Sea turtle hatchlings stolen from North Carolina beach

By John Platt Who stole 83 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings from their nest on Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina? A $5,000 reward has been posted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the turtle-napper(s). Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are protected as a threatened species […]

The worst of times: Bush's environmental legacy examined

With four days to go until president-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated, history is documenting George Bush’s environmental record at home and abroad. By Suzanne Goldenberg, guardian.co.uk   …"He has undone decades if not a century of progress on the environment," said Josh Dorner, a spokesman for the Sierra Club, one of America’s largest environmental groups. […]

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