Jul
23
AFP – The United States held an unprecedented meeting Thursday with countries from the lower Mekong basin in what Washington said showed its commitment to combating climate change in Asia.
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Jul
23
AFP – Bangladeshi conservationists said Thursday the discovery of a rare leopard captured by villagers in the southeast of the country renewed hopes for the survival of the critically endangered species.
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Jul
22
AP – Rabbits are certainly known for their propensity for multiplying, but one species of jackrabbit is having trouble keeping up. There are an estimated 150 white-sided jackrabbits left in the United States, and federal wildlife officials announced Wednesday they will study the elusive rabbit to determine if it needs to be protected under the Endangered Species Act.
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Jul
22
AP – University of Colorado researchers say global warming increases the chances that the Colorado River system’s reservoirs could be depleted by mid-century.
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Jul
22
AP – Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has pushed an ambitious green agenda and cast himself as a national environmental leader, routinely runs afoul of his own anti-pollution policy by letting his official SUVs idle, sometimes for more than an hour.
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Jul
22
AFP – A French experts’ panel is to recommend introducing a carbon tax on fuel from January 2010, as part of a government drive to slash global warming emissions, the group’s head said on Wednesday.
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Jul
22
LiveScience.com – A meticulous review of genetic, anatomical and ecological information has identified two new species of horned lizards, also known as horny toads, in California.
The findings mean what was thought to be one species is actually three. And that has implications for how the creatures should be viewed in conservation efforts. …
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Jul
22
AFP – Genetic modification may be the only viable way to produce sufficient quantities of rice in the future as drought, climate change and dwindling acreage impact yields, experts said in a new report.
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Apr
29
Reuters - Barack Obama on Wednesday will mark the 100th day of his presidency after a whirlwind start in which he has signaled a new approach on policies from the economy to climate change to U.S. relations with Iran.
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Apr
29
AP - Sixty percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels, despite a growing green movement and more stringent laws aimed at improving air quality, the American Lung Association said in a report released Wednesday.
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