Europe's beaches clean, but France lagging: study AFP - AFP - Wed, May 23, 2012Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent, a report from European Environment Agency … More »Europe's beaches clean, but France lagging: study
Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent, a report from European Environment Agency (EEA) showed on Wednesday.
Street lights disrupt ecosystem, says beetle study AFP - AFP - Wed, May 23, 2012Street lights have an unexpectedly strong effect on insect populations, favouring some species while punishing others, according to a study released Wednesday that raises … More »Street lights disrupt ecosystem, says beetle study
Street lights have an unexpectedly strong effect on insect populations, favouring some species while punishing others, according to a study released Wednesday that raises new questions about human impact on wildlife.
Anti-whaling leader suspects Japan behind arrest AFP - AFP - Tue, May 22, 2012Militant environmental group Sea Shepherd's leader Paul Watson on Tuesday suggested Japan was involved in his recent arrest in Germany, as he vowed to continue his campaign … More »Anti-whaling leader suspects Japan behind arrest
Militant environmental group Sea Shepherd's leader Paul Watson on Tuesday suggested Japan was involved in his recent arrest in Germany, as he vowed to continue his campaign against whaling.
Philippines goes after sea turtle restaurants AFP - AFP - Mon, May 21, 2012The Philippines on Monday said it would form a special task force to go after restaurants selling the meat of protected sea turtles. More »Philippines goes after sea turtle restaurants
The Philippines on Monday said it would form a special task force to go after restaurants selling the meat of protected sea turtles.
Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea AFP - AFP - Sun, May 20, 2012Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said on Sunday. More »Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea
Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said on Sunday.
Air pollution system to be trialled Press Association - Mon, Apr 30, 2012An advanced new pollution monitoring system developed by British scientists that scans air quality across whole cities is to go on trial in London during the Olympic … More »Air pollution system to be trialled
An advanced new pollution monitoring system developed by British scientists that scans air quality across whole cities is to go on trial in London during the Olympics.
- Wildlife thriving after Chernobyl’s nuclear disaster – study Gaby Leslie - Yahoo! News - Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Discovery that birds have not been affected by Chernobyl fallout boosts hopes that Fukushima wildlife may emerge unscathed More »Wildlife thriving after Chernobyl’s nuclear disaster – study
Discovery that birds have not been affected by Chernobyl fallout boosts hopes that Fukushima wildlife may emerge unscathed
- Feds: bluefin tuna probably OK after BP oil spill SETH BORENSTEIN - AP - Sun, Dec 4, 2011
A federal analysis shows that last year's BP oil spill probably won't push the troubled bluefin tuna population in the Gulf of Mexico population over the edge as some … More »Feds: bluefin tuna probably OK after BP oil spill
A federal analysis shows that last year's BP oil spill probably won't push the troubled bluefin tuna population in the Gulf of Mexico population over the edge as some scientists had worried.
Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers and policy makers agree swifter action is required to avert climate catastrophe. More »Slow progress since Earth Summit 20 years ago
