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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DIRECTORY

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	Asbestos Issues from Florida Power Plants Click the icon for our Asbestos Power Plant Page. Here you will find details about power plant locations, and other information.
	The Cape Wind Project will bring clean energy to Nantucket Sound. The project has been delayed by NIMBY (not in my back yard) issues by some who claim to be environmentalists.
	Monitoring the environmental impact of Pennsylvania's energy generation. A steward in validating the state's compliance with the Clean Air Act. What happens in Pennsylvania doesn't necessarily stay in Pennsylvania.
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	This is the web page for Climate Emergency Network news. Click now to get there.
	Flooded Village Files Suit, Citing Corporate Link to Climate Change. The eroding village of Kivalina in the Northwest Arctic is suing Exxon Mobil and 23 other energy companies for damage related to global warming. Read all about it .
	Get the Frack Out of Our Water Supplies Hydraulic Fracturing (AKA Fracking). Another assault to the environment for which we can thank Haliburton and others. Read all about this extreme method of natural gas extraction , and its impact on water quality and other serious health issues (human and other species). Click the Earthworks icon to learn more.
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	Florida Black Bears are in trouble, and they can't hire their own lawyers. But we can help. Click now to find out how.
	Impact reports for the high speed rail system. You can fly California without leaving the ground, or the carbon footprint associated with air travel. Includes maps of the extensive rail system. ALL ABOARD!
	Stamp Out Species Extinction: You Can Help The U.S. Postal Service is proud to offer the Save Vanishing Species™ Semipostal stamp. Featuring a bold graphic of an Amur tiger cub, the artwork depicts just one of the magnificent animals that this stamp is designed to help. Your purchase benefits conservation funds that are helping create hope for the future. You pay just an additional 11 cents for each stamp, which goes directly to a fund to save endangered species, of which the tiger is one. Click on the image to learn more.
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	What Massachusetts is doing about Climate Change?
	L.A.: It's Not All Freeways Anymore EIR + Facts about the Los Angeles Metro - yes, L.A. has a mass transit system. Also read about the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
	Sierra Club Milestone 100 Coal Plants Unplugged; 100 coal plants defeated, marks a significant shift in the way Americans are looking at our energy choices. Read on and/or view video.
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	How Smartish is Your City? Your Cities, Yourselves Smart-growth advocates offer tips for changing your neck of the woods
	Help Fight the Keystone XL Pipeline Hundreds have been arrested for committing the "crime" of protesting a great assault on the environment. A pipeline has been proposed that will carry the world's dirtiest oil from Canada to our gulf coast in the form of Tar Sands. Many environmental groups such as Greenpeace, Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation Friends of the Earth, Rainforest Action Network, 350.org, League of Conservation Voters and Environment America are attempting to bring the dangers of this toxic substance to public awareness. But big money is behind the Keystone Pipeline, spending millions to launch their program. You can help stop this disaster from by clicking on the icon on the left.
	Nevada Bets on a Better Environment Between 2003 and 2006, the UNLV Rebel Recycling Program recycled 2,144.5 tons of materials. Paper/Fiber (cardboard, paper, books) recycled was 1,641.6 tons. The diversion of these materials from the Apex landfill to the manufacturing process resulted in the following positive impact on the global environment:
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	Virginia's Fight for the Enviornment The Office of Environmental Impact Review coordinates the Commonwealth's response to environmental documents for proposed state and federal projects. The environmental impact review staff distributes documents to appropriate state agencies, planning districts and localities for their review and comment. Upon consideration of all comments, the staff prepares a single state response.
	An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an assessment of the likely positive and/or negative influence a project may have on the environment. “Environmental Impact Assessment can be defined as: The process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made.”[1] The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that decision-makers consider environmental impacts before deciding whether to proceed with new projects.
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