Scientists have revealed how mutations in the BRCA1 gene lead to breast cancer. Findings show…
Month: December 2007
Abdominal Fat Distribution Predicts Heart Disease, Study Shows
Abdominal obesity is a strong independent risk factor for heart disease, and using the waist-hip…
Senators cut renewable electricity rule from energy bill
Houston Chronicle: Democratic leaders in the Senate plan to bring an energy bill back to…
Rising CO2 signals wetter storms for Northern Hemisphere, says CU-Boulder study
EurekAlert: While two new studies by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Cooperative…
Norway floats idea of ‘carbon auction’ to fight global warming
Agence France-Presse: Norway’s finance minister on Tuesday proposed a fresh plan to battle climate change…
India finds itself alone at Bali summit
Indo-Asian News Service: India found itself alone and the subject of criticism from many sides…
Greenland ice sheet melting hits new record in 2007
Mongabay: The 2007 melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet broke the 2005 summer melt…
Dutch to Deny Palm Subsidies Until Green Levels Met
Reuters: The Netherlands warned on Monday it will not renew subsidies for palm-based biofuel until…
Climate fight ‘a money issue’
Agence France-Presse: UN climate chief Yvo de Boer called on finance ministers meeting here on…
Climate change already affecting water supplies in the Western U.S.
Mongabay: Climate change is already impacting water supplies in the western United States and is…