 Two degree rise could spark Greenland ice sheet meltdown: WWF November 27, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 91 vote(s)
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A less than two degree Celsius rise in global temperatures might be sufficient to spark a meltdown of the Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic sea ice, the WWF warned in a new study released Thursday. | |
 Amazon deforestation up almost 4.0 percent November 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Brazil's Amazon jungles, known as the lungs of the world, lost almost 12,000 square kilometres (4,800 sq. miles) in just 12 months, a rise of almost 4.0 percent, new figures showed Friday. | |
 Climate change gathers steam, say scientists November 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Earth's climate appears to be changing more quickly and deeply than a benchmark UN report for policymakers predicted, top scientists said ahead of international climate talks starting Monday in Poland. | |
 Germany says well on track to meet Kyoto goals November 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The German government released data for 2007 greenhouse gas emissions on Friday that it said showed it was well on track to meet its international climate change commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. | |
Rivers are carbon processors, not inert pipelines December 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. Freshwater ecologist Dr. Tom Battin, of the University of Vienna, told a COST ESF Frontiers of Science ... | |
 Global whaling body to begin talks in December: report November 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The International Whaling Commission will next month start negotiations in a bid to find a compromise over restrictions on whale hunting, a newspaper said Saturday. | |
Researchers fly a kite for manure recycling November 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Researchers at North Wyke Research, and Lancaster and Exeter universities, have come up with an advice system to help farmers recycle manure safely and avoid polluting watercourses. | |
 Europeans concerned about US climate commitment November 27, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Despite widespread optimism that President-elect Barack Obama will adopt policies more to their liking, some European officials are preparing to be disappointed on global warming. | |
They've wormed their way into his heart November 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Jerry Gach likes to say there have been five great moments in his life: the births of his two sons, his wedding, graduation from college and the day he got his first batch of Alabama Jumpers. | |
South Florida's ocean floor declared a protected area for corals November 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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More than 1,300 square miles of ocean floor from Boynton Beach, Fla., to the farthest islands of the Keys were designated a federal protected area for coral Wednesday, in a conservation action that could affect beach-widening, ... | |
 Jordan grapples with water crisis November 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Gasping for water and fearful that climate change will amplify its problems, Jordan is pinning its hopes for liquid salvation on a scheme with no parallel: hauling water from the Red Sea to replenish the Dead ... | |
Study shows only 7 percent of Japan's sandy beaches 'natural' November 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Only 7 percent of the nation's sandy beaches are without any artificial structures or other human activity, a nationwide study of seaside locations has found. | |
 Group seeks Pickens' wife's help to save rangeland November 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Conservationists are looking to the wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens to help push for federal reforms that they say will help thousands of wild horses and save rangeland in the West. | |
Quick action possible on federal wolf protections November 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Federal wildlife managers hope to remove wolves from the endangered species list in Idaho and Montana before President-elect Barack Obama takes office. | |
Pedaled points of light: Christmas tree uses alternative energy December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
This tree puts a unique spin on green. The Embassy Festival of Trees, in Fort Wayne, Ind., features a new attraction this year: a tree powered by, possibly, you. | |
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