Bama Environmental News Sept. 27, 2011 #365

Special in this Edition: Gadsden Times Editorial- Plan B Needed on Water, Oil Spill Fine Legislation Passes Senate Committee Thanks to Bi-Partisan Support, US Fish and Wildlife Service Finds 374 Aquatic Species May Warrant Endangered Species Protection, After 8 years All Chemical Weapons in Anniston Destroyed, John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

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Southern Environmental Center's Ecofest 13 @Harbert Center in Birmingham - October 6th

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest13/index.cfm

Freshwater Land Trust Name Our Greenway System

http://www.freshwaterlandtrust.org/coming-soon-name-our-greenway-system

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Keystone Grants - Oct. 1 Deadline

http://www.nfwf.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GrantPrograms/ProgramsOverview/Keystones/default.htm

Alabama Power's Five Star Proposal Writing Workshop

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AlabamaPower

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Gadsden Times Editorial- Plan B Needed on Water

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110920/NEWS/110929983

Birmingham and Environmental Protection - Bham News Op-ed by Keith Johnston and David Pope from SELC

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/09/viewpoints_for_birmingham_to_r.html

News Across Alabama

Oil Spill Fine Legislation Passes Senate Committee Thanks to Bi-Partisan Support

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/scientists_and_environmentalis.html

US Fish and Wildlife Service Finds 374 Aquatic Species May Warrant Endangered Species Protection

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2011/11-063.html

Gov. Bentley to Ask Supreme Court to Decide Water War with Georgia

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110919/WIRE/110919715

Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico at Record Levels

http://www.emagazine.com/magazine/dead-in-the-gulf

After 8 years All Chemical Weapons in Anniston Destroyed

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/09/last_pile_of_chemical_weapons.html

Report: Other Uses Studied for Anniston Chemical Weapons Incinerator

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/15697315/article-Army-report-looks-at-possible-new-uses-for-incinerator?instance=news_right

University of South Alabama Starts On Campus Bike Program

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/university_of_south_alabama_ja_1.html

http://www.southalabama.edu/jagsmart/jagbikes.shtml

Red Mountain Park Opening to the Public

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/09/alabamas_red_mountain_park_pla.html

The "Numbers" from the 24th Annual Coastal Cleanup

http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2011/09/27/local_news/doc4e775f94267eb009512973.txt

New Alabama Species of Dragonfly Found on Ruffner Mountain

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-dragonfly-found-on-ruffner-mountain.html

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Coastal Foundation Seeking Executive Director

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/alabama-coastal-foundation-seeking-executive-director

Environmental Health Manager - Birmingham

Contact Info -careers@breathehealthy.org (email for job description)

Fresh Air Family Calendar

http://www.freshairfamily.org/calendarandevents.html

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - Calendar

http://www.hikealabama.org/calendar

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Renew Our Rivers 2011 Calendar

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Friends of Shades Creek Calender

http://www.shadescreek.org/

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/

Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation - Sept. 28-29, 5 Rivers

http://www.weeksbay.org/lta.html

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th @The Harbert Center in Birmingham, Alabama

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest13/index.cfm

Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - October 8th

http://www.active.com/running/pinson-al/freshwater-land-trust-darter-dash-5k-2011-ne831

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html

Bartram Trail Conference - October 21-23 in Macon, Georgia

http://bartramtrail.org/PDF%20files/2011regis.pdf

Coosa River State of Our Watershed Conference

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=188&date=10/13/2011

Moss Rock Festival 2011 - November 5-6

http://mossrockfestival.com/

Sierra Club Annual Retreat November 18-20 at Camp McDowell

http://alabama.sierraclub.org/2011-conference/conference2011.html

New Dragonfly Found on Ruffner Mountain

From my good friend Michelle Reynolds, Ruffner Mountain Board Member:

Springwater Dancer, Argia plana- a new Alabama record found at Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve's wetland. This new damselfly was found by Steve Krotzer.

On September 9th, the Friday morning before Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve's Flutter Fest, Steve Krotzer (a dragonfly/damselfly specialist) met Michelle Reynolds and Cindy Pinger and drove over to the preserve's wetlands. It was cool that morning and Steve did not expect to find many dragonflies flying around. He had never been to the wetlands before and wanted to scout out the location for a future class field trip.

