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
Environment
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
Posted inClimate Disaster
Jellyfish invasion
The growing threat from swarms of jellyfish around Britain’s coast is to be investigated for the first time by British and Irish scientists. Using the … Jellyfish invasionRead more
Posted inPollution
Ocean ‘Dead Zones’
Coastal oceans are being starved of oxygen at an alarming rate, researchers are reporting, with vast stretches of water along the seafloor depleted of oxygen … Ocean ‘Dead Zones’Read more
Posted inCarbon Capture
Carbon Capture realities
Power plant emissions that cause acid rain, water pollution and destruction of the ozone layer may actually be made worse by capturing the CO2 and … Carbon Capture realitiesRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Plastic kills 100,000 marine animals every year
People adoring dolphins and then not minding using plastic bags at every opportunity. Dolphins are dying and being washed up to shores. Their autopsies are … Plastic kills 100,000 marine animals every yearRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Oceanic Acidification
A new study by scientists into the future effects of acidic sea water shows that the reduced pH value of the oceans’ surface waters will … Oceanic AcidificationRead more
Posted inConservation
Eat Less, Save Earth
Roughly 19 percent of U.S. energy consumption goes toward producing and supplying food, David Pimentel and his colleagues at Cornell University write in the current … Eat Less, Save EarthRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Extinction
16,000 species are currently threatened with extinction
Endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought, scientists warned today, in a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity. Writing … 16,000 species are currently threatened with extinctionRead more