Archive for November 19th, 2008

Ex-Soviet bloc leads rises in CO2 emissions: U.N.

OSLO (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas emissions in many industrialised nations are still rising, especially in the former Soviet bloc, despite agreements to cut back, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Monday.

Whale shark’s toilet moment caught on film

The BBC’s famous Natural World series breaks new ground when it shows the world’s biggest fish – having a poo.

Climate change threat to woodland

A trust wins funding to help in its fight to save fragile woodlands in the far north of Scotland.

Uganda: Floods Displace Thousands in Moyo

THOUSANDS of people have been displaced by floods in Moyo district, Obongi county MP Hassan Kaps Fungaroo has said.

Remains of a Sabre toothed tiger the size of a horse found off British coast

The partial leg bone of a sabretoothed tiger which was the size of a horse has been dredged from the seabed by a trawler in the North Sea.

Leaked documents: Legal advice to the government on new nuclear power

We’ve got our hands on a legal document that "explores the processes of consultation and policy development that are under way in the UK with the purpose of creating a national nuclear policy statement and smoothing the way for the provate sector to develop new nuclear power station capacity."

Looks like the government’s plans are open [...]

First certified palm oil shipment just a bit of public relations lubrication?

This is part of Lake Suwakai, Runtu, where United Plantation’s contractor constructed a road and stacked wood debris in the lake, presumably when the tidal lake was at its lowest. ? Greenpeace

The first shipment of certified sustainable palm oil is due to arrive in Rotterdam any day now for a company called United Plantations. But [...]

Leaked legal documents say the government is open to challenges over new nuclear power

The government would have you believe that all is well in the world of nuclear power. That the path to building more of them in the UK is smooth and care-free.

It isn’t. We know this because we’re keeping a keen eye on the whole process. A very keen eye. And Greenpeace investigations have exposed that [...]

Biofuel production may raise price of food

Without urgent regulation, the rapid growth of biofuels risks causing more harm than good – diverting valuable resources away from food production

Roll up for better hydrogen fuel storage

Storing the gas safely and in sufficient quantities for real-world applications could simply be a matter of storing it in carbon “nanoscrolls”

 

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