As the group stepped onto the boardwalk, Steve spotted something very unusual for Alabama and asked for someone to go get the net and the camera from the car. He explained what it was he was excited about. It was a bright blue male Springwater Dancer. He photographed it and stated the female should be around somewhere close by.

The female is a drab grey and more camouflaged than the brightly colored male. The area where the damselflies were found were in the artesian well stream -- a very cool, shallow and constant water source.

The artesian well once served as the water source for the iron ore mining camps on the mountain. In 2009 the 3 ponds that make up the wetlands and the boardwalk were completed in Phase 1 of the Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve's master expansion plan.

Information on the known range of the species: "... mostly east of New Mexico and south into northeastern Mexico, east to Wisconsin, Missouri, and Arkansas." Finding them in ALABAMA is a significant range extension to the east!

Habitat is "small to medium shallow streams, rocky and sandy, in or out of woodland; may be on quite small spring runs and hillside trickles, often at tiny seeps with no other species of Dancers. Considered indicative of springs in some parts of their range"--found in Dennis Paulson's "Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West"

Flutter Fest hikers on Saturday looked for the new damselfly with Dr. Mike Howell and Vitaly Charny. They indeed got to see the Springwater Dancer! Mike Howell is a former board member and helped in the planning of the wetlands. Charny and Howell are authors of Butterflies of Alabama and were the Flutter Fest field trip leaders to the wetlands to see butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and damselflies.

Steve Krotzer works as an Aquatic Biologist for Alabama Power Company and has been studying and photographing dragonflies and damselflies for 20 years. He is a member and past president of Dragonfly Society of the Americas. He is married to Mary Jane who works at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa. She also likes dragonflies!

I checked with the landscape architects to see if any of the plant material came from the west -- just in case the nymphs hitchhiked over here in the soil. This is why the delay in announcing the find. The plant material came from Alabama and Florida and most likely are not the source of the damselflies being here.

The first annual Flutter Fest was held on September 10. The festival celebrated all insects that flutter -- kids crafts, nature art, a caterpillar hunt, butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and moths all in one day of great fun for all ages.

Paulette Haywood Ogard and Sara Cunningham Bright (authors of Butterflies of Alabama: Glimpses into Their Lives), Mike Howell and Vitaly Charny (authors of Butterflies of Alabama), BSC professors Dr. Andy Gannon, Dr. Peter Van Zandt, Samford professor Dr. Grant Gentry, UAB professor Dr. Malia Fincher, Stoneshovel's Arnie Rutkis, and zookeeper Jamie Nobles all took part in the festival by leading field trips, talks and demonstrations.

More photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150297552496898.343268.300739511897&l=6bba029264

BEN - September 5, 2011 #364

Special in this Edition: Alabama's Own Magician Steve Trash, Alabama Coastal Foundation Blogpost - "Meg Ryan and Climate Change," Earthquake Risk to Nuclear Power Plants - Alabama Plant Makes List , Tennessee Riverkeepers Cite Water Pollution Violations on Lake Guntersville, Fresh Air Family Calendar

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Sequatchie Cove Farm in Birmingham - September 10th (Orders due Thursday the 8th)

http://sequatchiecovefarm.com/community-supported-agriculture-program/meat-csa/

Mobile Native Vince Dooley and the Delta

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/pigskin_latin_vince_dooley_mob.html

Alabama Environmental Council Featured

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2011/08/alabama_environmental_council.html

Alabama Power Sponsoring Tree Grant Program (Deadline - Sept. 19th)

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110830/news/110829666

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Alabama's Own Magician Steve Trash (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPn2gluW5qY&feature=share

Bill Finch's Gardening Columns in the Mobile Register

http://topics.al.com/tag/Bill%20Finch/index.html

Harvey Cotten's Gardening Columns in the Huntsville Times

http://topics.al.com/tag/Harvey%20Cotten/index.html

Glynn Wilson's "It's the environment stupid"

http://blog.locustfork.net/2011/08/republican-michele-bachmann-suggests-drilling-for-oil-in-the-everglades/

