Tiempo Climate Newswatch

March 2007

March 31 2007: Howard puts climate on APEC plate - PRIME Minister John Howard has said he will make climate change a key agenda item at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Sydney later this year. - The Australian

March 31 2007: Tsunami survivors exploited, says report - The Australian

March 31 2007: Tsunami violence against women 'rising' - Women who survived the 2004 Asian tsunami face heightened risks of violence, impoverishment and lack of privacy at relief camps, according to a report. - The Age

March 31 2007: Hurricanes down Bulls 17-9 in Super 14 - The Hurricanes have kept their slim Super 14 semi-final hopes alive by beating the Bulls 17-9 in Wellington on Saturday night. - The Age

March 31 2007: Powercos to cash in on carbon - Stuff

March 31 2007: DAVID WHITE/Sunday Star-Times - FLOOD BILL TO HIT $80M - Stuff

March 31 2007: VISITORS FLOOD AMSTERDAM'S RED-LIGHT DISTRICT - Stuff

March 31 2007: Makeshift first first five-eighths Piri Weepu has kicked and flicked the Hurricanes to a much-needed win against the Bulls in Wellington. - Stuff

March 31 2007: Your paper produced by lamplight and wind power - Sydney Morning Herald

March 31 2007: Carbon monoxide has medical benefits ... - Science Daily

March 31 2007: Climate Change: Scientists Work To Refine Global Climate Models - Science Daily

March 31 2007: New Site Checks Climate Change Risk - Sci-Tech Today

March 31 2007: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans by environment crusader Al Gore for a - Reuters

March 31 2007: More Damaging Storms Hit Texas - Newsday (AP update)

March 31 2007: Ecuador's Reventador Volcano Spews Ash - Newsday (AP update)

March 31 2007: Sydney Blacks Out for Global Warming - Newsday (AP update)

March 31 2007: California Seeks $200 Million Worth of Flood Control Projects - Environmental News Service

March 31 2007: First EU Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Tower Opens in Spain - Environmental News Service

March 31 2007: SEVILLE, Spain - , March 30, 2007 (ENS) - Europe's first commercial concentrating solar power plant was inaugurated today near the sunny southern Spanish city of Seville. The power tower is the first of a set of solar electric power generation plants to be constructed in the same area that will total more than 300 MW by 2013. - Environmental News Service

March 31 2007: G8 + 5 Environment Ministers Confer on Climate, Biodiversity - Environmental News Service

March 31 2007: Rain leads to floods in Texas - Earth Times

March 31 2007: Organisers applaud 'Earth Hour' efforts - Organisers of last night's "Earth Hour" campaign have congratulated Sydneysiders for switching off their lights to help cut the city's greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Sydney lights up after global warming gesture - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Prime Minister John Howard has attacked Labor leader Kevin Rudd for trying to have it both ways on climate change. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Vic calls for carbon trading action - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd wants an Australian version of the Stern report, assessing the economic impact of inaction on climate change. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Planned NT Maud Creek mine could 'go off the rails' - The Northern Territory Environment Centre (NTEC) is warning a company behind a proposal to reopen the Maud Creek gold mine will have to learn from the disastrous Mount Todd mine. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Organisations and households across Sydney will turn their lights off for an hour from 7:30pm AEST tonight during "Earth Hour", in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Climate change too big for partisan politics, Rudd says - Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd says it is time to leave partisan politics out of the climate change debate. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Snowy Hydro says it is looking after the environment and irrigators with its current management of water. - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: Industry leaders head to Labor's climate change summit - ABC News Online

March 31 2007: The scheme is the 27-nation European Union's key tool to fight global warming and meet commitments under the - Reuters

March 31 2007: Damage from global warming 'to worsen' - Financial Times

March 31 2007: Sydney in climate change blackout - BBC

March 31 2007: Storm in US over chocolate Jesus - BBC (World)

March 31 2007: UK greenhouse emissions rise - BBC (Sci/Tech)

March 31 2007: The Chinese capital was blanketed by floating dust from Friday night on. According to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), sandstorms will hit most parts of northern China in the next three days. - China Internet information Centre

March 31 2007: An Tribute to the Environment - China Internet information Centre

March 30 2007: Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change - The new report, Buildings and Climate Change: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, says many opportunities exist for governments, industry and consumers to take appropriate actions during the life span of buildings that will help mitigate the impacts of global warming. - UNEP

March 30 2007: Rudd ready to host climate change summit - The Age

March 30 2007: Greenhouse gases cut WA's rainfall - The Age

March 30 2007: Madrid (AFP) March 29, 2007 - Two thirds of the world's population will be living in cities in 50 years time, up from 50 percent now, an international conference on the challenges of urbanisation in Madrid heard on Thursday. City leaders from across the world, including the mayors of Sao Paulo, Milan, Lisbon, Stockholm, Singapore and Casablanca, gathered to discuss the impact this growth has on the environment and people's quality of life. The head of the OECD Angel Gurria warned that cities emit 70 percent of greenhouse gases and said they must urgently respond to the affect this has on global warming ... - Terra Daily

March 30 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

March 30 2007: Durham NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2007 - Tidal marshes, which nurture marine life and reduce storm damage along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if their vegetation isn't damaged and their supplies of upstream sediment aren't reduced, a new Duke University study suggests. Such marshes "offer great value as buffers of coastal storms in cities such as New Orleans, wh ... - Terra Daily

March 30 2007: Greenhouse Gas Effect Consistent Over 420 Million Years - Terra Daily

March 30 2007: Australia Thursday committed 160 million US dollars to launch what it hopes will become an international fund to protect forests and fight global warming. Prime Minister John Howard said the initiative would achieve a greater reduction in greenhouse gas emissions than if Australia bowed to pressure and signed up to the Kyoto Protocol. Australia and the United States are the only two develo ... - Terra Daily

March 30 2007: Bovine pill to cut methane emissions - Stuff

March 30 2007: Storm casts long shadow over Northland - Stuff

March 30 2007: Rescuer dives into media storm - Sydney Morning Herald

March 30 2007: Brouhaha over global warming can leave you cold - Sydney Morning Herald

March 30 2007: International Team Call For Better Global Warming Forecasting - Science Daily (Climate)

March 30 2007: (March 30, 2007) - -- Scientists call for better forecasting methods in predicting how climate changes will impact the earth's plant and animal species. They have reported eight ways to improve biodiversity forecasting in ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 30 2007: Cool Findings -- Nanotubes Could Improve Thermal Management In Electronics - As the electronics industry continues to churn out smaller and slimmer portable devices, manufacturers have been challenged to find new ways to combat the persistent problem of thermal management. New research published in the March 19 issue of Applied Physics Letters suggests that carbon nanotubes ... > - Science Daily

March 30 2007: (March 30, 2007) - -- Reviewers examine the consequences of switching to hydrofluoroalkane, which is replacing chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC, as a key ingredient in albuterol inhalers designed to relieve asthma. The FDA has ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 30 2007: New Site Checks Climate Change Risk - Sci-Tech Today

March 30 2007: Canberra's refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol had held up international collaboration on - Reuters

March 30 2007: Protocol, to do more to combat climate change ahead... - Reuters

March 30 2007: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:18 PM ET - The study will increase pressure on Australia's conservative government, which refuses to sign the Kyoto Protocol, to do more to combat - Reuters

March 30 2007: Fake Volcano Ignites, Makes Guests Flee - Newsday (AP update)

March 30 2007: Small Earthquake Rattles Montana - Newsday (AP update)

March 30 2007: Cells selectively absorb short nanotubes - DNA-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) shorter than about 200 nanometers readily enter into human lung cells and so may pose an increased risk to health, according to scientists at NIST. - EurekAlert!

