BBC News reports here: A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar’s tropical rain forest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
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CNN reports here: International scientists have injected fresh evidence into the debate over global warming, saying that climate change is “undeniable” and shows clear signs of “human fingerprints” in the first major piece of research since the “Climategate” controversy. Spiegel Online reports here: It is the starting point for our oceans’ food chain. But stocks of phytoplankton have decreased by 40 percent since 1950, potentially as a result of global warming. It is an astonishing collapse, say researchers, and may have dramatic consequences for both the oceans and for humans. Spanish island of Tenerife, CNN reports here: Each of the 25 energy self-sufficient houses has been built to a different design using different technologies and will serve as a living experiment in sustainability. The New York Times reports here: The Senate’s small energy package unveiled last night flirts with Republican opposition and turns its cheek to clean-power Democrats. Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING – Over 80 children in a poor corner of southwestern China have been poisoned by lead from illegal smelters, the latest in a string of heavy metal pollution cases that have made hundreds sick over the last year. Spiegel Online reports here: The Maldives have become a symbol of the dangers of global warming, amid fears the low-lying nation could disappear as a result of rising sea levels. But one team of scientists believes the truth is more complicated. The Maldives coral islands, they postulate, may be growing with the rising waters. Spiegel Online reports here: Coal-fired power stations are a major producer of the greenhouse gas CO2, but there is no alternative to the fuel in the near future. Energy companies are hoping that carbon capture and storage technologies may be the answer, but many local residents don’t want CO2 stored under their backyards. BBC News reports here: Pollution worries and fears of a disruption to oil supplies increase, after a large pipeline blast in eastern China. CNN reports here: The destruction of the world’s mangrove forests is happening up to four times faster than the world’s land-based forests, according to a new United Nations report. |
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