Πρωτάθλημα Εξοικονόμησης Ενέργειας (ΠΕΞΕ)

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Το Πρωτάθλημα Εξοικονόμησης Ενέργειας (ΠΕΞΕ) είναι ένας διαγωνισμός νοικοκυριών από όλη την Ευρώπη, με στόχο τη μείωση των εκπομπών CO2. Μπορείτε να λάβετε και εσείς μέρος στο Πρωτάθλημα Εξοικονόμησης Ενέργειας (ΠΕΞΕ)! Η συμμετοχή είναι εύκολη και δεν απαιτεί καμία ειδική γνώση. Δημιουργήστε τώρα τον δικό σας Λογαριασμό Εξοικονόμησης Ενέργειας, κάνοντας κλικ εδώ .

Wolves Taken Off the US Endangered Species List

ENN News, April 14, 2011

For the first time ever, the US Congress has removed an animal from the Endangered Species List, a process typically done by a federal, non-political, science-based agency. The action by the US Congress sets a new precedent for altering the Endangered Species List based on political influence, enraging environmental groups. The removal would take effect in two western states that have known issues with wolves: Montana and Idaho. Wolves would now be managed by each state's wildlife agency, inevitably leading to commercial hunting. Read more...

Fewer penguins survive warming Antarctic climate

ENN News, April 12, 2011

Two of the most well-known penguin species in Antarctica -- chinstraps and Adelies -- are under pressure because a warmer climate has cut deeply into their main food source, shrimp-like creatures called krill. Fewer of the juvenile penguins survive what scientists call their "transition to independence" because there isn't enough krill to go around, according to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences.
The study found only 10 percent of young penguins survive the first independent trip back to their colonies from their winter habitat. Read more...

Motor boat turbulence kills zooplankton in estuaries

BBC News, April 19, 2011

Turbulence generated by speeding motor boats kills significant numbers of zooplankton, a study has revealed for the first time. Experiments on copepods, tiny crustaceans that live and float in water, show that a third die in waters frequented by propeller-driven boats. That is significantly more than in bodies of water not used by boats.
Zooplankton play a crucial role in water ecology and their death may have hitherto unknown impacts. Details of the discovery are published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Read more...

Reversing roles, farmers sue Monsanto over GMO seeds

Grist, March 31, 2011

Genetically modified seed giant Monsanto is notorious for suing farmers [PDF] in defense of its patent claims. But now, a group of dozens of organic farmers and food activists have, with the help of the not-for-profit law center The Public Patent Foundation, sued Monsanto in a case that could forever alter the way genetically modified crops are grown in this country. But before you can understand why, it's worth reviewing an important, but underreported aspect of the fight over GMOs. Read more...

Call on Romanian politicians to vote against killing stray animals.

Call on politicians in Romania to vote against the draft bill which would legalise the extermination of stray dogs.
Unless something is done quickly a new law, due to be voted on in the Romanian parliament in the next few days, would clear the way for thousands of Romanian dogs to be destroyed over the next few months.
FOUR PAWS urges you to act now and help save the lives of thousands of stray animals! Send your letter of protest today! The bill will be discussed, debated and possibly even passed in the Romanian parliament on 12 April 2011.

https://www.secureconnect.at/4paws.org.uk/protest/110407/index.php 

World Bank proposes to limit funding to coal plants

ENN, April 5, 2011


Following years of criticism from environmentalists and some governments the World Bank has proposed new rules regarding carbon-intensive coal plants, reports the Guardian. The new rules would allow lending for coal-fired plants only to the world's poorest nations and would only lend after other alternatives, such as renewable energy, had been ruled out. Read more...