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Obama weighs in to allay US radiation fears
Posted Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:21:00 GMT by Laura BrownFears in the US over a potential increase in radiation levels after Japan nuclear crisis. Sales of Geiger counters and potassium iodide have increased in the West Coast after reports low level radiation could drift across the Pacific. Officials estimate it would take five or six days for the particles to cross from Japan.
Obama weighs in to allay US radiation fears
Extension Issued by EPA for Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline
Posted Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:44:01 GMT by Kirsten E. SilvenIn order to more effectively utilize reporting tools and maximize understanding, the EPA has announced it will extend the Greenhouse Gas Reporting deadline until September 30, 2011. The current deadline extension follows a number of in depth conversations with industry leaders and experts, and will allow the EPA to conduct additional testing on the system that facilities will be required to use for reporting the data.
Extension Issued by EPA for Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline
Familiar refrain of 'jobs threat' doesn't cut it in EPA attack
Posted Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:28:00 GMT by Martin LeggettCongress passed, Tuesday, a measure to stop the EPA from acting on climate-change causing greenhouse gases. As the McConnell Amendment moves to the Senate, sections of industry have added their support to it, worrying over the effect on jobs of the EPA powers. But with the world moving to a low-carbon economy, real jobs will come from speeding up the transition in the US - not slowing it down.
Familiar refrain of 'jobs threat' doesn't cut it in EPA attack
Congo Moves to Protect Rights of Indigenous Communities.
Posted Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:04:01 GMT by Kieran BallNew indigenous rights legislation becomes law. New legislation is set to come into force in the Republic of Congo regarding the rights of the indigenous forest people in the country. Along with the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) is one of the first countries on the continent to specify legal protection for indigenous communities.
Congo Moves to Protect Rights of Indigenous Communities.
US Navy prepares for opening of Arctic sea lanes and rising waters
Posted Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:37:01 GMT by Colin RickettsClimate change will have its most dramatic effects on the oceans so it's no surprise that the US Navy are looking at how they will operate in the future. A new report from the National Research Council says that America's navy will have to prepare to operate in the Arctic; expect more humanitarian missions and check whether its coastal facilities are prepared for changing sea-levels.
US Navy prepares for opening of Arctic sea lanes and rising waters
A new commission is created to improve food production and stability as harsh conditions increase
Posted Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:10:00 GMT by Nikki BruceA constant feature in news headlines is the 'rising cost of living' which encompasses anything from the cost of running a car to the cost of housing and also importantly, the cost of vital essentials such as food. In particular, recent natural occurrences such as draughts and floods have further heightened the price of food. Filed in environmental issues: agriculture/climate change/politics.
A new commission is created to improve food production and stability as harsh conditions increase
Climate turns nasty on the hill as Republicans prepare to block green agenda
Posted Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:03:00 GMT by Laura BrownRepublicans and Democrats battle over the science of climate change. Obama's green agenda could receive a fatal blow today (Thursday) with Republicans wielding the axe on the hill. Republicans look set to remain true to their word when they head to Congress vote on a bill designed to curb the Environment Protection Agency's power to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Filed under environmental issues: Climate Change/Politics.
Climate turns nasty on the hill as Republicans prepare to block green agenda
How prepared is the UK for flash floods?
Posted Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:12:00 GMT by Laura BrownA week long series of exercises launch designed to test the UK's readiness to flooding. From flash flooding in London and West Yorkshire, overflowing rivers, reservoir emergency and North Sea Tidal Surge a series of exercise across the UK this week will examine the countries readiness in the face of an increased risk of floods.
How prepared is the UK for flash floods?
Make Your Own Energy Pathways to 2050
Posted Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:50:00 GMT by Julian JacksonUK Climate Change Department releases software tool Pathways 2050 to open debate on carbon emissions and energy policy. The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released Pathways to 2050 on their website. It is a piece of software that allows you to reduce British climate emissions by, for example, electrifying the railways or building more wind turbines.
Make Your Own Energy Pathways to 2050
US Congress to take control of greenhouse gases
Posted Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMT by Kieran BallThe battle between business and environmental interests rages on. It would appear that big business has won again, as responsibility for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is transferred to from the US Environmental Protection Agency to Congress. Since the Obama administration took charge, the EPA has made unprecedented changes to the Clean Air Act and industry groups have lobbied senators, concerned that the result will be job losses and increases in electricity prices.
US Congress to take control of greenhouse gases
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Winning Fish Fight
Posted Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:23:00 GMT by Kieran BallEU takes action after Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Fish Fight'. No, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hasn't been getting in the ring with a heavyweight cod! Unless you've had your head in a bucket of seawater for the past couple of months, you can't have failed to notice Hugh's fight to reduce 'discard' on trawlers.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Winning Fish Fight
Clear Air Act saved 160,000 in 2010
Posted Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:27:00 GMT by Ruth HendryA report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the benefits from the 1990 Clean Air Act will reach $2 trillion in 2020. The effects of the Clean Air Act on the economy, public health and environment between 1990 and 2020 were analysed. The report found that in 2010 the Clean Air Act prevented 13 million lost workdays, with this figure expected to rise to 17 million in 2020.
Clear Air Act saved 160,000 in 2010
Does Ireland's Green Party's defeat signal a turning tide?
Posted Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:08:03 GMT by Martin LeggettIreland's Green Party have been the big losers of the recent General Election there. And Europe wide, Green Parties remain a shadow of their pre-crisis electoral strength. Has the tide turned for them? Or it it time for a renaissance based on new values?
Does Ireland's Green Party's defeat signal a turning tide?
Why Congress is wrong headed in assault on IPCC
Posted Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:21:01 GMT by Martin LeggettThe House of Rep cuts to IPCC funding risk leaving the US out in the cold. At a time when the fundamental science on global warming has been completely validated, the rest of the world may not wait for the Tea Party to catch up. Last Monday's decision by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, to take a funding swipe at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is both mistimed and mistaken.
Why Congress is wrong headed in assault on IPCC
Dubai waste problem sparks PAYT debate
Posted Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:57:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandEnvironmentalists call for incentivisation in Dubai. Dubai's growing garbage problem has started a debate among the country's officials and environmentalists, some of whom are eager to see a pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) scheme implemented. Each person in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) generates around 2.5kg of waste per day.
Dubai waste problem sparks PAYT debate
Plastics ban develops in India
Posted Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:42:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandIndia implements new plastic restriction rules. The new Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011 have not entirely banned recycled plastic bags, but in addition to their restrictions on carrying food items, they must conform to a number of other rules laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Plastics ban develops in India
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