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Fri, 9 May 2008 11:34:00 GMT
$18 million Australian fto prepare for climate change especially in coastal areas
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today announced $1.2 million funding to investigate the effects of climate change on key coastal areas, including the Central and Hunter Coasts region of New South Wales. Senator Wong made the
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:34:00 GMT
Australian PM says to keep anti-whaling stand
CANBERRA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday dismissed claims by the opposition that the government is softening its stance against whaling. 'Our attitude is that we should use every diplomatic mechanism available to us to end
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:34:00 GMT
1.5 Million Chinese Children Take Part in Painting Competition on Climate Change
- An unprecedented 1.5 million Chinese children have participated in a painting competition on the topic of climate change, in a sign of the country's growing awareness of environmental issues. The competition, held in China for the first time, saw the
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:20:00 GMT
Airline Carbon Emissions On The Rise
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Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:00 GMT
Would you pay more for environmentally friendly products for your home?
Timothy Davis, property manager, Oak ParkI would pay more if they are good for the environment. But I want them to save me money too over time.Norma Jenkins, marketing director, Oak ParkYes. I buy green cleaning products and fluorescent light bulbs. And,
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:18:00 GMT
Brazil prepares retrial of 2 men in killing of American nun who defended rain forest
Locality: Paris - ex Source: International Herald Tribune Link: http://www.iht.com Two men convicted in the 2005 killing of American nun and rain forest defender Dorothy Stang face retrials Monday. Para state court spokeswoman Gloria Lima said Rayfran
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:09:00 GMT
Tiny krill could help unlock global climate change secrets
Scientists in Hobart are starting small in their bid to discover the answers to one of the world's biggest problems: they are researching krill in the hope of finding out what impact climate change may be having in the Southern Ocean. The shrimp-like
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:06:00 GMT
Alberta premier irked by timing of threatened UN sanctions over emissions
EDMONTON, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is bristling over the United Nations threat of sanctions against Canada for failing to meet a Kyoto Protocol deadline on greenhouse-gas reporting. Stelmach says Canada is doing its part for United Nations-backed
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT
Small Business Consortium Provides the Tools to Tackle Climate Change
As businesses across the country wake up to the need to tackle climate change, the Small Business Consortium today announces the re-launch of its dedicated resource site www.smallbusinessjourney.com
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:58:00 GMT
Eminent environmentalist questions viability of Indo-US nuke deal
AM IST Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna has questioned the viability of the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal by leading a peace march in BodhgayaA regional group called 'Sarva Seva Sangh' joined with Bahuguna in the march from Bodh Gaya to New
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:58:00 GMT
Bus boss advocates carbon taxes
Mr Souter believes those who create carbon should be taxed more The boss of one of the UK's biggest bus operators says green taxes should replace income tax on the poor.In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland, Stagecoach chief executive Brian Souter said
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:57:00 GMT
Higher fuel prices could slash US greenhouse gas emissions
PM IST Economists have suggested that increasing the prices of gasoline could lead to a dramatic saving in US greenhouse-gas emissions.According to economists from the University of California, Davis, high fuel prices are turning consumers off SUVs and
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:57:00 GMT
Africa urged to address deforestation and drought
By Thami Dickson Drought and deforestation are the greatest environmental challenges which pose a threat to poverty alleviation efforts in Africa and the rest of the developing world. Yet, they are neglected by many governments. This came out of a
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:55:00 GMT
Cleaner air threatens Amazon rainforest
PM IST Climate scientists from the UK and Brazil have come with an unusual theory, which suggests that the Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air.The study, which led scientists to come up
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:54:00 GMT
Deforestation in Kullu for the Allain Duhangan hydropower project
