Archive for January, 2008
$50M grant will finance plant research
January 31st, 2008
A collaboration of botanists and computer scientists is being awarded a $50 million federal grant to conduct research into plant biology with an eye toward resolving global problems related to agriculture, environment and energy production.
Popularity: 4%
Green eggs, hold the ham
January 31st, 2008
The hen’s owners have said it will stay clear of the stew pot and live a nice long life.
Popularity: 3%
Coconut Grove Sailing Club Faces Crocodile Threat
January 31st, 2008
Workers at this Coconut Grover sailing club want to be able to carry about their tasks without the threat of this dangerous reptile lurking around.
Popularity: 5%
Latest scientists’ views of sea level rise
January 31st, 2008
Six of the 10 experts contacted by Reuters in the last 10 days stuck to projections by the U.N. Climate Panel that sea levels will rise by between about 20 and 80 cms by 2100. Four said gains could be higher because of likely bigger thawing of Antarctica and Greenland. None thought the IPCC was exaggerating the risks.
Popularity: 4%
Injured Manatee Fights for Life
January 31st, 2008
A rescued manatee is fighting for his life after being hit twice by boats off the Florida coast.
Popularity: 4%
Mud Flow in Java
January 30th, 2008
Mud… some people drive four-wheelers through it, some people use it to displace fifteen thousand people… it’s a versatile substance. In East Java a possibly man-made mud flow is creating an inland mud sea; at the University of Washington scientists spliced rabbit genes into a tree; and Enterprise Rent-A-Car tries to go green.
Popularity: 7%
Senators fault delay in bear protection
January 30th, 2008
A decision on whether to protect Alaska’s polar bears under the Endangered Species Act might not come before the government opens a major bear habitat to oil leases next week, although staff recommendations are completed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chief said Wednesday.
Popularity: 4%
Patio heaters spark EU climate row
January 30th, 2008
However, green campaigners back the plans arguing the heaters make a significant contribution to global warming.
Popularity: 4%
Canadian provinces eye carbon-trading plan
January 30th, 2008
Many of Canada provinces are pursuing a carbon-trading plan to fight climate change, saying on Tuesday it was inevitable the country would adopt a such system, even if the current federal government is cool to the idea.
Popularity: 3%
Environmental Captial
January 30th, 2008
WSJ’s Jeffrey Ball and Keith Johnson discuss their new blog, Environmental Capital, which takes a look at the business of the environment.
Popularity: 3%
Ill. lawmakers will fight for coal plant
January 30th, 2008
Illinois lawmakers vowed to do everything in their power to assure that a virtually emissions-free power plant is built in central Illinois, after saying the U.S. Department of Energy informed them it was pulling out of the project.
Popularity: 2%
First Antarctic marine census launched
January 29th, 2008
U.S., New Zealand and Italian marine scientists began a two-month voyage to Antarctica’s northern coast Tuesday as part of the first-ever census of Antarctic marine biodiversity, Prime Minister Helen Clark said.
Popularity: 4%
Martinez Beaver Dam Takes Beating In Storms
January 29th, 2008
The Martinez beaver dam in downtown was damaged in last weekend’s storms. But some say city officials damaged the dam
Popularity: 3%
Humans join hunt for Antarctica’s “pink gold”
January 29th, 2008
They only grow up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) yet are perhaps the most abundant creatures on the planet in terms of weight. Snow petrels nesting in Antarctica fly for up to eight hours to catch a meal of them.
Popularity: 4%
Killer Avalanches
January 29th, 2008
More than two dozen Americans died in avalanches in December and January, with three in one weekend in California.
Popularity: 3%
