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UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites Face More Threats
Originally Published by Environment News Service
At the World Heritage Committee’s annual meeting in Quebec City it will consider requests made by governments for inscription of 13 new natural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Posted on
July 5th, 2008
Ecosystems, Politics
France Plans Revolution In Space
Originally Published by BBC News
Ambitious plans for European missions to the Moon and Mars are being considered by the French government.
Posted on
July 5th, 2008
Earth Observation, Politics, Technology
Biologist Teaches the Nation’s Judges About Genetics
Originally Published by NY Times
An interview with a physician and molecular biologist and teacher of genetics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine who has been educating America’s judges about genetics.
Judge: Reduce CO2 Or Don’t Build Coal Plant
Originally Published by Environmental News Network
In a ruling believed to be unprecedented, a Georgia judge halted the construction of Dynegy’s Longleaf coal-fired power plant because it had not made provisions for reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide.
Midwest Flooding May Worsen Dead Zone
Originally Published by Houma Today
Scientists have predicted that this year’s dead zone - an area of the Gulf of Mexico that lacks enough oxygen to support marine life - will be the largest ever in part because of the recent floods in the region.
Posted on
July 3rd, 2008
Agriculture, Disasters, Ecosystems, Water
High Gas Prices Threaten to Drain Small Towns’ Populations
Originally Published by Truthout
The high price of gasoline is hitting small American towns the hardest where long commutes to work are the norm.
Pentagon Fights EPA on Pollution Cleanup
Originally Published by Truthout
The Defense Department is resisting orders from the EPA to clean up Fort Meade and two other military and has declined to sign remediation orders for 12 military sites on the Superfund list.
Sugar for Biofuel to Displace Kenya’s Tana Delta Wildlife
Originally Published by Environment News Service
Kenya’s Mumias Sugar Company has gotten the okay to cover Kenya’s Tana River Delta - inhabited by 350 species of birds, lions, elephants, rare sharks and reptiles - with sugar cane fields for biofuels.
Posted on
July 2nd, 2008
Agriculture, Ecosystems, Energy
North Pole Ice Could Disappear This Summer
Originally Published by Earth News
The North Pole may be completely ice-free later this summer as global warming melts Arctic ice, according to scientists.
Posted on
July 1st, 2008
Climate, Earth Observation, Water
Whale Meet Ends With Peace Agenda
Originally Published by BBC News
In a supposed success, the annual IWC meeting has ended with not much more than an agreement to disagree on the controversial issue of whaling as the slaughter continues.
Posted on
July 1st, 2008
Biodiversity, Politics
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