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Wind Farms Useful but May Threaten Birds (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| Wind farms could generate up to 7 percent of U.S. electricity in 15 years, but scientists want more study of the threat the spinning blades pose to birds and bats.
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Arctic Leaders Blame Warming for Wolves, Suicide (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| Global warming sent marauding wolves into an Alaskan hamlet, killed Norwegian reindeer with unlikely parasites and may even spur suicide among Inuit youth, Arctic leaders said Thursday. |
World Bank Eyes $250 Million Deal To Save Forests (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| The World Bank is in talks with Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica and Indonesia, and regional bodies in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo to fund forest protection, said Warren Evans, the Bank's head of environment. |
Bhutan To Pay for the Climate Sins of Others (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| orests cover nearly three quarters of Bhutan, and help to absorb the greenhouse gases others emit. Its strict conservation policies help to guard one of the world's top 10 biodiversity hotspots, often to the chagrin of its own farmers. Yet Bhutan could pay a high price for the sins of others -- global warming is a major threat to its fragile ecosystem and the livelihoods of its people. |
Asian Development Bank Opens Meeting under Attack from Environmentalists (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| The Asian Development Bank opened its annual meeting Friday with its president pledging to pursue environmental friendly policies amid criticism from activists who claim its economic growth strategies fuel global warming and degrade the environment. |
Indigenous Peru Group Threatens To Sue Occidental (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| Indigenous Achuar communities of Peru who claim that pollution resulting from the production of oil harmed their way of life and damaged their health Thursday threatened to sue Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
International Delegates Reach Climate Change Deal, Conclude Immediate Action Necessary (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| International delegates agreed Friday that the world has the technology and money to limit catastrophic global warming, but that it must act now to reduce the harmful effects of greenhouse gas emissions. |
Interior Secretary Says U.S. Must Focus on Preventing Species from Becoming Endangered (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 06:01:21
| The U.S. interior secretary defended a new policy that makes it harder to list disappearing species as endangered, saying on Friday the government needs to focus less on lists and more on helping wildlife populations rebuild and stay strong. |
ENN Weekly: April 30th - May 4th (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 12:01:07
| ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news April 30th - May 4th: A U.S. air pollution report, a new ESA interpretation, a boost for green power, a honeybee die-off, and much more. |
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