Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Chemistry driven by mechanical force is radically different from the traditional way of dissolving, heating and stirring chemicals in a solution. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/green-chemistry-mechanochemistry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Projections of potentially dangerous and costly algal blooms may become as common as weather reports, but first scientists need more funding. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/a-dreaded-forecast-for-our-times-algae-and-lots-of-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 18, 2016 (ENS) – The World Heritage Committee has inscribed nine new natural, or mixed natural and cultural, sites on the List of World Heritage: one transnational site – in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – and others in Canada, Chad, China, India, Iraq, Iran, Mexico and […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2016 (ENS) – The Democratic and Republican platform planks on the environment, energy and climate change couldn’t be more different. The Democrats appear to be fully engaged in protection and restoration, while the Republicans are not. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/15/democrats-platform-eco-friendly-republicans-not/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Demand for organic crops so outstrips the supply that some food brands are underwriting farmers’ arduous and costly transition to organic production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/business/paying-farmers-to-go-organic-even-before-the-crops-come-in.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers analyzed hundreds of thousands of samples in digitized museum collections to produce an estimate of species in the South American rain forest. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/science/amazon-tree-species-inventory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Southwestern Energy is leading an industry group that aims to cut methane leakage to less than 1 percent of national gas production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/business/energy-environment/future-of-natural-gas-hinges-on-stanching-methane-leaks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 12, 2016 (ENS) – Of all the world’s unique natural areas threatened by logging, poaching, dam development and gillnet fishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is advising the United Nations to place five of them on the List of Heritage in Danger. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, July 13, 2016 (ENS) – Chile’s capital city, Santiago, has just been awarded the honor of hosting Mobilize 2017, the new annual Sustainable Transport Summit put on by the New York-based multinational Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/12/chiles-capital-wins-2017-sustainable-transport-award/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While activists can agree that something must be done, differences arise over exactly what and how, on issues like nuclear power and fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the fifth year of a drought, Los Angeles wants to convert miles of extra space to capture storm water. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-alley-ways-water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At Herring Cove Beach, facing an erosion problem as many other coastal areas are, a damaged parking lot is being replaced with one farther back. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/us/at-a-cape-cod-landmark-a-strategic-retreat-from-the-ocean.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s the kind of choice that climate change will be forcing over and over. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/should-the-united-states-save-tangier-island-from-oblivion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Mississippi project, a centerpiece of President Obama’s climate plan, has been plagued by problems that managers tried to conceal, and by cost overruns and questions of who will pay. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/science/kemper-coal-mississippi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 4, 2016 (ENS) – In 25 years there may not be a single elephant remaining in Africa if current rates of killing continue. As the EU member States meet today to discuss their position on whether to ban the ivory trade, a delegation of the African […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is threatening the livelihoods of the people of tiny Kiribati, and even the island nation’s existence. The government is making plans for the island’s demise. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/asia/climate-change-kiribati.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2, 2016 (ENS) – New research has identified clear signs that the gaping hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is beginning to close and could close permanently by mid-century. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/02/antarctic-ozone-layer-begins-to-heal/
Published by the Environmental News Service OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, July 1, 2016 (ENS) – Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal Thursday overturned the permits for Enbridge’s controversial Northern Gateway Pipelines project after the court found that the government of Canada failed to consult the First Nations affected as required by the Constitution. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, June 30, 2016 (ENS) – The leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico met at the North American Leaders Summit Wednesday where they set an historic goal – to generate 50 percent clean power across North America by 2025. Clean transportation is a key part […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2016 (ENS) – In two related settlements, one with the United States and the State of California, and one with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Volkswagen has agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions tests and deceiving car buyers. […]