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BBC News reports here: Photos taken by a mountaineer on Everest from the same spot where similar pictures were taken in 1921 have revealed an “alarming” ice loss. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; BBC News reports here: US officials fear oil may be seeping from the ocean floor near the stricken Gulf of Mexico well, and order BP to submit a plan to lessen wellhead pressure. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Spiegel Online reports here: There are plans within the aviation industry to replace kerosene with biofuel derived from algae. The new fuel comes with a surprising benefit: Planes will be able to fly farther on the same amount of fuel. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center reports here: Last month’s combined global land and ocean surface temperature made it the warmest June on record and the warmest on record averaged for any April-June and January-June periods, according to NOAA. Worldwide average land surface temperature was the warmest on record for June and the April-June [...] AP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW ORLEANS – Biologists say oil has smeared at least 300-400 pelicans and hundreds of terns in the largest seabird nesting area along the Louisiana coast — marking a sharp and sudden escalation in wildlife harmed by BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; AFP reports here at Yahoo News: PARIS – Illegal logging of tropical woodland has fallen sharply, providing welcome news in the fight against climate change and a lifeline for a billion poor people who depend on forests for survival, a report released Thursday said. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; BBC News reports here: Businesses can and should take a key role in stemming biodiversity loss around the world, a report concludes. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Once hailed as an “environmental warrior” by the Chinese government, activist Wu Lihong was released recently from prison. He talks to CNN here about his legacy of environmental protection while plotting the difficult road ahead. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Population growth is an often unspoken driver of trends such as deforestation, BBC News reports here: The UK’s Royal Society is launching a major study into human population growth and how it may affect social and economic development in coming decades. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Illegal logging is a major driver of deforestation in some countries, BBC News reports here: The European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; |
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