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BBC News reports here: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the United States has faced, a senior official says. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Spiegel Online reports here: Given humankind’s lackadaisical response to climate change, a museum in Hamburg is presenting fanciful visions of how humans might adapt to disaster. “Climate Capsules,” an exhibition starting Friday, imagines people of the future in oceangoing cities and other artificial, self-contained environments. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Spiegel Online reports here: Can the Sahara Desert really meet Europe’s voracious appetite for energy? The Desertec solar power project aims to do just that, but a host of obstacles remain. Overly optimistic expectations are now being scaled down as the project starts to take shape. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; CNN reports here: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has already leaked more oil than the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, making it the largest spill in U.S. history, government scientists say. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – Greenpeace panned Nintendo and Toshiba for low environmental standards Wednesday but praised Nokia and Sony Ericsson for recycling, energy efficiency and phasing out hazardous substances. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; CNN News reports here: Solar power is expected to provide almost a quarter of the world’s electricity supplies by 2050, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; CNN reports here: The online map is being used to collect data from nearly 30 project partners, including WWF and Conservation International, and the final report will be freely available to the public. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; AP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW ORLEANS – The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Swiss info reports here: Nature protection groups have been using International Biodiversity Day, in this Year of Biodiversity, to issue warnings. WWF Switzerland called it, a “day of sadness” because four out of ten animal species are under threat in the country. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international holiday for the promotion of biodiversity issues. It is currently held on May 22. PRESS RELEASE: |
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