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The politics of climate fixes

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 06, 2009 | 1.4 / 5 (10) | 7

In the middle of a day filled with a stream of information-packed PowerPoint displays and alarming projections of what the future holds for our planet and our civilization, Judith Layzer’s talk was something ...

States call on EPA for tougher air pollution regulations

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 06, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (5) | 0

Twelve states and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.

The greening of Willis Tower: Rooftop gardens part of plan to improve efficiency

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 06, 2009 | 4 / 5 (6) | 0

Growing up in the southwest suburbs, Sara Beardsley had a view of the Chicago skyline from her house. Today, she is transforming that skyline, but you won't find her work glorified on a $6 mug or gracing postcards.

Coral reefs inspire rare consensus -- just save them

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Nov 05, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental ...

Tackling new Arctic challenges from space

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 05, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based ...

Study says dogs have larger carbon footprint than SUV

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 04, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (10) | 5

Thanks for killing the planet, dog owners. Well, that's a rough paraphrase of a New Zealand study that claims a medium-size dog leaves a larger ecological footprint than an SUV.

Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 04, 2009 | 1 / 5 (4) | 2

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of ...

New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer. Outbreaks typically occur once a year in Africa and Latin America. But in Bangladesh the epidemics occur twice ...

Reducing Agriculture's Climate Change Footprint

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Nov 04, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Curbing greenhouse gas emissions from cultivated fields may require going beyond cutting back on nitrogen fertilizer and changing crop rotation cycles, according to research by Agricultural ...

SKorea to plant trees in China to reduce 'yellow dust'

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful "yellow dust" blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday.

Sandia announces completion of mixed waste landfill cover construction

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Nov 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Environmental Restoration Project at Sandia National Laboratories reports the successful construction of an alternative evapotranspirative cover at the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) in September. The 2.6-acre ...

Colorado county copes with methane mystery

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 7

(AP) -- Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.

Data point to some improvements in China's environment

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 02, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

The rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience.

Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced'

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 01, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (6) | 1

Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.

Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions

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Nov 01, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth.

Bridge opens China's 'last virgin island' for development

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 01, 2009 | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

China on Saturday opens a new bridge over the Yangtze that will pave the way for rapid development of the country's "last virgin island," Chongming -- now just an hour's drive from booming Shanghai.

Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis

Space & Earth / Environment

Oct 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundwater, ...

Tanker spills oil in San Francisco Bay

Space & Earth / Environment

Oct 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

A ruptured fuel line on a Panamanian-registered tanker released oil into San Francisco Bay before dawn on Friday, authorities said.