Do you have a moment to help reduce carbon pollution in our national parks?

Click Here to Send Your Comments! Dear Reader, Do you have a moment to help reduce carbon pollution in our national parks? Carbon dioxide is one of the leading contributors to climate change, and power plants are among the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide in the United States. National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis has called climate change “fundamentally the greatest threat to the integrity of our national parks that we have ever experienced.” The NPS has documented multiple effects of climate change already unfolding in national parks around the U.S., from melting glaciers to the growing frequency and intensity of wildfires, to coastal parks threatened by sea level rise. All of these forces imperil the long-term health of park roads, buildings, and cultural treasures, as well as plants, fish, and wildlife. June 25 is the deadline for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt a Carbon Pollution Standard that would require all new power plants to use technologies that limit their carbon pollution. This is a small but critical step in addressing climate change. By lowering the amount of carbon pollution that future power plants can emit, EPA’s rule would likely result in the adoption of cleaner technologies that mean less haze, smog, acid rain, and climate change impacts in our national parks. Take Action: Join over a million Americans who have already told the EPA that they agree with the Carbon Pollution Standard. Encourage EPA to finalize this proposal and require future power plants to use the best technology to reduce carbon pollution. Thank you for helping bring cleaner air to national parks in the near term and for helping us address the serious threats that climate change poses to the long-term health of our National Park System. Future generations will appreciate your action. Sincerely, Mark Wenzler Vice President, Climate and Air Quality Programs

Bear captured in downtown Manchester: A? 140-lb bear was tranquilized by NH Fish & Game Sunday morning in downto...

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Sights and Scenes from Moat Mountain Trail Conway NH

Photo's were shot with an Android Casio G'z One Commando Phone
Video's were shot with a Blackberry PlayBook

Sights and Scenes of Diana's Bath Conway NH

Video's and Photo's shot June 9, 2012

The water flow was at peak levels as the day before was the end of an almost week long Nor'Easter for New England where many communities throughout New Hampshire and Maine are cleaning up from disastrous washouts and rain damage.

This particular location is handicap accessible, the trail up to the Baths has a fine clay and gravel surface hard enough and level enough to navigate a wheelchair. Not all areas are accessible by wheel chair but there is a nice outlook area that can be reached and still enjoy the view of the main attraction to the area.

Photo's were shot with an Android Casio G'z One Commando Phone
Video's were shot with a Blackberry PlayBook

@MassStatePolice: Missing Tewksbury boy reported found safe by Tewksbury PD.

BOLO: Missing Juvenile From Tewksbury MA

Missing Juvenile From Tewksbury

Name: Anthony McNeil
Age: 14
Height: 5’2″
Weight: 120

The missing juvenile was last seen by his father the morning of Thursday June 7^th when he dropped him off at the Wynn Middle School wearing dark jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt.  Anthony called his father’s work phone from his residence at approximately 3:30 pm and informed him that he would be going down to the Livingston St. fields to watch the baseball games and that he could pick him up at approximatly 5:30 pm. The father (Dennis McNeil) went to the area numerous times between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm and Anthony was not there. If you have any information call the Tewksbury Police Department at (978) 851-7373 ext 0 or 911.

1.5 Million Acres Need to be Protected

Dear Reader, A vast stretch of roadless forest high in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho. Lush, alpine river valleys just a few hours from Seattle. The wild, rocky coasts of Maine. Right now, Congress is considering a package of bills that, together, would permanently protect close to 1.5 million acres of amazing wild places like these. Email your Senators and Representatives today and tell them to protect these majestic landscapes. We all know that gridlock in Congress is a serious problem. In fact, Congress hasn't passed any legislation protecting wilderness in over three years. In that time, we've seen Big Oil, Gas and Coal get bolder and bolder, attempting to drill, frack and mine their way through our public lands. This year, Congress has the opportunity to turn this around by pulling together these bills into a huge package of public lands protections. These proposals were offered by members of both parties and enjoy bipartisan support. But it's still difficult for good bills to see the light of day in this gridlocked Congress. That's why your Senators and Representative need to hear from you – if they support a package of historic wilderness protections, you'll have their back. This proposed omnibus wilderness bill would give greater protections to public lands in 12 states across the nation. One of these places is the Organ Mountains of New Mexico. These desert mountains are extremely diverse, and are home to species that don't exist anywhere else in the world.  Unfortunately, they are also threatened by mining and urban sprawl. Passing this legislation would protect these amazing mountains from the worst damage. All around the nation, the oil, gas and coal industries are trying to open our public lands to be mined, drilled and fracked. But with this important legislation, some of our most special wild places can be protected for future generations. Take action today to protect 1.5 million acres of mountain, desert, shoreline and forests for future generations. Thank you for all that you do for our wild places. Sincerely, Sarah Hodgdon Sierra Club Conservation Director Sierra Club 85 Second Street, 2nd Fl. San Francisco, CA 94105 membership.services@sierraclub.org (415) 977-5653 http://www.sierraclub.org/