Eat less red meat to help the environment, UN climate expert says
Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said people should have one meat-free day to cut greenhouse gas emissions.Tunza Youth Advisor Gives First-hand Account of Hurricane's Impact ...
Year after year, between June and November, the Caribbean region suffers the impact of several hurricanes and tropical storms. For us Cubans the impact of hurricanes and tropical storms is simply something we have to deal with. ... HP Reduces Laptop Packaging 97 Percent for Wal-Mart
“From a logistics standpoint, the way they’ve been packaged reduces the space needed,” said Scott Erickson, environmental program manager for HP’s consumer PC business, “We can get 31 percent more products on each pallet.” ... Sarah Palin’s Record On the Environment: A Closer Look
Palin on the Environment, Beyond the Sound Bites We’ve all heard the big ones by now: Sarah Palin doesn’t believe in global warming (as a result of human practices, at least), she’s suing the federal government to get polar bears ... Urban environment may influence myopia development in children ...
It appears that factors specific to the urban environment may increase the risk of myopia in children, a large study found. Alaska’s Pebble Mine: Fish Versus Gold
With the support of Gov. Sarah Palin, mining interests have defeated an Alaska ballot measure that could have blocked a huge proposed mining project. Now, plans are moving forward to exploit the massive gold and copper deposit at the ... Sea Levels Could Rise Six Feet by 2100, New Study Says
Melting glaciers and ice sheets are likely to increase sea levels by 2.6 feet (80 centimeters) to 6.2 feet (two meters) by the end of this century, according to a new study in the journal Science. That is considerably higher than the ... South Sound marine life -- Sept. 8
Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) Controlled burns benefit rare flower
The controlled prairie fires mimic what American Indians did before the arrival of white settlers. They would set the prairies on fire to rejuvenate the native plants and grasses and keep the Douglas fir trees from encroaching on the ... Enviroment briefs for Sept. 8
Series to focus on South Sound. |
