Environmental Finance: China’s worst winter weather for perhaps 50 years has damaged more than a…
Month: February 2008
Food-based biofuels can spur climate change: study
Reuters: Alternative fuels made from corn, soybeans, sugar cane and palm trees can in some…
First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality
Mongabay: Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that suffered through three decades of civil war…
Destroying Native Ecosystems For Biofuel Crops Worsens Global Warming
Science Daily: Turning native ecosystems into "farms" for biofuel crops causes major carbon emissions that…
Converting land for biofuel worsens global warming: study
Agence France-Presse: Clearing raw land to produce biofuels actually contributes to global warming by emitting…
Clearing Land for Biofuels Makes Global Warming Worse
National Geographic: Growing crops to make biofuels may accelerate global warming, not slow down its…
Cities ‘are like giant contraceptives’
Telegraph: Cities act like giant contraceptives and could help curb the Earth’s explosive population growth…
Carbon tax would make China greener and reduce warming risks
Mongabay: Driven by booming economic growth and rapid urbanization, China’s carbon dioxide emissions are surging….
2 studies conclude that biofuels are not so green after all
International Herald Tribune: Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional…
Protecting Researchers And Research From Anti-Animal Research Extremists
A new document aims to help improve the protection of academic researchers, including, but not…