Mystery of iceberg ‘birth’ solved
An analysis of many different ice shelves has produced a simple law governing how icebergs break off into the sea
Archive for November, 2008
Bear Grylls: How are we going to face up to energy crisis?
As the world economies battle for air all of us are facing challenging times. But what lies behind the crisis and what about beyond it?
Councils scrapping recycling services in wake of down turn
Councils across the country are scrapping recycling plans following a global slump in the value of waste materials.
World’s forests face climate-change crisis
The world’s forests, and the people who depend on them, are facing devastation from climate change unless we learn to adapt, says a report. , see a gallery of photographs
Scientists uncover how the turtle got its shell
Scientists may have cracked the mystery of how the turtle got its shell.
UN’s Ban urges world to think big on global crises
The world needs "to think big" to solve the global financial crisis while helping reduce poverty, the UN secretary-general said yesterday.
Saving the world through software – Microsoft’s green agenda
Software and the internet can play a great part in efforts to help the environment – as they did in winning the US Presidential election for Barack Obama.
Study finds that climate change probably killed off the European cave bear
Climate change probably killed off the European cave bear 30000 years ago research claims.
Another Big Gift for Big Oil: Bush Administration Hands Out New Oil Shale Regulations
WASHINGTON, DC (November 17, 2008) – The Bush administration announced another parting gift for Big Oil today in the form of new oil shale regulations. The Department of Interior released new draft regulations for a commercial oil shale industry on 2 million acres of public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The leasing of land for oil shale has [...]
Backyard Oil Drilling Affects Thousands in LA
LOS ANGELES (November 25, 2008) – Thousands of residents living near Baldwin Hills may soon be exposed to serious health risks if Texas-based oil company, Plains Exploration and Production Company (PXP) is allowed to expand their drilling projects, according to a lawsuit filed today by Community Health Councils, Inc. (CHC) and the Natural Resources Defense [...]