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MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - Rich nations must come up with billions in new money to help poor countries fight global warming and not just repackage development aid to score diplomatic points, environmentalists at a meeting of top polluters said on Friday.
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As people worldwide increasingly feel the heat of climate change, many are applauding the skyrocketing growth China's fledging solar-cell industry. Solar power and other "green" technologies, by providing electricity from renewable energy sources like the sun and wind, create hope for a world free of coal-burning pollution and natural resource depletion. A recent Washington Post article, however, has revealed that China's booming solar industry is not as green as one might expect. Many of the solar panels that now adorn European and American rooftops have left behind a legacy of toxic pollution in Chinese villages and farmlands.
The study used a lab-based artificial ecosystem of communities of bacteria to examine what happens when the bacteria move around and evolve to live in different parts of the ecosystem over the course of hundreds of generations. The scientists measured the effect this dispersal of species has on the productivity and biodiversity of the ecosystem over all.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - the federal guardian of clean air - has issued new standards to control smog that scientists and environmental organizations are criticizing for not going far enough. EPA's action offers a stark reminder that, in the absence of meaningful regulations, consumer action is critical if we're going to reduce air pollution now and in the future.
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa – After bringing Africa's black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world's most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.
Haiti is the only country in the Americas on the UN list of Least Developed Countries. Ninety-eight percent of its forests have been cut down. Its population is dependant on wood-derived charcoal based energy, and it is struggling to survive.
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Three lions have been speared to death close to Kenya's Amboseli national park, a senior Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) official said on Friday, raising concerns about the country's dwindling population of big cats. Five suspects have been arrested over the killings, which occurred over a one month period, said Patrick Omondi, head of Species, Conservation and Management for the KWS.
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has already taken on an international role as a Middle East envoy, is now tackling climate change with a plan for the world to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Blair traveled to Tokyo on Friday to unveil a climate change initiative and said on his Web site he will go to China and India in the next week to discuss his proposals with the world's two largest developing economies.
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian lawmakers are set to reject a Southeast Asian pact designed to fight cross-border smoke caused by forests fires, a legislator from an environmental commission said on Friday. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations approved the Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution in 2002 and Indonesia, where most of the fires occur, is the only country that has not ratified it, drawing criticism from its neighbors affected by the annual haze.
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Thursday the Center for Biological Diversity and four other conservation groups filed a scientific petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect 32 species of snails and slugs as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The species are primarily found in old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. By: Stand Up for the Earth
ERIE, Pa., March 6, 2008 – Zurn Engineered Water Solutions, one of the largest manufacturers of commercial plumbing products in the nation, is developing an industry-wide green initiative called Stand Up for the Earth. The primary mission of Stand Up for the Earth is to help organizations reduce their environmental impact and to recognize those that achieve this commitment. By: Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and Grand Canyon Trust filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the approval of up to 39 new uranium drilling sites within only a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park. By: the Jane Goodall Institute
March 12, 2008 --- Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), testified at a hearing on Tuesday in support of a bill that would prohibit the transport of nonhuman primates across state lines. The Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 2964), introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), was the subject of a hearing held by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. By: The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
BOSTON, MA-March 12, 2008-Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced the establishment of a task force on net zero energy buildings Wednesday morning at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) Building Energy Conference and Trade Show at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. By: Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, and Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center filed suit Tuesday against the Fremont-Winema National Forest for driving a rare population of the Oregon spotted frog to the brink of extinction, failing to conduct proper environmental analyses, and violating its own Forest Plan and the Clean Water Act. By: the Jane Goodall Institute
Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), addressed members and staff of the United States Congress on Tuesday and urged them to increase funding for critical species and habitats around the world. By: Center for Biological Diversity
SAN FRANCISCO– Monday the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued the Bush administration for missing its legal deadline for issuing a final decision on whether to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act due to global warming.
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
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