Newswires
The following online environmental newswires are updated hourly:
- Happy, Happy Parents!
Raising a family can be a difficult matter. But does it make one happy or miserable? Of course part of the answer is that it depends... Contrary to some scholarship and popular belief, parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning in life than people without children, according to researchers from the University of California, Riverside, the University of British Columbia and Stanford University. Parents also are happier during the day when they are caring for their children than... - EPA: Protect Yourself from the Sun this Summer!
The warming temperatures will bring many people out into the sun to get a little color on their skins. The sun, while being the source of all life on Earth, is also quite lethal if exposed for too long. As summer approaches, it is good to remember a few things about protecting your skin from the great ball of fire in the sky. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has teamed up with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Park Ser... - New Jersey Takes Slow, Steady Approach to Offshore Wind
The international wind power industry is watching Washington, DC to see if lawmakers will extend the federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind power. But their eyes are also focused on Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, to see if state regulators there will help launch America's long-awaited offshore wind energy industry.... - Tropic Atmospheric Circulation
An University of California - Riverside led team has identified black carbon and tropospheric ozone as the most likely drivers of large-scale atmospheric circulation change in the Northern Hemisphere tropics zone. While stratospheric ozone depletion has already been shown to be the primary driver of the expansion of the tropics in the Southern Hemisphere, the researchers are the first to report that black carbon and tropospheric ozone are the most likely primary drivers of the tropical expansio... - Paper or Plastic?
Cities in a number of Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan, are currently on the warpath against plastic shopping bags. The cities have passed local laws that ban such bags, on the basis that they clog sewers and drainage canals, cause street flooding, choke animals and are responsible for other forms of environmental damage. China and Taiwan, for example, impose hea... - Taste and Temperature
Some people like food or beverages hot and some like them cold. What's the difference? Can the temperature of the food we eat affect the intensity of its taste? It depends on the taste, according to a new study by Dr. Gary Pickering and colleagues from Brock University in Canada. Their work shows that changes in the temperature of foods and drinks have an effect on the intensity of sour, bitter and astringent tastes but not sweetness. Their work is published online in Springer's Chemosensory P...
- Apple to use only green power for main data center18 May 2012, 12:42 pm
(Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms. ...
- China cries foul after U.S. sets tariffs on solar imports18 May 2012, 10:23 am
(Reuters) - The United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar panel imports from China, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two biggest economies and sparking accusations by Beijing of protectionism. ... - Analysis: Germany's Merkel losing green battle to cheap coal18 May 2012, 9:43 am
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - To reach its strict climate targets and fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear exit plans, Germany needs to avoid coal and build a stack of gas power plants to secure clean energy supplies beyond 2020. ... - Oklahoma park accused of letting kids play with tigers18 May 2012, 2:37 am
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Humane Society of the United States is accusing an Oklahoma exotic animal park of allowing children to handle and pose for photographs with juvenile tigers in what they called "a petting zoo for carnivores." ... - Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing18 May 2012, 2:18 am
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but said they found no signs of oil in the water. ... - Winds, low humidity bedevil Arizona, Colorado firefighters18 May 2012, 1:33 am
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled against strong winds on Thursday to halt the advance of Arizona wildfires that have charred more than 30 square miles (78 square km) of dry ponderosa forest, brush and grass, and a blaze in nearby Colorado swelled overnight. ...
- Industrialised Countries Under Critical Spotlight at U.N. Meet18 May 2012, 10:29 am
The latest session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place May 15-25 in the former German capital Bonn, is the perfect opportunity to reaffirm the enormous and growing body of scientific expertise on policies to tackle global warming.... - Caught Between Diarrhoea Bugs and Arsenic18 May 2012, 4:28 am
Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of providing access to safe drinking water for its 160 million people by 2015 is a tough call for Bangladesh, which is caught between arsenic contaminated groundwater and diarrhoea-causing microbes in its ponds and rivers.... - ‘Leave Nothing But Footprints' on Philippine Beaches18 May 2012, 12:02 am
Seashells and corals are competing with styrofoam packs, food wrappers, cigarette butts, and plastic bottles for space on some of the Philippines' most scenic beaches. Graffiti mars tourist spots like lighthouses and caves, proclaiming the names of recent visitors.... - Activists Brace for Long War Against Nuclear Power17 May 2012, 9:56 am
For the past two decades Masao Ishiji (59), has been fighting tooth and nail to ban the operation of four nuclear reactors that dot the western coastline of Oi in the Fukui prefecture facing the Japan Sea.... - World Bank Accused of Ignoring Lessons on Mega Infrastructure16 May 2012, 6:21 pm
In a renewed funding focus on large-scale infrastructure, the World Bank, Group of 20 (G20) countries and other multilateral groups are wilfully overlooking lessons learned decades ago, a new report by International Rivers warns.... - Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit16 May 2012, 11:57 am
The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations....
