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Media release

7 November 2014

Battle for our Birds protecting Catlins mhua

The Department of Conservation tomorrow (Saturday 8 November) begins its Battle for our Birds pest control in the Catlins to protect an important at risk population of mhua/yellowhead in the beech forest.

As well as mhua, the operation will protect long-tailed bats/pekapeka at risk from rising predator numbers fuelled by heavy beech seed-fall.

DOC Catlins ranger Cheryl Pullar said monitoring results show there has been a full silver beech mast in the Catlins and rapidly rising rat and mice numbers.

Monitoring of rodents has shown that mice are increasing throughout the forest and are particularly dense in lower altitude areas where tracking is at 78%. This will trigger a stoat plague over the summer, just as mhua are nesting and trying to raise their young. Rats are not at worrying numbers yet but will soon bounce back, Cheryl said.

These birds are particularly vulnerable to predation by rats, mice and stoats because they nest in holes in trees.

The aerial 1080 predator control will knock down rodent and possum numbers. Stoats will also be reduced as a result of eating poisoned carcasses.

A pre-feed operation begins tomorrow with aerial application of non-toxic baits over 10,100 ha of conservation land in the Catlins.

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By IBISWorld Business Research Analyst, Daniel Krohn

As the EPA implements environmental regulations, the prices of goods and services from three key sectors will rise.

American concern for preserving natural resources and promoting sustainability has grown substantially during the past decade. This trend has spurred strong denizen support for government regulations that protect the environment from corporate exploitation, which has urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in particular to institute legislation that will hold businesses more accountable for their impacts on the environment particularly those in the energy, construction and mining sectors. To do so, operational costs for the companies in these sectors are on the rise as they strive to comply with regulation and lessen their environmental impact, a trend that is anticipated to continue in the coming years. As a result, businesses that are heavily reliant on goods and services from the energy, construction and mining sectors are likely to see their own operational costs rise as their suppliers pass down cost increases.

Throughout 2015, five key pieces of legislation the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) will be revised. Once finalized, these revisions will substantially elevate the prices of a wide assortment of goods and services that the energy, construction and mining sectors provide, including natural gas, paints and coatings and nonferrous metals. Businesses reliant on goods and services from these sectors should develop a strong understanding of these impending legislative changes and what markets they affect to make better purchasing decisions.

Energy Sector The energy sector is expected to take the largest hit from regulatory change in 2015. The EPA has proposed to enforce stricter standards for the emissions of greenhouse gases, the discharge power plants release into US waterways and the handling of underground fuel tanks. These actions are projected to elevate electricity, natural gas and fuel prices in the upcoming years.

Coal-fired power facilities are expected to be a primary target of new legislation in 2015. An estimated 1,500 power plants in the United States are coal-fired facilities that generate nearly half of the countrys electricity. In the process, however, they produce large quantities of pollutants, such as ash and CO2, which are detrimental to the environment and public health. The EPA is expected to use the authority granted to them under the CAA, CWA, RCRA and MATS to tighten standards regarding emissions and discharge from coal-fired powered facilities. These standards will encourage power plants to switch from coal to natural gas, install additional carbon capture and storage technologies, add additional coal ash filtration systems and take additional precautions when disposing coal combustion residuals. IBISWorld expects the costs of complying with these new EPA standards will contribute to projected 1.5% annualized growth in electricity prices in the three years to 2017. Meanwhile, these standards are expected to stimulate demand for natural gas and, in turn, help pushnatural gas prices up at an annualized rate of 7.0% from 2014 to 2017.

Furthermore, under the revised regulations to the RCRA, fuel vendors will be required to undergo additional training on the proper operation of fuel storage tanks, update their underground storage leak prevention and detection system with the latest technologies and install systems that run cleaner fuel. These requirements will increase the operational costs of fuel vendors, growth that IBISWorld expects to contribute to a 2.9% annualized rise in gasoline prices and a 1.3% annualized boost in diesel fuel prices in the three years to 2017.

Construction Sector The construction sector is highly reliant on painting and demolition contractors, brick and structural clay products, as well as paints and off-highway trucks. Upcoming revisions to the CAA are projected to inflate the prices of brick and structural clay products and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Meanwhile, changes to the TSCA will increase the cost of manufacturing paint and call for additional training for painting and demolition contractors. Consequently, these revisions are projected to stimulate price growth in markets throughout the construction sector.

In 2015, revisions to the CAA will strengthen the emission standards imposed on brick and structural clay product manufacturers. These revisions will require brick and structural clay product manufacturers to take additional measures, such as replacing their kiln and dust control equipment more frequently and using cleaner fuels, such as natural gas to reduce their emissions of harmful byproducts. In turn, these standards are expected to inflate the costs of brick and structural clay manufacturers, which IBISWorld projects will to contribute to an annualized rise of 3.4% in masonry and stonework services during the next three years. Under the CAA, the EPA is also expected to set stricter emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which will force manufacturers of these vehicles to invest heavily in research and development. IBISWorld expects these investments will help ignite a rise in off-highway truck prices at an annualized rate of 9.0% through 2017.

Upcoming revisions to the TSCA are also projected to inflate costs within the construction sector. These revisions include lowering the limit for the tolerable amount of lead used in manufactured or imported paints, imposing stricter scrutiny regarding the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, radon and lead-based paint and instituting more stringent training and certification requirements for workers that remodel, repair or paint child-occupied buildings. Consequently, operational costs within the paint and coatings manufacturing market are expected to rise. Furthermore, foreign competitors that do not meet the more stringent regulatory standards will be eliminated from the US market, thereby reducing competition. IBISWorld anticipates these trends will encourage growth in paint and coatings prices at an annualized rate of 3.2% during the three years to 2017. Meanwhile, stricter disposal, training and certification standards are expected to elevate the operational costs associated with demolition service and painting service contractors, contributing to a 4.4% annualized increase in painting service prices and a 4.5% rise in demolition service prices during the next three years.

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For a really good look at the night sky, stay out of the city. Artificial light from street lamps, highways and buildings is so bright it can be seen from space and create an orange haze on Earth that hides the stars.

More than that, says Jim Dougherty, president of the International Dark Sky Association, light pollution can make you sick.

Light pollution is outdoor lighting that is not serving the task that it is designed for," he says. "In fact it is either wasted or, worse, has harmful effects.

According to his advocacy group, which works to raise awareness and take action against light pollution, excess artificial lighting disrupts sleep patterns, affects hormones and is linked to some cancers.

Dougherty says it also disturbs ecosystems, interferes with plants' growth cycle and plays a role in climate change.

If we are burning natural gas or were burning coal, were causing global warming by sending light straight up into the sky, he says.

There are examples of that near Dougherty's office, in Washington's popular Capitol Hill neighborhood where globe-style street lamps shed light in all directions. The problem is that they are spaced too close together, and, he says, represent "twice the number needed to make the sidewalks safe.

In fact, Washington's lights are so bright they're visible from space. But passersby dont seem to notice or care.

The lighting makes me safe, says one passing woman.

It's comforting, says her boyfriend. The area around here is nice. Its not too bright and its just the right setting for a romantic mood if you want to come out for dinner on 8th Street.

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