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Gogebic Taconite says Wisconsin mine isn't feasible; cites wetlands, EPA
2015-02-28 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: The company that promised a huge mine in northern Wisconsin announced Friday that it was dropping the controversial project because it is not feasible. We dont want to throw out false hope, Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams told the State Journal. Our parent company felt there wasnt enough certainty to it. State Republicans crusaded for the mine starting in 2011, saying it would create thousands of jobs in an economically distressed area, but scientists warned of possible environmental...
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In Louisiana, Measure to Kill Wetlands Damage Lawsuit Appeal Likely to Fail
2015-02-27 14:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times-Picayune: Members of the east bank levee authority opposed to the controversial wetlands damage lawsuit against oil, gas and pipeline companies have called for a special meeting of the authority on Monday to force commissioners to vote up or down on whether to appeal a federal judge's decision throwing out the suit. But a plan by the opponents, led by attorney Joe Hassinger of New Orleans, to tailor a motion in such a way that even a tie vote during the special meeting of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection...
Swamps, wetlands may be key in fight against climate change
2015-02-16 05:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indo-Asian News Service: Swamps and wetlands could be 50 times more effective than rain forests in storing carbon, an Australian scientist researching the topic said Monday. Researchers at Victoria's Deakin University found swamps bank up to one-third of the carbon found in terrestrial soils, yet only occupy 4 percent of the planet's land surface. They are confident that wetlands will be a huge carbon sink that was missing in previous global carbon budgets. Senior lecturer in freshwater ecology, Rebecca Lester, told the...
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Judge dismisses Louisiana wetlands suit against big oil firms
2015-02-14 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A federal judge in Louisiana threw out a lawsuit Friday against more than 90 oil, gas and pipeline companies accused of collectively damaging the state's coastline, according to court records. The suit was filed in 2013 by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, accused the companies of destroying the state's fragile wetlands that protect the greater New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding, such as that which occurs during hurricanes. The suit says the companies cut at...
Environmentalists oppose DNR's approval of crude oil rail line through La Crosse wetlands
2015-02-12 18:50:50| Railroads - Topix.net
Midwest Environmental Advocates is raising concerns over the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approval of a permit for Burlington Northern Santa Fe to fill a wetland in the La Crosse River Marsh in order to expand a rail line carrying crude oil through the marsh and the urban area near the Upper Mississippi River. MEA said the DNR decision is another example of how the process for approving controversial and potentially catastrophic projects, such as the expansion of a rail line for trains carrying crude oil through Wisconsin, did not allow meaningful public input.
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