UK in 'delusion' over emissions >> Source: BBC News
The UK has been living under a delusion over its claim to be cutting greenhouse gases, according to two reports that will shake the climate change debate. They show that instead of falling since the 1990s, UK greenhouse emissions have been growing in line with the economy.
Mother Earth naked reveals world's geology >> Source: Telegraph.co.uk
Stripped bare of forests, plants, soil, water and man-made structures it is the earth caught undressed and without her make-up. The striking images are revealed for the first time as part of OneGeology, an ambitious plan to produce the first digital geological map of the world.
Migrating whales visit Bondi Beach >> Source: Telegraph.co.uk
A pair of migrating whales have paid a visit to Australia's Bondi Beach, to the delight of tourists and surfers. At one point the whales, believed to be a mother and her calf, came within 50 metres of the shore. About 4,000 southern right whales travel up the east coast of Australia during the southern hemisphere's winter, fleeing the cold antarctic for the warmer waters of Queensland to breed.
Coral 'hotspots' hold conservation clues >> Source: Reuters
Geological shifts over millions of years may explain the huge wealth of fish, corals and other life in seas between Asia and Australia and hold clues to modern conservation, researchers said on Thursday.
Green group touts Al Gore's clean energy goal >> Source: Reuters
The head of a group founded by Al Gore told lawmakers on Thursday that the former vice president's goal of generating all U.S. electricity from clean, renewable sources within 10 years is ambitious but attainable.
Ethanol produced from perennial grass could offset 20% of gas use with 9.3% of cropland >> Source: Treehugger
For all the talk of switchgrass being the next miracle biofuel feedstock, there's still precious little to show for it. Yes, we did recently report on a study which showed that switchgrass could potentially yield 5 times more energy than was used to grow it and, yes, there are several companies that are working hard to bring cellulosic ethanol to market. Yet, for all its purported merits, we aren't likely to see it become commercially available for another few years.
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