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Canada Makes It Official: BPA Is Toxic
Advocacy group predicts the chemical will be removed from hard plastics in a few years.
UBC underwater robot to explore ice-covered ocean and Antarctic ice shelf
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are deploying an underwater robot to survey ice-covered ocean in Antarctica from October 17 through November 12...
Ocean asteroid impact could deplete ozone
TUCSON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- If a medium-sized asteroid were to hit in Earth's oceans a tsunami wouldn't be the only worry, U.S. scientists say -- the ozone layer...
Official: Britain Targeted by Cyber Blitz
Top UK Spy: Government Networks Targeted By 1,000 Cyber Attacks A Month; Deterrent Needed
Dearth of research vessels hampers oil-spill science
Efforts to understand the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster are being slowed by a shortage of ships.
Africa 'needs practical advice from climate scientists'
Climate scientists are collecting data and attending conferences instead of providing practical assistance in the field, a conference has heard.
US midterm elections: A chilly season for climate crusaders
Open scepticism of global warming could rule next Congress.
Tsunamis send waves into atmosphere
Tsunamis leave a destructive and often deadly stamp on land, but they also make a surprising and poorly understood impression high above the Earth.
Forget the Coppertone: Water fleas in mountain ponds can handle UV rays
Some tiny crustaceans living in clear-water alpine ponds high in Washington state's Olympic Mountains have learned how to cope with the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays without sunblock - and with...
Green: Ecologically, an Overdrawn Bank Account
From greenhouse gas emissions to overgrazing to overfishing, humanity risks bankrupting the global environment, a biennial report states.
Time to find a second Earth, WWF says
Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, the WWF...
Biopharma leaders to reveal successful strategies for China, India at the PharmAsia Summit
San Francisco, Calif., 13 October, 2010 - Elsevier Business Intelligence, publisher of PharmAsia News, IN VIVO and "The Pink Sheet," today announced the agenda for Windhover's 2nd PharmAsia Summit...
Latin America not prepared for disasters
There is still a long way to go in preparing Latin America and the Caribbean for natural disasters, says the IADB.
WWF Living Planet map of ecological footprints worldwide
A global map of the relative ecological footprint per person in 2007
WWI ships to chart past climate
A new project aims to use old Royal Navy logbooks to help build a more accurate picture of how our climate has changed over the last century.
EU meeting emissions target
BRUSSELS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The European Union is ahead of schedule on meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, a...
Greenpeace warns Russia of toxic sludge
MOSCOW, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Predictions of a harsh winter in Russia could lead to toxic floods if dams break in the cold, a Greenpeace activist said.
Farmers, ranchers served by stream bank biodiversity
On farms and rangelands in Yolo County, Calif., the stream and canal areas with the greatest variety of plants and soil organisms have the healthiest soil and least pollution potential,...
Scotland emissions down from 1990
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- There has been a 70 percent reduction in carbon monoxide emissions from Scotland since 1990, the Scottish government said Wednesday.
Iran, Iraq in battle for oil supremacy
VIENNA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- On-hand reserves are what matters when assessing Iran or Iraq's global oil position, an energy analyst said ahead of an OPEC meeting in Vienna.
US lifts Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling ban
The United States lifted a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico imposed after the BP oil spill, but set operators tough new safety conditions, officials said.
Plan B Turns Out to Be Fastest Path for Rescue
Three efforts to bore through the abrasive volcanic rock went forward simultaneously, but it was an effort using drills that broke through to the miners first.
Economic Scene: A Climate Proposal Beyond Cap and Trade
An alternative in climate policy revolves around much more financing for clean energy research.
University of Utah microbubbles clean dirty soil in China
Microbubbles are much bigger than they sound. If all goes as planned during a demonstration project in eastern China, microbubble technology developed at the University of Utah has the potential...
Toxic Mud Spill Latest Insult to Polluted Danube River
As cleanup continues in Hungary, experts weigh in on the environmental damage and future risks of mining and industry along Europe’s rivers.
Green: C.D.C. Allots Climate Research Money
Some $5.25 million will be split among eight states and two cities seeking to evaluate and mitigate health impacts from everything from hotter summers to an increase in waterborne illness.
Scientist at Work: The Necessity of Conservation, and of Eating Ripe, Green Bananas
Conservation work becomes a necessity for a visiting field biologist in the Solomon Islands.
Higher Temperatures May Mobilize Lingering Pollutants
Persistent Pollutants: New model suggests that climate change could help redistribute persistent organic pollutants.