Customs officers find live Asian fighting birds in suitcases after smugglers flew them into Britain
Source: Mail Online UK
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-20 08:55:53 -0700 | green-news
Two separate attempts to smuggle the birds into the UK were discovered at Leeds Bradford airport. They had been placed in individual wooden cages inside the cases. Border Force said the smugglers tried to bring in nine grey francolin birds,...
State announces plan to assess oil, gas at refuge
Source: SF Gate
Juneau :: AK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 13:47:07 -0700 | green-news
Alaska (AP) Alaska is proposing a plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . The plan was announced Monday by Gov. Sean Parnell and Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan ...Department of...
`Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna & Hindon flood plain`
Source: Zee News
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-20 08:38:27 -0700 | green-news
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today ordered demolition of all illegal and unauthorised structures in the flood plains of the Yamuna and the Hindon in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on a plea against the 'concretisation' of the banks of...
Yellowstone inspecting boats for invasive species
Source: Suburban Trends
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 07:49:17 -0700 | green-news
Wyo. (AP) All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species. National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat...
Longest-ever Everest ice core to study climate change
Source: Zee News
Noida :: India | updated 2013-05-20 07:28:58 -0700 | green-news
Scientists have obtained the longest ice core ever from the Mount Everest, measuring 142 metres, along with two other samples to aid in the study of climate change and provide new insight into global warming. During the expedition that lasted...
It's not just another day
Source: The Hindu
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-05-20 07:25:43 -0700 | green-news
Geeta Padmanabhan suggests what we can do to protect our planet Whenever Savithri, a resident of south Chennai lifts a drink of water she sends a silent thank you to the sea near her home...Breeze, boat rides, beach, open air,...
Unavailable sanitary landfills makes local govt fret about fines
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-20 07:23:46 -0700 | green-news
Otherwise, we could face a penalty of Rp 5 billion (US$512,455), he said on Sunday. Arief said that with a growing waste problem, it was time for the dump in West Tanjungjabung regency, Jambi, to adopt sanitary landfill technology that...
Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet By Messing With Nature?
Source: Democracy Now
Canberra :: Australia | updated 2013-05-20 07:19:42 -0700 | green-news
This is viewer supported news As the carbon dioxide in the air hits 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, some are arguing that the best way address climate change is to use the controversial practice...
Forests and insects feed much of the world
Source: War In Context
Rome :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 07:19:08 -0700 | green-news
Forests contribute to the livelihoods of more than a billion people, including many of the world's neediest. Forests provide food, fuel for cooking, fodder for animals and income to buy food, Graziano da Silva said. Wild animals and insects are...
The failure to face climate change
Source: War In Context
Nuuk :: Greenland | updated 2013-05-20 07:19:04 -0700 | green-news
In the 19th century it could be seen as unambiguously a good thing: if carbon dioxide and other trace gases didn't trap heat in the atmosphere, the earth wouldn't be warm enough to support life as we know it. But...
Glow-In-The-Dark Trees Could One Day Replace Street Lamps
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 07:17:51 -0700 | green-news
But now we can actually engineer nature to sustain our needs. All we have to do is design the code and it will self-create. Our visions today if we can encapsulate them in a seed [will] grow to actually fulfill...
Summit being held on beetle-killed trees
Source: Denver Post
Golden :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 07:15:35 -0700 | green-news
Colo.Business leaders and elected officials are meeting to discuss efforts to deal with beetle-killed pine trees in Colorado. The meeting in Golden on Monday will also recognize successes in dealing with the devastation caused by beetles, including Brookfield Homes, which...
Gering antique car garage damaged by fire
Source: SF Gate
Gering :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 07:02:27 -0700 | green-news
Neb. (AP) Fire has damaged a garage housing antique cars and other auto memorabilia in Gering but the owners who live in an apartment above the garage are safe after their rescue by firefighters. Cozad's Ford Garage in Gering has...
API wants desks cleared of LNG export plans
Source: United Press International
Freeport :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 14:37:51 -0700 | green-news
Department of Energy needs to ensure that remaining requests for licenses for liquefied natural gas exports get approved, the API said...Energy Department gave its consent last week for the Freeport liquefied natural gas terminal on Quintana Island, Texas.
Africa: African Soil Diversity Mapped for the First Time
Source: Africa Headlines
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-05-20 06:43:30 -0700 | green-news
They say that despite soil's importance, most people in Africa lack knowledge about it, partly because information about it tends to be confined to academic publications read only by scientists. "There was an existing database on soil that had not...
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