March 30 2007: Sandia researchers help to understand climate change - EurekAlert!

March 30 2007: Case Western researcher, international team call for better global warming forecasting - EurekAlert!

March 30 2007: Environment - - EurActiv

March 30 2007: Poll: Global Warming as Big a Threat as Terrorism - Environmental News Service

March 30 2007: HONOLULU, Hawaii - , March 29, 2007 (ENS) - Preliminary data from a study of military munitions dumped in the sea off the west coast of Oahu 60 years ago show they pose no immediate danger to the public or the environment. Nine clusters of munitions not previously identified were found near shore in addition to about 2,000 munitions found in the area by U.S. Army divers in 2002. - Environmental News Service

March 30 2007: Millions lack drinking water in China - Severe drought across large areas of China regions has caused over 13 million people to suffer drinking water shortages, the country's state drought relief service has said. - EDIE

March 30 2007: EU targets shipping pollution - EDIE

March 30 2007: UK carbon emissions on the rise - Britain's carbon emissions rose by 1.25 % in 2006, according to provisional Government data - mainly due to a switch from gas to coal in electricity generation. - EDIE

March 30 2007: Britain's 'biggest landlord' to go carbon neutral - EDIE

March 30 2007: Commission slashes Polish and Czech carbon quotas - EDIE

March 30 2007: Cow pill could cut methane emissions - A pill that stops cows burping could be the answer to reducing methane emitted as the animals turn grass into milk, and which significantly contributes to climate change. - EDIE

March 30 2007: A Perfect Storm For Fundraising - CBS

March 30 2007: * - Fake Volcano Ignites, Makes Guests Flee - CBS

March 30 2007: New York Gallery Cancels "My Sweet Lord" Show Amid Flood Of Protest - CBS

March 30 2007: Business Collaboration Services - The French Embassy on Mar. 29 transferred the authority to manage and operate the Water and Environment Professional Training Centre to the Government of Viet Nam. - VietnamNews.Net

March 30 2007: Opposition to hold climate change summit - The Federal Opposition's climate change summit will be held in Canberra today. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Federal Resources Minister Ian McFarlane says the latest United Nations predictions on the impact of climate change in Australia do not take into account the Federal Government's efforts to reduce emissions. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: UN climate change report not exaggerated: ACF - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Beattie signs climate change link with Britain - On a trade mission in London, the Queensland Premier has signed an agreement for the state's climate change experts to work in collaboration with two leading British institutions. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Snowy Hydro defends water management - Snowy Hydro says it is looking after the environment and irrigators with its current management of water. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Climate change activist backs $8.6m scheme - A Kimberley-based climate change activist, in northern Western Australia, has welcomed an $8.6 million State Government research program. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) says an auditor-general's assessment of the Federal Government's environment legislation proves threatened species are going unprotected. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull says there is nothing new in a leaked report which paints a bleak picture for Australia's future. - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Report paints grim picture for Aust environment - ABC News Online

March 30 2007: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:44 AM ET - The scheme is the 27-nation European Union's key tool to fight global warming and meet commitments under the - Reuters

March 30 2007: Climate change puts coastal Japan at great risk: report - The Japan Times

March 30 2007: Climate change ‘threatens infrastructure’ - Financial Times

March 30 2007: March 30, 2007 - ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news March 26th - 30th: Species protection changes, the benefits of green buildings, mercury in light bulbs, limiting pollution from ships, and much more. - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: March 30, 2007 - From the micro to the macro, from plankton in the oceans to polar bears in the far north and seals in the far south, global warming has begun changing life on Earth, international scientists will report next Friday. - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: Canadian Government Says Key Environment Bill in Trouble - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: March 30, 2007 - Canada's minority Conservative government is unhappy that opposition parliamentarians have totally rewritten its draft clean air legislation and will now consider what to do with the bill, Environment Minister John Baird said Thursday. - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: UNEP Says Greener Buildings Could Slow Global Warming - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: March 29, 2007 - Better architecture and energy savings in buildings could do more to fight global warming than all curbs on greenhouse gases agreed under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, a U.N. study showed on Thursday. - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: Australia, which refuses to sign the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, will ask other nations to contribute to a new fund to combat deforestation and global warming, Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday. - Environmental News Network

March 30 2007: Beijing Unlikely to See Sandstorms Before Sunday - China Internet information Centre

March 30 2007: 'Tornado Alley' Brings Death - ABC News

March 29 2007: Tornadoes in central US kill four people - A tornado has hit a Colorado town as a massive spring storm swept from the Rockies into the central plains, killing at least four people. - The Age

March 29 2007: Greener buildings key to climate change - The Age

March 29 2007: Hurricanes coach moves Weepu to No.10 - The Age

March 29 2007: Audit slams slow Environment Department - The Age

March 29 2007: Thinning Of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Needs Improved Monitoring To Reduce Uncertainty - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Troy NY (SPX) Mar 26, 2007 - The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such magnitude. In the March 23 issue of the journal Science, a geophysicist from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute urges the public and policy makers to consider all subduction-type tectonic boundaries to be "l ... - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Scientists Derive Bottom-Up Air-Sea Momentum Transfer Under Major Hurricane - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Himalayan Glacier Melting Observed From Space - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Durham NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2007 - Tidal marshes, which nurture marine life and reduce storm damage along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if their vegetation isn't damaged and their supplies of upstream sediment aren't reduced, a new Duke University study suggests. Such marshes "offer great value as buffers of coastal storms in cities such as New Orleans, which is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by marshlands," Matthew Kirwan and A. Brad Murray said in a report published online on Monday, March 26, in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" ... - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 29, 2007 - New calculations show that sensitivity of Earth's climate to changes in the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) has been consistent for the last 420 million years, according to an article in Nature by geologists at Yale and Wesleyan Universities. A popular predictor of future climate sensitivity is the change in global temperature produced by each doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere. This st ... - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Did Dust Bust The 2006 Hurricane Season Forecasts - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: A recent NASA study suggests that tiny dust particles may have foiled forecasts that the 2006 hurricane season would be another active one. In June and July 2006, there were several significant dust storms over the Sahara Desert in Africa. As this dust traveled westward into the Atlantic, satellite data show that the particles blocked sunlight from reaching the ocean surface, causing ocean ... - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 29, 2007 - A recent NASA study suggests that tiny dust particles may have foiled forecasts that the 2006 hurricane season would be another active one. In June and July 2006, there were several significant dust storms over the Sahara Desert in Africa. As this dust traveled westward into the Atlantic, satellite data show that the particles blocked sunlight from reaching the ocean surface, causing ocean ... - Terra Daily

March 29 2007: Floods sweep houses, people away - Stuff

March 29 2007: Confusion grows as tourism takes on carbon offsets - Sydney Morning Herald

March 29 2007: The mile-high club of pollution - Sydney Morning Herald

March 29 2007: UN report arms Labor for climate change battle - Sydney Morning Herald

March 29 2007: Climate change debate warms up in corporate world - Sydney Morning Herald

March 29 2007: 30 March 2007 | Crop and Food Research - Bananas imported into New Zealand from the Philippines will soon be treated, before shipping, with a system kinder on the environment thanks to technology developed by Crop & Food Research and BOC for Dole Asia. - Scoop

March 29 2007: Greenhouse Gas Effect Consistent Over 420 Million Years - Science Daily

