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
Environment
Posted inWater
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
Posted inPollution
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
Posted inClimate Disaster
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
Posted inClimate Disaster
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
Posted inCartoon
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
Posted inFisheries / Pollution
Are we pushing the oceans back to the dawn of evolution
The fireweed began each spring as tufts of hairy growth and spread across the seafloor fast enough to cover a football field in an hour. … Are we pushing the oceans back to the dawn of evolutionRead more
Posted inGlobal Warming / Permafrost
Permafrost danger
A new study in the journal Bioscience finds permafrost holds twice as much greenhouse gas as previously thought, and that “release of even a fraction … Permafrost dangerRead more
Posted inWind
Wind Turbines Can Mean Death For Bats
Power-generating wind turbines have long been recognized as a potentially life-threatening hazard for birds. But at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater … Wind Turbines Can Mean Death For BatsRead more
Posted inPolitics
Protecting Argentina’s mining industry intersts
Argentina’s president has vetoed a law protecting the country’s glaciers that would have restricted mining and oil drilling, officials and environmental campaigners said on Friday. … Protecting Argentina’s mining industry interstsRead more