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Conservation group asks Oregon to revoke approvals for renewable diesel refinery on Columbia River

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Conservationists this week asked Oregon regulators to revoke state authorizations for a $2 billion-plus renewable diesel refinery proposed on the Columbia River near Clatskanie.

The Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Energy are evaluating the request

A rendering of the proposed renewable diesel refinery at Port Westward industrial park outside Clatskanie.

Conservationists this week asked Oregon regulators to revoke state authorizations for a $2 billion-plus renewable diesel refinery proposed on the Columbia River near Clatskanie.

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SANParks launches its 2023 FREE Access week

If you're in SA, check out one of the country's fabulous national parks this week...The post SANParks launches its 2023 FREE Access week appeared first on SAPeople - Worldwide South African News.

If you’re a nature lover, don’t miss the opportunity this week to enter one of South Africa’s national parks for a free day visit!South African National Parks (SANParks) – in partnership with TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa and First National Bank (FNB)- opened the 18th annual SANPARKS Week in Pretoria on Saturday (16 Sep), with Environmental Minister Barbara Creecy doing the honours.The special week ends next Sunday (24 Sep). Specific dates can be found here: www.sanparks.org/about/events/parks_week.The free week gives everyone, particularly the communities beside the parks, an opportunity to get a great understanding of the importance of conservation. SANParks CEO Hapiloe Sello says: “The role of communities in our efforts to protect our parks is of vital importance.”SANParks recently embarked on the SANParks Vision 2040 project which in part is about cultivating a collective sense of community, healing, and inspiration that resonates with all South Africans.This SANParks week is also an opportunity to showcase South Africa’s national parks as affordable local holiday destinations that offer unique experiences for families and individuals from all backgrounds to enjoy. The free access to the parks does not include accommodation or any commercial activities in the park.SANParks started this campaign in 2006. “Come and experience our parks and enjoy SA National Week as it is for all South Africans. This is your heritage, explore it, learn from it and love it,” says Sello.Visit www.sanparks.org/about/events/parks_week for more information.The post SANParks launches its 2023 FREE Access week appeared first on SAPeople - Worldwide South African News.

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Round them up and castrate the boys'; California conservationists take aim at wild burros

Scores of wild burros are trampling the ecology of Big Bear Valley and putting motorists at risk. Some say it's time for an extermination program.

Scores of wild burros are trampling the ecology of Big Bear Valley and putting motorists at risk. Some say it's time for an extermination program.

Conservation

Carnivorous plants return to Lancashire peatland after 100 years

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Conservation
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Once-abandoned dogs are now trained to sniff out environmental clues

About 45 canines are part of Working Dogs for Conservation in various countries. Most of the dogs were rescued from shelters.

About 45 canines are part of Working Dogs for Conservation in various countries. Most of the dogs were rescued from shelters.

Conservation

Biden administration announces joint conservation efforts with environmental groups 

The Biden administration is partnering with six environmental and conservation advocacy groups as it aims to advance conservation in the Western U.S., it said on Tuesday. The Bureau of Land Management will use $28 million in funds from the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act for conservation on public lands. It will partner with groups including the...

The Biden administration is partnering with six environmental and conservation advocacy groups as it aims to advance conservation in the Western U.S., it said on Tuesday.  The Bureau of Land Management will use $28 million in funds from the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act for conservation on public lands.  It will partner with groups including the Nature Conservancy, as well as those focused on issues such as hunting, fishing and native plants. The projects funded under the program will aim to restore western watersheds, conserve habitat for the mule deer and sage-grouse, remove or modify fences and assist a Navajo native plant program. The partnership agreements “will put people to work on our public lands, helping the BLM restore lands from sagebrush, to forests, to grasslands and desert ecosystems,” said Bureau of Land Management director Tracy Stone-Manning “This will benefit Americans that recreate on our public lands, local communities, tribes and of course, the natural resources we all rely on,” she said. 

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Giants of Big Sur: California Condor Stories Part 1: Return to the Wild

Go behind the scenes with Wilderness Documentarian Ross Thomas as he learns the amazing and inspiring stories of the critically endangered California condor. Ross meets the Ventana Wildlife Society experts who have been working since 1997 to restore these majestic giants to the wild Big Sur coast. Ross’s epic journey begins with a once-in-a-lifetime visit with Senior Wildlife Biologist and California Condor Recovery Program Manager, Joe Burnett, to a wild condor’s nest deep in the Big Sur wilderness. Ross witnesses the intimate interaction between a condor parent and its new chick in the crown of a giant redwood tree. Ross then travels with Joe to see the Condor’s Big Sur sanctuary, which was destroyed by the Dolan Fire in 2020.

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BlackWater

BlackWater is a documentary about protecting Florida Springs, focusing on the Ichetucknee River. The Florida Springs have been displaying a decline in quality and will continue to if we do not make a change. I encourage you to visit and experience the Florida Springs system, as it truly is a religious experience. Produced by Ethan Beckley, Annick Joseph, and Jiahui Shen.

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Capturing The Fire

When Louise Coghill saw the first plume of smoke begin to rise behind her parents property, she could never have predicted that in less than four hours, it would become a wall of flames, swallowing everything in its path. A photographer by trade, Louise has travelled the world documenting everything from the nomadic wanderers of Mongolia, to base life at Mount Everest. Capturing the extraordinary comes naturally to Louise, so when her family home in the semi-rural Western Australian town of Gidgegannup became engulfed in flames, her first instinct wasn’t to take shelter, it was to pick up her camera.

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Cave Keeper

Exploration and discovery define an aging caver's life who now works to preserve his fragile access.

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Ser Manguezal

Ser Manguezal, created by Eliseu Cavalcante, was inspired by Josué de Castro's book "Of Men and Crabs" from 1967. De Castro was a Brazilian geographer, physician, writer and activist against world hunger. In his book, Castro envisions men as crabs, learning to walk in the mangroves. This relationship between them seems to unify and blend all together making the human being part of that specific biome. This film is part of an ongoing project that examines those who depend on the mangrove ecosystem to survive, and the delicate relationship between humans and this particular ecosystem. It seeks to recognize the hard-working crab hunters of the mangroves and make their work more visible, and to bring awareness about the importance of mangroves to the environment. Worldwide, 3,400 square kilometers (1,300 square miles) of mangrove forests were lost between 2000 and 2016, or about 2% of the global mangrove area (NASA). About 62% of the losses were due to direct human causes such as agriculture and aquaculture. Mangrove degradation is greater than the average for tropical and subtropical forest loss.

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