March 29 2007: (March 29, 2007) - -- New calculations show that sensitivity of Earth's climate to changes in the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide has been consistent for the last 420 million years, according to an article in Nature by ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 29 2007: (March 29, 2007) - -- A recent NASA study suggests that tiny dust particles may have foiled forecasts that the 2006 hurricane season would be another active ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 29 2007: Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory are trying to design catalysts inspired by photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbohydrates. The goal is to design a system that can produce methanol, methane, and hydrogen ... > - Science Daily

March 29 2007: The Himalayan glaciers are melting under the effect of global warming. However, the extent of this melting remains difficult to assess from ground surveys owing to the great number of glaciers, the difficulty of access and the vastness of the mountain chain. IRD and CNRS scientists from the ... > - Science Daily

March 29 2007: (March 29, 2007) - -- Scientists studying extraordinary earthquakes in the central U.S. in 1811-12 along the New Madrid seismic zone have revealed a possible new driving mechanism for intraplate ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 29 2007: Solar Blast From The Past Dwarfed Modern Ozone Destruction - Science Daily (Climate)

March 29 2007: (March 29, 2007) - -- A burst of protons from the Sun in 1859 destroyed several times more ozone in Earth's atmosphere than did a 1989 solar flare that was the strongest ever monitored by satellite, a new analysis ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 29 2007: The risk of flooding due to climate change extends to one in five people living in urban areas in developing countries. - SciDev.Net

March 29 2007: Flood hazard for developing world's urban dwellers - The risk of flooding due to climate change extends to one in five people living in urban areas in developing countries. - SciDev.Net

March 29 2007: China adapts to climate change at the local level - For the first time China's local governments will initiate projects to adapt to and lessen the impacts of climate change. - SciDev.Net

March 29 2007: Bird Flu Death Toll Rises in Indonesia - More than two-thirds of the world's large cities are in areas vulnerable to global warming and rising sea levels, and millions of people are at risk, according to a new study. - Sci-Tech Today

March 29 2007: Developing nations act to slow warming: UNEP - Reuters

March 29 2007: and energy savings in buildings could do more to fight global warming than all the curbs on greenhouse gases agreed under the UN's - Reuters

March 29 2007: COUNCIL FLOODING INFO - Stuff

March 29 2007: Tornado Swarm Kills Four in Three States - Newsday (AP update)

March 29 2007: How to Detect a Marijuna Greenhouse - Newsday (AP update)

March 29 2007: March 29: - Al Gore is still not satisfied the world is taking climate change seriously enough. The answer, the former US vice-president has reasoned, could be Sir Alex Ferguson. - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

March 29 2007: Coal revival pushes emissions up - The UK's carbon emissions rose by an estimated 1.25% last year. - Guardian Unlimited

March 29 2007: Environment - - EurActiv

March 29 2007: Entergy Offsets 100,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions - Environmental News Service

March 29 2007: Three Shipping Companies Indicted for Pollution Coverup - Environmental News Service

March 29 2007: Cooling Pacific Heralds Active Atlantic Hurricane Season - Environmental News Service

March 29 2007: Europe to Cut Greenhouse Gases 20 Percent by 2020 - Environmental News Service

March 29 2007: Climate Change Dimension Added to International Women's Day - Environmental News Service

March 29 2007: Inside out - Winners and losers from climate change across Britain - BBC

March 29 2007: Drought threatens future of Snowy Hydro scheme - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: 'Nothing new' in UN climate change report - Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull says there is nothing new in a leaked report which paints a bleak picture for Australia's future. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Climate change report predicts grim future for Aust - A leaked report by the United Nations Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change paints a devastating picture of Australia's future. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: The Federal Government wants to change the way air travel is managed to cut greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Carr predicts carbon trading among individuals - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Environment Minister speaks out against uranium mining - Queensland's Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr has joined a growing list of state Labor MPs publicly opposing uranium mining. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: The federal Opposition has labelled the Government's plan to reduce logging in South-East Asia a strategy for votes, not the environment. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: The Prime Minister says the Government's plan to help South-East Asia reduce deforestation will have a greater impact on climate change than the Kyoto Protocol. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a $200 million plan to help stop deforestation in Asia. - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Howard discusses climate change response - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: No surprises in climate change report, oceanographer says - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Climate change report paints grim picture for Australia - ABC News Online

March 29 2007: Indian Power Plant Lit with 'Energy Revolution' Message - Calling on the Indian government to take immediate action to combat climate change, Greenpeace activists beamed huge slides Wednesday night onto the cooling tower of a power plant that supplies electricity to the capital New Delhi. - OneWorld

March 29 2007: change," the UN Environment Programme said in a report issued in Oslo during a conference on ways to... - Reuters

March 29 2007: Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:52 AM ET - "A more aggressive energy efficiency policy might deliver over two billion tons or close to three times the amount scheduled to be reduced under the - Reuters

March 29 2007: "Greener" buildings could slow global warming: UNEP - Reuters

March 29 2007: One in 10 at risk from rising seas, storms: study - Reuters

March 29 2007: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:52 PM ET - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans by environment crusader Al Gore for a - Reuters

March 29 2007: UK's greenhouse gas emissions rise in 2006 - Reuters

March 29 2007: Protocol were 658.10 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent last year,... - Reuters

March 29 2007: TVNZ: Tropical Cyclone Feeds Northland Deluge - Scoop

March 29 2007: Climate change puts coastal Japan at great risk: report - About a quarter of Japan's population -- those living in low-lying coastal areas -- is identified as being at great risk from rising sea levels and more intense cyclones linked to climate change, research reveals. - The Japan Times

March 29 2007: Cool findings -- Nanotubes could improve thermal management in electronics - As the electronics industry continues to churn out smaller and slimmer portable devices, manufacturers have been challenged to find new ways to combat the persistent problem of thermal management. New research published in the March 19 issue of Applied Physics Letters suggests that carbon nanotubes may soon be integrated into ever-shrinking cell phones, digital audio players, and personal digital assistants to help ensure the equipment does not overheat, malfunction, or fail. - EurekAlert!

March 29 2007: Australia fund to protect forests - Australia launches a fund to protect the world's forests, in a bid to tackle illegal logging and global warming. - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

March 29 2007: Powerful tornados kill four in US - BBC (Americas)

March 29 2007: UK greenhouse emissions rise - UK carbon emissions rose last year, the government says, but Britain is on course for its Kyoto Protocol target. - BBC (Sci/Tech)

March 29 2007: 4) 'Write what you want,' manager blasts as he storms out - Guardian Unlimited

March 29 2007: Scientists: Antarctic ice sheet thinning - CNN

March 29 2007: Henin storms to 3rd straight final - CNN

March 29 2007: Mining Fund to Guide Coal's Future - North China's Shanxi Province, the heart of the country's coalmining industry, will start collecting money from mines next month to set up the country's first sustainable development fund for the coal industry. - China Internet information Centre

March 29 2007: Rural Environment Under Protection - China Internet information Centre

March 29 2007: Thursday, March 29, 2007 6:12 AM ET - binds most industrialised nations to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly from burning fossil fuels, by 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2008-12.... - Reuters

March 29 2007: Caught on Tape: Tornado in Texas - ABC News

March 29 2007: Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting, May Raise Sea Levels - ABC News

March 28 2007: White House spokesman Tony Snow battling cancer - VietnamNews.Net

March 28 2007: Forest fund 'to focus on region' - AUSTRALIA can help limit carbon dioxide emissions by ensuring no more Indonesian forests are cut down, Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said today. - The Australian

March 28 2007: States drop renewable energy targets: PM - The Age

March 28 2007: Snowy Hydro running dry: report - Drought is robbing the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme of water, a report says. - The Age

