Published by the Environmental News Service CANBERRA, Australia, August 9, 2016 (ENS) – An acidifying ocean absorbing too much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could have a major impact on the staple diet of krill – with serious repercussions for the entire Antarctic ecosystem, scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division have found. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service OAKLAND, California, August 8, 2016 (ENS) – At the Oakland office of the international sustainability think tank Global Footprint Network, August 8 is a special day. It’s Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity has used up all the natural resources the planet can renew in the entire year. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced grants to six research organizations to develop and use low-cost air pollution sensor technology, while engaging communities to learn about their local air quality. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-45-million-advance-air-monitoring-technology
Published by the Environmental News Service MELBOURNE, Australia, August 8, 2016 (ENS) – U.S. and Australian officials have signed a new agreement aimed at strengthening collaboration on key transportation priorities in technology and innovation between the two countries. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/08/usa-australia-cooperate-to-advance-smart-transport/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Warming temperatures can dry out northern peatlands, increasing the risk of fires that release thousands of years of stored carbon into the atmosphere. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/science/climate-change-carbon-bogs-peat.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled today a waste and materials tracking feature in its Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which is a free benchmarking and tracking tool for commercial building owners and managers. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/new-waste-tracking-feature-helps-building-managers-save-money-and-support-healthy
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme By Balakrishna Pisupati and Mathis Wackernagel Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36241&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme The 1.3 million kilograms of rubbish collected from here remind the rest of the world that even the most ambitious, global agreements are only as good as the individual action and determination that bring them to life. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27083&ArticleID=36240&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Focusing on the conflicts of interest in Tesla Motors’ proposed takeover of SolarCity misses the bigger picture, some investors say. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/business/everyone-despises-solarcity-deal-except-tesla-shareholders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme A clean environment is on the horizon for the people of Ogoniland as government, communities and oil industry commit to implementing UN Environment report recommendations Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36239&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The reusable box that FreshRealm created to reduce packaging waste is a selling point of its delivery service — and a product it sells to competitors. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/business/a-tantalizing-offering-from-a-meal-kit-service-the-box.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The rebound effect describes changes that inadvertently raise carbon emissions. A recent study illustrated one such rebound involving crime reduction. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/science/climate-change-rebound-effect.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spinning gold-plated copy of Carl Sagan’s “A Glorious Dawn” reached 94,000 feet above earth on a high-altitude balloon. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/arts/music/third-man-records-space.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MEXICO CITY, Mexico, August 3, 2016 (ENS) – Mexico is to permanently ban the use of gillnets in waters where the endangered vaquita is found, in an attempt to save from exinction this small porpoise found only in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/03/mexico-bans-gillnets-to-save-endangered-porpoise/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Trying to wrap your head around what Brazil has done right – and not – when it comes to dealing with Amazon deforestation can leave you dizzy. But there are definite bright spots. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/173214184/0/edf/blogs/feed~Deforestation-in-Brazil-%E2%80%93-another-rollercoaster-story-in-a-nation-of-contrasts
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-tracks-our-changing-climate
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó hoy un informe que muestra evidencia clara y convincente sobre los cambios a largo plazo en nuestro clima y destaca los impactos en la salud humana y el medio ambiente en Estad […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rapid-response teams of researchers analyze droughts and other extreme weather events to see if global warming played a role. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/looking-quickly-for-the-fingerprints-of-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment To try to restore their population, conservationists will release hundreds of the salamanders, which have been raised to maturity, into streams in Ohio. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/hellbenders-salamanders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mammoths on Alaska’s St. Paul Island could have faced freshwater problems that could be experienced by island dwellers all over in a warming world. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/mammoths-extinction-saint-paul-island-alaska.html?partner=rss&emc=rss