USE ME! Essentially, this is a catch all for everything. This is probably the ONLY category where things that are not directly related to Rising Tide affiliates/allies should go. For example if a coal company goes out of business (and we didn’t directly cause it) it should probably only go here.
Midwest sees more floods
Mon Jun 9, 2008 5:58pm EDT
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – A dam near the Wisconsin Dells resort area broke on Monday, sweeping away some homes, as torrential rains caused more flooding across parts of the U.S. Midwest, authorities said.
No deaths or injuries were reported, though residents living beside a few rain-swollen rivers in central Wisconsin were urged to evacuate, the Columbia County Sheriff’s office said.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2008 2:15 PM
CONTACT: Center for Biological Diversity
Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity, (760) 366-2232 x 304
Whit Sheard, Pacific Environment, (907) 982-7095
Lawsuit to Be Filed to Protect Polar Bears from Oil Development and Greenhouse Gases
Offshore Oil Development in Arctic Seas Challenged
SAN FRANCISCO – June 9 – Today two conservation groups formally notified Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne of their intent to file suit under the Endangered Species Act for Secretary Kempthorne’s failure to protect polar bears from oil development in their habitat in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas off Alaska.
Polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act on May 15, 2008 due to the ongoing and projected loss of their sea-ice habitat from global warming. Polar bears in the United States live on and near the seasonally frozen waters of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off Alaska. The Bush administration has opened up virtually all of this habitat to leasing by oil companies.
ReliefWeb
Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET)
Date: 04 Jun 2008
FEWS Afghanistan Weekly Climate Forecast 04 – 10
Jun 2008: Extreme heat, low precipitation persists
Temperatures remain warmer than normal across
most of Afghanistan. These above- normal
temperatures are more moderate in the higher
elevations, but are far enough above normal that
they have depleted snow pack 4-6 weeks earlier
than normal. The remaining snow pack now resides
in the highest elevations of northeast of
Afghanistan. Snow pack in the highland areas of
Afghanistan is critical because it is used for
irrigation in the lowland areas.
Yet another food source supporting the human population at risk. And many still can't see nature as our support system. Lance ----------------------------------------------------------- "We're in a state of panic," said Robin Downey, executive director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, based in Olympia. "There is no other word for it." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon, US) Monday, June 09, 2008 Researchers scramble to deal with dying oysters A bacterium explodes in numbers, killing oyster larvae before they can grow MICHAEL MILSTEIN An invisible microbe that thrives in warm ocean water has undermined the Northwest's prized oyster supply, killing billions of young larvae that mature into the succulent shellfish known across the world. The bacterium, Vibrio tubiashii, is related to another species that can sicken people who eat raw shellfish. This one doesn't bother people -- it kills shellfish in their larval stage, before they latch onto rocks to grow. Continue reading