Environment News

7:37 AM
14-November
2009 Suit Filed To Stop Resort Project, Protect Habitat Of California CondorConservationists, American Indians and local residents of Kern County have sued to overturn the county's approval of a Tejon Ranch resort project on fears it will endanger the California condor population.
Topics: Environment, United States

8:10 PM
13-November
2009 Canada's Boreal Forest Holds 208 Billion Tons Of CarbonCanada's boreal forest holds about 208 billion tons of carbon, according to a report released Thursday by the Boreal Songbird Initiative. That amount is equal to 26 years of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels.
Topics: Canada, Environment, Science

4:00 PM
12-November
2009 Excess Global Natural Gas Supply To Further Hit Further Alberta FinanciallyAlberta's financial picture may worsen in the coming years, even as the province struggles with a record-high budget deficit because of low oil prices.
Topics: Canada, Business, Environment

11:21 AM
11-November
2009 U.N. Secretary-General Visits Washington To Urge Action Before Climate ConferenceUnited Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with lawmakers in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to urge action on climate change legislation ahead of a crucial global warming conference in Copenhagen in less than a month. Two bills are currently in Congress that propose to cut emissions through a cap-and-trade system, which Republicans warn would raise energy costs.
Topics: Environment, Politics, United States

7:22 AM
11-November
2009 Indian Met Office Issues Cyclone Warning For Maharashtra And GujaratCyclone Phyan is likely to cross the Indian coast between north Maharashtra and South Gujarat early on Thursday. But the cyclone is expected to weaken by Wednesday evening, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
Topics: World, Environment

   

5:45 AM
11-November
2009 Wary India Halts Scrapping Of 'Toxic' U.S. ShipIndia's environment ministry on Monday ordered officials of Gujarat state not to let a U.S. ship beach at the Alang shipbreaking yard for dismantling fearing it will expose workers to toxic materials.
Topics: Environment, United States, World

3:12 PM
10-November
2009 Koalas In Danger Of Extinction In Three DecadesAlready affected by warmer global temperatures that reduce nutrients in their food, Australia's koalas have significantly declined because of habitat destruction and disease, and may become extinct in 30 years. Living in close proximity to homes has made koalas vulnerable to disease. More than 4,000 koalas are also killed every year by cars and dogs.
Topics: Environment, World, Science

12:51 PM
10-November
2009 Oil Demand To Rise 40 Percent In 20 Years, But Will It Be There?The world's demand for oil will increase 40 percent within 20 years, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. But questions remain whether enough oil is left to meet those demands, even with conservation efforts.
Topics: Business, Environment, World

10:25 AM
10-November
2009 Bangladesh For Collective Action To Combat Climate ChangeBangladesh has called on all nations to rise above petty and perceived short-term national interests and chart a pragmatic collective course of action to combat disastrous impacts of climate change.
Topics: Environment

9:10 AM
7-November
2009 Shell To Settle Toxic Waste Suit For $19.5 MillionShell Oil Co. has agreed to pay California and the state's local governments $19.5 million as settlement for violations of underground fuel storage and hazardous waste laws by the firm's gasoline station across California.
Topics: Environment, United States