|
|
|
 Editorials | Environmental
Climate-Change Report Expected to Project Rising Temperatures and Sea Levels
 James Kanter & Andrew C. Revkin
Scientists from across the world are in Paris this week to hammer out the final details of an authoritative report on climate change that is expected to project centuries of rising temperatures and sea levels unless curbs in emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are put in place.
Britain, Mexico Demand Tough, Urgent Action on Global Warming
 Agence France Presse
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Mexican President Felipe Calderon called for tough, urgent action from the international community on global warming. The pair vowed to work together to tackle climate change in a joint statement following a meeting at Blair's Downing Street office.
Fight for Survival at Sea
 Sandra Dibble & Mike Lee
Few people have ever seen a vaquita porpoise. Scientists estimate that no more than 400 of the elusive marine mammals are alive today. But the world's smallest porpoise is attracting international attention.
Mexico City's Infamous Smog Clears, a Little
 Frank Jack Daniel
Heavy trucks belch black smoke and lines of buses battle through a virtually gridlocked sea of cars inching beneath a haze of exhaust fumes. Welcome to Mexico City in 2007.
Carvings on the Walls of the Pre-Aztec City of El Tajin, Mexico are Being Destroyed by Acid Rain
 Kambiz Kamrani
Right on the heals of the awesome announcement of the unearthing of a Olmec-inspired city in Mexico, is concerning news that pollution is damaging these archaeological sites within the country.
Former Vice President "Thrilled" by Oscar Nominations
 Beth Fouhy
An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's film on the perils of global warming, scored two Oscar nominations today - for best documentary feature and best original song.
US Chief Executives Urge Bush to Tackle Global Warming
 Justin Cole
Some of corporate America's largest companies, including Alcoa, General Electric and DuPont, urged US President George W. Bush and Congress to act swiftly to tackle global warming.
Global Warming: The Final Verdict
 Robin McKie
Global warming is destined to have a far more destructive and earlier impact than previously estimated, the most authoritative report yet produced on climate change will warn next week.
Pollution Threatens Pre-Aztec Mexican Ruins
 Reuters
Oil refineries and power stations pumping acid air pollutants along Mexico's Gulf coast threaten to erase carved stone murals at the pre-Aztec ruined city of El Tajin, a scientist said today.
Pelosi Seeks Global Warming Committee
 John Heilprin
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to create a special committee Thursday in an effort to jump-start long-delayed government efforts to deal with global warming and produce a bill by Independence Day.
Environmental Rules Waived to Make Way for U.S.-Mexico Fence
 Arthur H. Rotstein
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff waived environmental rules to clear the way for a border fence to be constructed along the Mexican border.
"Wacky Weather" Is Deadly Global Heating
 Glen Barry
As of 2007, the Earth System has already undergone profound global change, of which global heating is the most immediately evident profound impact. It is getting hot, and it is happening fast.
Nuclear Power Not Clean, Green or Safe
 Sherwood Ross
In all the annals of spin, few statements are as misleading as Vice President Cheney's that the nuclear industry operates "efficiently, safely, and with no discharge of greenhouse gases or emissions," or President Bush's claim that America's 103 nuclear plants operate "without producing a single pound of air pollution or greenhouse gases."
High Temps Could Disrupt Agriculture
 Jonathan Roeder
If a report predicting record high temperatures for 2007 is accurate, Mexico can expect drought and flooding along with disruptions in agricultural production, one of the nation´s top meteorologists said Thursday.
Scientists Say 2007 May be Warmest Yet
 Raphael G. Satter
A resurgent El Nino and persistently high levels of greenhouse gases are likely to make 2007 the world's hottest year ever recorded, British climate scientists said Thursday.
Exxon Mobil Cultivates Global Warming Doubt
 Deborah Zabarenko
Energy giant ExxonMobil borrowed tactics from the tobacco industry to raise doubt about climate change, spending US$16 million on groups that question global warming, a science watchdog group said on Wednesday.
By 2040, Greenhouse Gases Could Lead to an Open Arctic Sea in Summers
 Andrew C. Revkin
New studies project that the Arctic Ocean could be mostly open water in summer by 2040 - several decades earlier than previously expected - partly as a result of global warming caused by emissions of greenhouse gases.
Sea Ice May Be Increasing in the Antarctic
 universetoday.com
A NASA-funded study has discovered that sea ice in the Antarctic might actually be on the increase as global temperatures go up. There has been overwhelming evidence that sea ice is decreasing in the Arctic ocean, but scientists didn't realize there might be a difference between the two poles.
