Publication Items

Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores [1]

Researchers from California and Hawaii have analyzed 25 factors and developed a map that reflects the relative cumulative magnitude of their effects on the waters extending for about 250-350 miles off the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Baja Peninsula.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region:
International [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
California [10]
Mexico [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Canadian Court Takes up Shield Issue [13]

The Supreme Court of Canada will consider this week a request by the National Post, civil liberties and media groups to overturn an Appeal ruling that police investigations override the Charter guarantee of free expression.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
Canada [17]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness [18]

Environment Canada ignored a similar letter from SEJ sent a year ago, requesting restoration of public access to science that taxpayers have paid for.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [15]
Policy [19]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
International [7]
Canada [17]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness [18]
Obstacles in Central Asia to Much-Needed Environmental Reporting [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
International [7]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Obstacles in Central Asia to Much-Needed Environmental Reporting [20]
Fungus Potentially Threatens Millions of Bats [22]

White-nose syndrome, an increasing cause of bat mortality, is spreading. Bats play an important role in controlling insect populations and pollinating plants.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [23]
Region:
International [7]
Canada [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Green Social Networks: It's Not Easy Being Green Alone [24]

Do green social networks actually increase coherence in the environmentalist community, or are they a distraction? Are they sincere or opportunistic? Can they be used for greenwashing? All of the above?
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [25]
People & Population [26]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
International [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Journalists As Prophets: From the Climate Change Story to the Great Flood [27]

By MARK NEUZIL
Editor's note: We are fortunate to be able to excerpt a small bit of The Environment and the Press: From Adventure Writing to Advocacy, by Mark Neuzil, that many SEJ members will find interesting, a history of environmental journalism and its roots. We have removed the footnotes from this section, taken from Chapter Two, "Journalism's Prophetic Voice."
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
International [7]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Google Earth Tool Provides Local CO2 Inventory [28]

Localizing the effects of climate change remains challenging. But a new tool makes it easier to at least pin down the local sources of one of the main greenhouse gases, with the inventory led by Purdue University scientists.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Air [29]
Technology [30]
Region:
International [7]
Canada [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mexico [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Environment Canada Gags Scientists At Conference [31]

SEJ member Janet Pelley writes about her experience with EC scientists, policy and a press 'minder' at the recent Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [32]
Government [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
International [7]
Canada [17]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Environment Canada Gags Scientists At Conference [31]
Public Comment Open for Renewable Energy Zones [33]

The Western Governors' Association and the US DOE begin Phase 1 of a 4-phase process, with initial designation of suitable zones for renewable power generation in the western US, Canada, and Mexico.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [34]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Region:
International [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
California [10]
Mexico [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Public Comment Open for Renewable Energy Zones [33]

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