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Statoil makes new gas find
STAVANGER, Norway, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Norwegian giant Statoil announced new gas discoveries near the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea with recoverable reserves of around 46 billion cubic...
Developing countries end boycott at climate talks
(AP) -- Poor countries ended a boycott of U.N. climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases,...
New discoveries could improve climate projections
New discoveries about the deep ocean's temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions...
Canna plant useful in storm runoff
HAMMOND, La., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Ornamental plants, such as canna, have proven beneficial in removing nitrogen and phosphorus from stormwater runoff, scientists in Louisiana said.
Nature or sinister design: what's going on in town with highest rate of twins?
In Candido Godoi rumours about tests on villagers by Nazi geneticist Mengele vie with theories about water supplyStaring out over the rolling pastures of Brazil's deep south, 65-year-old twin Cecilia Kunkel placed the...
Top gas producers tackle global glut
DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The world's top natural gas producers meeting in the Gulf state of Qatar have agreed to strengthen their emergent organization and work together...
Climate change and Brazil deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Brazil has a significant role to play in the U.N. climate-change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, particularly in the Reduced Deforestation and Degradation section.
Russia gives caveats on emissions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Moscow announced plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25 percent if it is part of a new comprehensive climate...
Just Hatched: Cryo-Egg to Monitor Melting Glaciers
Scientists are developing an autonomous capsule to plant deep into the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.
Draft Copenhagen deal targets maximum 2 C warming
The first official draft blueprint for a deal at the UN climate talks sees targets of limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2.0 degrees Celsius (2.7 or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit),...
‘Climategate’ resolution underlines concern over data falsification
US politicians raise pressure on scientists to ensure research legitimacy after email leak suggesting unethical practices at University of East Anglia
Climate projections underestimate CO2 impact
The climate may be 30-50 percent more sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide in the long term than previously thought, according to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience. Projections...
New science estimates carbon storage potential of US lands
The first phase of a groundbreaking national assessment estimates that U.S. forests and soils could remove additional quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as a means to mitigate...
Drought Turns Governments to Cloud Seeding
U.S. Behind Tide of Countries Increasingly Dealing with Water Shortages by Trying to Force Rain Fall
2000-2010: A Decade of (Climate) Change
Climate change dominated the environmental discourse this decade. What will explode on the scene from 2010 on? Water and food issues, and Chinas continued economic growth, according to experts.
Reporter’s Notebook: Global and Local Concerns Cross Paths in ‘Hopenhagen’
From a truck-size piece of globe art adorned with mirrors, to a 50-foot canvas sphere projected each night at City Hall Square, every block of Copenhagen seems embroidered with a...
American Climate Envoy’s Good Cop, Bad Cop Roles
The United States’ negotiator on climate change is considered an accommodating, low-key envoy who is willing to be blunt as well.
Quake Threat Leads Swiss to Close Geothermal Project
A study deals a blow to the idea of energy from hot rock deep in the earth, as a similar project in California faces review.
Asarco Pays $1.79 Billion To Fix Sites
After a four-year legal battle a mining company has paid the government a record $1.79 billion to settle claims for hazardous waste pollution across 19 states.
Decision delayed on Meteosat team
The choice of a team to build the next generation of weather satellites - or Meteosats - for Europe is delayed.
Opinion: Climate change and the Pill
Climate change and population: the old game of blaming the poor and women, writes Farida Akhter.
Measuring impact of climate change from space: Gravity measurements shed light on key questions
What is the impact of climate change on the ice-covered regions of Earth? How does deglaciation affect global sea level changes? These questions are being addressed by scientists from Germany...
Governments turn to cloud seeding to fight drought
(AP) -- On a mountaintop clearing in the Sierra Nevada stands a tall metal platform holding a crude furnace and a box of silver iodide solution that some scientists...
Vermicompost from pig manure grows healthy hibiscus
Vermicomposting, the practice of using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. During vermicomposting, earthworms and microorganisms stabilize organic waste in an...
Stolen E-Mails Embolden Climate Skeptics
Uproar Has Emboldened Republicans Out To Scuttle President's Push To Cut Greenhouse Gases
New Bid For Bipartisan Climate Pact
But Still Not Near Vote Total Needed To Override Certain Republican Delaying Tactics On Any Climate Legislation
Australia dumps India coal export option
MELBOURNE, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Wary of a backlash from "green" voters in Australia's 2010 elections, Victoria state has ditched plans to mine and export carbon-intense brown coal to...
Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are front and center in finding out how farming affects emissions of the green house nitrous oxide (N2O).