Guardian: No TV. No internet. No air conditioning. Traffic lights off. Hospitals deprived of electricity….
Month: September 2010
BP finally seals leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well
BBC: The ruptured well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf…
New Zealand: Climate change lower priority – survey
Radio New Zealand: A survey shows New Zealanders rank climate change as a low priority…
Indonesia: Oil palm plantations on peatlands won’t get carbon credits under CDM
Mongabay: Plantations on peatlands will no longer be supported by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM),…
Climate change concern slips as cost of living worry grows
New Zealand Herald: A new survey suggests concern about climate change has slipped slightly from…
The well is dead, but Gulf challenges live on
Associated Press: The “nightmare well” is dead. But the Gulf coast’s bad dream is far…
U.S. Says BP Well Is Finally ‘Dead’
New York Times: The federal government declared BP’s Macondo oil well dead on Sunday, nearly…
Bat poo helps paint climate change picture
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A James Cook University researcher is hoping to find out more about…
Native Hawaiians: Vulnerability to early death at all ages, study finds
Throughout their lives, Native Hawaiians have higher risks of death than white Americans, according to…
Tracking triclosan’s field footprint
A study by agricultural scientists and cooperators provides new details about how fertilizing soils with…