Environmental headlines

Canada's boreal forest must be saved Canada's boreal forest must be saved Ecosystem stores 27 years of CO2 emissions mongabay.com May 14, 2007 At a conference Monday, 1500 prominent scientists…

California sues Bush administration over fuel standards California sues Bush administration over fuel standards mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Monday California sued the Bush administration for "illegally adopting 'dangerously misguided' gas…

Why poison dart frogs are poisonous Why poison dart frogs are poisonous Mites are the primary source of poison arrow frog toxins mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Mites -- not ants…

"Green" dams could reduce GHG emissions "Green" dams could reduce GHG emissions mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Scientists in Brazil have developed a way to reduce greenhouse emissions from large hydro-electric…

20-40% of U.S. bees have disappeared 20-40% of U.S. bees have disappeared mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Known and unknown ailments have killed 20 to 40 percent of bee colonies across…

Carnivorous plants invade San Francisco Carnivorous plants invade San Francisco But pose no threat to humans mongabay.com May 14, 2007 While most plants derive nutrients from soil, some trap and…

Asian gangs fueling the illegal ivory trade Asian gangs fueling the illegal ivory trade mongabay.com May 13, 2007 Asian-run organized crime syndicates based in Africa are behind the rising illegal…

Citigroup commits $50 billion to fight global warming Citigroup commits $50 billion to fight global warming mongabay.com May 13, 2007 Citigroup said last week that it plans to spend $50…

iPod can distrupt cardiac pacemakers iPod can distrupt cardiac pacemakers mongabay.com May 11, 2007 An iPod can tigger monitoring malfunctions in cardiac pacemakers due to electromagnetic interference, reports a study…

Global warming to cause summer temperature spike in Eastern U.S. Global warming to cause summer temperature spike in Eastern U.S. mongabay.com May 11, 2007 NASA scientists warn that average summer…

Climate shift in East Africa due to geology, not global climate change Climate shift in East Africa due to geology, not global climate change Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 11,…

Ocean "burps" may have ended last ice ages Ocean "burps" may have ended last ice ages University of Colorado at Boulder May 10, 2007 A University of Colorado at Boulder-led…

Sex differences fuel evolution Sex differences fuel evolution Harvard University May 10, 2007 Some Caribbean lizards' strong sexual dimorphism allows them to colonize much larger niches and habitats than they…

Reducing tropical deforestation will help fight global warming Reducing tropical deforestation will help fight global warming Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 10, 2007 More scientists have joined the growing chorus…

More birds killed by cats than wind turbines More birds killed by cats than wind turbines mongabay.com May 9, 2007 Note: NATURE's article was based on flawed data. The journal…

Global carbon cycle is key to understanding climate change Global carbon cycle is key to understanding climate change mongabay.com May 9, 2007 Despite its importance to mankind, the global carbon…

NASA: U.S. may face extreme summer warming NASA: U.S. may face extreme summer temperatures Average summer high temperatures of 110 in Chicago, D.C. by 2080 mongabay.com May 9, 2007 A…

South Korea fishermen cheat on whale killing South Korea fishermen cheat on whale killing mongabay.com May 9, 2007 Fishermen in South Korea are killing far more whales than they claim,…

UN warns on dangers of bioenergy UN warns on dangers of bioenergy mongabay.com May 9, 2007 Biofuels offer "an extraordinary opportunity" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but could make "substantial…

Cuddly slow loris threatened by the pet trade Cuddly slow loris threatened by the pet trade mongabay.com May 9, 2007 The slow loris, a big-eyed primate found in the rainforests…

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Madagascar's president calls on Adventists to be "green" Madagascar's president calls on Adventists to be "green" mongabay.com May 8, 2007 Madagascar's president Marc Ravalomanana told some 30,000 Seventh-day Adventists gathered…

CO2 emission reductions lag 25% behind 2012 targets CO2 emission reductions lag 25% behind 2012 targets India's CO2 emissions leap 88% since 1990, China's 73% mongabay.com May 8, 2007 The…

Peatlands store 100 years of carbon dioxide emissions Peatlands store 100 years of CO2 emissions But climate conference is ignoring emissions from peatland destruction mongabay.com May 8, 2007 The UN…

Massive oil palm expansion planned by Indonesia's richest man Massive oil palm expansion planned by Indonesia's richest man mongabay.com May 8, 2007 Indonesia's richest man plans to spend $4 billion…

Senate panel sets 35 mpg car standard by 2020 Reps Lott and Stevens oppose fuel efficiency bill Senate panel sets 35 mpg car standard by 2020 mongabay.com May 8, 2007…

China finds 7.5 billion barrel oilfield off northern coast China finds 7.5 billion barrel oilfield mongabay.com May 8, 2007 PetroChina, Asia's largest oil and gas producer, announced the discovery of…

North Atlantic circulation may be more sensitive to Greenland melting than thought North Atlantic circulation may be more sensitive to Greenland melting than thought Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona May 8,…

Technology presented at Google can track billboard viewers Technology presented at Google can track billboard viewers mongabay.com May 8, 2007 A new technology provides an affordable way for advertisers to…

The amount and distribution of above ground biomass (or the amount of carbon contained in vegetation) in the Amazon basin is largely unknown, making it difficult to estimate how much…