Published on Jan 3, 2013 Video courtesy of Dr. Dean Jacobson Destructive coral mining in the Marshall Islands funded by US FAA, begun in Aug 2012. Let your voices be heard: please email ron.v.simpson at faa.gov to protest this ongoing coral reef destruction, funded by your US tax dollars. Sign the petition at Care2.org, […]
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CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Oct. 4, 2012 CONTACT: DEP Press Office (850)245-2112 [email protected] TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Acquisition and Restoration Council are holding two open house event to allow the public to comment on how Florida Forever projects should be prioritized. The Department and the Council develop an annual ranking of statewide land […]
Article by Shane Graber – Posted Sep 12, 2012 02:00 PM. Reprinted from http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ Videos by Dr. Jean Jacobson The Marshall Islands rely heavily on services for its economic well-being and a United States FAA funded expansion to its airport is threatening to destroy nearby lagoon coral reefs. Bill Clinton with his 1998 Executive Order […]
By Christine Ahn, September 7, 2012 Soft coral off the coast of Jeju, which will likely be destroyed if the naval base goes forward (Photo by indepedent environmental assessment team). On September 2, Dr. Imok Cha, a 51-year old San Francisco-based pathologist boarded a plane headed to Jeju Island, South Korea, where she was to […]
08/30/12 UPDATE: Dean Jacobson This morning I visited the reservoir site near the Majuro airport (Marshall Islands) and saw that PII (Pacific International Inc.) has flagrantly started to dredge near-shore coral using their excavators. The giant Lima crawler crane, which will be able to reach nearly all the fringing reef, has already been moved to […]
By, Mary Anne Hitt Director, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reposted from 08/09/2012 3:07 pm. Huffington Post. The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) and its chairman, Fred Hochberg, are facing a big decision about a coal project in one of the world’s most treasured places. Disturbing reports are emerging that the bank is considering financing a […]
Target: President Barrack Obama Sponsored by: Dean Jacobson, Ph.D., coral ecologist Please require the Department of State to apply the coral protection that is required by Executive Order 13089, thus ensuring that all FAA projects at the Majuro airport in the Marshall Islands refrain from again using coral reef mining as a source of fill […]
April 13, 2012. NOAA As part of our ongoing process to evaluate 82 species of coral from the Caribbean and Pacific for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), NOAA is inviting public review of two reports, a scientific Status Review Report and a draft Management Report. Our review of these 82 species of corals […]
Provide comment in person The sanctuary and its advisory council are accepting public comments in person at five meetings. Meetings start at 4:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. Sanctuary and Refuge staff will provide presentations about sanctuary zones, regulations and the Refuge’s Backcountry Management Plan at approximately 4:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Attendees may […]