Archive for July, 2008
EU Energy Laws to be Blocked by Britain
Monday, July 28th, 2008The European official who drafted the Energy Law legislation has accused Britain of obstructing EU efforts on renewables and said UK officials wanted to protect traditional energy suppliers and their coal, gas and nuclear power stations.
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Earth’s 10 Worst Current Environmental Disasters
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Yes indeed, we as a species have spent the past two centuries polluting our way to prosperity without a care in the world, and only now – on the brink of multiple ecological catastrophes – are we forced to appreciate our symbiotic relationship with the natural world.read more | digg story
African Lion Deaths Linked to Climate Change
Monday, July 21st, 2008Droughts and downpours exacerbated by climate change allowed two diseases to converge and wipe out large numbers of African lions in 1994 and 2001, according to a new study.
Lions regularly survive outbreaks of canine distemper virus (CDV) and infestations by a tick-borne blood parasite called Babesia. But both normally occur in isolation. In 1994 and 2001, […]
Green message fails to convince IT buyers
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Just 16 per cent of UK respondents said they actively purchased green IT gear with hype, over-pricing and a lack of budgetary responsibility for energy bills contributing to hitting green IT sales, according to one of Europe’s biggest surveys on the topic.
Help Save the Borneo Orangutans
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Last year the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) supporters raised the money to save Nyaru Menteng, the world’s largest orangutan sanctuary, from closure. Thank you so much if you were among those who helped save the lives of hundreds of orangutans.