CA officials say no radiation threat detected
March 19, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – Air pollution regulators in Southern California say they have not detected increased levels of radiation from the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors.
Tea off: India’s farmers say climate changing brew
January 1, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world’s breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea.
Transocean questions CSB’s power to probe oil spill: report
January 1, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Transocean Ltd has written to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), challenging the federal agency’s authority to investigate April’s deep-water drilling accident, Bloomberg said.
Trees planted for global climate campaign
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – Environmental campaigners planted trees, collected rubbish and rallied against pollution on Sunday for what organisers aimed to make the world’s biggest day of climate-change activism.
China and US blame each other in climate stand-off
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – The United States and China clashed on the final day of climate change talks on Saturday, accusing each other of blocking progress ahead of a major summit next month on global warming.
Climate talks marred by bickering, progress on finance
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
Reuters – China hit back on Saturday at U.S. claims it was shirking in the fight against climate change, likening the criticisms to a mythic pig preening itself.
Hungary sludge reservoir at risk of collapse
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – The cracking wall of an industrial plant reservoir appeared on the verge of collapse late Saturday, and engineers were working to blunt a possible second wave of the caustic red sludge that has already deluged several towns in western Hungary and killed seven.
China highlights climate change efforts
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – As the world’s biggest greenhouse gas producer, China was widely seen as an obstacle in the Copenhagen climate summit last year. But while negotiations inched forward, Beijing poured $34.6 billion into clean energy in 2009, nearly double the U.S. investment.
China and US in stand-off at climate talks
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – UN climate talks were set to wrap up on Saturday with China and the United States locked in a stand-off, slowing down progress ahead of a major summit next month on global warming.
Study Finds More Fresh Water Entering the Earth’s Oceans
October 10, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
A recent study from researchers at the University of California (UC) Irvine has found that since 1994, the overall amount of fresh water flowing into the world’s oceans has increased significantly. They found that 18 percent more fresh water has reached the oceans between 1994 and 2006, an average annual rise of 1.5 percent.
