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Tuesday, August 29, 2006:

Conservation and Environmental News Roundup - 29th August 

Latest News Headlines

Wetlands restored after a century behind an earthen dam

Water in the Bolsa Chica wetlands will once again rise and fall with the tide after the dam that has separated it from the Pacific ocean for more than one-hundred years was finally removed. The two year, $100 million project has been the culmination of thirty years of work by environmentalists. The wetland site in California was once the second largest oil field in the state, but will now start to return to a more natural state, hopefully attracting endangered species back to the area.

Read more: Wetlands restored after a century behind an earthen dam (Environmental News Network)

Is popular culture going green?

It seems that green issues are finally getting into mainstream popular culture, reaching wider audiences than ever. Examples include World Land Trust Patron David Attenborough being named as TV personality of the year by British industry executives, who also recognised former U.S. vice president Al Gore's contribution through his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth". Hit TV shows iincluding the West Wing, the Simpsons and House have all had storylines based around environmental issues.

Read more: Is popular culture going green? (Reuters UK)

Community spirit fights development plans

Residents of the Llanishen suburb of Cardiff are whole-heartedly campaigning against a proposed housing development on the Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs in Cardiff. Home to a stunning array of wildlife, including internationally important populations of waxcap fungi, the disused reservoirs have become the subject of a battle between the Residents' Action Group, chaired by Ted Thurgood, and American-owned firm Western Power Distribution. Opposition to the planned development of over 300 houses and flats is strong, with over 2000 RAG members, including surveyors, ecologists and other professionals. The Countryside Council for Wales has also voiced opposition to the plans. Western Power Distribution have not commented on their submisison of four separate planing applications for the site. A resolution should come at the end of a three week public enquiry in October.

Read more: Community spirit fights dvelopment plans (icWales)

Funding for bog restoration

The Exmoor Mire Restoration Project, lead by Dr David Smith, has over a quater of a million pounds to spend on its three year project. By restoring bogs, fens and upland streams, the project will bring benefits to wildlife in the area and will also help in the fight against global warming through restoration of peat bogs, which absorb CO2 when intact.

Read more: Funding for bog restoration (News Quest Southwest)

 
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