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Don’t be Shy: Alternative Energy Projects Still Have to Protect Wildlife

June 12, 2009

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Green Enterprise , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
bats, endangeredspecies, endangeredspeciesact, solar, westvirginia, wind, windfarm

I saw an interesting article in yesterday's Chicago Tribune about an Endangered Species Act lawsuit challenging the construction of a wind farm in West Virginia.  The suit alleges that the project has violated the Act by failing to get a...

Good for them: EBay to ban the sale of ivory products

October 21, 2008

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Green Enterprise , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
EBay, elephant, ivory, poaching, wildlifetrade

EBay should be given some props today for their decision to ban the sale of ivory products, starting in January.  The intent of the ban is to reduce the demand for illegally harvested elephant ivory.  Despite a ban on...

Andrew Wetzler
Andrew Wetzler
Director, Endangered Species Project
Chicago
I grew up in New York City but spent my summers canoeing and hiking in...
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