Beyond carbon: Scientists worry about nitrogen's effects
Source: New York Times
As Anne Giblin was lugging four-foot tubes of Arctic lakebed mud from her inflatable raft to her nearby lab this summer, she said, "Mud is a great storyteller"
Climate 'hockey stick' is revived
Source: BBC
A new study by climate scientists behind the controversial 1998 "hockey stick" graph suggests their earlier analysis was broadly correct
Grim prospects for Australian river system as drought bites
Source: AFP
Rivers in Australia's most important farming region are in critical condition thanks to the long-running drought, with no sign of an end to the 'big dry,' officials said Tuesday
Republicans break with Bush on ethanol
Source: Reuters
US Republicans called on Monday for an end to a controversial requirement that gasoline contain a set amount of ethanol, a policy backed by the Bush administration that critics say has helped drive up world food prices
Venison's fine, but wolves prefer salmon
Source: New Scientist
Wolves are not quite the red-blooded hunters we thought they were. It appears they prefer to dine on a nice piece of salmon rather than deer
Aid agencies plan CO2 offsets that also help poor
Source: Reuters
From fuel-efficient stoves for displaced Congolese families to drought-resistant cashew trees in Brazil, some aid agencies offering carbon offset schemes want to marry emissions savings with help for people living with climate change
