
Beyond Carbon Dioxide: Growing Importance Of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) In Climate Warming
Some of the substances that
are helping to avert the
destruction of the ozone
layer could increasingly
contribute to climate
... > full story

Elephant-size Loopholes Sustain Thai Ivory Trade
Legal loopholes and
insufficient law enforcement
mean that Thailand continues
to harbor the largest
illegal ivory market in
Asia, says a new report. ... > full story

Close Relationship Between Past Warming And Sea-level Rise
Scientists have
reconstructed sea-level
fluctuations over the last
520,000 years. Comparison of
this record with data on
global climate and CO2
... > full story

How Can The World's Fisheries Be Sustainable?
A new study provides the
first global evaluation of
how management practices
influence fisheries'
sustainability. ... > full story
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Power Of US Cities To Mitigate Climate Change And Steps They Need To Take To Adapt
July 8, 2009 US cities are starting to plan ways of coping with climate change, says a new report. Flooding of subways and other infrastructure caused by extreme weather and sea level rise, shortages of food, ... > full story -
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New Method May Help Allocate Carbon Emissions Responsibility Among Nations
July 6, 2009 Just months before world leaders are scheduled to meet to devise a new international treaty on climate change, scientists have developed a new way of dividing responsibility for carbon emissions ... > full story -
Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues
July 3, 2009 The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed ... > full story -
Small Heat-Shielded Habitats Could Help Threatened Species Survive Climate Change
July 3, 2009 Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links between ... > full story -
Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses
July 1, 2009 Changes in ocean chemistry -- a consequence of increased carbon dioxide emissions from human industrial activity -- could cause US shellfish revenues to drop significantly in the next 50 years, ... > full story -
Study Advises Chinese Government To Change Fuel In Millions Of Households
June 30, 2009 Scientists in China are recommending that the Chinese government consider phasing out the direct burning of traditional chunks of coal in millions of households. It suggests that the government ... > full story -
Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
June 30, 2009 People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of a new ... > full story -
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds
June 30, 2009 Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
Anti-biotech Groups Obstruct Forest Biotechnology, Researchers Say
June 30, 2009 The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively ... > full story -
'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales
June 29, 2009 Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is ... > full story
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