Environment

                   

Scots TV scientist Iain Stewart is on one-man mission to make geology sexy

dailyrecord.co.uk     19 hrs ago          

Sep 6 2008 By Samantha Booth HIS rugged looks, relaxed dress code and growing army of female fans mean TV scientist Iain Stewart is no ordinary boffin. Now he is turning his attention to one of the most pressing issues...                    

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bbc.co.uk: Equipment measuring water and carbon levels in Amazon bbc.co.uk

Can Money Grow on Trees?

bbc.co.uk     23 hrs ago          

In the last 12 months there has been an increase in deforestation For around the last two decades environmental campaigners have been warning us about the need to protect the Amazon rainforest. The riches of what is the...                    

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Losing a pet is like a death in the family

scotsman.com     18 hrs ago          

A beloved pet can be more a valued member of the family than just a companion, and the PDSA says it is important for people to express their feelings after losing such an important part of their everyday life. She was...                    

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Food-power costs row

icnetwork.co.uk     19 hrs ago          

Sep 6 2008 by David James, South Wales Echo SOUTH Wales councils are reluctant to bring in pioneering technology to turn leftover food scraps into energy because of fears about cost, the Echo has learned. Local authority...                    

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Australia climate adviser urges cautious carbon targets

radionz.co.nz     22 hrs ago   28 related          

Updated at 7:55am on 6 September 2008 Australia's top climate adviser has recommended cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by 2020. In an updated report on targets for a trading scheme, Professor Ross Garnaut says a...                    

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Sea Levels Still Will Rise Because of Global Warming: Just Not as Much as We Thought

treehugger.com     22 hrs ago   13 related          

In the past couple of weeks I’ve felt a bit like the bringer of climate change doom here at TreeHugger. Well, here’s something to balance all that out, at least slightly. From Yahoo News: Worst Case: 6.6 Feet Sea Level...                    

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EPA Proposes Site In Milford, New Jersey For The Superfund List Of Hazardous Waste Sites

solidwaste.com     23 hrs ago   8 related          

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add the Curtis Specialty Papers, Inc. site (also known as the James River Paper site) in Milford, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to the EPA's National Priorities...                    

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Dentist charged with dumping waste on Jersey Shore

iht.com     21 hrs ago   29 related          

A Pennsylvania dentist has been charged with the Jersey Shore's most serious beach-dumping case in two decades, medical waste that sullied the coast in a popular area and forced beach closures at the height of vacation...                    

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Dog bites man in Boise, then heads off to Washington

idahostatesman.com     12 hrs ago   3 related          

The pitbull's owner left while the victim was in the ER, and the arm of the law isn't long enough to do much about it. Lonnie Holloway was checking out a possible construction job a few weeks ago when a large dog at the...                    

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Scientists warn Pyrenees will melt by 2050

abc.net.au     17 hrs ago   3 related          

Leading global warming scientists say the 21 remaining glaciers in the Pyrenees mountains in Europe will melt by the year 2050. The researchers say high mountains are particularly sensitive to climate change and there has...                    

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