers....
Posted: Sun, Nov 17, 2013 7:20pm PST
Colorado mink farm raided, forced to close Activists raid, shut down mink farm days after its location is made public....
Posted: Sun, Nov 17, 2013 1:41pm PST
More Than 3,200 Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses, Finds ACLU 
NEW YORK – In the first-ever study (see PDF) of people serving life without parole for nonviolent offenses in the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union found that at least 3,278 prisoners fit this category in federal and state prisons combined....
Posted: Sat, Nov 16, 2013 10:27am PST
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