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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

Law Columbia

at the level of an individual animal) contradicts both the conservation purpose of the ESA and the plain meaning of what qualifies as a “reasonably certain” effect. 2011) ; Regehr et al. This kind of closed loop, circular reasoning is inappropriate when addressing the impacts of a massive fossil fuel project.

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Third District Addresses Significant CEQA Issues In Mixed Decision On Placer County’s EIR For Specific Plan/Rezoning Allowing Development of Martis Valley Timberlands

CEQA Developments

acres of commercial use on a 775-acre portion of the West Parcel and withdraw those lands from the TPZ zone, while designating the entire East Parcel as Forest and TPZ; upon approval, real parties would sell or restrict the East Parcel for conservation purposes in perpetuity. City of Rocklin (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th

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Climate Feedback Unscientifically Confuses "Disasters" & Weather Events & Endorses Pseudoscientific Claim That We Are in A "Sixth Mass Extinction"

Environmental Progress

Conservation biologists Robert H. In 2011, the British scientific journal Nature published an article titled “Species-Area Relationships Always Overestimate Extinction Rates from Habitat Loss.” Some conservationists say the erroneous claims of a sixth mass extinction undermine conservation efforts. “To MacArthur and E.

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Bad science and bad ethics in Peter Gleick’s Review of “Apocalypse Never” at Yale Climate Connections

Environmental Progress

In reality I debunk the unscientific claim that humans are causing a “sixth mass extinction,” and make the case that our conservation concern should be focused on protecting and expanding habitat and the number of wild animals. The problem lay in overloading systems and causing them to collapse.”.

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Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

Corp Watch

And in 2003 Raytheon agreed to pay $3.9 USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. In 1993, Raytheon paid out $3.7 million to settle U.S. million radar contract. Residents in St.

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The "Patriots" at Raytheon

Corp Watch

And in 2003 Raytheon agreed to pay $3.9 USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. In 1993, Raytheon paid out $3.7 million to settle U.S. million radar contract. Residents in St.

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Ukraine conflict a boon for defense industry

Corp Watch

And in 2003 Raytheon agreed to pay $3.9 USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. In 1993, Raytheon paid out $3.7 million to settle U.S. million radar contract. Residents in St.