Alabama Coastal Foundation Blogpost - "Meg Ryan and Climate Change"

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/in-which-i-compare-meg-ryan-and-climate-change

Atty General Luther Strange's Op-ed on the Tri-State Water War

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/08/viewpoints_feeding_atlanta_at.html

Deadly Deception in Birmingham CBS 42 (videos)

http://www.cbs42.com/content/special/pollution/deadly/default.aspx

News Across Alabama

Alabama's Reaction to Obama's Ozone Rule Decision - Senator Sessions, Alabama Power and Environmental Community

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/09/jeff_sessions_pleased_others_c.html

Oil Spill Into Mobile River

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/mobile_river_closed_after_comp.html

Earthquake Risk to Nuclear Power Plants - Alabama Plant Makes List

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/09/earthquake_risks_to_nuclear_re.html

Tennessee Riverkeepers Cite Water Pollution Violations on Lake Guntersville

http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/sep/01/watchdog-group-says-alabama-firm-polluting-lake-gu-ar-2350823/

Wild Pigs Problem Destroying the Wiregrass in Southeast Alabama

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2011/sep/01/wild-pigs-growing-problem-wiregrass-ar-2351929/

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Coastal Foundation Seeking Executive Director

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/alabama-coastal-foundation-seeking-executive-director

Fresh Air Family Calendar

http://www.freshairfamily.org/calendarandevents.html

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - Calendar

http://www.hikealabama.org/calendar

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Renew Our Rivers 2011 Calendar

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Friends of Shades Creek Calender

http://www.shadescreek.org/

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/

Green Building Focus Events - Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Sept. 8th in Birmingham

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival

Landmark Park Low Country Boil Fundraiser - September 15th

http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current

Moon Dance at Three Caves - Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - September 17th

http://landtrustnal.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance/

Cocktails for the Coast - September 22th

http://joinacf.org/index.php?/what-we-do/cocktails-for-the-coast

Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/

Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation - Sept. 28-29, 5 Rivers

http://www.weeksbay.org/lta.html

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th at Workplay in Birmingham, Alabama

Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - October 8th

http://www.active.com/running/pinson-al/freshwater-land-trust-darter-dash-5k-2011-ne831

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html

Coosa River State of Our Watershed Conference

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=188&date=10/13/2011

Moss Rock Festival 2011 - Noovember 5-6

http://mossrockfestival.com/

August 23, 2011 #363

Ecoscape in East Birmingham

Special in this Edition: Farewell From Wildlaw - After 25 Years Wildlaw Closes, Alabama Forest Recovery Task Force Webinar, Cypress Nature Park in Montgomery, New State Fish Consumption Advisories Posted, Montgomery Selected For 2011 Greening America's Capitals, Freshwater Land Trust's Land Aid - August 25th

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Passing of a dear friend - Sierra Club Leader Jay Hudson

http://www.hikealabama.org/content/passing-friend

http://alabama.sierraclub.org/chapternews/july2011/index.html

Farewell From Wildlaw - After 25 Years Wildlaw Closes

http://www.wildlaw.org/

Save Alabama Water Watch

http://www.alabamawaterwatch.org/save_aww.html

Environmental Education Association of Alabama Call for 2012 Conference Proposals

http://www.eeaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136:proposals-sought-for-2012-conference&catid=92:important-info

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Alabama Forest Recovery Task Force Webinar

http://www.aces.edu/forestry/tornadodamage/webinar.php

Mobile Register Tests Water a Year After Oil Spill (Photo Gallery)

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/alabama_waters_affected_by_oil.html

Anniston Star - EPA on Trial (editorial)

http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/15144430/article-The-EPA-on-trial?instance=home_opinion

Cypress Nature Park in Montgomery

http://cypressnaturepark.org/

The Montgomery Tree Committee

http://www.montgomerytrees.org/

CBS 42 Birmingham Deadly Deception Series

http://www.cbs42.com/content/special/pollution/deadly/default.aspx

News Across Alabama

Public Trails Proposed in Tuscaloosa

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110822/NEWS/110829959/1007?Title=Proposed-public-trails-concerning-for-some