Disappearing World: Global Warming Claims Tropical Island
 Geoffrey Lean
Rising seas, caused by global warming, have for the first time washed an inhabited island off the face of the Earth. The obliteration of Lohachara island marks the moment when one of the most apocalyptic predictions of environmentalists and climate scientists has started coming true.
Study: Water Contaminated Near Mexican Border
 Associated Press
New research shows visitors to Southern California's beaches should heed water contamination warnings, especially near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Long US Work Hours Are Bad for the Environment, Study Shows
 Mark Weisbrot
If the world works as many hours as Americans currently do, it would consume 15-30 percent more energy by 2050 than it would by following Europe's model, according to a paper by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
Mexico Battles to Save Cacti from Moths
 Mark Stevenson
A tale of nature's revenge, stretching halfway around the world, has come full circle in a battle of cactus, moth and man. At stake is the survival of a Mexican national symbol.
Global Warming, Local Initiatives
 Stephanie Simon
Frustrated with the federal response to global warming, hundreds of cities, suburbs and rural communities across the nation have taken bold steps to slash their energy consumption and reduce emissions of the pollutants that cause climate change.
Green Plus Mandated in Mexican City of Guzman to Help Clean Air
 PRWEB
Biofriendly Corporation announced today that the Mexican City of Guzman has mandated that all city vehicles, private buses and taxis use fuel treated with Green Plus liquid fuel combustion catalyst.
Signs of Energy
 NYTimes
It seemed to take forever, but the Bush administration has finally agreed to a strict timetable for establishing new energy efficiency standards for nearly two dozen commercial and residential appliances over the next five years. The agreement is good news for the environment.
Endangered Species' Habitat Could Be Disrupted
 Karen Hastings
Refuge managers in South Texas want to remind Washington how hard they've labored in recent years to re-create a wildlife-friendly corridor through land that's been mostly cleared for agriculture and development.
Scientists Fear Results of Collapsed Ice Shelf
 John Henzell
A New Zealand-led drilling team in Antarctica has recovered three million years of climate history, but the news is not good for the future.
Largest Science Teachers Organization Rejects Gore Video ... Why?
 John F. Borowski
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has spurned 50,000 free DVDs of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and is squandering a golden opportunity to educate tens of millions of youth in the United States! Why?
Shrimp Trawlers Look to Cut Waste
 BBC News
For every kilogramme of shrimp caught, up to 20kg of other fish are unintentionally killed, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This amount of "bycatch" is a cause for concern for marine scientists.
Global Warming Said Killing Some Species
 Seth Borenstein
Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends. These fast-moving adaptations come as a surprise even to biologists and ecologists because they are occurring so rapidly.
Mexico Raises Gas Prices to Pay for Cleaner Fuel
 Anthony Harrup
Mexico raised the retail price of premium gasoline and diesel Thursday to cover the cost of producing cleaner burning, ultra-low sulfur fuels, the Treasury Department said.
Boxer to Focus on Global Warming
 Samantha Young
Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday promised major policy shifts on global warming, air quality and toxic-waste cleanup as she prepares to lead the U.S. Senate's environmental committee.
UN Conference Hears Urgent Calls for Action on Global Warming
 Otto Bakano
Environmentalists and officials from around the world opened a UN climate change conference with appeals for urgent action to curb global warming that threatens billions of people on the planet.
Don't Blame Us, Say the Global Gas Guzzlers
 Alex Massie, Richard Spencer & Rahul Bedi
The White House offered a cool response to the review, acknowledging that it was a "contribution" to the study of global warming but declining to endorse its findings.
Budgets Falling in Race to Fight Global Warming
 Andrew C. Revkin
In the United States, annual federal spending for all energy research and development — not just the research aimed at climate-friendly technologies — is less than half what it was a quarter-century ago.
Mexico Shuts the Door on GM Maize
 Diego Cevallos
Ending the reason for protests by environmental activists, and much to the frustration of some scientists and multinational corporations, Mexico has moved to ban experimental fields of genetically modified (GM) maize.
Scientists Fret Over Missing Gray Whales
 Earthwatch Institute
Finding one 30-ton gray whale in the vast North Pacific might be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but finding 17,000 shouldn't be. But that's the situation researchers faced while searching for the creatures in their traditional summer feeding grounds last season—and the whales' absence has them concerned.more »»»
Mexican Bats Find Cross-Border Benefactors
 Ceci Connolly
Sure, bats are creepy. They hang upside down, squeal at high decibels and turn up in movies as blood-sucking fiends. But, it turns out, that in the global ecosystem, bats are humanity's allies.more »»»
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Vallarta Weddings
Tell a Friend
Site Map
Print this Page
Email Us
