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As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? Space & Earth science / Environment July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| User comments: 10 As the world mulls over the conundrum of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: algae.

Genes could solve pollution mysteries Space & Earth science / Environment July 10, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time identified environmental pollutants by looking at the genes of a small, freshwater crustacean. This new gene-based ...

A third of reef-building corals face extinction Space & Earth science / Environment July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were ...

Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels Space & Earth science / Environment July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 People in Paris won't have to look far to see the city's air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which ...

A 'red flag' for expanding biofuels in the tropics Space & Earth science / Environment July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Biofuels, by recycling atmospheric carbon, are a potential boon to the world's ailing climate. But efforts in the tropics to significantly expand biofuel production by replacing tropical forests with oil palm, sugarcane and ...

Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists Space & Earth science / Environment July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The dramatic rise in dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday.

Ice dam to break prematurely on Argentine glacier Space & Earth science / Environment July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 A huge ice dam on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier will break apart for the first time in the southern hemisphere winter, likely as a result of global warming, scientists and environmentalists said Monday. ...

China's policies treasure both environment and people Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two of the world's largest environmental programs in China are generally successful, although key reforms could transform them into a model for the rest of the world, according to new research published this week in the Proceedings ...

Incentives for carbon sequestration may not protect species Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Paying rural landowners in Oregon's Willamette Basin to protect at-risk animals won't necessarily mean that their newly conserved trees and plants will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere and vice versa, a new study has ...

Britain to slow adoption of biofuels Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The British government said Monday it would slow the expansion of biofuels following a report which found they could increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to food price rises.

NOAA report states half of US coral reefs in 'poor' or 'fair' condition Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under US jurisdiction. The NOAA report says that the nation's coral ...

Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat Space & Earth science / Environment July 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.

Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief Space & Earth science / Environment July 04, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| User comments: 13 The head of the UN's Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists on Friday said only seven years remained for stabilising emissions of global-warming gases at a level widely considered safe.

Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report Space & Earth science / Environment July 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday.

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity Space & Earth science / Environment July 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Rather than suppressing local communities in developing nations, nature reserves attract human settlement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

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As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? Space & Earth science / Environment July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| User comments: 10 As the world mulls over the conundrum of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: algae.

Genes could solve pollution mysteries Space & Earth science / Environment July 10, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time identified environmental pollutants by looking at the genes of a small, freshwater crustacean. This new gene-based ...

A third of reef-building corals face extinction Space & Earth science / Environment July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were ...

Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels Space & Earth science / Environment July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 People in Paris won't have to look far to see the city's air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which ...

A 'red flag' for expanding biofuels in the tropics Space & Earth science / Environment July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Biofuels, by recycling atmospheric carbon, are a potential boon to the world's ailing climate. But efforts in the tropics to significantly expand biofuel production by replacing tropical forests with oil palm, sugarcane and ...

Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists Space & Earth science / Environment July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The dramatic rise in dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday.

Ice dam to break prematurely on Argentine glacier Space & Earth science / Environment July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 A huge ice dam on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier will break apart for the first time in the southern hemisphere winter, likely as a result of global warming, scientists and environmentalists said Monday. ...

China's policies treasure both environment and people Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two of the world's largest environmental programs in China are generally successful, although key reforms could transform them into a model for the rest of the world, according to new research published this week in the Proceedings ...

Incentives for carbon sequestration may not protect species Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Paying rural landowners in Oregon's Willamette Basin to protect at-risk animals won't necessarily mean that their newly conserved trees and plants will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere and vice versa, a new study has ...

Britain to slow adoption of biofuels Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The British government said Monday it would slow the expansion of biofuels following a report which found they could increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to food price rises.

NOAA report states half of US coral reefs in 'poor' or 'fair' condition Space & Earth science / Environment July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under US jurisdiction. The NOAA report says that the nation's coral ...

Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat Space & Earth science / Environment July 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.

Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief Space & Earth science / Environment July 04, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| User comments: 13 The head of the UN's Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists on Friday said only seven years remained for stabilising emissions of global-warming gases at a level widely considered safe.

Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report Space & Earth science / Environment July 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday.

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity Space & Earth science / Environment July 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Rather than suppressing local communities in developing nations, nature reserves attract human settlement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour?

Genes could solve pollution mysteries

A third of reef-building corals face extinction

Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels

A 'red flag' for expanding biofuels in the tropics

Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists

Ice dam to break prematurely on Argentine glacier

China's policies treasure both environment and people

Incentives for carbon sequestration may not protect species

Britain to slow adoption of biofuels

NOAA report states half of US coral reefs in 'poor' or 'fair' condition

Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat

Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief

Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity

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