Category: RT Newswire

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.

Christianity’s Greatest Schism: Climate, Environment, Justice

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“The religious right asked for my head on a platter.”

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

July 23, 2008

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/371963_greenfaith24.html

 

Christians taking on role as environmentalists

Many believe humans must be Earth’s stewards

By JOHN IWASAKI

P-I REPORTER

Like shrinking ice caps, resistance among American Christians to 

address the effects of global warming is diminishing, creating a 

once-unlikely connection between the scientific and the spiritual, 

representatives of national and local religious organizations said 

Wednesday.

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David Suzuki: Biodiversity Important for All of Us

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Published on Monday, July 21, 2008 by the Times & Transcript (Canada)

Biodiversity Important for All of Us by David Suzuki with Dr. Faisal Moola

One of my proudest moments came in 1992 at the inaugural Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Along with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (which in turn led to the Kyoto Protocol), a second key outcome of this international meeting was the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a groundbreaking agreement founded on the principle that conserving biological diversity is “a common concern of all humankind”. Canada was the first of 189 countries to sign the agreement.B.C.’s Conservation Framework for protecting wildlife, released on July 9, made me realize, though, that all the agreements in the world won’t add up to much if they aren’t followed with action. For B.C., the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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Hot Weather in Western States Threatens Trout Survival

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2008
12:36 PM 

CONTACT: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Jessica Lass, 310/434-2317 or 202/468-6718 (cell)

 

Hot Weather in Western States Threatens Trout Survival

Shrinking cold-water habitat jeopardizes billion dollar recreational fishing industry

 

HELENA, Montana – July 23 – Rivers and streams across the West are getting hotter and drier, making it increasingly difficult for trout to feed and spawn, according to a new report by fishing and conservation groups. The report says global warming is shrinking cold-water habitat, threatening the survival of trout and a billion dollar recreational fishing industry.

 

The states particularly at risk include Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.

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New Report: Providing Water for Fish Is the Surest Way to Create Water Supply Reliability for California Farms and Cities

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2008
12:20 PM 

CONTACT: Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org
Jennifer Witherspoon, 415-293-6067, jwitherspoon@edf.org

 

New Report: Providing Water for Fish Is the Surest Way to Create Water Supply Reliability for California Farms and Cities

 

SAN FRANCISCO – July 23 – California’s salmon are teetering on the edge of extinction and the salmon fishing industry is facing economic devastation, but a report released today establishes a framework to help address this crisis. The report concludes that providing a more reliable water supply for the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary could help save fish, including salmon, while also helping to ensure adequate water for farms, cities, and the 25 million Californians who rely on the Bay-Delta’s water.

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