Deal is struck in Montana to preserve forest areas
>>Source: The New York Times
A huge patchwork of privately owned forest in northwest Montana - much of it bordering wilderness, and together almost a third the size of Rhode Island - will be permanently protected from development under an agreement announced on Monday by two private conservation groups, the Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land.
Midwest floods show fingerprints of global warming
>>Source: Reuters
Floods like those that inundated the US Midwest are supposed to occur once every 500 years but this is the second since 1993, suggesting flawed forecasts that do not take global warming into account, conservation experts say.
Save £300 on energy bills by turning off lights
>>Source: The Daily Telegraph
UK families could save around £350 a year on their energy bills by turning off lights and switching off televisions and computer game consoles, according to MPs.
Decline in bee diversity could sting crop producers
>>Source: New Scientist
Vanishing bees have raised concerns for crops in the US, but researchers now say some crops may suffer even if there are plenty of bees around.The key, says Pat Hoehn of the University of Göttingen, Germany, is the different types of bees, not their overall number. This is bad news, as bee biodiversity is declining, he says.
G8 alone can't set world climate goal: White House
>>Source: Reuters
The G8 countries meeting next week in Japan cannot by themselves set effective long-term world goals on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the White House says.