- High Hopes For Texas Water Quality Initiative18 May 2012, 5:24 pm
CORSICANA, Texas (AP) — A national water quality initiative will provide $2.8 million in funding to farmers, ranchers and timberland owners along a major watershed...... - WATCH: Astonishing Footage Shows Landslide In Swiss Alps18 May 2012, 5:10 pm
A landslide in the Swiss Alps caused 300,000 cubic meters of rock to slide down a mountainside, reports CNN. The collapse happened in intervals over...... - Jeffrey Flocken: Creating a Legacy on Endangered Species Day18 May 2012, 4:48 pm
Endangered Species Day provides an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the efforts that are currently underway to preserve our world's wildlife populations and discover how they can help.... - Coal Processing Plant Mechanic Falls To Death18 May 2012, 4:47 pm
UNEEDA, W.Va. (AP) — A veteran mechanic is dead after a three-story fall at an Alpha Natural Resources Inc. coal processing plant in southern West...... - Paw-some! Yorkshire Terrier Sounds Panic Alarm After Owner Collapses In Shower18 May 2012, 4:20 pm
A dog has been hailed a hero for activating a panic alarm after his owner fell and blacked out, the Telegraph reports. Louis, a 9-year-old...... - Gabe Brown: Regenerating Landscapes for a Sustainable Future18 May 2012, 4:15 pm
Let's start by taking a look at the root of the problem. Production agriculture today is one of man imposing his will on nature....
- Playing Pottermore17 April 2012, 5:41 pm
I’m guessing most people have heard of Harry Potter. You know, boy wizard. Hogwarts. Fighting He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Well, the Muggle community has been hotly anticipating the full public release of Pottermore, an online edition of the incredibly popular book series and … Continue reading →... - A Place for Feeds to Mingle30 November 2011, 4:12 pm
Hello and welcome to FeedMingle, a place where RSS feeds can congregate, hang out, and do the things that RSS feeds like to do together (whatever that may be). As you may have noticed, we’re busy re-tooling things around here, … Continue reading →...
- Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule'17 May 2012, 9:30 pm
National Public Radio: A new law in Pennsylvania has doctors nervous. The law grants physicians access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need to know what's in those formulas in order to treat patients who may have been exposed to the chemicals. But the new law also says that doctors can't tell anyone else - not even other doctors - what's in those formulas. It's being called the "doctor gag rule." 'I Don't Know If It's Due To Exposu... - New Zealand 'Voice for Nature' Appeals Climate Change Ruling17 May 2012, 9:21 pm
Environment News Service: One of New Zealand's major environmental groups will appeal a decision by the Environment Court that stops climate change impacts from being considered under the Resource Management Act. The Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand says its appeal will be heard in the High Court. If the group's appeal is successful, it would mean that the contribution to climate change of developments such as coal mining would be considered during the government's p... - 1,000 years of Australasia climate studied17 May 2012, 9:07 pm
United Press International: Scientists say climate records from Australasia show there are no other warm periods in the last 1,000 years that match the warming experienced since 1950. A study led by researchers at the University of Melbourne used a range of natural indicators including tree rings, corals and ice cores to study Australasian temperatures over the past millennium and compare them to climate model simulations. "Our study revealed that recent warming in a 1000-year context is hig... - The Secret Life Of California's World-Class Strawberries17 May 2012, 7:21 pm
National Public Radio: May is the month we see strawberries explode in the market. There are strawberry festivals in every corner of the nation celebrating the juicy ruby beauties, and Strawberry Queens crowned galore. Those traditional harvest time festivals make us think our strawberries are mostly grown on the farm just down the road. But in fact, one state - California - supplies 80 percent of America's strawberries, and the percentage is growing. The reason? California's fields are stun... - Solar panel subsidy cuts halted by ministers17 May 2012, 6:18 pm
Independent: Moves to cut subsidies for fitting solar panels on homes were halted by ministers today following warnings that the planned reductions threatened Britain’s hopes of hitting targets for renewable energy production. Ministers halved subsidies for feed-in tariffs last year and were due to implement another cut in July. The Independent disclosed this month that senior figures in the solar energy industry warned they faced a crisis which jeopardised thousands of jobs as a result of... - Apple to use only green power for main data center17 May 2012, 6:17 pm
Reuters: Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms. The maker of the iPhone and iPad said on Thursday it was buying equipment from SunPower Corp and startup Bloom Energy to build two solar array installations in and around Maiden, North Carolina, near its core data center. Once up, the solar farm will su...
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