Banks are bailed out, but ecological debt rises
Month: April 2009
Arctic sea ice melting at near record rate
Irish Times: SEA ICE cover at the North Pole continues its inexorable melt-down, shrinking to…
Climate Negotiations Must Consider The Situation Of Oil-exporting Countries
ScienceDaily: Will global warming be slowed by the introduction of a tax on carbon dioxide…
Calif. River Tops Endangered List
KPBS: An environmental group has listed a California river as America’s most endangered river. The…
OPEC Members Split With Developing Nations on UN Carbon Cuts
Bloomberg: Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have split with developing nations over…
Analysis: Is Kan. coal fight as stuck as it looks?
Associated Press: A contentious political debate over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas…
California county retreats on offshore drilling
Reuters: Leaders of California’s scenic Santa Barbara County, site of a 1969 oil spill that…
United States: Delegation questioning wildlife die-off at Joshua Tree Nat’l Park
KESQ: Joshua Tree National Park, in all its natural beauty, is in danger. Park rangers…
Brazil: Amazonian reserves have fewer fires
Nature: Protected areas can rapidly become parks only on paper if their status as reserves…
Climate Change Leads to Major Decrease in CO2 Storage
Newswise: The North Atlantic Ocean is one of the Earth’s tools to offset natural carbon…