March 28 2007: Small businesses get drought assistance - The Age

March 28 2007: BHP port reopens after Cyclone Kara - The Age

March 28 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

March 28 2007: Himalayan Glaciers Observed From Space - Terra Daily

March 28 2007: Switzerland hopes to boost trade talks with India. - Greenhouse gas makes its presence felt","/eng/front/detail/Greenhouse_gas_makes_its_presence_felt.html?siteSect=105 // ]]> - Swiss Info

March 28 2007: Flaming objects in near-miss could have been meteor - Stuff

March 28 2007: Caregiving: Edwards, Snow highlight cancer ... - Science Daily

March 28 2007: Did Dust Bust The 2006 Hurricane Season Forecasts? - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: (March 28, 2007) - -- A recent NASA study suggests that tiny dust particles may have foiled forecasts that the 2006 hurricane season would be another active ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: Climate Change: Study Maps Those At Greatest Risk From Cyclones And Rising Seas - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: (March 28, 2007) - -- The first global study to identify populations at greatest risk from rising sea levels and more intense cyclones linked to climate change will be published next month in the peer-reviewed journal ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: (March 28, 2007) - -- Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory are trying to design catalysts inspired by photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: Himalayan Glacier Melting Observed From Space - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: (March 28, 2007) - -- The Himalayan glaciers are melting under the effect of global warming. However, the extent of this melting remains difficult to assess from ground surveys owing to the great number of glaciers, the ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: -- The Himalayan glaciers are melting under the effect of global warming. However, the extent of this melting remains difficult to assess from ground surveys owing to the great number of glaciers, the ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 28 2007: Key Science Web Sites Buried In Information Avalanche - Science Daily

March 28 2007: Virtual Environment - Science Daily

March 28 2007: China adapts to climate change at the local level - For the first time China's local governments will initiate projects to adapt to and lessen the impacts of climate change. - SciDev.Net

March 28 2007: The risk of flooding due to climate change extends to one in five people living in urban areas in developing countries. - SciDev.Net

March 28 2007: Flood hazard for developing world's urban dwellers - The risk of flooding due to climate change extends to one in five people living in urban areas in developing countries. - SciDev.Net

March 28 2007: One in 10 at risk from rising seas, storms: study - Scientific American

March 28 2007: U.N. health agencies recommended Wednesday that heterosexual men undergo circumcision because of "compelling" evidence that it can reduce their chances of contracting HIV by up to 60 percent. - A yellow haze of pollen descended on the Southeast in the past week, coating cars and porch furniture and making people miserable in one of the worst allergy seasons in years. - Sci-Tech Today

March 28 2007: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming could re-make the world's - Reuters

March 28 2007: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:50 PM ET - Canberra's refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol had held up international collaboration on - Reuters

March 28 2007: BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's environment minister is riding a wave of enthusiasm for - Reuters

March 28 2007: Change and Environment Index in Singapore and Hong Kong bourses... - Reuters

March 28 2007: N.D. Has Guinness Snow Angel Record - Newsday (AP update)

March 28 2007: Russia Starts Environmental Probe Into ExxonMobil Project Sakhalin I - Official - Russia's environmental watchdog launched a probe Wednesday into alleged environmental violations at the Sakhalin I hydrocarbon project off Russia's Pacific Coast, which is run by U.S. giant ExxonMobil. - MosNews

March 28 2007: Thinning Antarctic ice needs improved monitoring to reduce uncertainty over sea-level rise - Polar ice experts from the United Kingdom and the United States conclude meeting at University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences with a statement noting consensus on rapid changes occurring in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, a Texas-size region of the Antarctic Ice Sheet where even a relatively small ice loss would matter to coastal populations. Scientists identify research steps to reduce uncertainty over the ice sheet's contribution to sea-level rise. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: By TIMOTHY EGAN - Scientists say global warming is drying up the "sky islands" of the Southwest. - International Herald Tribune

March 28 2007: March 27: - Scientists warn of disaster in biodiversity hotspots. - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

March 28 2007: Greenhouse gas effect consistent over 420 million years - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Reviewers examine the consequences of switching to hydrofluoroalkane, which is replacing chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC, as a key ingredient in albuterol inhalers designed to relieve asthma. The FDA has ruled that US sales of CFC albuterol inhalers be prohibited after 2008. The new propellant is safe and effective but could come at nearly triple the cost to consumers. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Scientists find that lightning is good indicator of volcanic activity - Although it's been more than a year since Mount Augustine had its memorable eruption, work continues for University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers. The work of Alaska Volcano Observatory employees from UAF's Geophysical Institute will be appearing in the upcoming issue of the journal Science. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Models play important role in understanding extreme weather - When it comes to predicting weather events, however, particularly the extreme events -- such as harsh winds, impact from massive wildfires or ash resulting from volcanic eruptions -- those who work in the field face many challenges in creating models specific for Alaska's unique environment. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Did dust bust the 2006 hurricane season forecasts? - A recent NASA study suggests that tiny dust particles may have foiled forecasts that the 2006 hurricane season would be another active one. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Scientists derive bottom-up air-sea momentum transfer under major hurricane - Scientists have directly derived the air-sea momentum exchange at the ocean interface using observed ocean currents under Hurricane Ivan and determined that it decreases when winds exceed 32 meters per second. This is the first time that momentum exchange at the air-sea interface has been directly calculated from ocean current observations under extreme winds generated by a major tropical cyclone. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: April GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights - Topics include: global climate change and biotic recovery following the end-Permian mass extinction; evidence of warming during the Neoproterozoic; new insights into structure and dynamics of the San Andreas fault; origin of some of Earth's largest natural crystals; and discovery of Martian rock layers that illuminate the planet's hydrological history. The GSA TODAY science article addresses relationships between Northern Cordilleran terranes and tectonic evolution of western North America. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Healthy coastal wetlands would adapt to rising oceans - Tidal marshes, which nurture marine life and reduce storm damage along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if their vegetation isn't damaged and their supplies of upstream sediment aren't reduced, a new Duke University study suggests. - EurekAlert!

March 28 2007: Global Warming Predicted to Create Novel Climates - Environmental News Service

March 28 2007: LARAMIE, Wyoming - , March 27, 2007 (ENS) - Many current climate zones will vanish entirely by the year 2100, replaced by climates unknown today, according to new global warming research. The greatest changes are predicted for Amazonian and Indonesian rainforests, but the western United States, northwestern Australia, and the Arabian Peninsula also would be affected. - Environmental News Service

March 28 2007: read more - LCG, March 28, 2007--Hydro One earlier this week announced plans to pursue the necessary approvals to enable the construction of a 500 kv electric transmission line along an existing transmission path. The new transmission facilities will provide markets in Ontario greater access to both wind power and nuclear power generated at the Bruce Power Station. The new transmission line is scheduled to be in service by December 2011. - EnergyOnline Daily News

March 28 2007: Global warming threatens more than just poles and tropics - Christian Science Monitor

March 28 2007: * - A Global Warming Wish List - CBS

March 28 2007: Tony Snow's New Cancer Battle - CBS

March 28 2007: Stern ratchets up climate change debate - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: Govt announces $200m to stop deforestation in Asia - Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a $200 million plan to help stop deforestation in Asia. - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: PM refuses to risk coal jobs to combat global warming - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: British economist Sir Nicholas Stern says Australia should aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, even though it is only responsible for a small proportion of the world's emissions. - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: Greens candidate fears climate change off the agenda - The Greens candidate for the New South Wales state seat of Port Macquarie is concerned that now the state election is over, all talk of combating climate change has been silenced at the state level. - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: MPs urge SA Govt to set tougher greenhouse gas target - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: The South Australian Environment Department is on a mission to save Eyre Peninsula yellow-tailed black cockatoos, which are near extinction because of drought conditions. - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: Howard rejects climate change calls from Stern - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: Sir Nicholas Stern issues climate change challenge - ABC News Online

