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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Don't ignore agriculture in climate talks, experts warn

Leading agriculturalists have warned that failure to include agriculture in next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen will have disastrous consequences on food security. More than 60 leading agricultural scientists from around the world signed a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Sasol’s greenhouse gas emissions down

A section of SASOL Secunda Plant. Photo: Business Day SASOL ’S absolute emissions of greenhouse gases globally have decreased, the petrochemicals giant said in its Sustainability Report released today. Emissions, measured in carbon dioxide equivalent,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT

U.N. awaits proposal from U.S. on climate change

The U.S. is the only industrialized country that has not offered a target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of a U.N. climate-change convention scheduled for next month. The U.N. is urging the U.S. to submit a "a numerical midterm target and commitment
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

Smoke, Mirrors, and Greenhouse Gas Control

The U.S. Senate is girding for battle over greenhouse gas control bills, and legions of diplomats are preparing to assemble in Copenhagen to debate a new accord on climate change to replace the Kyoto Protocol. In the United States, the Environmental
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT

Eco-friendly cars to drive into spotlight at Guangzhou show

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Climate change makes agricultural biotechnology more relevant - DA

change make research and development of more 'superior' crops that grow faster, bigger and produce higher yields, more relevant, an agriculture official disclosed. Advances in agricultural biotechnology should focus more on the development of climate
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Texas seeks immediate containment of toxic waste in San Jacinto River

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Straight talk on GM crops crucial

The planting of genetically modified (GM) crops is an issue that deserves discussion, because there are good arguments both for and against. Today, however, this has become a global trend, with GM crops being planted over large areas in a growing number
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Al Gore says green supercomputing can save planet

Supercomputing technology, according to Al Gore, will help the human race reverse climate change, both by aiding the expansion of renewable energy use and by creating models that help people understand the severity of global warming. Speaking at the SC09
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT

White House Throws Cold Water On Climate Bill 'Plan B' (DJ)

By Siobhan Hughes Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Obama administration's top climate adviser on Friday threw cold water on the idea of a more modest climate package that would cover only electric utilities. 'We believe that we need
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Climate research centre compromised

research centres has had a security breach. The Climate Unit at the University of East Anglia (UEA) suffered a compromise of information, a UEA spokesperson said on Friday. 'We are aware that information from a server used for research information in one
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT

UK: GM Crops Have A Role In Preventing World Hunger, Chief Scientist Says

crops have a role to play in preventing mass starvation across the world caused by a combination of climate change and rapid population growth, a senior government scientist said yesterday. Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT

Siemens Chief Discusses Green Initiatives

Charles Pertwee/Bloomberg Peter Löscher, chief executive of Siemens. Siemens is going through a rough patch. The German engineering conglomerate’s profit fell 57 percent in the first nine months of this fiscal year, and last week its finance director,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Disinvest, use money for green assets: Finance commission chief

NEW DELHI: The government should sell off half its public sector undertakings and use the $200 billion it will thus make to build environmental assets, 13th Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar said here Friday. "India built physical assets by
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Robotic Spy Planes Go Green

This photo shows the Ion Tiger in flight. The 550-watt fuel cell is show in the box in the lower left corner. Credit: Naval Research Laboratory Robot spy planes are harnessing alternative energy to make them more covert and longer lasting than ever. Such
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Health Professionals Must Act to Tackle Climate Change

Dr Robin Stott presents this Global Health Forum talk on; ' ' as part of Imperial College Green Week. Abstract: A discussion on how health professionals must act to tackle the dangers of climate change. Dr. Stott will outline ways in which health
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Green Week

2009 is fast-approaching with a packed schedule of events and talks. Monday 23 November: Food and the Environment All day Event Meat Free Monday Queen's Tower Rooms 12.30 - Film End of the Line G16, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 18.00 - Talk Health
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Bihar villagers now get green electricity

NEW DELHI: A technology that converts rice husk into electricity is gaining ground in Bihar. Some 100,000 households in the state already use electricity produced from biomass and their number is steadily growing. According to an estimate, 44% of India's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Student Union Green Fair

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMT

Shoppers Going Green Despite Struggling Economy

NEW YORK -- Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. U.S. supermarket sales of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT

Shoppers going green despite struggling economy

NEW YORK ? Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. Supermarket sales of environmentally
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:00 GMT

IFA: Farmers cannot afford carbon tax

Farmers are telling the Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that they can't afford to pay the carbon tax to be introduced in next month's Budget. The IFA is meeting Mr Lenihan this evening to highlight what they say is a disastrous drop in income for the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in an Indonesian rainforest

distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in submontane rainforest of Central Sulawesi. Bryophytes were sampled on eight canopy trees and on eight trees in the forest understorey. Microclimate was measured at trunk bases and at... 1 hour ago The removal of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

Curbs to ship pollution would stoke global warming, study says

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said Friday. 'So far shipping has
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Video: Ice reveals cold, hard climate facts

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Video: Ice expert explains CO2 studies

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Ship pollution curbs to stoke global warming - study

OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said on Friday. 'So far shipping has caused a cooling effect that has slowed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Severnside Recycling and waste management company appoints environmental and technology PR consultancy Prova

Severnside Recycling, one of the UK's leading recycling and waste management companies, has appointed environmental and technology PR consultancy Prova to undertake its external communications. Prova's experience in the waste and recycling arenas will be
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Institution of Civil Engineers climate change survey released

Four out of five people believe climate change is a serious risk to our way of life and are willing to make personal sacrifices to combat it, according to a survey released today by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The survey, which polled 1000
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

UNFPA Report Highlights Relationship Between Family Planning, Women's Health And Climate Change

"Providing access to contraception for 215 million women, mainly in developing countries, would help to stabilize population growth and significantly reduce the effects of climate change," according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT