Western oil and gas drilling hurting habitat, hunter access by Babe Winkelman The Pilot-Independent Last Updated: Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 03:38:46 PM I remember vividly in 2004 when Trout Unlimited, the respected national coldwater conservation group, brought some hunters and anglers from four Rocky-Mountain states to Washington, D. Western oil and gas drilling hurting habitat, hunter access by Babe Winkelman The Pilot-Independent Last Updated: Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 03:38:46 PM I...

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive was meant to be introduced in August 2005 but wrangling between government and suppliers delayed the process to the point that the European Commission intervened to get the UK to implement the scheme sooner. Legislation designed to put the financial burden for recycling old technology on suppliers and manufacturers rather than all tax payers has finally been fully introduced and enforced. Recycling legislation finally enforced....

With the troubles facing the Waimanalo site, including fines for environmental violations and a looming permit expiration date, the time to act is long overdue. For a new system to succeed, a change in culture must occur, starting from the top: The city must mandate recycling, while at the same time making it more convenient. With Waimanalo Gulch landfill digging itself out of a mess literally and figuratively and no alternative landfill site to turn to, the city's plan to ship local trash...

Environmentalists and groups including farmers on the weekend agreed on the need for urgent action to protect rivers and water ecosystems and for action on climate change. Tackling climate change, protecting the oceans and freshwater priorities for environmentalists. MORTGAGE Calculators NZ REAL ESTATE Online Looking at EXPORTING? The national environmental summit in Motueka this weekend heard from farmers and others from the Orari River area who stressed the need for integrated catchment...

Some environmentalists worry that common computer components, such as lead, mercury and cadmium, will leach into the environment if put into landfills. No one really knows exactly where all our e-waste goes because there isn't a national program to certify electronic recyclers. Some gets shipped to developing countries, where scavengers dismantle them in unsafe ways that expose workers and the environment to toxic metals and chemicals. The bigger concern, he said, is the danger to workers...

These agreements define a property s uses to protect the land s health such as its clean water, wildlife habitat, and native plants. When landowners enter into a conservation agreement, they voluntarily give up some of the rights associated with owning land in order to protect the land s health. An inholding land bordered on all sides by public lands Simba Springs is home to an incredible array of wildlife and native plant species. Protecting Simba Springs ensures that a large,...

The main thing is the massive waste we throw away, and the more we recycle, the fewer natural resources we use and the less waste goes into landfills. Kid-sized bins will go to the schools in a partnership arrangement that will educate children about recycling and from which the schools will receive some of the revenue from the recyclables sales, he said. The city got its grant originally to take household hazardous waste such as paints, cleaners and the less-toxic solvents. It includes a...

July 2, 2007 - 11:20AM Western Australia is defending its environmental record despite a report finding the ecological footprint of the state's average resident is twice that of the average Australian. Addressing climate change, greenhouse gas, population growth and increased consumption of natural resources have been identified as priorities for WA. The minister said the government had made good progress in the past six years by creating 36 new conservation areas, introducing the...

Photo by Nan Shnitzler Janet Pesatauro, founder of Nashaway Trackers By Nan Schnitzler/Correspondent GateHouse News Service Fri Jun 29, 2007, 01:08 PM EDT Story Tools: Email This . Print This Bolton - Unlike hunters or wildlife photographers, the Nashaway Trackers dont need to see the animals they track; they just want to know theyre there. Photo by Nan Shnitzler Janet Pesatauro, founder of Nashaway Trackers By Nan Schnitzler/Correspondent GateHouse News Service Fri Jun 29, 2007, 01:08 PM...