March 28 2007: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:29 AM ET - WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Plans by environment crusader Al Gore for a - Reuters

March 28 2007: Japan honors Aussies who saved Aomori avalanche trio - The Japan Times

March 28 2007: Eurozone data point to rate rise - Financial Times

March 28 2007: More Gaza sewage floods feared - BBC (Middle East)

March 28 2007: Gaza flood 'could happen again' - BBC (World)

March 28 2007: Hispaniola struck by heavy floods - BBC (Americas)

March 28 2007: Carbon country - BBC (Sci/Tech)

March 28 2007: 'Preserve peat bogs' for climate - The UK government should conserve peat bogs and the carbon they contain, urges the National Trust. - BBC (Sci/Tech)

March 28 2007: Environment, Health & Safety Director - EurActiv

March 28 2007: Coastal living – a growing global threat - One person in 10 worldwide, including one in eight city-dwellers, lives in an "at-risk zone" for flooding and storms, exacerbated by climate change - New Scientist

March 28 2007: Within a century, half of the world's climates may have been replaced as a direct result of global warming, taking thousands of species with them, a new study warns - New Scientist

March 28 2007: Rising Sea Levels Threaten Cities - Many of the world's cities risk flooding as the Earth warms, warn experts. - Discovery Online

March 28 2007: Power Plants to Cut SO2 Emissions by 2/3 - China plans to cut sulfur dioxide (SO2) discharges from its coal-fired power plants by 62 percent by 2010 in an effort to reduce air pollution. - China Internet information Centre

March 28 2007: Local Governments Pledge to Combat Desertification - China Internet information Centre

March 28 2007: First Dust Storm of 2007 Hits Lanzhou - China Internet information Centre

March 28 2007: Snow Still on the Job - ABC News

March 28 2007: Vanuatu on high cyclone alert - CNN (Asia)

March 28 2007: Will San Fran Bag Ban Help Environment? - ABC News

March 27 2007: Sewage 'tsunami' kills four - AT least four Palestinians drowned in a "sewage tsunami" overnight when a water treatment reservoir burst, flooding a village in the northern Gaza Strip. - The Australian

March 27 2007: Stern warns Australia over Greenhouse - The Australian

March 27 2007: Miner challenges PNG pollution claims - The Age

March 27 2007: Police Blame Mining Firm For Indonesian Mud Volcano - Terra Daily

March 27 2007: Global Warming Forecasts Major Changes In Existing Climate Zones - Terra Daily

March 27 2007: Madison WI (SPX) Mar 27, 2007 - A new global warming study predicts that many current climate zones will vanish entirely by the year 2100, replaced by climates unknown in today's world. Global climate models for the next century forecast the complete disappearance of several existing climates currently found in tropical highlands and regions near the poles, while large swaths of the tropics and subtropics may develop new ... - Terra Daily

March 27 2007: Could Global Warming Melt All Ice On Earth - Terra Daily

March 27 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

March 27 2007: Beijing (AFP) March 26, 2007 - Nearly 10 million people across southern and southwestern China are suffering from drinking water shortages due to a fierce drought, state media reported on Monday. A lack of rainfall has affected water supplies for 9.8 million people and 9.1 million head of livestock, the Beijing Morning Post said. Both figures had doubled since early March, it said. Precipitation has been scarce or non-existent and temperatures abnormally high so far this spring in the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Hainan, the region of Guangxi and the large municipality of Chongqing ... - Terra Daily

March 27 2007: Leaders out of sync with greenhouse tune - Sydney Morning Herald

March 27 2007: Climate change: Life on Earth but not as we know it - Sydney Morning Herald

March 27 2007: Global Warming Forecasts Creation, Loss Of Climate Zones - Science Daily

March 27 2007: (March 27, 2007) - -- A new global warming study predicts that many current climate zones will vanish entirely by the year 2100, replaced by climates unknown in today's ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 27 2007: Dark Chocolate, Nicotine Patches Examined For Impact On Heart Function - Genetics and family history play a large role in a person's risk for heart disease, but factors in diet, lifestyle and the environment are also thought to influence susceptibility to the disease. A ... > - Science Daily

March 27 2007: Whatever The Warming, Ocean Acidifies From Carbon-dioxide Buildup - Science Daily (Climate)

March 27 2007: (March 27, 2007) - -- A new study indicates that future changes in ocean acidification caused by atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are largely independent of the amount of climate change caused by those ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 27 2007: Key Science Web Sites Buried In Information Avalanche - As more and more people are turning to the Internet to find information, important science Web sites are in danger of becoming buried in the sheer avalanche of facts now available ... > - Science Daily

March 27 2007: Universities Work To Cut Cost Of Solar Power - Science Daily

March 27 2007: Warming May Create New Climates - Sci-Tech Today

March 27 2007: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:05 AM ET - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming could re-make the world's - Reuters

March 27 2007: BERLIN (Reuters) - A European Union target to slash greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020 could cost the bloc up to 1.1 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion)... - Reuters

March 27 2007: AS: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to launch tracking certificates based on its new - Change and Environment Index in Singapore and Hong Kong bourses... - Reuters

March 27 2007: The geriatric climate change imperative - On Line Opinion

March 27 2007: Sewage Flood in Northern Gaza Kills 5 - Newsday (AP update)

March 27 2007: Drought wipes out crops in southern Zim - Mail & Guardian Online

March 27 2007: Aid delivery to flood victims delayed - IRIN

March 27 2007: Global warming study warns of vanishing climates - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

March 27 2007: March 27: - Scientists warn of disaster in biodiversity hotspots - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

March 27 2007: Getting a feel for the nano world - When it comes to research at the nanoscale, vision is not necessarily an advantage. The subjects are so small, no one can see them. To encourage people with visual impairments to pursue fields in nanotechnology, educators have developed a way to craft accurate, detailed and touch-friendly models of nanoscale objects like carbon nanofibers, allowing the students to "see" those objects for the first time. - EurekAlert!

March 27 2007: Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory are trying to design catalysts inspired by photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbohydrates. The goal is to design a system that can produce methanol, methane, and hydrogen directly from water and carbon dioxide using renewable solar energy. Four Brookhaven chemists will discuss their research on this "artificial photosynthesis" at the 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. - EurekAlert!

March 27 2007: Platinum outweighs gold in the jewelry market, but as part of an ongoing effort to produce efficient and affordable fuel cells, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory are using gold atoms to enhance the value of the pricier metal. Specifically, they're studying how gold can prevent the destruction of platinum in the chemical reactions in fuel cells. Brookhaven chemist Radoslav Adzic will describe this research during the 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. - US Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - EurekAlert!

