Published by the Environmental News Service MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 11, 2016 (ENS) – Today is Energy Day at COP22, the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech – a day to demonstrate action on global efforts to decarbonize the energy system – globally, country by country, city by city, and business by business – now that […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President-elect Trump has vowed to “cancel” the Paris climate accord, jeopardizing what scientists say is a critical 3.6-degree irreversible temperature target. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/donald-trump-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, November 9, 2016 (ENS) – Republican Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, changing the global balance of power regarding climate change, just as the annual UN climate change conference underway in Morocco works to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate, which entered into force last […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers tracked narwhals and found that they reconstruct their underwater world with more resolution that most other animals on the planet. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/science/narwhals-echolocation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study finds that plastic debris in the oceans carries a smell similar to other sources of their food. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/science/birds-plastics-smell.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study of turbines in Britain found that each one killed one to two bats each month, with some killing more than 60. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/science/bats-wind-power-turbines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, November 7, 2016 (ENS) – Conserving Mexican islands and coasts, fostering the recovery of big cats in Russia’s Far East, and empowering women as seed keepers and organic farmers in India – the three winners of the 2016 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity each performs inspiring work […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has announced 55 Interstate highways that will serve as the basis for a national network of alternative fuel corridors spanning 35 states plus the District of Columbia. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/06/usa-goes-for-coast-to-coast-zero-emission-mobility/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He popularized nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a tool used to understand chemical structures, and was a leader in understanding how organic reactions occurred. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/science/john-roberts-organic-chemistry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 4, 2016 (ENS) – Humanity will look back on November 4, 2016, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster and set off with determination towards a sustainable future. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/04/paris-agreement-enters-into-force-celebration-and-reality-check/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Top energy policy makers and corporate leaders say it will be challenging to meet even the deal’s modest goals to reduce emissions and greenhouse gases. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/business/energy-environment/paris-climate-change-agreement-official-now-what.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3, 2016 (ENS) – Civilians in Northern Iraq are suffering suffocation and respiratory illnesses due to what appears to be a scorched-earth policy employed by retreating ISIL militants following the launch of a major military offensive to retake the city of Mosul. Read the full article […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The world’s governments have committed to slashing greenhouse emissions, but it is not clear the necessary technology exists yet. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/business/energy-environment/climate-crisis-big-question-how-to-inspire-innovation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service KARACHI, Pakistan, November 2, 2016 (ENS) – At least 21 shipbreaking workers died Tuesday and many more are injured and missing after gas cylinders exploded onboard an oil production tanker beached for scrapping at Gadani, on the Arabian Sea. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/02/21-shipbreaking-workers-die-in-pakistan-explosion/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A warming planet is responsible for the glorious colors of fall lasting so late in the year, scientists say, but they warn it could have a negative effect on the foliage over the longer term. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/science/climate-change-leaves.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, November 2, 2016 (ENS) – Bumblebees can learn to pull strings for food and pass on the skill to a colony, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/02/bees-learn-to-pull-strings-for-food-teach-other-bees/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Activists in Washington State have fought the industry, largely successfully, on building export terminals, and a ballot measure to tax carbon there could create a national model. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/is-coals-political-heft-plunging-one-state-may-be-canary-in-mine.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, November 1, 2016 (ENS) – Five mayors have announced that they will work together to prepare their cities for the emergence of autonomous vehicles. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/01/pioneering-mayors-prepare-cities-for-autonomous-cars/
Published by the Environmental News Service PORTOROZ, Slovenia, October 31, 2016 (ENS) – Member governments of the International Whaling Commission have again rejected a proposal for a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary and failed to stop the killing of hundreds of whales by Japan under a self-issued permit. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/31/atlantic-whale-sanctuary-rejected-japan-continues-whaling/
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, October 31, 2016 (ENS) – One in every seven children, 300 million, endure the world’s most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution – six or more times higher than international guidelines – and many die as a result, finds a new report from UNICEF, the […]