Category: Science
Euro MPs back patio heaters ban
The European Parliament backs a call for a ban on outdoor heaters as a measure…
Elusive wolves caught on camera
Remarkable new footage of Canada’s Arctic wolves is caught on camera by a BBC film…
Forests Finally Emerging as Climate Issue
Mongabay: The representatives of more than 100 countries in attendance at December’s U.N. climate conference…
Brazil: Reports: Brazil’s Silva Says Amazon Deforestation Rise Unproven, Causes Uncertain
Associated Press: A reported jump in the rate of Amazon deforestation is unproven despite a…
Green groups cry foul as UK claims progress towards Kyoto targets
Guardian: Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly last year as homes and offices used less…
Scientists warn of looming water supply crisis
Agence France-Presse: Climate change has already dramatically altered the water cycle and these changes signal…
Groups sue to block Alaska oil drilling plan
Reuters: Environmental groups sued the Bush administration on Thursday to stop plans to allow oil…
Study: Global Warming Responsible for Western Droughts
Washington Post: The persistent and dramatic decline in the snowpack of the mountains of the…
UN: Climate Change May Cost $20 Trillion
Associated Press: Global warming could cost the world up to $20 trillion over two decades…