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Governments and NGOs Band Together To Help Turtles [1]

2011 is the "Year of the Turtle," orchestrated by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. A USA Turtle Mapping Project and other resources offer opportunities to cover turtle declines and related issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Wildlife [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Oyster Populations Have Plummeted in US and Globally [7]

Down about 85% from their levels around 130 years ago, according to researchers from the US, China, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia, the decimation of native oysters — a contributor to healthy ecosystems and an indicator of ecosystem health — has largely been caused by overharvesting, disease, and introduction of exotic species.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Food [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Biodiversity [4]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Minerals Extraction Affects Many Beats [10]

With the US now 99-100% dependent on foreign countries for 20 of the 90 or so mineral commodities covered in a new USGS report, there are plenty of opportunities for you to concurrently cover the environment, business, national security, and crime.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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First of Many Potential Offshore Wind Power Sites Identified [13]

After participating in an 8-year struggle to get offshore wind development approved in Massachusetts waters, federal officials are pushing for expedited reviews and approvals in a rapidly growing number of other US coastal areas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"How to Cool the Planet" and "Hack the Planet" [15]

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BookShelf [16]
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Public [6]
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Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response [17]

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Tiny Bits of Silver, Used As Bacteria-Eaters, Emerge As New Health Concern [21]

Rae Tyson reports there may well be a connection between odor-resistant socks and an emerging health and environmental concern.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [23]
Science [24]
Technology [25]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Would You Friend House Energy on Facebook? Or Poke Them? [26]

You can easily find the Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr accounts of committees, federal agencies, and others on the Government & Social Media Wiki. As in the real world, however, the existence of these channels may not necessarily mean they carry any substantial information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [28]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Enviros Claim "Secret Plan" To Use Weapons Plutonium in Reactors [29]

The environmental group Friends of the Earth got the information that an electric utility wants to use surplus weapons plutonium in a commercial power reactor through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Energy Department.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Military [30]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Wikileaks Cables Confirm Secret US-China Climate Talks [31]

The massive trove of diplomatic cables disclosed by Wikileaks disclosed one of the Obama administration's darkest environmental secrets — that the U.S. held secret diplomatic talks on climate change during the run-up to the December 2009 Copenhagen meeting.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [32]
Climate Change [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [34]
Asia [35]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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