China closes Everest for clean-up
>>Source: The Independent
China is planning to restrict access by climbers to the summit of Mount Everest - known in China as Mount Qomolangma - to allow environmental teams to carry out a huge clean-up of the world's highest rubbish dump.
Can a cow hormone help save the environment?
>>Source: New Scientist
Does a much-maligned product from Monsanto, have hidden environmental benefits? An analysis of the bovine hormone somatotropin, which is given to cows to boost milk production, suggests that use of the product leads to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Environmentalists disagree, however. "It's a new form of greenwashing," says Doreen Stabinsky of Greenpeace.
Georgia court cites carbon in coal-plant ruling
>>Source: Reuters
A Georgia state court has invalidated a permit to build a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant, citing the developers' failure to limit emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.
Web hits used to pinpoint earthquakes
>>Source: New Scientist
Internet traffic counters used to measure web hits could rival dedicated seismological equipment as a way of detecting earthquakes.
White House rejected EPA climate findings: Congress
>>Source: New Scientist
White House officials refused to open e-mail from the US environmental protection agency that said global warming threatens public welfare and urged more fuel-efficient cars, congressional staff said.
French to reconsider EU biofuel goal
>>Source: Treehugger
French secretary of state for ecology Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet says that setting a specific quota for biofuels was probably a mistake and the emphasis should instead be on setting strict environmental and social criteria for their use.