March 27 2007: Climate Change - - EurActiv

March 27 2007: Drought, heat kill Arizona 'sky islands' - Earth Times

March 27 2007: Less carbon, more community building - Christian Science Monitor

March 27 2007: Surge in homeless hits New Orleans - The city has double the homeless it had before hurricane Katrina - but far fewer emergency shelters. - Christian Science Monitor

March 27 2007: Relief groups help rebuild lives after the hurricane, one stud at a time. - Christian Science Monitor

March 27 2007: Snow Vows To Beat Cancer Again - CBS

March 27 2007: * - Snow Vows To Beat Cancer Again - CBS

March 27 2007: * - The GOP Vs. Global Warming - CBS

March 27 2007: Five Die In Gaza Sewage Flood - CBS

March 27 2007: Gaza Sewage Flood - CBS

March 27 2007: Stern to deliver climate change warning in Aust - The author of an influential report on global climate change, Sir Nicholas Stern, will meet Australia's Prime Minister and Opposition Leader today. - ABC News Online

March 27 2007: Scientists say local climates at risk from global warming - ABC News Online

March 27 2007: Mining company denies PNG pollution claim - ABC News Online

March 27 2007: Land purchased for 'nature biodiversity corridor' - ABC News Online

March 27 2007: A campaign in the northern New South Wales city of Tamworth to reduce greenhouse emissions by installing energy-efficient light bulbs winds up today. - ABC News Online

March 27 2007: Eyre Peninsula cockatoos near extinction - The South Australian Environment Department is on a mission to save Eyre Peninsula yellow-tailed black cockatoos, which are near extinction because of drought conditions. - ABC News Online

March 27 2007: ETHIOPIA: Flood warning for Somali region - IRIN

March 27 2007: Tony Snow's cancer back, spread to liver - Washington Times

March 27 2007: New tsunami warning system deemed a success - The Japan Times

March 27 2007: Sewage flood causes Gaza deaths - BBC

March 27 2007: Deadly sewage flood in Gaza - At least five people die as a sewage treatment pool collapses and floods a village in the Gaza Strip. - BBC (Middle East)

March 27 2007: In pictures: Sewage 'tsunami' hits Gaza - BBC

March 27 2007: In pictures - A sewage 'tsunami' hits a village in the northern Gaza Strip - BBC (World)

March 27 2007: Three die in Gaza sewage flood - CNN

March 27 2007: White House: Snow's cancer spreads - CNN

March 27 2007: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:30:00 EST - Sun Burp Blasted Ozone Layer in 1859 - Discovery Online

March 27 2007: Some climate zones may vanish, as new ones emerge, due to global warming. - Discovery Online

March 27 2007: China, Norway Agree on Climate Change Cooperation - China Internet information Centre

March 27 2007: after developing 279 foreign-invested carbon reduction projects, the National Development and Reform Commission announced yesterday. - China Internet information Centre

March 27 2007: Second High-altitude Forest Fire Extinguished in Tibet - China Internet information Centre

March 27 2007: More Trees Planted to Curb Sandstorms - China Internet information Centre

March 27 2007: 'Stay Strong': President Optimistic About Spokesman's Cancer - A new cancerous growth has spread to Tony Snow's liver, the White House said today. The presidential spokesman is a colon cancer survivor. - ABC News

March 27 2007: EU Assisting in Revamp of Sugar Cane Industry - Sugar cane has been associated with Mauritius for over 367 years, shaping many aspects of the history and culture of the island state. The arrival of renewable energy technologies has made sugar cane even more important to the Mauritian economy. - All Africa News

March 27 2007: World Must Invest Now to Counter Impact of Extreme Weather - UN - Citing one of the worst cyclone seasons in recent memory in Madagascar as an example, the United Nations body that seeks to mitigate the impact of natural disasters called on the international community to invest more in programme to reduce the effects of extreme weather spawned by global warming. - All Africa News

March 27 2007: Tearful Tony Snow Recalls Cancer Fight - ABC News

March 27 2007: Cancer Returns for Tony Snow - ABC News

March 26 2007: The Next Great Earthquake - Terra Daily

March 26 2007: Troy NY (SPX) Mar 26, 2007 - The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such magnitude. In the March 23 issue of the journal Science, a geophysicist from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute urges the public and policy makers to consider all subduction-type tectonic boundaries to be "locked, loaded, and dangerous. Seismologists have long tried to determine which subduction boundaries are more likely than others to break," says Robert McCaffrey, professor of earth and environmental sciences at Rensselaer... - Terra Daily

March 26 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

March 26 2007: Save Forests To Fight Global Warming - Terra Daily

March 26 2007: Japanese Earthquake Victims Spend Restless Night - Terra Daily

March 26 2007: Aurora Australis unleashes southern spectacle - Stuff

March 26 2007: FRASER GUNN/Supplied - AURORA AUSTRALIS UNLEASHES SOUTHERN SPECTACLE - Stuff

March 26 2007: Letters: Climate change catch-up starts with ditching the ties that bind - Sydney Morning Herald

March 26 2007: (March 27, 2007) - -- The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment, according to two groups of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 26 2007: Too Much Of A Good Thing? Excess Nutrients Or Water Limit Biodiversity - Science Daily (Climate)

March 26 2007: Modeling Faults: Predicting Earthquakes - Factoring in crustal strength changes along the San Andreas Fault would improve the predictive models that researchers use to understand the likelihood and intensity of earthquakes there. That's the conclusion from a study published in the April issue of Geology titled, "Diffuse interseismic ... > - Science Daily

March 26 2007: (March 26, 2007) - -- Factoring in crustal strength changes along the San Andreas Fault would improve the predictive models that researchers use to understand the likelihood and intensity of earthquakes there. That's the ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 26 2007: Salamanders Suffer Delayed Effects Of Common Herbicide - Pollution from a common herbicide might be causing die-offs in stream salamanders, according to biologists who say findings from their long-term study raise concerns over the role of atrazine in global amphibian ... > - Science Daily

March 26 2007: (March 26, 2007) - -- Pollution from a common herbicide might be causing die-offs in stream salamanders, according to biologists who say findings from their long-term study raise concerns over the role of atrazine in ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 26 2007: Gore: No Time Left on Global Warming - Sci-Tech Today

March 26 2007: Drought wipes out crops in southern Zim - Drought has wiped out 95% of maize crops in a province of southern Zimbabwe, reports said on Monday. Matabeleland South is now expected to harvest just 5 580 tons of maize, out of the province's required 115 565 tons, the official - Mail & Guardian Online

March 26 2007: Cyclone kills dozens in Madagascar - Mail & Guardian Online

March 26 2007: Environment - - EurActiv

March 26 2007: Backstory: Post-Katrina charity starts with a home - Relief groups help rebuild lives after the hurricane, one stud at a time. - Christian Science Monitor

March 26 2007: Got a great idea? You could be an inventor. - Nationwide contests help kids turn their sketches, brainstorms, and models into useful products. - Christian Science Monitor

March 26 2007: Global Warming May Create New Climates - CBS

March 26 2007: The GOP Vs. Global Warming - CBS

March 26 2007: 1964: Alaska Earthquake - CBS

March 26 2007: Business backs carbon trading - ABC News Online

March 26 2007: Global warming may threaten rock lobster industry - ABC News Online

March 26 2007: Premiers to join Rudd for Labor's climate change summit - All but one of the state premiers will join federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd at a climate change summit on Saturday. - ABC News Online

March 26 2007: GM food requires independent tests: Minister - The Western Australian Minister for Food, Kim Chance, says genetically modified (GM) foods need to be independently tested before they are approved for consumption in Australia. - ABC News Online

March 26 2007: A Wimmera farmers' representative says he believes most of the western Victoria region's grain growers are supportive of a push to end Victoria's ban on genetically modified (GM) crops. - ABC News Online

March 26 2007: Hokuriku quake kills one, injures 170 - A powerful earthquake strikes the Hokuriku region, killing at least one person, injuring about 170 and damaging hundreds of houses while sending small tsunami toward the Sea of Japan coastline. - The Japan Times

March 26 2007: Earthquakes rock Pacific nations - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

