By Ken Ward Jr., Staff writerApril 21, 2010 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians who live near streams polluted by coal mining are more likely to die of cancer, according to a first-of-its kind study published by researchers at West Virginia University and Virginia Tech. The study provides the first peer-reviewed look at the relationship between […]
By AMY GOODMAN Published: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 3:00 a.m. COCHABAMBA, Bolivia Here in this small Andean nation of 10 million people, the glaciers are melting, threatening the water supply of the largest urban area in the country, El Alto and La Paz, with 3.5 million people living at altitudes over 10,000 feet. I […]
Scientists say carbon dioxide in oceans could mean curtains for shellfish By DARCY BONFILSApril 22, 2010 Mark Wiegardt and Sue Cudd have each dedicated about 30 years of their lives to bringing oysters to our tables. Now the two have found themselves in the forefront of one of the newest, most pressing environmental issues of […]
By LEE FERRAN, JEFFREY KOFMAN and MICHAEL MURRAYApril 22, 2010 A burning oil rig sank into 5,000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico today while the search by air for 11 workers still missing continued. The U.S. Coast Guard, which is leading the search, said it will now begin to assess the pollution […]
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent; editing by Sandra MalerWASHINGTONThu Apr 22, 2010 2:53pm EDT (Reuters) – Carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming are also turning the oceans more acidic at the fastest pace in hundreds of thousands of years, the National Research Council reported Thursday. “The chemistry of the ocean is changing at […]
By Lester Brown12 Feb 2010 4:51 AM …World food production continues to increase, yet the rate at which it is increasing has slowed. From 1970 to 1990, world grain production grew by 64 percent. From 1990 to 2009, it increased by only 24 percent. Past growth in agricultural production was fueled in part by expanding […]
By Staff WritersDhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 Soldiers are guarding water pumps in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as the city of 7 million faces severe water shortages. While water shortages are typical during the April-May dry season, it has been especially bad this year, getting a start in March with unusually high temperatures. […]
By Lesley Wroughton, editing by Chris WilsonWASHINGTONWed Apr 21, 2010 10:09pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World Bank President Robert Zoellick called on Wednesday for joint action among countries and organizations to save the dwindling numbers of wild tigers from extinction. There are barely 3,500 tigers left in the wild. Their declining numbers are blamed […]
By Staff WritersCanberra, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2010 Evidence that the world’s water cycle has already intensified is contained in new research to be published in the American Journal of Climate. The stronger water cycle means arid regions have become drier and high rainfall regions wetter as atmospheric temperature increases. The study, co-authored by CSIRO […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 22, 2010) — African farmers risk being forced from their lands by investors or government projects as global demand for biofuels encourages changes in crop cultivation. Research from the University of Edinburgh has found that livelihoods may be put at risk if African farmland is turned over to growing crops for biofuel. With […]
