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Ray of hope for the red squirrel
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:58:15 -0000
Some red squirrels have developed immunity to a deadly disease carried by grey squirrels, scientists find.
Mind power moves paralysed limbs
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:02:32 -0000
Scientists show it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.
Expedition set for 'ghost peaks'
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:04:35 -0000
Scientists prepare to survey Antarctica's Gamburtsev mountain range - one of Earth's most enigmatic mountain groups.
NYT > Environment
With Little Fuel, Eco-Racers Arrive in Las Vegas
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:58:35 -0000
In making it from Berkeley, Calif., to Las Vegas without burning an ounce of petroleum, a duo from Oregon collected a $5,000 prize in the Escape From Berkeley race.
Observatory: Rising Temperatures May Dry Up Peat Bogs, Causing Carbon Release
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:46:37 -0000
Ordinarily peat bogs are a huge carbon sink, but a new study suggests that might not be the case for northern bogs as temperatures rise.
Race Starts With Little Fuel, and Goes Uphill From There
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:45:27 -0000
Escape From Berkeley could be the world’s most eco-friendly race, in which alternative-fuel-burning vehicles compete with the goal of completing the race using no petroleum.
ENN: Climate
Environment officials meet in Warsaw to address climate change
Environment ministers and officials from more than 30 countries held an informal meeting in the Polish capital this week to prepare for a major UN climate conference.
Climate deal to help overcome financial crisis: EU
WARSAW (Reuters) - Tackling climate change will help, not hinder, governments' efforts to overcome the global financial crisis, the EU's environment chief said on Tuesday. The 27-nation European Union has set ambitious goals to curb carbon dioxide emissions by a fifth by 2020, compared to 1990 levels, partly by making power generators and heavy industry pay for permits to pollute in its emissions trading scheme.
Global warming getting political cold shoulder in U.S. amid economic woes
The global economic crisis has thrown a political chill over one of the main initiatives under consideration in the United States to combat global warming: the so-called cap-and-trade plan.
L.A. Times - Environment
Backers push bullet-train measure as a dramatic change in California transportation
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Foes of Prop. 1A, which would authorize about $10 billion in bonds as a down payment on the vision of an 800-mile network, say its cost projections and estimated travel times are way too low. For a quarter century it has been a California dream on one drafting board or another -- a bullet train system so novel, environmentally friendly and fleet that it could reshape transportation in the car-crazy Golden State.
Villaraigosa, 3 council members back solar power initiative
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The proposal for the spring ballot would place rooftop panels, installed by DWP workers, on some L.A. buildings. A key backer is a group tied to the employees' union. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and three City Council members have thrown their support behind a proposal to install enough rooftop solar panels on buildings across the city to power 100,000 residential customers of the Department of Water and Power by 2013.
Easing winds aid firefighters' effort in San Fernando Valley blazes
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The let-up helps keeps flames from marching over the mountains to Malibu, along a well-worn path. But the season of Santa Anas has just begun, and no rain is forecast any time soon. Calmer winds Tuesday kept the largest of two San Fernando Valley wildfires from making a run toward the sea, averting a disaster scenario that has played out regularly over recent decades.
National Geographic News
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Cosmic Eye, Space Tourist, More
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
A Russian rocket carries an American space tourist, the Hubble Space Telescope discovers a "Cosmic Eye," and more in our weekly update of space photos.
Got Rhythm? Baby Zebrafish Do
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
The larvae can remember a pattern of beats for 20 seconds, a new study shows. The skill could help the fish evade dragonfly predators.
Fish With First Neck Evolved Into Land Animal -- Slowly
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
The skull of a 375-million-year-old walking fish reveals new clues to how our fish ancestors evolved into land dwellers, a new study says.
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The Economist: The environment
Green.view: The conservation olympics
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:41:18 -0000
On being green when the world has the bluesIS THE Antarctic Treaty System helping to preserve biodiversity? What are the demands on groundwater in Azraq oasis in Jordan? How do the authorities of Parana state in Brazil control invasive species? The answer to all these questions, and many, many more could be found at the World Conservation Congress, which ends on October 14th in Barcelona, Spain.The WCC is an Olympics of sorts for the world of biodiversity. Once every four years, champions of conservation from around the globe gather to show off their achievements, take stock of their peers and bask in a shared love of all creatures great and small. It is “the world’s largest and most important conservation event”, according to the International Union for the Conservation Nature, the network of conservation groups that organises it. ...
Paper usage: A greener office
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:06 -0000
How much paper does an American office worker generate?THE notion of the “paperless office” was first mooted in the 1960s, when it seemed that computers and hard disks would do away with the need to print out everything in triplicate. What actually happened was that global consumption of office paper more than doubled in the last two decades of the 20th century, as digital technology made printing cheaper and easier. Yet the prediction may be coming true at last. America's white-collar workers have been generating less paper since 2001, and that trend is likely to continue, according to InfoTrends, a consultancy. The explanation seems to be sociological: younger workers, who have grown up with electronic communication, feel less need to print documents than their older colleagues. ...