March 26 2007: Amazon 'facing deadly droughts' - BBC (Americas)

March 26 2007: Global climates face threat of fearsome changes - Within a century, half of the world's climates may have been replaced as a direct result of global warming, taking thousands of species with them, a new study warns - New Scientist

March 26 2007: Powerful earthquake rocks Japan - New Scientist

March 26 2007: A total of 9.81 million people and 9.19 million heads of livestock in south and southwest China are suffering from drinking water shortages stemming from prolonged drought. - China Internet information Centre

March 26 2007: Aftershocks keep Japanese coast on edge - Aftershocks jolted the west coast of central Japan on Monday, keeping residents on edge a day after a strong earthquake killed one person, injured nearly 200 and flattened homes. - CNN (Asia)

March 26 2007: San to Get Land Near Etosha - GOVERNMENT will buy two farms near the Etosha National Park to develop them into conservancies for the minority Hai//om clan of the San people, Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore has announced. - All Africa News

March 26 2007: Flood-Related Diseases, HIV/Aids Reverse Rainfall Gains - Adequate rainfall in the last three months of 2006 improved food security in the parts of Kenya affected by the severe drought that hit the Horn of Africa last year, a famine warning agency reported. - All Africa News

March 26 2007: Will Global Warming Destroy Ancient Village? - ABC News

March 25 2007: Cyclone forms off WA coast - The Age

March 25 2007: Returning ABs fail to stop Hurricanes' rot - Stuff

March 25 2007: NZ's environment battle goes the 'Wright' way - Stuff

March 25 2007: Poor will pay more to reduce their carbon footprint - Sydney Morning Herald

March 25 2007: Obituaries: Pollution campaigner a champion of the people - Sydney Morning Herald

March 25 2007: Modeling Faults: Predicting Earthquakes - Science Daily (Climate)

March 25 2007: (March 23, 2007) - -- Factoring in crustal strength changes along the San Andreas Fault would improve the predictive models that researchers use to understand the likelihood and intensity of earthquakes there. That's the ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 25 2007: Scientists revealed that a sudden ocean climate change 30 years ago may be a leading factor in the decline of Alaska's endangered western stock of Steller sea ... > - Science Daily

March 25 2007: (March 25, 2007) - -- Scientists revealed that a sudden ocean climate change 30 years ago may be a leading factor in the decline of Alaska's endangered western stock of Steller sea ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 25 2007: Gore: No Time Left on Global Warming - Sci-Tech Today

March 25 2007: China seen topping US carbon emissions in 2007 - Reuters

March 25 2007: Don't ask an artist to explain climate change - Guardian Unlimited

March 25 2007: Too much of a good thing? Excess nutrients or water limit biodiversity - EurekAlert!

March 25 2007: Linear arrays of nanotubes offer path to high-performance electronics - Despite the attractive electrical properties and physical features of single-walled carbon nanotubes, incorporating them into scalable integrated circuits has proven to be a challenge because of difficulties in manipulating and positioning these molecular scale objects and in achieving sufficient current outputs. Researchers have now developed an approach that uses dense arrays of aligned and linear nanotubes as a thin-film semiconductor material suitable for integration into electronic devices. - EurekAlert!

March 25 2007: The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment, according to two groups of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In new studies, the teams found that while carbon nanotubes inhibited growth in mammalian cells, they sustained the growth of commonly occurring bacteria. - EurekAlert!

March 25 2007: When it comes to risk, not all nanomaterials are created equal - The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment, according to two groups of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In new studies, the teams found that while carbon nanotubes inhibited growth in mammalian cells, they sustained the growth of commonly occurring bacteria. - EurekAlert!

March 25 2007: Genetics and family history play a large role in a person’s risk for heart disease, but factors in diet, lifestyle and the environment are also thought to influence susceptibility to the disease. A number of studies presented today at the American College of Cardiology’s 56th Annual Scientific Session look at how health-related behaviors can influence a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease. - EurekAlert!

March 25 2007: Ethical investments: A shelter from the stock market's storms? - Christian Science Monitor

March 25 2007: Warming Hits Vt. Maple Syrup Industry - ABC News

March 25 2007: Daylight saving won't help Qld carbon emissions, conservationists say - Conservationists say daylight saving in Queensland would not cut greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online

March 25 2007: An Australian National University physicist says nuclear power must be considered if Australia is serious about reducing carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation. - ABC News Online

March 25 2007: Change Bill, which sets a legal target of cutting emissions of greenhouse gas carbon... - Reuters

March 25 2007: Business urges City to lead carbon battle - Financial Times

March 25 2007: Earthquakes rock Pacific nations - BBC

March 25 2007: In pictures - An earthquake wreaks havoc on the west coast of Japan - BBC (World)

March 25 2007: 1 dead, 160 hurt in Japan quake - A powerful, deadly earthquake struck Japan early Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 160 others as it violently shook buildings and triggered a small tsunami that hit the coast, officials and media reports said. - CNN (Asia)

March 25 2007: Tsunami Again Hits Puntland - At least eight people are missing and thought to be dead when tsunami hit the northeastern coasts in Somalia on Sunday. - All Africa News

March 25 2007: Renewable Sources the Key to Energy Crisis? - Biofuel and other renewable energy sources may hold the key to Africa's energy crisis. Without intervention, this crisis is set to grow. Southern African cities such as Lusaka in Zambia, Harare in Zimbabwe, Gaborone in Botswana and Dar-Es-Salaam in Tanzania will be affected. - All Africa News

March 25 2007: Vermont Maple Syrup Hard Hit by Climate Change - ABC News

March 25 2007: Heaven's Gate Investigator Saw Dozens Dead With Their Shoes On - Ten years ago, dozens of cult members took their own lives hoping for salvation from a passing comet. The largest-ever mass suicide on American soil was burned into the national psyche by images of dead followers clad in sneakers on bunk beds. - ABC News

March 25 2007: Tsunami Follows Building-Toppling Quake in Japan - ABC News

March 24 2007: All Blacks fail to inspire Hurricanes - The Age

March 24 2007: Hurricanes' All Blacks gamble fails - Stuff

March 24 2007: Using Microalgae To Try To Eliminate Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Scientists of the University of Almeria are carrying out a research project on the development of new systems to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions using microalgae photosynthetic ... > - Science Daily

March 24 2007: (March 24, 2007) - -- Scientists of the University of Almeria are carrying out a research project on the development of new systems to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions using microalgae photosynthetic ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 24 2007: Gore: No Time Left on Global Warming - Sci-Tech Today

March 24 2007: Open skies deal will undo curbs on CO2, say Greens - Environmental groups say treaty to liberalise transatlantic flights could undermine efforts to fight climate change. - Guardian Unlimited

March 24 2007: Studies explore lifestyle choices and heart risks - Genetics and family history play a large role in a person’s risk for heart disease, but factors in diet, lifestyle and the environment are also thought to influence susceptibility to the disease. A number of studies presented today at the American College of Cardiology’s 56th Annual Scientific Session look at how health-related behaviors can influence a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease. - EurekAlert!