Alabama's New Champion Trees

http://www.forestry.alabama.gov/pr.aspx?ID=5402&sm=c_1

The Value of Alabama's Urban Forests

http://www.forestry.state.al.us/Urban_Forestry.aspx?bv=4&s=1

Restoring North Alabama's Storm Battered Forests - The Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign

http://www.arborday.org/alabama

New State Fish Consumption Advisories Posted

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/new_fish_consumption_advisorie.html

http://adph.org/news/assets/110811.pdf

Montgomery Selected For 2011 Greening America's Capitals

http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/greencapitals.htm#montgomery

EMC Denies Shepherd Bend Appeal (video)

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Shepherd-Bend-Coal-Mine-Permit-Appeal-Denied/I2S06sP8uEOzd6ztLnZAXQ.cspx?rss=1659

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - Calendar

http://www.hikealabama.org/calendar

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Renew Our Rivers 2011 Calendar

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Friends of Shades Creek Calender

http://www.shadescreek.org/

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/

Green Building Focus Events - July 14 (Huntsville), August 12 (Montgomery), Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

2011 Lead Based Paint Symposium - August 24, 3:00-6:00 Birmingham Botanical Gardens

No fee - Lonnie Pressley, Jefferson County Public Health, lonnie.pressley@jcdh.org

Freshwater Land Trust's Land Aid - August 25th, Bottletree Cafe in Birmingham

http://birmingham365.org/event/detail/441394233/Land_Aid

Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Sept. 8th in Birmingham

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival

Landmark Park Low Country Boil Fundraiser - September 15th

http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current

Moon Dance at Three Caves - Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - September 17th

http://landtrustnal.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance/

Cocktails for the Coast - September 25th

http://joinacf.org/index.php?/what-we-do/cocktails-for-the-coast

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58

Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th at Workplay in Birmingham, Alabama

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html

BEN - August 11, 2011 #362

Rush Darter

Special in this Edition: Save Alabama Water Watch, WIAT Birmingham - Deadly Deception (video), Weeks Bay 12th Annual Photography Contest Winners, ADEM Scrap Tire Cleanup Program Removes 1 Million Tires in Baldwin County, Five Fish to Receive Endangered Status, Moon Dance at Three Caves - Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama

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Save Alabama Water Watch

http://www.alabamawaterwatch.org/save_aww.html

WIAT Birmingham - Deadly Deception (video)

http://www.cbs42.com/content/cbs42/story/Deadly-Deception/gLYJ-c2sDkuzt3Oj6ba26g.cspx

Environmental Education Association of Alabama Call for 2012 Conference Proposals

http://www.eeaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136:proposals-sought-for-2012-conference&catid=92:important-info

Weeks Bay 12th Annual Photography Contest Winners

http://www.weeksbay.org/12_photo/winners_12th.html

Friends of Hurricane Creek - Recovering from the April 27th Tornado (video)

http://www.hurricane-creek.org/

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Cleaning up Dog River (Jeff Dute Column)

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/08/we_are_solution_to_dog_river_l.html

Latest Ecoviews by Whit Gibbon

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110807/NEWS/110809856/1218/opinion01?Title=ECOVIEWS-Cowbirds-thrive-by-leaving-their-nest-mates-alone

My Green Birmingham Website

http://www.mygreenbirmingham.com

News Across Alabama

EPA Studies North Birmingham Air

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/08/epa_studies_air_in_north_birmi.html

ADEM Scrap Tire Cleanup Program Removes 1 Million Tires in Baldwin County

http://www.adem.state.al.us/newsEvents/pressreleases/2011/RobertsdaleCleanup.pdf

Restore the Gulf Coast Act of 2011

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/hallelujah-we-have-a-bill

TVA & Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Disagree Over Nuclear Power

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/08/tva_southern_alliance_for_clea.html

Five Fish to Receive Endangered Status

http://blog.locustfork.net/2011/08/endangered-status-goes-through-for-five-southeastern-fish-species/

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110810/news/110819990

Protecting Dauphin Island

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/forever_protection_for_dauphin.html

