Arctic becomes an island as ice melts
Source: Daily Telegraph
The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap
Hurricane Gustav: Air mass in Atlantic gives speed and power
Source: New York Times
Conditions of the equatorial Atlantic have been more conducive for the formation of large storms, and winds are pushing them toward the United States instead of westward into Central America or deflecting them to the northeast, away from land, meteorologists say
Accept GM, urges senior African Union official
Source: Science and Development Network
A senior African Union official has urged African presidents to cast aside any apprehension about allowing genetically modified crops to be grown commercially in their countries
U.N. chief warns against waiting for climate deal
Source: Reuters
The world should not wait until next year to cobble together a new climate change pact, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday
Massive floating generators, or 'eco-rigs', to provide power and food to Japan
Source: The Times
Battered by soaring energy costs and aghast at dwindling fish stocks, Japanese scientists think they have found the answer: filling the seas with giant "eco-rigs" as powerful as nuclear power stations
Small farmers to join Brazil sustainable cane move
Source: Reuters
Dozens of small and medium-scale farmers in Brazil's Sao Paulo state will grow sugar cane certified as meeting strict social and environmental standards, the region's cane producers association said late on Thursday
'Unbreakable' greenhouse gas meets its doom at last
Source: New Scientist
The war on climate change just got a chemical weapon: a way to destroy the carbon-fluorine bonds that make a class of widely used industrial gases so dangerous in the atmosphere
Throwaway razors and nappies should be taxed as luxuries, says Defra
Source: The Independent
Disposable razors and nappies could be taxed as luxury goods in order to cut the amount of waste going to landfill, a Government-funded report to ministers has suggested
