Tag: sea turtles
Key West And A Sustainability Plan That Could Make The Federal Government Growl
I’ve been traveling in Key West this week. If you haven’t been to this southernmost point of the US, you must — it’s a real treat. With Cuba just 90 miles offshore, Key West stands apart from the rest of the continental United States. It’s authentic Florida: low rise buildings, … [continued]
The post Key West And A Sustainability Plan That Could Make The Federal Government Growl appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Take Out The Earbuds & Appreciate The Nature Around You!
In my flat Florida community I all-too-often see people exercising with a podcast playing in their ears. Earbuds allow non-stop entertainment, of course. I get that. It assuages boredom. Then again, listening to others’ thoughts removes us from awareness of the world around us. How do we enhance our ability … [continued]
The post Take Out The Earbuds & Appreciate The Nature Around You! appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil & Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act
Lawsuit claims Trump’s use of ‘Extinction Committee’ violates law in numerous ways. Washington D.C. — Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump Administration today over its decision to strip Endangered Species Act protection from imperiled species threatened by oil-and-gas offshore drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico. The unprecedented blanket-exemption would leave numerous Gulf species and … [continued]
The post Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil & Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Your Single-Use Plastic Bottles Are Killing Endangered Sea Turtles
Those plastic bottles that are so readily available at convenience stores, groceries, conferences, and sports venues are a real problem: they kill marine creatures. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that plastic ingestion has been documented in nearly 1,300 marine species, including every … [continued]
The post Your Single-Use Plastic Bottles Are Killing Endangered Sea Turtles appeared first on CleanTechnica.