March 24 2007: House Budget Resolution Funds Environment, Wildlife and Lands - Environmental News Service

March 24 2007: Solar 'superflare' shredded Earth's ozone - New Scientist

March 24 2007: Millions face drought in SW China - BBC (World)

March 24 2007: Millions face drought in China - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

March 24 2007: Drought Affects 5.5 Million People in SW China - China Internet information Centre

March 24 2007: The resort island of Bali will host - change talks in December likely to launch formal negotiations about extending the Kyoto Protocol after its first... - Reuters

March 24 2007: Vermont Maple Syrup Industry Feels Heat: Is It Global Warming? - ABC News

March 24 2007: Racing for the Environment - ABC News

March 23 2007: U.N. Chronicle - NEW YORK, Mar. 20, 2007 -- Governments and NGOs are working to launch innovative green businesses that manufacture hybrid electric buses in Brazil or grow organic roses in China, while at the same time growing economies and encouraging sustainable development. - GreenBiz

March 23 2007: All Vic farm land drought declared - The Australian

March 23 2007: Concrete balls hope to stop mud volcano - The Age

March 23 2007: Yangtze Drought Triggers Debate Over China's Three Gorges Dam - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2007 - Prolonged drought along the Yangtze has reduced China's longest river to record lows, triggering a debate over the Three Gorges dam's ability to generate power, state media said Thursday. The Yangtze last year fell to its lowest level since records began in 1877, but a dam official told the Xinhua news agency that power generation in the Three Gorges area would not be affected. "Ther ... - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: Global Warming Puts Canada's Hunted Seals On Thin Ice - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: Global Shipping Must Curb 'Unchecked' Pollution - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: Washington (AFP) March 22, 2007 - Ocean-going vessels now belch out more of the major air pollutant sulfur dioxide than all of the world's cars, trucks and buses combined, according to a study released Thursday. The group behind the report, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), also said the shipping industry emits more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than many industrialized nations. The ICC ... - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: Muzaffarabad (AFP) Pakistan, March 22, 2007 - Thirteen more people have died in landslides and accidents caused by heavy rain in Pakistan, officials and residents said Thursday, bringing the death toll from several days of bad weather to 80. Six members of a family died and two were injured when they were hit by an avalanche in the mountainous Dir district of North West Frontier Province on Wednesday, local residents told AFP by telep ... - Terra Daily

March 23 2007: They said they would launch a people's initiative to ban such weapons in households. The announcement came a day after parliament refused to take action over the issue. - Storm breaks over human rights memorial","/eng/front/detail/Storm_breaks_over_human_rights_memorial.html?siteSect=105 // ]]> - Swiss Info

March 23 2007: Chocolate prices may grow after cocoa rally - NEW YORK: Chocolate lovers may notice their habit is getting more expensive in the coming months, following a rally that sent the price of cocoa close to a four-year high after a drought hit the world's key grower. - Stuff

March 23 2007: Using Microalgae To Try To Eliminate Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Science Daily (Climate)

March 23 2007: (March 23, 2007) - -- Scientists of the University of Almeria are carrying out a research project on the development of new systems to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions using microalgae photosynthetic ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 23 2007: The Next Great Earthquake - The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such ... > - Science Daily

March 23 2007: (March 23, 2007) - -- The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such ... > - Science Daily (Climate)

March 23 2007: How Blood Cells Change Shape - Millions of times during their four-month lifespan, human red blood cells must squeeze through tiny capillaries to deliver their payload of oxygen and pick up waste carbon dioxide-functions essential to life. Now, for the first time, MIT researchers have developed a dynamic, molecular-level model ... > - Science Daily

March 23 2007: Biologists Produce Global Map Of Plant Biodiversity - Biologists have produced a global map of estimated plant species richness. Covering several hundred thousand species, the scientists say their global map is the most extensive map of the distribution of biodiversity on Earth to ... > - Science Daily

March 23 2007: Global warming may be bad for asthma sufferers - Scientific American

March 23 2007: China seen topping U.S. carbon emissions in 2007 - Scientific American

March 23 2007: Anti-hay fever GMO rice may win over Japanese doubts - Scientific American

March 23 2007: Gore: No Time Left on Global Warming - Sci-Tech Today

March 23 2007: Faulted modeling - Factoring in crustal strength changes along the San Andreas Fault would improve the predictive models that researchers use to understand the likelihood and intensity of earthquakes there. That's the conclusion from a study published in the April issue of Geology titled, "Diffuse interseismic deformation across the Pacific-North America plate boundary." - EurekAlert!

March 23 2007: change, while a few argue there is no link. Asked if natural warming cycles,... - Reuters

March 23 2007: The resort island of Bali will host - change talks in December likely to launch formal negotiations about extending the Kyoto Protocol after its first... - Reuters

March 23 2007: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:16 AM ET - The resort island of Bali will host climate change talks in December likely to launch formal negotiations about extending the - Reuters

March 23 2007: Juneau Sweats Over Avalanche Risk - Newsday (AP update)

March 23 2007: Cyclone kills dozens in Madagascar - A cyclone that swept across Madagascar last week killed at least 69 people and left tens of thousands homeless in the north of the Indian Ocean island, officials said on Friday. Mudslides have buried whole villages, rivers have burst their banks and roads have been cut off since Cyclone Indlala struck on March 15. - Mail & Guardian Online

March 23 2007: Namibia gives San long-lost land near Etosha - Namibia has purchased two commercial farms near the Etosha National Park on behalf of a tribe of San who were evicted from their ancestral lands inside the famed game reserve 100 years ago, a minister said. "This will lead to huge tourism potential for the Hai//om community," said Namibian Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore. - Mail & Guardian Online

March 23 2007: March 23: - Cut down on flying, sell the car and recycle your bottles. But if you really want to tackle global warming, you should stop your cow from burping. - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

March 23 2007: Salamanders suffer delayed effects of common herbicide - Pollution from a common herbicide might be causing die-offs in stream salamanders, according to biologists who say findings from their long-term study raise concerns over the role of atrazine in global amphibian declines. - EurekAlert!

March 23 2007: Environment - - EurActiv

March 23 2007: WASHINGTON, DC - , March 22, 2007 (ENS) – U.S. lawmakers should stop bickering about the science of global warming and take aggressive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, former Vice President Al Gore told members of Senate and House committees today. There is a clear scientific consensus that human activities are changing the climate, said Gore. - Environmental News Service

March 23 2007: Profits soar for top wind turbine maker - Denmark-based Vestas, the world's top wind turbine maker, reaped a 201m euro profit last year after a significant rise in sales, according to the company's latest annual report. - EDIE

March 23 2007: Budget promotes green homes and cars - Gordon Brown's 2007 Budget, widely heralded as green long before its publication on Tuesday, focused on energy efficient homes and cars but critics said it failed to seriously take on climate change. - EDIE

March 23 2007: 2006 was bad summer for ozone - EDIE

March 23 2007: Farmers count cost of climate change: $5bn in lost crops - EDIE

March 23 2007: The Nile, Danube, and Rio Grande are among ten major rivers that are "dying fast" as pollution, dams and climate change take their toll, the WWF has warned. - EDIE

March 23 2007: World's giant rivers running dry - report - The Nile, Danube, and Rio Grande are among ten major rivers that are "dying fast" as pollution, dams and climate change take their toll, the WWF has warned. - EDIE

March 23 2007: Global carbon market on the horizon - EDIE

March 23 2007: Nuclear power essential to reducing CO2 emissions: physicist - An Australian National University physicist says nuclear power must be considered if Australia is serious about reducing carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation. - ABC News Online

March 23 2007: Farmer sees strong grower support for end to GM crops ban - A Wimmera farmers' representative says he believes most of the western Victoria region's grain growers are supportive of a push to end Victoria's ban on genetically modified (GM) crops. - ABC News Online

March 23 2007: New central Qld power station to cut greenhouse gas - ABC News Online

March 23 2007: Carbon scheme to pay farmers - Western Australian farmers could soon be getting paid $90 for every tonne of carbon sequestered in their soils. - ABC News Onl