As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions
Source: New York Times
The cows and pigs dotting these flat green plains in the southern Netherlands create a bucolic landscape. But looked at through the lens of greenhouse gas accounting, they are living smokestacks, spewing methane emissions into the air.
Will $1.81 Gas or Russia Save the Hummer?
Source: New York Times
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I saw a television ad for the Hummer. It was kind of shocking, given the amazing gyrations of oil prices and the economy.
Obama climate goals not enough: China, India
Source: Reuters
President-elect Barack Obama's goals for curbing greenhouse gases to 2020 are inadequate to fight global warming, Chinese and Indian delegates told Reuters at U.N. climate talks on Wednesday.
EU ends biofuel battle, nears green energy deal
Source: Reuters
The European Union is on the verge of a deal to boost renewable energy after resolving a battle over the controversial issue of biofuels on Thursday, but Italy's demand for a review in 2014 prevented a final agreement.
Man-made noise in world's seas threatens wildlife
Source: Reuters
Man-made noise in the world's seas and oceans is becoming an increasing threat to whales, dolphins and turtles who use sound to communicate, forage for food and find mates, wildlife experts said on Wednesday.
Arctic tundra emits methane even in winter
Source: Reuters
The arctic tundra emits the same amount of methane in winter as in the warmer months, a surprising finding that bolsters understanding of how greenhouse gases interact with nature, researchers said on Wednesday.
Could this be the world's oldest living creature?
Source: The Independent
The span of history a giant tortoise can live through is vividly illustrated in a remarkable picture on the British island colony of St Helena in the year 1900.
Vulture 'Fab Four' get GPS in effort to save species
Source: The Independent
In the Disney version of The Jungle Book, four vultures vaguely resembling the Beatles bemoan to Mowgli that they are outcasts. They were, after all, members of a species known as Nature's Undertakers.
Econcern to lead $1bn China wind farm investment
Source: Environmental News Network
Clean energy company Econcern will partner with China National Offshore Oil Corp and Sinohydro to invest 863 million euros ($1.09 billion) to build four Chinese wind farms, the companies said on Tuesday.
