Feds Give Wind Farms License to Kill
Source: Canadian Free Press
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 17:40:59 -0700 | green-news
The Associated Press has found that the Obama Administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected birds, thus shielding the wind industry from liability. Further, the Obama Administration has kept the scope of...
7 Signs We Are Heading for a Mass Extinction
Source: io9
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-20 11:03:54 -0700 | green-news
Today, many scientists believe we are on the cusp of a sixth mass extinction which could wipe out most life on Earth as we know it...A mass extinction happens when over 75 percent of all species on the planet die...
Buffalo Grove to offer meters for underground sprinklers
Source: Chicago Tribune
Buffalo Grove :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 11:03:02 -0700 | green-news
The cost of purchasing, installing and inspecting the meter would the responsibility of the customers, Anderson said, and is estimated at $1,000. The purpose of the meter is to measure the amount of water used outside the home...Currently, Lake County...
House posts pay homage to Native culture
Source: Anchorage Daily News
Juneau :: AK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:59:15 -0700 | green-news
Alaska Two house posts installed at a new federal laboratory in Juneau are a "powerful symbol" for bringing traditional knowledge and modern science together, a U.S...Robert Mangold is acting director of the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Longest Burmese python on record captured in Florida
Source: The Naples Daily News
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 19:25:58 -0700 | green-news
A Miami man has caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida: 18 feet, 8 inches. The python was a 128-pound female that was not carrying eggs, according to University of Florida scientists who examined the snake....
Amber Alert issued for Midlothian girl, 13
Source: Daily Southtown
Oak Forest :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:53:49 -0700 | green-news
Kiera Rush went missing over the weekend, Longo said in an email.
Asking for federal $$$
Source: Bureau County Republican
Princeton :: NJ :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:54:25 -0700 | green-news
On Friday, Gov. Pat Quinn asked the federal government to add Bureau and 15 other Illinois counties to a recent federal disaster declaration for 11 counties hit by widespread flooding in mid-April. We are continuing to do everything possible to...
Aftershocks 'nothing alarming'
Source: Wellington Dominion
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 10:26:59 -0700 | green-news
Aftershock activity has sparked up in the past week on each of the main faults responsible for Christchurch's recent major earthquakes. Since last Tuesday, small to moderate-sized tremors have been generated at the eastern tip of the Greendale Fault, on...
Inter-ministerial panel for greater clarity in solar policy
Source: Zee News
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-20 10:13:41 -0700 | green-news
In the wake of allegations of guideline violation in contract allocations in the national solar mission, an inter-ministerial committee has suggested a number of recommendations for bringing greater clarity in the policy.
Dot Earth Blog: Who's Escaping Climate Change 'Mire and Muck'?
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:10:44 -0700 | green-news
Search This Blog Search Follow This Blog Recent Posts May 20 A radio show tries to find a route around conventional thinking on global warming. May 17 A populated park as a model for Earth in the Anthropocene. May 17...
Welcome to Hive City: Inside the 22ft steel tower that's home to 5,000 bees
Source: Mail Online UK
Buffalo :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:03:04 -0700 | green-news
20 May 2013 Most people hop, skip and jump out of the way when a bee is in site...Students at The State University of New York, America, created the stainless steel tower for a project. More than 5,000 bees reside...
Incredible vertical gardens attached to the OUTSIDE of luxury apartments in Central Park, Sydney
Source: Mail Online UK
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-20 10:02:41 -0700 | green-news
The two dozen green wall panels that cover the building, some as high as 16-storeys, have been filled with over 100,000 plants...In addition, residents on levels 29 to 33 of the complex's east tower have their own cantilevered 'Sky Garden'...
Saved From Living Death: How Genetically Modifying Chestnuts Could Bring Them Back
Source: KQED
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-20 09:05:15 -0700 | green-news
These sequoia of the east ruled the roost back then and were the cornerstone tree species...Instead, a fungus arrived from Asia that prevented the trees from growing bigger than this. Nowadays the only tall chestnuts are a few that happened...
Hong Kong unveils 10-year waste management plan
Source: China News
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-05-20 08:59:01 -0700 | green-news
The Hong Kong city government unveiled a 10-year management plan to tackle its waste crisis on Monday, in which it admitted that Hong Kong needs to make more efforts so as to catch up with the best-in-class places such as...
Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards lands safely after month-long space mission - but not many ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-20 08:56:25 -0700 | green-news
20 May 2013 A Russian space capsule carrying animals including mice, lizards, newts and gerbils has landed back on Earth after spending a month in space. The animals were subjected to various tests, during and after the trip, so Russian...
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