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Ecological globalization (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| Ecosystems are constantly exchanging materials through the movement of air in the atmosphere, the flow of water in rivers and the migration of animals across the landscape. People, however, have also established themselves as another major driver of connectivity among ecosystems. In the June 2008 Special Issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, titled “Continental-scale ecology in an increasingly connected world,” ecologists discuss how human influences interact with natural processes to influence connectivity at the continental scale. The authors conclude that networks of large-scale experiments are needed to predict long-term ecological change. |
Illegal European scrap dealers cause fierce competition (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| A growing number of illegal scrap yards in Europe endanger the environment and increase competition for valuable scrap metals, European industry sources said on Monday.
Record metal prices, with copper hitting an all-time high of $8,880 per tonne earlier this year, have sparked a hunt for secondary raw materials.
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The Lacey Act: Protecting American Wildlife (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| The recently passed Farm Bill included an amendment to the Lacey Act which extends protection to plants and trees illegally harvested outside of the U.S. TheLacey Act, named after congressman, Rep. John Lacey, the Congressman who introduced it, and signed into law in 1900, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to restore "game and other birds...where where they have become scarce or extinct and to regulate the introduction of birds and animals in areas where they had not existed." |
Marine Chemist Says 'Not So Fast' To Quick Oil Detection Method (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| A new method for assessing environmental contamination after oil spills is in danger of being applied in situations where it doesn't work and might produce false conclusions, a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has warned.
Private firms and government agencies have recently started using long strands of absorbent polypropylene snares, also called “pom-poms,” as a means to check for contamination of the seafloor in the wake of an oil spill. The method is becoming popular because it is rapid and low-cost.
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UN 2010 biodiversity target in the balance (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| The biggest ever United Nations conference held to tackle worldwide biodiversity loss closed today without producing a clear roadmap to achieve the 2010 target to substantially reduce biodiversity loss, WWF said.
The 9th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP9) held in Bonn, covering 191 countries and nearly 7000 participants, needed to achieve significant progress and to provide the necessary impetus for countries to implement biodiversity conservation measures and turn round the rate of biodiversity loss worldwide.
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New WTO Fisheries Subsidies Document Creates Path for Negotiations (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| The World Trade Organization (WTO) today issued a new working document by Rules Negotiating Group Chairman Guillermo Valles Galmes. The document covers all areas of the Rules group negotiations, which includes fisheries subsidies, general subsidies and anti-dumping. The document provides a description of the views and proposals of WTO members related to the Rules text that was presented by Chairman Valles in November 2007. |
How To Convert Your Car To An Electric Vehicle (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| Gasoline-powered cars are perhaps the most inefficient devices that many of us use daily. The internal combustion engine is inefficient in term of pollution, gas costs and maintenance costs. Electric motors are comparatively simple devices that do not require much maintenance at all. But, as you may know, it’s difficult to obtain an commercial electric car today. One option is to buy a used vehicle that somebody else has converted to an electric vehicle. |
Brazil says biofuel production not to blame for food crisis (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| With its prodigious farm exports and its major industry making ethanol from sugarcane, Brazil is seeking to show that in the food versus biofuel debate at least in its case the two can co-exist.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has challenged critics who claim biofuel production is contributing to high food prices and demand, arguing the problem lies instead in poor agricultural and distribution models.
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8 Ways to Green Your Beach Trip (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| For those with ocean access, summer time is beach time. Before you get out your boogie board and picnic basket, here’s a few ways to keep the environment in mind while you’re “hanging ten” and “soaking up the sun.” |
Soaring living costs cloud U.N. climate talks (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
| U.N.-led climate talks began in Germany on Monday on a global warming pact, facing a challenge from critics who say climate measures are partly to blame for high food and energy prices.
The meeting is the second in a series of eight which aim to secure a global climate deal by the end of next year in Copenhagen, to come into force after the first round of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. |
Animals fare better in zoos as experts learn more (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 06-02-2008 at 09:00:51
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are learning more about how
zoo animals feel and how a toy or a little training can
sometimes help cut the endless pacing and other repetitive
behaviors that are often assumed to be signs of distress. |
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