EU wants to cut quotas to protect deep sea fish >>Source: Reuters
Europe's fisheries chief called for hefty quota cuts on Wednesday to protect exotic deepwater species, some of which can live up to 150 years, with trawling to be banned for deep-sea sharks and orange roughy from 2010.
EU could save £20bn per year on health by cutting emissions >>Source: Telegraph
The EU could save an extra £20bn per year on health spending by setting tougher targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.
Study eases fear about wind farm threat to birds >>Source: ENN
Wind turbines do not drive birds from surrounding areas, British researchers say, in findings which could make it easier to build more wind farms.
Microwave factory to act as carbon sink >>Source: New Scientist
The world's first commercial plant that uses microwave technology to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to help reduce the effects of global warming has started operating in New Zealand.
Harsh review of restoration in Everglades >>Source: NYT
The eight-year-old, multibillion-dollar effort to rescue the Everglades has failed to halt the wetlands' decline because of bureaucratic delays, a lack of financing from Congress and overdevelopment, according to a new report.
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