by Mongabay.com news
With amphibians experiencing dramatic die-offs in pristine habitats worldwide, an alliance of zoos, botanical gardens and aquariums has launched a desperate public appeal to raise funds for emergency conservation measures. Scientists say that without quick action, one-third to one-half the world's frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians could disappear.
by Yahoo! News: Energy News
The Christian Science Monitor - Brazil struck oil last month, and it was a true throw-your-hat-in-the-air, whoopee, eureka discovery.
by Mongabay.com news
Ice cores drilled last year from the summit of a Himalayan ice field lack the distinctive radioactive signals that mark virtually every other ice core retrieved worldwide. That missing radioactivity, originating as fallout from atmospheric nuclear tests during the 1950s and 1960s, routinely provides researchers with a benchmark against which they can gauge how much new ice has accumulated on a glacier or ice field.
by Yahoo! News: Environment News
AP - California is defined by its scenery, from the mountains that enchanted John Muir to the wine country and beaches that define its culture around the world.
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AP - Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries' warmer ties.
by Yahoo! News: Energy News
Reuters - The state of Alaska acted
properly when it rejected as inadequate a development plan for
the long-languishing Point Thomson oil and gas field on the
North Slope, a state judge ruled on Thursday.
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AP - Free hybrid-car parking. Cash rebates for installing solar panels. Low-interest loans for energy-saving home renovations. Money to tear up desert lawns and replace them with drought-resistant landscaping.
by Giulianna Maria Lamanna
I just finished reading an excellent article by Urban Scout that discusses the prominent strain of assholery (it’s a word!) in the anarchist subculture. While many anarchists argue on a logical level for cooperation, many scarcely know how to cooperate with each other, and often create hierarchical relationships in the name of equality. Now, I [...]
by Mongabay.com news
As world food prices continue to surge, 37 countries are facing critical food crises due to conflict and disasters, according to a report from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO's global food price index rose 40 percent this year to the highest level on record.
by Mongabay.com news
Declining populations of deep-sea species pose a significant threat to the health of world oceans, warns a study published in the January 8th issue of Current Biology.