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Renew Our Rivers 2011 Calendar

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Friends of Shades Creek Calender

http://www.shadescreek.org/

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/

Green Building Focus Events - July 14 (Huntsville), August 12 (Montgomery), Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

Sustain Our State - August 16th, Linn Park in Birmingham

http://www.lwval.org/

2011 Lead Based Paint Symposium - August 24, 3:00-6:00 Birmingham Botanical Gardens

No fee - Lonnie Pressley, Jefferson County Public Health, lonnie.pressley@jcdh.org

Freshwater Land Trust's Land Aid - August 25th, Bottletree Cafe in Birmingham

http://birmingham365.org/event/detail/441394233/Land_Aid

Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Sept. 8th in Birmingham

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival

Landmark Park Low Country Boil Fundraiser - September 15th

http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current

Moon Dance at Three Caves - Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - September 17th

http://landtrustnal.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance/

Cocktails for the Coast - September 25th

http://joinacf.org/index.php?/what-we-do/cocktails-for-the-coast

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58

Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th at Workplay in Birmingham, Alabama

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html

BEN - August 1, 2011 #361

Russell Cave National Monument

Special in this Edition: Dr. Larry Davenport's Nature Journal - Order the book today, Deadly Deception Series by WIAT Birmingham - (videos), Alabama Ranks 12th Nationally in Air Emissions, SELC & Alabama Rivers Alliance Update Alabama Clean Water Agenda, Samford Grad Sets Appalachian Trail Record, Free Car Emissions Testings in Birmingham

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Dr. Larry Davenport's Nature Journal - Order the book today

http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Nature-Journal,4863.aspx

NOAA's - The New Normal

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110629_newnormals.html

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Deadly Deception Series by WIAT Birmingham - (videos)

http://www.cbs42.com/content/special/pollution/deadly/default.aspx

Polluted Schools (WBHM audio)

http://www.wbhm.org/News/2011/PollutedSchools

State Needs Water Resource Plan (Auburn/Opelika News Editorial)

http://www2.oanow.com/news/2011/jul/25/editorial-state-needs-strong-water-resource-plan-ar-2186078/

Alabama Power and Solar Power (slideshow)

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/07/alabama_power_testing_solar_po.html

Jefferson County's Top Air Emitters (slideshow)

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/blog/2011/07/which-jeffco-plants-have-the-most-air.html?s=image_gallery

Anniston Star Clean Water Editorial

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14860855/article-Protecting-our-water--Alabama-must-ensure-that-it-doesn’t-waste-this-natural-resource?instance=home_opinion

Michael Mullen's Clean Water Op-ed - Montgomery Advertiser

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110724/OPINION0101/107230340/Alabama-Voices-Dirty-waters-harmful-everyone?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7COpinion%7Cs

News Across Alabama

SELC & Alabama Rivers Alliance Update Alabama Clean Water Agenda

http://www.southernenvironment.org/newsroom/press_releases/2011-07-13_conservation_groups_call_to_action_al_waters/

Gopher Tortoise Federal Protections Reduced

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/07/no_federal_protection_for_goph.html

Alabama Ranks 12th Nationally in Air Emissions

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2011/07/21/alabama-ranks-no-12-on-toxic-20-list.html

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/07/watchdog_report_alabama_ranked.html

Samford Grad Sets Appalachian Trail Record

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/07/samford_grad_sets_record_for_f.html

Trashing Dog River (Mobile Register)

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/07/trashing_dog_river.html

Black Warrior Riverkeeper Reacts to Shepherd Bend Appeal

http://blackwarriorriver.org/releases/2011_PressRelease_ShepherdBendMineRuling_July_22.pdf

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Environmental Council Seeking Recycling operator

http://aeconline.org/operator

Free Car Emissions Testings in Birmingham

http://alabamacleanair.org/calendar/

Air Quality Awareness Week Starting August 1st - Ending August 6th at Railroad Park

http://alabamacleanair.org/community/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/

Green Building Focus Events - July 14 (Huntsville), August 12 (Montgomery), Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Sept. 8th in Birmingham

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58

Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12 (Early registration deadline special July 31st)

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html