Discovery may lead to organic acrylic glass made from sugar
Discovery may lead to organic acrylic glass made from sugar Discovery may lead to organic acrylic glass made from sugar mongabay.com November 16, 2008
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Cheetah conservationist awarded for renewable energy product that helps wildlife
Cheetah conservationist wins award for renewable energy product that helps wildlife Cheetah conservationist awarded for renewable energy product that helps wildlife mongabay.com November 14, 2008
Newly discovered ocean bacteria fixes nitrogen instead of carbon
Newly discovered ocean bacteria fixes nitrogen instead of carbon Newly discovered ocean bacteria fixes nitrogen instead of carbon Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com November 14, 2008
Monstrous Chinook salmon found in California
Monster Chinook salmon found in California Monstrous Chinook salmon found in California Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 14, 2008
Climate change will cost California billions
Cost of climate change to California Climate change will cost California billions mongabay.com November 14, 2008
Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification
Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification mongabay.com November 14, 2008
Coral reefs and mangroves worth $395-559 M per year in Belize
Services provided by coral reefs and mangroves in Belize are worth US$395 million to US$559 million per year, or 30 to 45 percent of the Central American country's GDP —…
Prioritizing amphibian species for captive breeding to save them from extinction
Prioritizing amphibian species for captive breeding to save them from extinction Prioritizing amphibian species for captive breeding to save them from extinction STRI November 19, 2008
IP laws not helping indigenous people protect traditional knowledge (repost)
IP laws not helping indigenous people protect traditional knowledge IP laws not helping indigenous people protect traditional knowledge mongabay.com November 13, 2008 Indigenous knowledge has long been exploited for profit…
Limiting global warming to 2-degree rise will require $180/t carbon price says energy think tank
Developing countries must limit emissions to prevent global warming, says energy agency Developing countries must limit emissions to prevent global warming, says energy agency mongabay.com November 13, 2008 Limiting global…
Scientists can’t explain cause of amphibian extinction crisis
Scientists can't explain cause of amphibian extinction crisis Scientists can't explain cause of amphibian extinction crisis mongabay.com November 13, 2008
Rare rhino rat snake hatches in London zoo
Photos: Rare rhino rat snake hatches in London zoo Rare rhino rat snake hatches in London zoo Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 13, 2008
Brazil OKs $4 billion dam in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil OKs $4 billion dam in the Amazon rainforest Brazil OKs $4 billion dam in the Amazon rainforest mongabay.com November 13, 2008
Stopping ocean acidification would save billions of dollars in revenue
Rapid action to stop ocean acidification would save billions in lost revenue Stopping ocean acidification would save billions of dollars in revenue Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 12, 2008 Dwindling shellfish…
Caspian seal numbers plummet 90%
Caspian seal numbers plummet 90% Caspian seal numbers plummet 90% Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com November 12, 2008
Factoring social and economic instability into ecological catastrophe and the decline of western civilization
War, Waste, and Moneylenders: factoring social and economic instability into ecological catastrophe and the decline of western civilization War, Waste, and Moneylenders: factoring social and economic instability into ecological catastrophe…
Supreme Court lifts ban on sonar testing, whales lose
Supreme Court lifts ban on sonar testing, whales lose Supreme Court lifts ban on sonar testing, whales lose mongabay.com November 12, 2008 Bad news for whales as the Supreme Court…
Brazilian rancher claims he owns land American nun was killed defending in the Amazon
Brazilian rancher claims he owns land American nun was killed defending in the Amazon Brazilian rancher claims he owns land American nun was killed defending in the Amazon mongabay.com November…
Biodiversity of rainforests should not be compared with oil palm plantations says palm oil council chief
Scientists should not compare biodiversity of rainforests with oil palm plantations says palm oil council chief Biodiversity of rainforests should not be compared with oil palm plantations says palm oil…
Greenpeace activists block palm oil shipment from departing Indonesia for Europe
Greenpeace activists block palm oil shipment from departing Indonesia for Europe Greenpeace activists block palm oil shipment from departing Indonesia for Europe mongabay.com November 11, 2008
Effects of ocean acidification will come 30 years earlier than expected
Effects of ocean acidification will come 30 years earlier than expected Effects of ocean acidification will come 30 years earlier than expected mongabay.com November 11, 2008
Facing extinction from rising seas, Maldives establishes fund to buy homeland abroad
Facing extinction from rising seas, Maldives establishes fund to buy homeland abroad Facing extinction from rising seas, Maldives to buy homeland abroad mongabay.com November 10, 2008
American fast food is almost entirely made of corn
American fast food is almost entirely made of corn American fast food is almost entirely made of corn mongabay.com November 10, 2008 Study also shows that fast food restaurants are…
A “biocentric” perspective on environmental degradation
A "biocentric" perspective on environmental degradation A "biocentric" perspective on environmental degradation mongabay.com November 10, 2008 A new online magazine will take a "biocentric" perspective to the planet's environmental problems.…
New species of flying lemurs discovered
New species of flying lemurs discovered New species of flying lemurs discovered mongabay.com November 10, 2008
First RSPO-certified (“eco-friendly”) palm oil shipment to arrive in Europe
First RSPO-certified ("eco-friendly") palm oil shipment to arrive in Europe First RSPO-certified ("eco-friendly") palm oil shipment to arrive in Europe mongabay.com November 10, 2008
Limestone karsts – islands of biodiversity in Asia – under threat from mining
Limestone karsts - islands of biodiversity in Asia - under threat from mining Limestone karsts - islands of biodiversity in Asia - under threat from mining mongabay.com November 10, 2008
In final weeks, President Bush aims to extend his environmental legacy
In final weeks, President Bush aims to extend his environmental legacy In final weeks, President Bush aims to extend his environmental legacy Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 9, 2008 The Bush…
Hundreds of rare and bizarre marine species discovered
Photos: Hundreds of strange and unknown marine species discovered Hundreds of rare and bizarre marine species discovered Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 9, 2008 More discoveries from the Census of Marine…
New gecko species discovered
New gecko species discovered New gecko species discovered mongabay.com November 8, 2008