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Sea level rise by 2100 'below 2m'
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:49:44 -0000
Natural restrictions on the way glaciers move means sea level rise above 2m this century is very unlikely, researchers say.
Mammoths moved 'out of America'
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:50:25 -0000
Ancient DNA evidence points to the last Siberian woolly mammoths having originated in North America.
Bumblebees outwit robotic spiders
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:47:52 -0000
Bumblebees learn from their encounters with camouflaged crab spiders and adapt their foraging strategy.
Government to protect tiny snail
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:47:39 -0000
One of the world's smallest and rarest snails, measuring less than a millimetre in width, gets special protection.
Down's signs 'seen in stem cells'
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:36:01 -0000
Scientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndrome
Germany leads 'clean coal' pilot
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:27:37 -0000
A small German coal-fired plant will be the first in the world to capture and store its own CO2 emissions.

Kansas City infoZine Environment Headlines

Effects of Microplastics on Marine Environment Focus of International Workshop
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:05:40 -0400
Experts from the United States, Australia, Japan, Netherlands and the United Kingdom will gather at the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma for the first-ever international workshop on the pervasive problem of microplastics in the marine environment.
EPA Awards $600,000 to University of Missouri-Columbia
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:05:15 -0400
EPA has awarded $600,000 to the University of Missouri-Columbia for designing new technology to improve the detection of viruses, bacteria and chemicals in drinking water.
New York City Businesses has First-of-its-kind Energy Conservation Law
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:05:30 -0400
New statute prohibits stores from blasting A.C. out of front-door entrances in summer heat

About Environmental Issues

New Study Confirms Accuracy of "Hockey Stick" Global Warming Graph
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:40:36 -0000
New research now supports the infamous “hockey stick” graph that shows temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere beginning to skyrocket around the time of the Industrial Revolution, illustrating the link between...
Hurricane Gustav: How Hurricanes Threaten Offshore Drilling and the Environment
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:01:26 -0000
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed 113 offshore oil and gas platforms, damaged 457 oil and gas pipelines, overturned storage tanks at onshore refineries, and spilled 9 million gallons...
McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:23:24 -0000
On Friday, August 29, John McCain turned 72. To celebrate, he named first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. Will Palin turn out to be McCain’s...

IPS Inter Press Service - Environment

ENVIRONMENT: EU Takes a Weak Step Against Logging
David Cronin BRUSSELS, Sep 4 (IPS) - The European Union has reached a new agreement aimed at preventing import of illegal timber from Africa, but environmental campaigners believe bolder action is needed to curb deforestation across the globe.
VIETNAM: Paying for Ecosystems
Helen Clark HANOI, Sep 4 (IPS) - Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES), an environmental scheme now being trialled in this South-east Asian country, may serve as a model for the region, if found successful.
CHILE: Salmon Farm Workers Left Out in the Cold
Daniela Estrada SANTIAGO, Sep 2 (IPS) - While non-governmental organisations appreciate the Chilean government's efforts to improve hygiene and environmental conditions in the salmon industry, they are calling for an end to the expansion of salmon farming and solutions for thousands of workers who lost their jobs because of a crisis in the sector.

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Car makers must go green, says public in new EU poll
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100
The results of an opinion poll out today (28 August 2008) show an overwhelming 87 per cent of people in the UK think measures to force car manufacturers to make smarter cars that use 25 per cent less fuel should be introduced urgently.
Green taxes are key to tackling climate change
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100
Responding to the Taxpayer's Alliance's 'The Burden of Green Taxes', Friends of the Earth said "Green taxes are one of the key policies needed to prevent dangerous climate change that would cost the UK cost billions of pounds and ruin lives."
Major car makers not cutting emissions fast enough to meet climate targets
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100
Top car manufacturers selling vehicles in the UK and elsewhere in Europe are not cutting carbon dioxide emissions from their vehicles fast enough to meet proposed EU targets, Friends of the Earth said today.

SERIS

OECD Environmental Outlook
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 23:00:00 -0000
This report presents an economy-based assessment of environmental pressures and conditions to 2020, indicates practical policy options to change the outlook in a more environmentally friendly direction, and analyses the potential economic and environmental consequences of implementing such policies.
World Energy Outlook: 2002
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:00:00 -0000
This newest edition of World Energy Outlook presents projections till the year 2030 for supply and demand of oil, gas, coal, renewable energy sources, nuclear power and electricity. It covers the world and 18 major regions. It draws lessons for energy security, trade and investment. It also assesses energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and policies designed to reduce them.
Environment statistics - Pocketbook
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:00:00 -0000
Data 1980-1999

Environment, Recycling, and Land Use

E-Waste Recycling
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:01 -0000
This Tap The Power highlights select resources on the environmental, international, and legislative aspects of the e-waste recycling issue.

 

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