Tag: Climate
Finland: Cold Nights Continue - Frost Threatens B...
"Weather forecasters say frosty nights are to continue. The cold conditions also pose a threat to berry crops.This week's lowest temperature was recorded on Thursday night at Enontekijä in northern Finland where the...
Up to 1/3 of World's Wildlife Wiped Out Since 1970
These statistics are almost impossible to believe. We've lost more than a quarter, and possibly up to a third, of the world's wildlife in the past 40 years alone. At a current extinction rate of 1% per year, that...
ILO studying impact of climate change on labor ma...
"The International Labor Organization is currently conducting its first full-scale analytical research on the impact of climate change on labor markets, its head said in a recent interview in Tokyo with Kyodo...
Norwegian blue parrot did exist
"This parrot is deceased A Monty Python fan has discovered that Norwegian parrots really did exist. Some 55 million years before John Cleese and Michael Palin immortalised the "Norwegian...
US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages. No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader Michael...
Hungarian Emfesz says to start building new plant
"Hungarian gas wholesaler Emfesz said on Thursday that next year it would start building its planned gas-fuelled power plant which will have a total capacity of 2,400 megawatts.The first two of the plant's six 400-MW...
New GMO Con: Climate Genes
Get ready for a new wave of hyperbolic unsubstantiated spin from the biotech industry. This time they will claim they can save the food supply from climate change."First the biotech industry promised that its...
Climate change could hit tropical wildlife hardest
"Polar bears may have it relatively easy, but it`s the tropical creatures that could really struggle if the climate warms even a few degrees in places that are already hot, scientists reported on Monday.That doesn`t...
Canary in a Coal Mine MWV16
Coral reefs are dying a death of a thousand cuts and their disappearance threatens not only the incredibly diverse ecosystem that depends on them, but also human health and welfare.In this episode of MicrobeWorld...
China president begins Japan visit
Chinese president Hu Jintao has begun a visit to Japan, an always awkward meeting considering the two are historical rivals. His visit was marked by significant protests in Tokyo over the Tibet issue, but there...
Salmon Fishing Closed on West Coast of U.S.
Although the Alaskan and B.C. salmon stocks are faring slightly better than those further south, consumers in the United States and Canada should expect to be paying a lot more for salmon.So, if salmon is no longer a...
West Africa adopts plan to save the Niger River
"The Niger is the third longest river in Africa and it is dying as a result of climate change and pollution, exacerbated by 3% per annum population growth. The river runs through 9 countries, which are banding together to implement a 20 year program of desilting and...
Supermarket trials carbon labels
Consumers concerned with the health of the environment may begin to turn to a special label on various food and home items to tell them critical information on the item's carbon footprint."Supermaket chain Tesco has...
Can you feel peak oil yet?
Jim Kunstler is sensing something in the air. Could it be the symptoms of peak oil?" We're in a strange collective psychic bubble. We'd like to forgetabout all these troubling rumors of hardship and bad...
Paper or Plastic?
British Chancellor Alistair Darling announced yesterday plans to charge for one time use plastic shopping bags. "I am convinced that we can eliminate single-use disposable bags altogether” he stated. " "Given...