China’s water-diversion scheme: A shortage of capital flows
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:48:13 -0000
Going thirsty so Beijing can drinkTHE water level at Wangkuai Reservoir, one of the biggest in Hebei province, is close to an historic high—in a region gripped by drought. This has been achieved by hoarding the water. Local farmers say they have received none for two years. A hydroelectric plant by the huge dam is idle. Wangkuai is preparing for what officials call a “major political task”—channelling its water to Beijing, to help boost the city’s severely depleted supplies. On September 28th, after more than four years’ work on a 307km-long (191-mile) waterway costing more than $2 billion, Beijing began receiving its top-up. Two other large Hebei reservoirs, Gangnan and Huangbizhuang (see map), were the first to feed the new channel. Wangkuai is due to open its sluices in December, says a dam supervisor. Oddly for such a large and supposedly vital project, the launch was low key. Yet the channel’s inauguration was the most notable achievement so far of what, in the coming years, is intended to become a far more grandiose diversion scheme: bringing water from the Yangzi basin to the parched north, along channels stretching more than 1,000km. ...
Reuters: Environment
EU leaders guard economies in climate battle
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:40:55 -0400
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders argued over plans to curb climate change on Wednesday, with Italy and Poland calling for caution during the economic crisis and other nations arguing that new green industries will spur growth.
Brazil bets on technology to control Amazon
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:27:06 -0400
BRASILIA (Reuters) - When the pilot of a Colombian drug-smuggling plane landed at a clandestine air strip in the vast Amazon rain forest, his every move was being watched from high up in the sky.
EU car nations close to agreeing slower CO2 curbs
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:55:43 -0400
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy is close to backing a French plan to phase in European Union curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from cars by 2015, leading to a united front among car-making nations, sources in the talks said on Wednesday.
NPR Topics: Environment
Energy-Saving Windows A Legacy Of '70s Oil Crisis
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:01:00 -0400
You can't see it, but it has saved the United States billions of dollars in wasted energy. It's an invisible window coating that keeps heat out in the summer and in during winter. And it got its start during the last energy crisis, three decades ago.
Videos Released Of Deepest Fish Ever Filmed
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:00 -0400
Scientists from Japan and Britain have released the first photos and videos of the liparid, or snail fish, the deepest-living fish ever filmed. Groups were found nearly five miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
For Next President, An Array Of Science Challenges
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:09:00 -0400
According to a report issued by the Center for the Study of the President, the incoming president will need to confront a host of policy issues related to science and technology — including climate change, food and water scarcity, energy shortages and weapons of mass destruction.
UN News Centre - Environment, Shelter
Progress reported in UN-backed efforts to reduce pollution, emissions from ships
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has reported major progress on efforts to cut polluting and global warming emissions from ships, achieve more environmentally friendly recycling of vessels and prevent contamination from harmful organisms in ballast.
Gorillas have UN ally in fight for survival
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to save gorillas in the wild, with three of the four subspecies already critically endangered as humans' close relative faces multiple threats ranging from hunting to destruction of habitat to the effects of armed conflicts and diseases.
More chemicals to be added to UN-backed pact banning hazardous substances
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Scientists today started reviewing some everyday and industrial chemicals used in such products as carpets and medical equipment to determine whether they should be added to a United Nations-backed major treaty banning hazardous chemicals.
Environment
Challenges and Opportunities UNIDOs Cleaner Production Program
B-SPAN Washington D.C.On July 22nd, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) hosted a roundtable on the United Nations Industrial Development Organizations (UNIDO) Cleaner Production (CP) program. The program and network aims at building capacity for CP in participating countries, providing a place for dialogue between industry and government. The program allows UNIDO to address the gap that exists between competitive industrial production and environmental concerns.
The Release of Environmental Sustainability An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support
B-SPAN Washington D.C. On July 22nd, 2008, the World Bank presented a panel discussion to recognize the release of Environmental Sustainability An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support, written by John Redwood, Jouni Eerikainen, and Ethel Tarazona. Event Chair Vinod Thomas, Director General of the World Banks Independent Evaluation Group, opened the panel by explaining the importance of the report regarding the broader implications for both the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
2. Global Tiger Conservation Initiative Symposium
B-SPAN On June 9 2008, the World Bank launched the Global Tiger Conservation Initiative with a thematic symposium held at the World Banks headquarters in Washington D.C. The event, entitled Tiger Conservation Moving Lessons Learnt Towards a Winning Strategy, brought together tiger conservation experts to discuss lessons in trade, governance and finance, as well as steps going forward in this important effort.
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