Deadly
parasite could endanger salmon and trout populations in U.K.
Stocks of the UK’s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic
brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research
led by Bournemouth University (BU) and published in the International Journal
of Parasitology.
The sky is not just the space above our heads. It’s home. If
not for us, then for many. In the warmer months, the sky above this country is
alive: a staggering and complex community of beings.
Battle over windfarm at Glyndwr’s
old stomping ground
An ancient Welsh
beauty spot untouched by developers is now under threat from energy firms who
want to erect 140 wind turbines there, each taller than Big Ben.
Europe
to hunt more whales than Japan, figures show
Europe
plans to hunt more whales than Japan for the first time in many years, dividing
EU countries and dismaying conservationists who say that whaling is escalating
in response to the worldwide recession.
After three years as the man in the middle of global passions
on whaling, Bill Hogarth has reached a conclusion he concedes won't be popular
-- everyone must compromise.
Several major bird populations have plummeted over the past four
decades across the United States as development transformed the nation's landscape
...
vThe number of tourists visiting a cluster of primeval cedars
on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture may be limited to preserve the environment
of the World Heritage Site and ensure future tourism ...
German minister rules out new nuclear
power stations
Germany's economy minister
on Friday ruled out building new nuclear power stations but said the life of some
reactors might be extended and the development of alternative technologies stepped
up.
The top scientific advisers in the Obama administration on Tuesday
unveiled a startling new report on what the latest climate science tells us is
both already happening and likely to happen in the near future if planet-warming
emissions continue unhindered.
One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills
and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration
and House Democrats to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
The
European Union is delaying the ongoing climate negotiations, WWF said after the
bloc’s Council once again failed to declare how much it planned to contribute
to the global fight against devastating climate change.
Scientists in
London yesterday delivered unprecedented regional climate projections for the
United Kingdom, detailing how the nation — piece by piece, in sections measuring
just 25 square kilometres — will probably be affected by climate change.
