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Condemned to single-sex life by climate change (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| All tuatara could be born male — and thus doomed to extinction — within decades. |
Rebuilding Greensburg The Green Way (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| Greensburg, Kan. was flattened by a major tornado in 2007. The town decided to bring it back in a completely "green," sustainable way. Alex Cohen talks to Greensburg's former mayor, John Janssen, about the decision to rebuild that community using an environmentally friendly approach. |
World Bank approves climate funds before G8 summit (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| The World Bank on Tuesday agreed to establish two investment funds to help developing economies switch to clean-energy technologies to curb carbon emissions and help poor countries adapt to climate change. |
Some 1.5 bln people may starve due to land erosion (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| ng land degradation reduces crop yields and may threaten food security of about a quarter of the world' population, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday. |
Sanitation 'crucial' for tackling water-borne disease (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| Effective and affordable interventions that provide the global population with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are needed if water-borne diseases are ever to be controlled, says a WHO report entitled 'Safe Water, Better Health', released last week (26 June).
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Science communicators rise to climate challenge (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| Science communicators from around the world have devised recommendations to put forward to the UN for better communicating climate change impacts and mitigation methods. |
Motorists brave Mexico border violence for fuel (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| U.S. motorists are risking rampant drug violence in Mexico to drive over the border and fill their tanks with cheap Mexican fuel, some even coming to blows over gas shortages and long queues. The gap between Mexico's subsidized gasoline and record U.S. prices has made it well worth making the trip.
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Green Beer (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| Once reserved for St. Patrick's Day, green beer is now available year round in the form of more ecologically sound beers. Companies across the globe are crafting beers for taste and sustainability. They have found innovative ways to consume less power, conserve water, recycle materials, and utilize brewing byproducts. Although an industry-wide green revolution is still years away, companies are looking to the future for today's perfect brew. |
McCain and Obama's Plans to Combat Climate Change (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| Regardless of who is elected next November, both candidates agree that climate change is a fact and not a theory. John McCain and Barack Obama however vary widely in their response to this issue, leaving the American people with a choice of approaches when choosing the next president. McCain’s primary tools include implementing a cap and trade system for emissions and utilizing greater amounts of nuclear power and “clean” coal. |
Most state workers in Utah shifting to 4-day week (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:55
| Utah this summer will become what experts say is the first state to institute a mandatory four-day work week for most state employees, joining local governments across the nation that are altering schedules to save money, energy and resources. Gov. Jon Huntsman, a first-term Republican, says he's making the change to reduce the state's carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency, improve customer service and provide workers more flexibility. |
State workers in Utah shifting to 4-day week (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 12:00:51
| Utah this summer will become what experts say is the first state to institute a mandatory four-day work week for most state employees, joining local governments across the nation that are altering schedules to save money, energy and resources. Gov. Jon Huntsman, a first-term Republican, says he's making the change to reduce the state's carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency, improve customer service and provide workers more flexibility.
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Some 1.5 bln people may starve due to land erosion (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 07-02-2008 at 12:00:51
| Rising land degradation reduces crop yields and may threaten food security of about a quarter of the world' population, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday. |
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