The deer carcasses bore the tell-tale marks of a vicious dog
attack that are found on other wild animals killed in Britain's growing trend
for illegal hunting.
Wales’ bid for
green powers tangled up in bureaucracy
A
bid from the National Assembly to have law-making powers that would help it combat
climate change is still bogged down in bureaucracy – two years to the day it was
announced.
21st-century
Noah’s Ark needed to save coral reefs from extinction
The year is 2050, and the few remaining coral reefs are thriving.
The tourists who flock to admire their vibrant seascapes and their clouds of multicoloured
fish need no boat or dive gear, however.
Coral
reefs more resilient than expected-against seaweed
There's little doubt that coral reefs the world over face threats
on many fronts: pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming
oceans.
Sea change: deal saves California fishing industry
Storm clouds over California's fishing industry are lifting after
conservationists struck a unique deal with trawlermen, offering to preserve their
dwindling livelihoods on the condition that they swap their destructive dragnets
for lines and hooks.
Unmanned aircraft helping scientists learn about Alaskan ice
seals
AA's Fisheries Service scientists
and their partners have launched an unmanned aircraft to mount the vehicle’s first
search for ice seals at the southern edge of the Bering Sea pack ice during the
Arctic spring ...
At the United Nations climate change conference in Bali two years
ago, the head of the delegation from Papua New Guinea, Kevin Conrad, became a
celebrity of sorts.
Mexico promises CO2 cuts, activists urge consistency
President Felipe Calderon has promised to dramatically reduce
Mexico's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as activists slammed the government for
inconsistent energy policies.
Britain is on
course to cut its greenhouse gas by about 23 percent by 2010 from the 1990 level
-- nearly double its target under the Kyoto agreement, the Department of Energy
and Climate Change said on Friday.
Action on climate change must be at the heart of the Government's
efforts to shape a positive agenda for the future and rebuild public trust in
politics, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is to say.
Clean energy has strong guaranteed government backing in long-term
subsidies but its future growth hinges on wider economic recovery and European
targets are in doubt, senior energy executives told Reuters Energy Summit.
