Environment
The End of Eden
2006/09/02 19:53
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Caribbean coral suffers record die-off
2006/03/31 11:21
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Earth's warming likely irreversible,
scientists say
2006/03/24 15:04
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Within the
next 100 years, the growing
human influence on
Earth's climate could lead to a long
and irreversible rise in sea
levels by eroding Earth's
vast polar ice sheets, according to
new observations and analysis by
several teams of scientists.
Vanishing toads could portend extinction
crisis
2006/03/15 15:52
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OSLO (Reuters) - Exotic frogs and toads
are dying out in the jungles of Latin
America, apparent victims of global
warming in what might be a harbinger of one of
the worst waves of extinction since
the dinosaurs.
Michael Crichton invited to the White
House?
2006/03/03 10:29
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One of the
most discouraging morsels of news in
recent days is that President Bush was so
enchanted by Michael Crichton's
novel purportedly
debunking global warming that he asked
Crichton to the White House to chat
with him.
Not Waving but Drowning, the Plight of
Tuvalu
2006/03/03 10:16
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Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Melting Rapidly
2006/03/03 06:17
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The Antarctic ice sheet
is losing as much as 36 cubic miles of
ice a year in a trend that
scientists link to global warming,
according to a new paper that provides
the first evidence that the sheet's
total mass is shrinking
significantly.
'Rapid Warming' Spreads Havoc in Canada's
Forests
2006/03/01 06:15
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Millions of
acres of Canada's lush green forests are
turning red in spasms of death.
A voracious
beetle, whose population
has exploded with the warming climate,
is killing more trees than wildfires
or logging.
Climate scientists issue dire warning
2006/02/27 21:36
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The Earth's temperature
could rise under the impact of global
warming to levels far higher than
previously
predicted, according to the
United Nations' team of climate
experts.
Calif. bill would bar toxins in cell
phones, iPods
2006/02/24 14:29
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A Bill introduced in
California
would require manufacturers to phase out
lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury in
making cell phones, iPods and other
electronic devices.
The end of "Teflon"?
2006/02/22 10:43
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The
ubiquitous chemical PFOA, “used to
make waterproof clothing, phone cables,
building materials and more,” has
been detected in 95% of Americans and
even in arctic polar bears. The
Los Angeles
Times reports
“In animal tests, it has been
found to cause birth defects and has
been linked to cancer and immune
suppression, among other health
problems. It stays in the human body
for years and is passed on to a fetus
during pregnancy.” Last year
DuPont dished out the largest EPA fine
in history for its PFOA cover-up
($16.5 million), and
the company will pay a $342 million
settlement for contaminating residential
water supplies in Ohio and West Virginia.
Now that DuPont is already scaling back
emissions to avoid further settlements,
instead of issuing a ban, the EPA has
asked the chemicals industry to prevent
the release of PFOA into the environment.
Will this be the end of Teflon
manufacturing?