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The global environment is at a crossroads. The rapid pace of technology and population growth is placing unrelenting pressure on the world’s natural resources. Many of our natural systems have been pushed to the breaking point. The build-up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuel is changing the planet’s natural systems, upon which all life depends. Overfishing and pollution have ravaged the oceans, leaving commercial fisheries at the point of collapse. On land, areas that have not been inalterably changed by human civilization are under increasing stress from activities ranging from logging and mining to agriculture and development. Pew is a major force in educating the public and policy makers about the causes, consequences and solutions to environmental problems. We actively promote strong conservation policies in the United States and internationally. Pew applies a range of tools in pursuit of practical, meaningful solutions—including applied science, public education, sophisticated media and communications, and policy advocacy. Pew’s environmental activities have grown steadily over the past two decades, as has our staff of attorneys, scientists, economists, media professionals and campaign advocates. The Pew Environment Group comprises more than 80 staff—with a presence throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean—making it one of the nation’s largest scientific and environmental advocacy organizations.
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Below are recent environment-related editorials published throughout the U.S. as of May 20, 2008.
Polar Bear Politics (Bangor Daily News - 5/20/2008) Control the Factory Farms (Buffalo News - 5/20/2008)
"Threatened" Classification Truly Threatens Polar Bears (Cleveland Plain Dealer - 5/19/2008)
Chalk Up One for Polar Bears (New London Day - 5/19/2008)
A Glacial Response on Polar Bears (Norfolk Virginian Pilot - 5/19/2008)
Not Much Help for the Polar Bear (New York Times - 5/18/2008)
Rigging the Regs (Houston Chronicle - 5/18/2008)
Polar Bears (Charleston Gazette - 5/18/2008)
Polar Bears (Anchorage Daily News - 5/18/2008)
Warm to the Task (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5/18/2008)
The Bear Facts (Daytona Beach News-Journal - 5/16/2008)
U.S., Other Nations Must Act to Protect Polar Bears (Kansas City Star - 5/16/2008)