Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/categories/environment-1.php http://thesop.org/categories/environment-1.php 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Mon, 13 May 2013 23:12:00 GMT Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology have been filed in Africa. http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-promotes-clean-energy-in-africa.html http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-promotes-clean-energy-in-africa.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:28:00 GMT We have everything we need in America. We have natural gas, oil, coal, solar and wind energy. We should utilize everything at our disposal to end our dependence on foreign oil. http://thesop.org/story/20130422/us-need-to-stop-using-foreign-oil.html http://thesop.org/story/20130422/us-need-to-stop-using-foreign-oil.html gmollette@aol.com (Glenn Mollette) Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:09:00 GMT The UN Forum on Forests concluded its tenth session in Istanbul Saturday after agreeing on a series of measures to improve the sustainable management of forests. http://thesop.org/story/20130420/un-endorses-measures-to-improve-sustainable-forest-management.html http://thesop.org/story/20130420/un-endorses-measures-to-improve-sustainable-forest-management.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT Ban Ki-moon called on world leaders to take stronger action to protect the planets seas. http://thesop.org/story/20130411/un-chief-ban-we-must-save-oceans-from-pollution.html http://thesop.org/story/20130411/un-chief-ban-we-must-save-oceans-from-pollution.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sat, 9 Mar 2013 00:38:00 GMT The study appears in the current issue of the journal EcoHealth, and is the first to consider the role that Southeast Asia's commercial trade plays in the spread of amphibian pathogens. http://thesop.org/story/20130308/deadly-fungus-detected-in-the-american-bullfrog.html http://thesop.org/story/20130308/deadly-fungus-detected-in-the-american-bullfrog.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:15:00 GMT The melting of sea ice and the resulting rush for resources require effective measures to avoid damage in the Arctic. http://thesop.org/story/20130218/un-urges-stronger-measures-to-protect-artic.html http://thesop.org/story/20130218/un-urges-stronger-measures-to-protect-artic.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT "Conservative pro-life Christians are deeply concerned about the continuing impact of pollution on children and the impact of toxins like mercury on the unborn. http://thesop.org/story/20121213/congress-to-extend-wind-tax-credit.html http://thesop.org/story/20121213/congress-to-extend-wind-tax-credit.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT Kihansi spray toad is first amphibian species reintroduced into its native habitat after going extinct in the wild http://thesop.org/story/20121211/kihansi-spray-toad-reintroduced-into-its-native-habitat.html http://thesop.org/story/20121211/kihansi-spray-toad-reintroduced-into-its-native-habitat.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Mon, 3 Dec 2012 21:40:00 GMT Todays proposed rule by the National Marine Fisheries Service responds to a 2009 scientific petition by the Center for Biological Diversity seeking the Acts protection for 83 corals in U.S. waters. http://thesop.org/story/20121203/66-species-of-coral-endangered-and-threatened.html http://thesop.org/story/20121203/66-species-of-coral-endangered-and-threatened.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:46:00 GMT Birds, wildlife, and the environment in the Gulf region are still struggling. Today, we need your help to make sure BP pays their fair share to clean up the Gulf. http://thesop.org/story/20121130/bp-responsible-for-worst-oil-spill-in-american-history.html http://thesop.org/story/20121130/bp-responsible-for-worst-oil-spill-in-american-history.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:50:00 GMT Dangerous feedback loop as existing warming accelerates permafrost thawing http://thesop.org/story/20121127/permafrost-thawing-reducing-black-carbon-soot-can-cut-rate-of-arctic-warming-by-twothirds.html http://thesop.org/story/20121127/permafrost-thawing-reducing-black-carbon-soot-can-cut-rate-of-arctic-warming-by-twothirds.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:16:00 GMT The UN released a new report which finds that the concentration of warming gases like carbon dioxide has increased by 20 per cent since 2000. http://thesop.org/story/20121121/un-greenhouse-gas-emissions-still-increasing.html http://thesop.org/story/20121121/un-greenhouse-gas-emissions-still-increasing.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:05:00 GMT The Largest Criminal Penalty in U.S. History Still Isnt Enough to Make Bp Pay for Its Crimes Against The Gulf http://thesop.org/story/20121115/a-fight-to-preserve-the-gulf-coast-residents-still-suffering-from-aftereffects-of-deepwater-horizon.html http://thesop.org/story/20121115/a-fight-to-preserve-the-gulf-coast-residents-still-suffering-from-aftereffects-of-deepwater-horizon.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 9 Nov 2012 20:37:00 GMT As attested by her focus on illegal wildlife trade during recent travels in Asia, Secretary Clinton has proven herself a committed leader on combating trafficking http://thesop.org/story/20121109/highlighting-the-urgency-to-stop-wildlife-trafficking.html http://thesop.org/story/20121109/highlighting-the-urgency-to-stop-wildlife-trafficking.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 6 Nov 2012 03:57:00 GMT Before we all go running for the hills, lets remember that the world has seen this movie before. No, not the one starring John Cusack. http://thesop.org/story/20121105/mayan-calendar-fears-apocalypse.html http://thesop.org/story/20121105/mayan-calendar-fears-apocalypse.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2)