An oil spill along the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia is 10 times worse than originally thought, state authorities said. A Hong Kong-registered ship … Oil spill in AustraliaRead more
Environment
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Stopping a dam on Himalayas
Work on a major hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas has been stopped after one of India’s most eminent scientists came close to dying on the … Stopping a dam on HimalayasRead more
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Drought killing Amazon
Drought is killing off trees in Brazil’s fragile Amazon rain forest and depleting the region’s carbon reservoirs — an ecological double-whammy with devastating implications. The … Drought killing AmazonRead more
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Green Long March
In 1934, thousands of young Chinese idealists began one of the history’s largest grassroots efforts: a strenuous voyage across the countryside that invigorated peasants, gave … Green Long MarchRead more
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Amazon deforestation
Brazilian government presented a draft for a plan to fight and adapt to global warming. In the preliminary document, the government doesn’t set goals for … Amazon deforestationRead more
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Drought in California
Faced with three straight years of drought and an uncertain agricultural water supply, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday, announcing that … Drought in CaliforniaRead more
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Contamination from Tuba City Open Dump
The Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe are tired of investigations of the Tuba City Open Dump. They want it cleaned up. Studies since 1999 … Contamination from Tuba City Open DumpRead more
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Arctic ice shrinks
Summer is over in the northern hemisphere, but it’s been another chilling season for researchers who study Arctic sea ice. Disappearance of Arctic ice cover … Arctic ice shrinksRead more
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Pine beetle infestation
“The pine beetle infestation is the first major climate change crisis in Canada” notes Doug McArthur, a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. The … Pine beetle infestationRead more
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450,000 Unsold Earth Day Issues Of Time
STATEN ISLAND, NY–An estimated 450,000 unsold copies of Time’s special April 22 Earth Day issue were trucked Monday from the magazine’s New Jersey distribution center … 450,000 Unsold Earth Day Issues Of TimeRead more