trees are being cut down to facilitate the construction of the 192 MV Allain Duhangan hydro power project in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh.Villagers are protesting the massive deforestation. As such they are protesting against such power projects
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:53:00 GMT
University research too adds to global warming
PM IST A Canadian environmentalist says that university research should be listed among human activities that are contributing to global warming. Herve Philippe, a professor of Biochemistry at the Universite de Montreal, says that he has found that his
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:50:00 GMT
[REPORTS] Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Climate Change in a Wild Bird Population
Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Climate Change in a Wild Bird ... Charmantier et al.Science 9 May 2008: 800-803DOI: 10.1126/science.1157174 Need ? How Do I Get Access? Sign In Registered Users and Subscribers User Name: Password: Auto
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:39:00 GMT
China's industrial pollution affecting Taiwan: EPA
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Fri, 9 May 2008 10:38:00 GMT
[RESEARCH ARTICLES] Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years
Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years Krpelin et al.Science 9 May 2008: 765-768DOI: 10.1126/science.1154913 Need ? How Do I Get Access? Sign In Registered Users and Subscribers User Name: Password: Auto Sign-In: Save
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:37:00 GMT
[PERSPECTIVES] ECOLOGY: How the Sahara Became Dry
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Fri, 9 May 2008 10:36:00 GMT
Less Packaging or More Food Storage Info? When Green Issues Collide
Sometimes it's not easy being a supermarket. A new report suggests they aren't doing enough to educate consumers on storage methods for fresh fruit and vegetables and are thus contributing to the 6.7 million tonnes of food thrown away each year in the
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:36:00 GMT
Forty societies join hands to fight climate change challenges
Saeed Ahmed IslamabadAbout 40 national societies under the Red Cross-Red Crescent umbrella have decided to engage themselves in capacity-building programmes aimed at understanding and addressing consequences of climate change on humanity.Addressing a
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:35:00 GMT
Integrated Environmental Technologies Showcases Solutions for 'Biochem' Response in the US
Integrated Environmental Technologies Ltd., Little River, SC., manufacturer of electro-chemical activation (ECA) equipment, has announced that, as a result of two invitations to showcase IET?s equipment at the Chemical Biological Incident Response
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:34:00 GMT
[LETTERS] Data Discrepancies in Solar-Climate Link
Discrepancies in Solar-Climate Link PierrehumbertScience 9 May 2008: 746aDOI: 10.1126/science.320.5877.746a Need ? How Do I Get Access? Sign In Registered Users and Subscribers User Name: Password: Auto Sign-In: Save my user name & password on this
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:34:00 GMT
'Crispy Noodle' Chemistry Could Reduce Carbon Emissions
Dr Peter Budd, a materials chemist working in the Organic Materials Innovation Centre (OMIC) at The , has won 150,000 worth of new funding to explore the use of a special polymer to effectively remove CO2 as its belched from fossil fuel power stations
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:29:00 GMT
Importance Of Retrofitting Existing Housing To Make It More Environmentally Friendly
This is one of the messages to be conveyed by Prof. Anke van Hal of TU Delft in her inaugural address on Wednesday 7 May. 'I see it as a personal challenge to tempt architects to take up this task.' Professor Anke van Hal's area of research is
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:29:00 GMT
Carbon Dioxide Capture And Storage: Grasping At Straws In The Climate Debate?
This is the conclusion drawn in Anders Hanssons dissertation at the Department of Technology and Social Change, Linkping University, in Sweden. He studied documents from the EU and the UN Climate Panel about CCS (Carbon dioxide Capture and Storing), as
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:28:00 GMT
University Research Contributes To Global Warming, Professor Discovers
Herv Philippe'I did my PhD on nucleotide sequencing in the hope of advancing our knowledge of biodiversity, but I never thought that the research itself could have a negative impact on biodiversity,' he said, during a recent biology department
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:26:00 GMT
Ten things to do to help honeybees
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Fri, 9 May 2008 10:14:00 GMT
Saatchi & Saatchi takes fresh approach to pollution.
S&S LA have created a great campaign to highlight beach pollution in America. Consumers are doing more green talking than walking. And whats the difference between organic and sustainable cotton? As part of a campaign for the Surfrider Campaign, staff at
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:14:00 GMT
