Australia being hit by more 'extreme waves'
Source: Reuters
Australia's vast coastline is increasingly being battered by destructive "extreme waves" driven in part by climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.
Friendly invaders: when alien invaders aid biodiversity
Source: New York Times
When Europeans began arriving in New Zealand, they brought with them alien plants – crops, garden plants and stowaway weeds. Today, 22,000 non-native plants grow in New Zealand.
Sarah Palin's record on climate change
Source: Worldwatch Institute
Republican nominee Sarah Palin has stated that she does not believe global warming to be human-caused - a stark difference from her running mate Senator McCain.
Texas city plans to convert human waste to energy
Source: Reuters
San Antonio unveiled a deal on Tuesday that will make it the first U.S. city to harvest methane gas from human waste on a commercial scale and turn it into clean-burning fuel.
'Energy grasses' need careful consideration
Source: SciDev.net
'Energy grasses', grown specifically to generate power, are attracting excitement as an alternative energy source, but some of the claims are greatly exaggerated
$100bn could yield two million "green" jobs in US
Source: Reuters
A $100bn (£57bn) US government investment over two years could create two million "green" jobs in such industrial sectors as steel and construction, environmental and labor groups said on Tuesday.
