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Amnesty To Webcast Satellite Images Of Darfur
New York (AFP) Jun 06, 2007Amnesty International said Wednesday it was using satellite technology to monitor the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur in a bid to prevent future attacks on civilians. The watchdog's US chapter said it was the first time human rights monitors had used such technology to track possible targets of attack, prevent future atrocities and potentially save lives. Amnesty was inviting ordinary ... more Amazon State Adopts Law To Promote Forest CO2 Abatement Projects 
Manaus, Brazil (AFP) June 05, 2007Brazil's sprawling Amazon state on Tuesday enacted the country's first law to fight global warming by selling carbon credits from communities that limit deforestation and environmental degradation. The law creates a "jungle fund" or "forest scholarship" that "rewards jungle communities for protecting their habitat and reducing deforestation," said Amazon Governor Edouardo Braga. ... more Zimbabwe Forests Under Threat While Cambodia Censors Logging Report 
Harare (AFP) June 06, 2007Israel Thebe points in despair to dozens of fresh stumps that have appeared overnight in the heart of Mukuvisi Woodlands, on the outskirts of Harare. "It takes a good 50 years for a tree to grow fully," said the forestry manager. "This took place in just one night." Mukuvisi has long been a popular destination for day trips by schoolchildren from the Zimbabwean capital who are able to catch a ... more Japan Fails In Back Door Whaling Move At Wildlife Trade Forum 
The Hague (AFP) June 06, 2007Japan lost a bid on Wednesday to force the world regulator of wildlife trade to review the status of whales, a step that conservationists decried as a ploy for resuming commercial whaling. Fifty-four nations voted against Japan's proposal to review the 13 species of great whales listed as threatened with extinction, with 26 countries voting in favor, and 13 abstaining. "The rejection was ... more Australia Begins Climate Project With China 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2007CSIRO and the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) have signed a two-year funding agreement for collaboration between CSIRO statisticians and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science. The project will investigate climate and rainfall linkages between China and Australia. "The objective of this project is to improve understanding of the interaction of the Australian an ... more |
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Vista CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007As the deadline to submit offers to SDG and E closed on May 30, Envirepel Energy announced it had submitted for consideration, an additional 240 Mega Watts of renewable ultra low emissions biomass energy projects to the electric company. The request for offers to companies like Envirepel Energy answers California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Renewable Energy mandate that utilities purc ... more Malaysia On Palmoil Charm Offensive In Europe 
Brussels (AFP) June 06, 2007Malaysia, a leading palm oil producer, sought Wednesday to dispel concerns in Europe that palm oil plantations endanger tropical forests. Malaysia and Indonesia are leading a campaign to fight environmentalist claims that the plantations destroy vast swathes of tropical forest, pushing endangered animals like the orangutan towards extinction. After describing such claims as "disinformation ... more Entergy Carbon Credit Purchase Makes 270,000 Megawatt Hours Carbon Neutral 
New Orleans LA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007Entergy will meet its second voluntary greenhouse gas stabilization commitment by strengthening the company's clean energy portfolio, driving greater energy efficiency, purchasing energy from clean, efficient sources and actively participating in greenhouse gas offset markets using a $3.25 million Environmental Initiatives Fund. To this end, Entergy purchased 150,000 metric tons of CO2 emi ... more Tampa Electric Completes First Phase Massive Air Pollution Control Project 
Tampa FL (SPX) Jun 07, 2007Tampa Electric announced that phase one of the installation of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment at the company's Big Bend Power Station is complete. Big Bend Power Station's unit four was the first to receive the new equipment, which is designed to further reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at the plant. The $330 million emission control project, which will make the Big Bend Powe ... more Surrey Satellite Geostationary Mini-Satellite Platform Milestone Completed 
Guilford UK (SPX) Jun 06, 2007World-leading small satellite manufacturer, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), has successfully completed its Baseline Design Review for a Geostationary Mini-satellite Platform (GMP). The 2.28 million euro pre-development project forms part of ESA's Advanced Research in TElecommunications Systems funding stream for ESA/Industry partnerships (ARTES 4). The ARTES 4 initiative is aimed ... more |
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London (AFP) Jun 05, 2007Hundreds of glaciers in the Antarctic peninsula are flowing faster, adding to a rise in sea levels, British experts said on Tuesday as they pointed the finger of blame at global warming. In a study coincidentally released on the eve of the Group of Eight (G8) summit, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) reported a 12-percent increase in the speed of over 300 glaciers monitored by satellite between ... more China Says Pollution Woes To Ease This Year 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 05, 2007The amount of pollution being pumped into China's environment will finally begin to fall this year, the nation's environment ministry said Tuesday, after a similar goal was missed in 2006. "We should see a turning point... this year," Zhang Lijun, the vice minister of the State Environment Protection Administration, told reporters in a briefing to mark World Environment Day. "This will be ... more Sarkozy Debuts On World Stage At G8 Summit 
Paris (AFP) Jun 05, 2007President Nicolas Sarkozy makes his debut on the world stage at the Group of Eight summit of rich countries this week, a month after winning office on a pledge to bolster France's international role. Sarkozy is stepping into the shoes of his predecessor Jacques Chirac who was the G8 club's elder statesman when he retired after 12 years in office. But the 52-year-old French president will b ... more Why Global Warming Has Brought The G8 To Boiling Point 
Paris (AFP) Jun 05, 2007In 2004, climate change did not even rate a mention in the summary of the Group of Eight (G8) summit at Sea Island, Georgia. Today, it is the issue that may make or break the rich nations' get-together in Heiligendamm, Germany. Summit host German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces an unenviable choice. She can insist that the summit endorse an ambitious plan for tackling greenhouse gases, although t ... more Threats To Wild Tigers Growing 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 05, 2007The wild tiger now occupies a mere 7 percent of its historic range, and the area known to be inhabited by tigers has declined by 41 percent over the past decade, according to an article published in the June 2007 issue of BioScience. Growing trade in folk medicines made from tiger parts and tiger skins, along with habitat loss and fragmentation, is believed to be the chief reason for the losses. ... more
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