Environmental headlines

Saving beautiful - and ugly - species from extinction Saving the beautiful - and the ugly - creatures of the world Why the EDGE Matters Jeremy Hance August 30, 2007…

Indonesia's peatlands may offer U.S. firms global warming offsets Indonesia's peatlands may offer U.S. firms global warming offsets How to Convince a Company to Protect Peatlands and Climate Rhett A.…

NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 29, 2007 Environmentalists view the expansion of oil palm…

Environmental, safety concerns mount over China's Three Gorges Dam Environmental, safety concerns mount over China's Three Gorges Dam mongabay.com August 29, 2007 Environmental problems are worse than anticipated at China's…

Flies prefer Coke Flies prefer Coke University of California - Berkeley August 29, 2007 While you may not catch a fly sipping Perrier, the insect has specialized taste cells for…

Oldest orchid discovered; suggests flower co-existed with dinosaurs Orchids may have co-existed with dinosaurs mongabay.com August 29, 2007 Orchids are old enough to have co-existed with dinosaurs, report Harvard University…

Largest-ever Endangered Species Act lawsuit filed Largest-ever Endangered Species Act lawsuit filed mongabay.com August 29, 2007 An environmental group plans the largest ever legal action in the history of the…

Meeting seeks to save Sumatra's tigers and elephants from extinction Meeting seeks to save Sumatra's tigers and elephants from extinction mongabay.com August 29, 2007 Over 100 wildlife experts and government…

"Extinct" baiji river dolphin spotted alive in China "Extinct" baiji river dolphin spotted alive in China mongabay.com August 29, 2007 An "extinct" baiji has been spotted alive in the Yangtze…

How private equity can profit from carbon offsets in Indonesia How private equity can profit from carbon offsets in Indonesia Rhett Butler, mongabay.com editorial August 29, 2007 The emerging carbon…

The other side of carbon trading The other side of carbon trading By Stephan Faris, Fortune Magazine August 29, 2007 Planting trees in Uganda to offset greenhouse-gas emissions in Europe…

Northwest Passage Nearly Open, reports NASA Northwest Passage Nearly Open, reports NASA NASA Earth Observatory August 28, 2007 The fabeled Northwest Passage is nearly open, with implications for trade and…

UPS finds environment a top concern among customers, pushes paperless billing UPS finds environment a top concern among customers, pushes paperless billing mongabay.com August 28, 2007 UPS recently surveyed its…

Ozone Hole makes Early Appearance in 2007 Ozone Hole makes Early Appearance in 2007 By Joshua S Hill special to mongabay.com August 28, 2007 The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered…

Greenhouse gases made 2006 2nd-warmest year on record for U.S. Greenhouse gases made 2006 2nd-warmest year on record for U.S. mongabay.com August 28, 2007 Greenhouse gases likely accounted for over…

New poison frog species discovered in Colombia New poison frog species discovered in Colombia mongabay.com August 28, 2007 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of poison frog in a…

Indonesia to push carbon-credits for peatlands conservation Indonesia to push carbon-credits for peatlands conservation mongabay.com August 27, 2007 Indonesia plans to seek carbon credits for protecting its carbon-rich peatlands, a…

Scientists meet in Hungary to discuss saving dying frogs Scientists meet in Hungary to discuss saving dying frogs mongabay.com August 27, 2007 Scientists are meeting this week in Budapest, Hungary…

Scientists demand Brazil suspend Amazon colonization project Scientists demand Brazil suspend Amazon colonization project mongabay.com August 27, 2007 A group of prominent scientists has called upon Brazil to declare an…

Global warming causes increase in tropical rainfall Global warming causes increase in tropical rainfall mongabay.com August 27, 2007 Climate change appears to be resulting in higher levels of rainfall in…

U.S. grazing lands at risk due to rising CO2 levels U.S. grazing lands at risk due to rising CO2 levels mongabay.com August 27, 2007 Rising carbon dioxide levels could cause…

Obesity rates increase nationwide in 2006 Obesity rates increase nationwide in 2006 mongabay.com August 27, 2007 31 states saw a rise in obesity rates last year, reports a new study…

How do snakes survive starvation? How do snakes survive starvation? University of Arkansas, Fayetteville August 27, 2007 Starving snakes employ novel survival strategies not seen before in vertebrates, according to…

Wall Street looks at energy efficiency to boost profits Wall Street looks at energy efficiency to boost profits mongabay.com August 27, 2007 Today the Wall Street Journal featured a special…

Europe's only known land leech may be on the brink of extinction due to shifts in climate, report researchers writing in the journal Naturwissenschaften. The findings are significant because they…

U.S. to spend $27M on possibly extinct bird U.S. to spend $27M on possibly extinct bird mongabay.com August 26, 2007 The U.S. government plans to spend $27 million on the…

With Corn ethanol more expensive than oil, is Jatropha the solution? With Corn ethanol more costly than oil, is Jatropha a better biofuel? mongabay.com August 24, 2007 Jatropha may be…

Iceland halts whaling; until demand picks up Iceland halts whaling mongabay.com August 24, 2007 With stagnant demand for whale meat nearly a year after ending its ban on commercial whaling,…

Monkey mothers use "baby talk" too Monkey mothers use "baby talk" too mongabay.com August 24, 2007 Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations to communicate with infants much like human mothers…

Blocking sunlight may cripple toxic bacteria Blocking sunlight may cripple toxic bacteria The Carnegie Institution August 23, 2007 Certain types of bacteria have sunlight-sensing molecules similar to those found in…