The Pew Environment Group today applauded Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) introduction of the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (companion of legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Madeline Bordallo of Guam) on the day before the EU Fisheries Ministers consider a new Plan of Action for Sharks that covers all European Union Member States' waters.
Former Vice President Al Gore, foreign ministers and climate change scientists will meet on April 28 in the town of Tromso in Northern Norway to discuss the impacts of melting ice in Antarctica, the Arctic and mountain areas worldwide
In honor of Earth Day, New York-based JetBlue Airways is encouraging customers, crewmembers and communities across its network to join the airline and pledge to do One Thing That’s Green to protect the environment. Just by making small changes to daily habits, everyone can help make the world a greener place. With a goal of inspiring 22,000 individuals to make pledges via www.jetblue.com/pledge, the initiative is part of JetBlue’s Jetting to Green environmental commitment.
Thousands of Hours of Iconic PBS Programs to Be Available in One Place for the First Time Ever; Special Programming for April 22 Earth Day Launch
PBS announced today the beta launch of the PBS Video Portal (www.pbs.org/video), featuring full-length videos from PBS. The offerings span all PBS genres and the system's most renowned award-winning programs, as well as content from local PBS stations, and will ultimately include feature-length films and documentaries, and live events and performances, with more content arriving literally every week.
In honor of Earth Day, Evite (www.evite.com), the leading online invitation and social planning service on the Web and operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), has partnered with Bravo Media to create a special, celebrity-designed collection of online invitations that are not only tree-free, but also give back to the environment in a new way. From now until May 31, each time a design from the collection is used, Evite and Bravo will donate $1 to the National Audubon Society, one of the country’s longest standing organizations supporting ecological conservation.