Sunday, November 1, 2009

How Foraging Albatrosses Put Plastic On The Menu in an Ocean of Plastic


ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2009) — The North Pacific Ocean is now commonly referred to as the world's largest garbage...

What Lies Beneath the Rainforest?

The Independent - UK - Saturday, 31 October 2009
You want the Amazon to survive? Then pay us not to pump the oil, says Ecuador. Huw Hennessy in Quito reports on a bold initiative...

Activist's Message: End Needless Waste of Food


The Herald-News - October 31, 2009

JOLIET -- Vandana Shiva is giving new meaning to the old metaphor, "You reap what you...

Global Warming Cycles Threaten Endangered Primate Species

ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2009)

Two Penn State University researchers have carried out one of the first-ever analyses of the effects of...

Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants

ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2009)

As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains...

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Climate Leadership, Economic Prosperity: Suzuki

October 30, 2009 - the Green Pages
Wind turbines, southwest SK. l.p. photo
Ottawa - Canada can succeed economically while meeting targets to reduce global...

Friday, October 30, 2009

Canada Sets Aside its Boreal Forest as Giant Carbon Vault

By banning logging, mining and oil drilling in an area twice the size of California, Canada is ensuring its boreal forests continue to soak up carbon...

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