Chemicals in environment 'may be harmful to male fertility' | London, May 17 (ANI): Chemicals routinely found in the environment could be damaging fertility in some men, new evidence that has emerged has suggested. | For the study... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Newstrack India Chemical Environment London Photos Wikipedia: Fertility |
US WCoast Products - Gasoline dips further | HOUSTON May 16 (Reuters) - Gasoline dipped a penny on Wednesday in the Los Angeles spot market, continuing a three-day retreat on the restart of a Washington state refi... (photo: WN / RTayco) Reuters Industry Market Photos Washington Wikipedia: Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing |
Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana Scientific evidence available to various research institutions in Ghana have showed that the three regions of the North – comprising Upper West, Upper East and Northern R... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Joy Online Climate Ghana Photos Research Wikipedia: Ghana |
Steps from historic Durban Climate Change Conference Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:38 pm | Press Release: UNFCCC | Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps following historic Durban Climate Change Conference | Bonn, 14 Ma... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Scoop Climate Durban Environment Photos |
Toyota Launches Pixis Epoch Minivehicle in Japan (70 MPG US for <$10K) | writes: | All models are equipped with the eco-IDLE*3 system—an idling-stop function that shuts off the engine as the vehicle comes to a stop (approximately 7 km/h or... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Treehugger Business Economy Market Photos Wikipedia: Toyota |
Mexican wind energy boom plays out on gusty shores | * Natural wind tunnel feeds electric grid | * 26-storey turbines blossom across region | By David Alire Garcia | LA VENTOSA, Mexico, May 14 (Reuters) - On an arid plain... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Reuters Energy Mexico Photos Wikipedia: Mexico Wind |
Waste in, fertiliser out - Ecowells turns trash into compost | Keisha Hill, Gleaner Writer | In the normal course of activities, one would simply throw out kitchen organic waste, for example vegetable and fruit peeling, to rot over... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Gleaner Fruit Photos Soil Vegetable Wikipedia: Compost |
'Save the planet', science leaders urge G8 governments Leaders of the global science community have issued joint statements to world leaders meeting at the G8 summit later this month in the US. | National science academies fr... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) BBC News Photos Rio Science Summit UN Wikipedia: G8 |
Oil Wars on the Horizon | Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every deca... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch Oil Photos Politics War Wikipedia: Petroleum politics |
Mega-cities pose climate test as consumption grows | The mega-cities of Asia will be the toughest test for climate-change policy as a rising middle class begins to consume goods at rates only previously seen in the west. ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Canberra Times Asia Climate Environment Photos Wikipedia: Climate |
The Children of Iraq: "Was the Price Worth It?" | The following is a presentation given in the Dialogue sessions of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal, May 2012. | | “…Line up the bodies of the children, the t... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) GlobalResearch Children Crime Iraq Photos Wikipedia: Iraq |
Whatever happened to carbon capture in the fight against climate change? | CCS has been hobbled by the economic crisis, and Europe is far behind the US – but a new Norwegian plant provides hope Norway's prime minister Jens Stoltenberg during... (photo: EC / EC) The Guardian Carbon Climate Europe Photos Whatever Wikipedia: Climate |
Protecting Killer Frogs From Killer Humans | Some names turn heads. Ivan the Terrible or his acolytes may have seen the need for a name that evoked shock and awe in the 16th century. Now, the Rana (Spanish for fro... (photo: GFDL / Wildfeuer) The New York Times Frogs Photos Science Spanish Wikipedia: Frog |
Wave power plants around the world | Renewable energy from waves works best in parts of the world with steady access to powerful wind and wave resources. Countries with the most useful waves include Scotla... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner Canada Energy Photos Power Wikipedia: Wave power |
What We Can Do Today to Save Tomorrow | This is part of our new series "Gen: Change," in partnership with Youth Service America, featuring stories from the 25 most influential and powerful young people in the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post America Nature Photos Wikipedia: Bird Youth |
If More of Us Love Nature, The Environment Will Take Care of Itself | /CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Over at OnEarth, David Gessner has recently published a piece that hits close to something that I've been increasingly thinking. | When it comes to i... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Treehugger Environment Nature Photos Tree Wikipedia: Nature |
CRISPIAN OLVER: Africa at cutting edge in carbon markets | THE Africa Carbon Forum is the largest annual gathering of carbon-market players in Africa and was held last month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A record number of particip... (photo: EC / EC) Business Day Addis Africa EU Markets Photos Wikipedia: Carbon |
Climate ship plots course through the battering waves The European Union hosts this week what could be one of the most significant meetings of the year on climate change. | Last December's UN climate summit, in the Sout... (photo: EC / EC) BBC News African Climate EU Energy Photos Wikipedia: Climate |
Alphonso Mango Shortage Blamed on Climate Change | It's the season of the year for Alphonso mangoes, those delicious, juicy, fragrant (and expensive) fruits from India. Here in London they bring them in by the plane loa... (photo: WN / Geeta) Treehugger Climate Environment Food Photos Wikipedia: Alphonso (mango) |
SHALE GAS HYDRAULIC FRACKING: Poisoned Water. Inducing Earthquakes | --The new technologies to explode gas out of shale rock have serious consequences | There is a global rush to embrace a new technique to extract hydrocarbons from the E... (photo: European Community / EC) GlobalResearch China EU Earth Photos Water Wikipedia: Earth |