Scientists find mysterious giant pockmarks on Chatham Rise (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Kiel :: Germany | updated 2013-04-01 17:09:51 -0700 | green-news
Journey Invite friends to discover what they are reading by connecting to Facebook. Connect with friends on Facebook and start sharing new and exciting content. Scientists find mysterious giant pockmarks on Chatham Rise GNS Science, Fuseworks April 2, 2013, 11:53...
Scientists struggling to name new constellation of beetle species finally have a Eureka moment ... ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Munich :: Germany | updated 2013-03-30 13:48:10 -0700 | green-news
30 March 2013 Faced with 101 new beetle species that needed naming, biologists turned to the phone book for inspiration. German scientists who were struggling to name all the new weevil species in Papua New Guinea they reached for the...
Meteorology Brought To You From Europe -- 3/12/13
Posted by: Adrian Holman
Gelsenkirchen :: Germany | updated 2013-03-13 13:25:56 -0700 | green-news
Here is the European continental weather forecast for Tuesday 12 March 2013. All weather statistics have been provided by The Weather Channel and all degrees are in Celsius. Madrid, Spain: Light rain. 11/2. Dublin, Ireland: Mostly Cloudy. 5/-1. London, England:...
Baby kea scares them off in Germany
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2012-06-19 01:50:52 -0700 | political-news
14 19/04/2012 A kea chick that's being described as the ugliest baby bird in the world is giving New Zealand's native birds a bad name in Europe...The chick has been described as a cross between a roast chicken and an...
India one of top performing clean energy economies: Report
Source: Times of India
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-06-12 06:20:10 -0700 | business-news
With Indian receiving $10.2 billion investments in clean energy, the country has emerged as one of the top performing clean energy economies in the 21st century, an eminent American non-profit organisation said in a report. The Pew Charitable Trust ,...
Residents livid over plans to dig up asbestos site
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Law :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-27 21:45:57 -0700 | technology-news
Story continues below The German waste management and recycling company Remondis plans to build a commercial and industrial waste treatment facility, which is across the road from a childcare centre and Rosehill Racecourse, over the river from the University of...
Africa: Success in Hunger Fight Hinges On Better Use of Water
Source: All Africa
Bonn :: Germany | updated 2012-05-22 18:47:02 -0700 | business-news
In many parts of the world, water scarcity is increasing and rates of growth in agricultural production have been slowing, he noted. At the same time, climate change is exacerbating risk and unpredictability for farmers, "especially for poor farmers in...
Power cost highest in the world
Source: Adelaide Now
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2012-05-20 14:50:30 -0700 | political-news
Australia will have the world's most expensive electricity as soon as July this year, energy experts predict. A report released today by the Energy Users Association of Australia, which compares 2011 household electricity prices in 92 countries, states or provinces,...
Tiny lizards found in Madagascar
Source: BBC
Munich :: Germany | updated 2012-04-15 16:58:47 -0700 | entertainment-news
The miniature chameleon, Brookesia micra , reaches a maximum length of just 29mm. German scientists also found a further three new species in the north of the island. The lizards were limited to very small ranges and scientists are concerned...
Fourth potentially habitable planet discovered
Source: Zee News
Francisco :: IN :: USA | updated 2012-04-03 05:39:44 -0700 | technology-news
The team analysed data from the European Southern Observatory about a star known as GJ 667C, which is known as an M-class dwarf star and puts out much less heat than our Sun. However, at least three planets are orbiting...
Newsbyte: SAP Achieves 2011 Sustainability Goals With Increases in Carbon Efficiency, Women in ...
Source: PR Newswire
Logo :: Burkina Faso | updated 2012-03-26 13:53:18 -0700 | health-news
today announced its preliminary sustainability performance results for 2011. For the fifth consecutive year, SAP has increased its carbon efficiency from 36.4 grams per Euro in 2010 to 34.3 grams per Euro in 2011 (measured in emissions caused per Euro...
Green Blog: On the Horizon, Planes Powered by Plant Fuel
Source: The New York Times
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-03-17 17:02:26 -0700 | business-news
SG Biofuels An Airbus A321 is refueled with a mixture that is 50 percent biofuel. The use of jet fuel from renewable sources is now well demonstrated, but it costs more than double what fuel made from petroleum does, according...
Church and charity warn on solar
Source: BBC
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2012-02-23 11:13:50 -0800 | political-news
They fear the changes "signal a retreat" in government plans to move towards localised renewable energy. This week, the High Court ruled that a plan to halve subsidies for solar panels was "legally flawed", and MPs' committees said it was...
Filipino Student Wins World Environment Award
Posted by: dunite
Leverkusen :: Germany | updated 2012-07-26 20:53:45 -0700 | green-news
Mary Jade Gabanes, 19, a Filipina Special Education major at the West Visayas State University has won the top prize of the Bayer Young Environmental Leader Award on Friday, along with three other young environmentalists from Kenya, Indonesia and Ecuador,...
The melting of Arctic ice reached a record level
Posted by: Mary1
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2012-02-12 19:38:11 -0800 | green-news
The extent of Arctic ice, one of the key elements of the thermostat of the planet, just defeated a sad record: the lowest level since the beginning of satellite observations in 1972. September 8, the ice covering the North Pole...
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