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Unmanned Aircraft to Study Southern California Smog and its Consequences

06.05.2008 22:27    enn.com
These monthly UAV flights will provide unprecedented data for evaluating how long range transport of pollutants including ozone, soot and other particulates from the northwest United States, Canada, east Asia and Mexico mix with local pollution and influence our air


Climate change could hit tropical wildlife hardest

06.05.2008 22:27    enn.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Polar bears may have it relatively easy. 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 mean polar

ALERT: Agrofuels on Stolen Lands Continue to Threaten Colombian Rainforests and Communities

06.05.2008 22:17    greenmedia.org.ru
It is gravely unethical and ecologically devastating to expand production of biofuels by allowing land to be stolen from local Afro-Colombian communities; and at the expense of Colombia's ancient primary rainforests, food security, water resources and regional climateTAKE ACTION! Plantation

I Saw It At A Montana Fishing Access Site

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
From the artistic to the eccentric--it has been seen at one time or the other at one of Montana and #39;s 306 Fishing Access Sites, say the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks folks who maintain, and like so many other

Front WMA's Open at Noon on May 15

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
Wildlife Management Areas in north central Montana open to the public May 15, and the three WMA's on the Rocky Mountain Front open at noon on that date. Those three are: Sun River, Blackleaf and Ear Mountain WMA's. Concerns over

Volunteers Sought for Sun River WMA Fencing

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking volunteers for help building a mile and a quarter of jackleg fence on the east side of the Sun River Wildlife Management Area. 'Now is the time for all those folks who said

Birdwatching walk set for Cooney State Park

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
A birdwatching walk along the upper reaches of Cooney Reservoir is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, May 24.

Spring's Green Shoots On Road Edges Bad News For Drivers

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
Montana drivers beware! The early signs of spring green up that are finally visible, may be especially bad news for unwary drivers. "Deer and other wildlife are eating along roadsides this time of year, taking advantage of the fresh new

Online Bowhunter Education Available

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
Fish, Wildlife and Parks is now offering bowhunter education over the Internet. Although the course is online, students must still take a field test to receive their bowhunter education card. Several field days are set throughout the state for online

CAC Applicants Sought for FWP Region 4

06.05.2008 21:56    fwp.state.mt.us
Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking to fill six volunteer positions on the Region 4 Citizen Advisory Council (CAC). The panel was established two years ago to provide input and guidance to FWP from the public. The CAC is a

Mauritius: Dirty Little Island

06.05.2008 21:45    allafrica.com
The necessity of transforming Mauritius into a sustainable island seems to be taking root in each and everyone's mind. The bulk of the population now realizes that the country has to turn to renewable energies if it is to ensure

Mauritius: "Climate Change is About More Than Renewable Energy"

06.05.2008 21:45    allafrica.com
Congratulations on the success of your Green Day! What is your own appraisal?

Sierra Leone: Friends of the Earth to Clean Kenema

06.05.2008 21:45    allafrica.com
National coordinator of Friends of the Earth has said that this year's celebration of World Environmental Day scheduled for June 5 would be marked by the cleaning of Kenema and it environs.

Mauritius: Myanmar believes At Least 10,000 Dead After Cyclone Nargis

06.05.2008 21:45    allafrica.com
The military governement had a provisional death toll of 10,000 from this weekend's devastating cyclone, with another 3,000 more missing after cyclone Nargis struck one of the world's poorest countries. A man walks past an uprooted tree in central Yangon,

Greenpeace campaign forces Unilever u-turn on palm oil

06.05.2008 18:28    greenpeace.org
1st May 2008, Amsterdam - Greenpeace today welcomed Unilever's call for a moratorium on rainforest destruction in Indonesia, that is wiping out orang-utans and devastating the climate. In a speech delivered in London today, CEO Patrick Cescau supported Greenpeace's demand

New Greenpeace report labels 'carbon capture and storage' a "scam"

06.05.2008 18:27    greenpeace.org
The unproven technology for capturing the global warming gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from power station smokestacks and then dumping it underground is still on the drawing board. However, coal and power companies are exploiting the notion of so-called "capture ready"

CU-Boulder researchers forecast 3-in-5 chance of record low Arctic sea ice in 2008

06.05.2008 18:14    eurekalert.org
University of Colorado at Boulder) New University of Colorado at Boulder calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of continued warming

Stressed seaweed contributes to cloudy coastal skies, study suggests

06.05.2008 18:13    eurekalert.org
University of Manchester) Scientists at the University of Manchester have helped to identify that the presence of large amounts of seaweed in coastal areas can influence the climate.

Beyond Cork - a wealth of resources for people and Nature

06.05.2008 17:42    panda.org
This publication is targeting forest owners, users and managers, technicians and practitioners, conservation and development NGOs. The main objective in preparing this publication is to provide examples on what options exist in cork oak Mediterranean forest landscapes for developing a
Beyond Cork - a wealth of resources for people and Nature

GFTN Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2008

06.05.2008 17:41    panda.org
The launch of GFTN new global strategies for the next four years; discover how the GFTN is helping to empower indigenous communities in Latin America through community forestry projects; what the Congolese government has to do with the forests of

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