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Surfers Make Waves in British Battle of the Breaks (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| A political storm is looming over one of Britain's first wave power projects, the Wave Hub, which surfers fear will drain energy from the waves they ride along the Atlantic coast. |
New Federal Chemical Rules Will Not Override Tougher State Rules (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| New federal rules giving the Bush administration authority for the first time to regulate and even shut down chemical plants will not overrule stricter state rules already in place, according to a letter sent Sunday to lawmakers by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. |
Seafood Poisoning on the Rise as Oceans Become Warmer, More Polluted (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| Experts estimate that up to 50,000 people worldwide suffer ciguatera poisoning each year, with more than 90 percent of cases unreported. Scientists say the risks are getting worse, because of damage that pollution and global warming are inflicting on the coral reefs where many fish species feed. |
Tsunami Devastates Western Solomon Islands; 13 Killed, Toll Expected To Rise (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| Tsunami waves churned by an undersea earthquake crashed ashore in the Solomon Islands on Monday, wiping away entire villages and triggering alerts from Australia to Hawaii, officials said. At least 13 people were killed and the toll was expected to rise. |
Mongolia Reindeer Herders Threatened by Modern World (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| North of nowhere and high above the pristine, alpine Khovsgol Lake in the forests of northern Mongolia, the Gansukh family sits in their teepee home while their reindeer graze outside. |
Climate Change Sceptics Say Humans Not To Blame (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| A group of scientists is fighting a rearguard action to challenge mainstream evidence that humans are to blame for climate change. |
Plan for Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Passes Hurdle (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| A controversial plan to build the first large U.S. offshore wind-power farm won approval from Massachusetts authorities Friday but still must clear federal regulatory hurdles. |
Tropical Losers, Northern Winners from Warming? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 12:01:46
| Northern nations such as Russia or Canada may be celebrating better harvests and less icy winters in coming decades even as rising seas, also caused by global warming, are washing away Pacific island states. |
Auto Industry Urges Economy-Wide Approach to Global Warming (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-02-2007 at 03:00:53
| Automakers called for an economy-wide approach to global warming in reaction to a Supreme Court decision Monday that could give the government the authority to regulate the emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases from cars. |
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