Environment

New Aerogel Improves Oil Spill Cleanup

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have designed an ultra-lightweight sponge made of clay and a bit of high-grade plastic they say will effectively clean up spills of all kinds of oils and solvents, and allow for the absorbed oil to be squeez ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2010 - 12:30pm

Arctic Melt 2010 Is Faster Than Models Predicted

Arctic Melt 2010 Is Faster Than Models Predicted The National Snow And Ice Data Center- NSISC- reports: Despite cool temperatures over most of the Arctic Ocean in January, Arctic sea ice extent continued to track below normal. By the end of January, ice e ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 7 2010 - 5:15pm

The Price Of Arctic Ice

The Price Of Arctic Ice Putting an economic value on the loss of the Arctic's climate regulating abilities A report by the Pew Environment Group entitled An Initial Estimate of the Cost of Lost Climate Regulation Services Due to Changes in the Arctic ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 7 2010 - 5:48pm

As Others See Us

As Others See Us O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!". (I wish that some Power would give us the little gift of seeing ourselves as other see us.) Robert_Burns Let's be honest, both poles of the American political ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 9 2010 - 10:34am

Sustainable Water- A Lesson From India

Sustainable Water- A Lesson From India Anupam Mishra travels across water-challenged India studying rainwater harvesting methods and learning from the people behind them. He presents his findings to NGOs, development agencies and environmental groups, pul ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 9 2010 - 12:44pm

Global Warming Tipping Points May Arrive Without Warning!

A new study conducted by researchers from UC Davis and the John Innes Center in Norwich, England, suggests that it is harder than previously thought to predict when sudden shifts in Earth's natural systems will occur. The finding is troubling for scie ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2010 - 11:05pm

India shelves GM food crop plans

Will Heaven Will Heaven is a writer who specialises in politics and the internet. He also writes about Catholicism and religion. He can be emailed at will.heaven@telegraph.co.uk and is @WillHeaven on Twitter. India shelves GM food crop plans – while millio ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Feb 9 2010 - 10:14pm

Climate Shift Causes Problems In China And Tibet

Climate Shift Causes Problems In China And Tibet Record temperatures and severe drought in China The worst drought in 60 years that has left millions of people in Yunnan province lacking drinking water has also fueled forest fires and threatened local ene ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 10 2010 - 2:14pm

Sea Level One Meter Higher 81,000 Years Ago, Study Shows

Data collected on speleothem encrustations, a type of mineral deposit, in coastal caves on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca indicate that sea level was about one meter above present-day levels around 81,000 years ago. The finding challenges other data ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 11 2010 - 6:09pm

Renowned Indian Agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan on Wednesday commended the Indian government's decision to defer the cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) egg plant,

Renowned Indian Agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan on Wednesday commended the Indian government's decision to defer the cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) egg plant, Bt brinjal in the country and termed its as a “wise and appropriate dec ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Feb 12 2010 - 9:26am