|
 
The Arctic: The Next International FrontierOttawa, Canada (SPX) Mar 29, 2010 The Arctic is probably the last frontier for the final human expansion. Arctic melting has led to a rush for the vast natural resources as bordering countries try to assert their rights to a potential bonanza of Arctic mining for precious mineral resources, including crude oil, natural gas and gold. Other economic benefits include new shipping lines opening up as the ice melts, which in turn also provides access to new fishing areas. The hydrocarbon deposits in a deep-water area of the Arctic Ocea ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| . | . |
| .. |
 
The Hague (AFP) March 26, 2010The International Court of Justice said Friday it would deliver judgment on April 20 in a dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over a paper mill allegedly polluting a shared river. Judgment will be handed down in a public sitting at the court's Peace Palace headquarters in The Hague, a statement said. Argentina filed an application with the court in May 2006 accusing Uruguay of having u ... more  
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2010The economic growth across much of Asia comes with a troubling side effect: pollutants from the region are being wafted up to the stratosphere during monsoon season. The new finding, in a study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, provides additional evidence of the global nature of air pollution and its effects far above Earth's surface. The international stu ... more 
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2010Acidification of the oceans as a result of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide could have significant effects on marine ecosystems, according to Michael Maguire presenting at the Society for General Microbiology's spring meeting in Edinburgh this week. Postgraduate researcher Mr Maguire, together with colleagues at Newcastle University, performed experiments in which they simul ... more |
.. |
  Map Of Boreal Forest Biomass Produced From Radar Satellite Data   Welcome To The Anthropocene   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
|
. |
 
US proposes to veto mountaintop removal coal mineWashington (AFP) March 27, 2010 The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed an unprecedented veto to restrict or prohibit mining at a major proposed US mountaintop removal coal mining site. If the veto is finalized, it would invalidate a permit first issued in 2007 for the Army Corps of Engineers at the Spruce No. 1 surface mine in southern West Virginia. In explaining its decision, the EPA said Friday the Arch Coal Inc. mine would pollute surrounding water, fill over seven miles (11 kilometers) of stream, would cause "un ... read more |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Mar 26 | Mar 25 | Mar 24 | Mar 23 | Mar 22 |
