Tuesday, April 01, 2008

04/01/2008 TO Enviro-news

Jayalakshmi K. | Are the Oceans Giving Up?
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/040108EA.shtml
According to Jayalakshmi K. in The Deccan Herald, "Ocean deserts, which are non-productive areas, have increased by 15 percent in the period 1998-2007, according to a study done by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US and the University of Hawaii. This translates into a total of 6.6 million square kilometers. On the whole, there are 51 million square kilometers of such desert zones."

Talks Begin on New International Climate Treaty
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/040108EB.shtml
In The New York Times, Thomas Fuller writes: "Representatives of more than 160 countries began formal negotiations here on Monday on a treaty to address climate change, with the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, urging governments to help in 'saving the planet.'"

Oil Is a Slippery Situation
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/040108EC.shtml
John Colson of the Post Independent reports: "Experts might disagree about exactly when the world will run out of the oil that is easily found and extracted, but most agree that it will happen at some point and that humanity should be preparing for that day."

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