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IPCC Meeting Ends, and Pachauri Survives
The annual meeting of the nations that make up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Shell sinks cash into Brazil's deep waters
LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Royal Dutch Shell announced it was supporting a development off the coast of Brazil that could produce around 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per...
Man-made causes cited for Pakistan floods
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Deforestation and global warming are partly to blame for Pakistan's massive floods, experts say.
Caribbean Coral Die-Off Could Be Worst Ever
Warm waters bleaching reefs throughout islands
Percolating a solution to hexavalent chromium
The metal chromium is an essential nutrient for plant and animal metabolism, but it can accumulate to toxic and hazardous levels in the environment when discharged in industrial waste water;...
Measurement scientists set a new standard in 3-D ears
Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a means of representing a 3D model ear, to help redefine the standard for a pinna simulator (the pinna is...
Higher Temperatures May Mobilize Lingering Pollutants
Persistent Pollutants: New model suggests that climate change could help redistribute persistent organic pollutants.
China strikes deal for Texas shale
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- China's largest offshore oil company, state-run CNOOC Ltd., has agreed to pay $1.08 billion for a 33 percent stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s south...
Why Scotland's weather is all up and down
In the Highlands they're shivering in the valleys and sunbathing on mountain peaksScotland is experiencing some topsy-turvy weather just now. Down in the valleys people are enveloped in cloud and shivering in sub-zero...
Environmental Science & Technology special issue on environmental policy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2010 -- Key articles in a special print edition of the American Chemical Society journal, Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T), one of the world's premier...
New way to manage conservation
A best practice framework employed by thousands of successful businesses worldwide has been adapted by two academics in the UK to help conservation managers improve their consideration, analysis and management...
High nitrate concentrations in U.S. Rockies' high elevation lakes caused by melting glaciers
Melting glaciers in the American West are releasing chemicals that cause ecosystem changes in alpine lakes, including large quantities of nitrogen that reduces biodiversity, according to an international research team...
Swedish Pirate Bay prosecutor reiterates jail request
The prosecutor in the appeals trial of three founders and a financier of Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay requested Tuesday that their lower court sentences of a year each...
Benefits of planting winter canola examined
Winter canola might soon be the crop of choice for Pacific Northwest farmers, thanks to new research. The multitasking annual plant can be used to control weeds, supplement animal feed,...
Green: Drilling Moratorium to End
The moratorium was supposed to run through Nov. 30, but the administration is acting sooner because it has been working on changes in safety, oversight and environmental protection standards.
On Climate Change, The Party of No
National Journal examines the state of scientific literacy on climate among Republican candidates for...
Volcano blows hole in global warming fight
A volcanic plume of iron-laden ash from a 2008 Alaskan volcano eruption led to an unprecedentedly huge bloom of photosynthetic ocean plankton that fed off the ash, researchers have found....
Researcher's new book reveals environmental history of New York
A new book reveals the environmental history of New York state, including lessons learned from environmental disasters, triumphs in conservation efforts and balancing tourism with preserving natural wonders. The book...
30-Mile Logjam on Malaysian River Hints at Forest Crimes
An enormous logjam on Malaysia's largest river raises fresh questions about corruption in logging.
Pollution could limit IT growth
The global information technology sector could cap its own economic growth because of looming limits on carbon emissions, according to a new study released this week.
Water plans to save millions
Among all uncertainties about The Guide to the Murray Darling Basin, the projected cost to irrigated agriculture is clear.
Whale poop pumps up ocean health
Whale feces -- should you be forced to consider such matters -- probably conjure images of, well, whale-scale hunks of crud, heavy lumps that sink to the bottom. But most...
Menominee County shakeup was an earthquake, says researcher
That shaking and loud noise experienced recently in Menominee County of Upper Michigan was indeed an earthquake, albeit a small one, according to a Michigan Tech researcher.
Guatemala rebuilds after volcano
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The global community is working hand-in-hand with Guatemalan authorities to help rebuild after a deadly May volcanic eruption, a U.N. official said.
Gas flows from Norway's new pipeline
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The first volumes of natural gas are flowing through a pipeline from Norwegian terminals on the North Sea to Britain, Norwegian pipeline operator...
Will marine dream benefit locals?
Hopes and doubts surround efforts to generate marine power in the Scottish Highlands.
The Register misrepresents climate science
How can one climate paper be reported under two contradictory headlines by two different news websites?Last week, on October 6th, The Guardian published a story under the headline "Sun's role in warming the...
Microscopic solutions to world's biggest problems
World class scientist professor Willy Verstraete will explain on Monday how he and his team are using bacteria to produce energy, degrade waste, clean water and kill viruses. Today we...