Tim Hewison
Amazon Conservation Cost Pegged at $150 Million a Year
Originally Published by ENS
– The cost of conserving the Amazon ecosystem has been estimated at US$150 million a year, according to the first joint report by the directors of protected areas in the eight Amazonian countries.
Posted on
November 1st, 2010
Ecosystems, Politics
Green: A Nano-Solution to Energy ‘Vampires’
Originally Published by NY Times
– Like a leaky faucet, today’s transistors may be in the “off” position but are never fully closed, allowing small amounts of energy to be steadily siphoned. But with nanotechnology, a far tighter seal can be achieved.
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October 31st, 2010
Energy, Technology
Brazil Set to Meet Low-Carbon Targets Four Years Early
Originally Published by ENS
– Brazil is on track to meet carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets four years earlier than promised, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday at a meeting of Brazil’s Forum on Climate Change.
US navy completes successful test on boat powered by algae
Originally Published by The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
– American navy sails towards sustainability with biofuel-powered gunboat.
Posted on
October 30th, 2010
Energy
Biodiversity and poverty reduction: Who controls the seeds?
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News
– In many developing countries, the right of farmers to use and exchange farm-saved seed is a form of life insurance.
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October 30th, 2010
Agriculture, Biodiversity, Politics
Shambolic history of the carbon capture contest
Originally Published by Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
– E.ON is the latest contestant to withdraw from a competition which now has just one bidder remaining.
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October 24th, 2010
Economy, Energy, Politics, Technology
Pricing the Value of Nature
Originally Published by ENS
– Assigning economic value to the benefits the world gets for free from nature is not easy, so today’s release of the report, “Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature,” by a banker who works with the UN Environment Programme has attracted a lot of attention at the Convention on Biodiversity’s Conference of Parties meeting in Nagoya.
Posted on
October 23rd, 2010
Biodiversity, Economy, Ecosystems
India set to be first country to publish ‘natural wealth’ accounts
Originally Published by Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
– Accounts of the nation’s ‘natural capital’ meets key demand of the UN study of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
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October 23rd, 2010
Biodiversity, Economy, Ecosystems
Conch project tops green awards
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
– A prize-winning project to protect sea life is a bit of bright news at a conference assessing the state of global biodiversity preservation.
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October 22nd, 2010
Biodiversity, Ecosystems
Best loved wines at risk from climate change
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
– Why you could soon be getting your Bordeaux from Bognor.
Posted on
October 22nd, 2010
Agriculture, Climate
NASA Daily Image
Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode