‘Earth Systems Science’
New research and scientific studies on the state of our planet, climate change, oceans, forests, land-use restoration of ecosystems damaged by human activities.
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Today’s Study: What Water Means About Energy, What Energy Means About Water
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, November 29: * Today’s Study: What Water Means About Energy, What Energy Means About Water * Quick News, November 29: The Supercommittee Flop & New Energy; Abundant New Energy Harvest; Consolidation In Sun Yesterday * Guest [...]
ENB on the Side – Durban Climate Change Conference – November 2011 – Issue #1
EU-Africa Scientific Cooperation on Climate Change Presented by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Luca Perez, European Commission (EC), presented successful scientific cooperation between the EU and Africa, focusing on the relationship among climate change and water, health and adaptive strategies. [...]
ENB Vol. 18 No. 44 – Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals – Issue #4
Earth Negotiations Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations Volume 18 Number 44 - Thursday, 24 November 2011 CMS COP10 HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday, 23 November 2011 CMS COP10 convened [...]
ENB Vol. 19 No. 85 – Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and Twenty-third meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol – Issue #5
Earth Negotiations Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations Volume 19 Number 85 - Friday, 25 November 2011 COP 9/MOP 23 HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, 24 November 2011 The high-level segment [...]
In Memoriam Lynn Margulis
The world has lost one of the most brilliant scientists in the field of Earth Systems Science. Lynn Margulis, as a biologist extraordinaire, through her many books, explained so much to the aware public: that cooperation was a deep strategy of nature as species co-evolved; that the living biosphere of our planet regulated our atmosphere and [...]
ENB Vol. 18 No. 42 – Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals – Issue #2
Volume 18 Number 42 - Tuesday, 22 November 2011 SBSTTA 15 HIGHLIGHTS Monday, 21 November 2011 The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) convened on Monday, 21 November, in Bergen, Norway. Participants addressed administrative and [...]
An earthquake under shale gas prospects?
10 November 2011 | posted by Karel An earthquake under shale gas prospects? British gas company Cuadrilla Resources admitted last week that its "fracking" activities caused two (small) earthquakes in Blackpool earlier this year. They were 2.3 and 1.5 on the Richter scale and were described by Cuadrilla as "minor seismic events" and also due [...]
ENB Vol. 9 No. 562 – Fifteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice under the Convention on Biological Diversity – Summary and Analysis
Volume 09 Number 562 - Monday, 14 November 2011 SUMMARY OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 7-11 NOVEMBER 2011 The fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on [...]
WRI Digest: GHG Protocol, Climate Science, World Resources Report
Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Measure Them! On October 4, 2011, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) launched two new standards that empower businesses to better measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development [...]
Filmmaker Michael Murphy attended the American Association for Aerosol Research gathering in Orlando, FL (Oct. 3-7, 2011)
Filmmaker Michael Murphy attended the American Association for Aerosol Research gathering in Orlando, FL (Oct. 3-7, 2011) http://www.blacklistednews.com/Why_in_the_World_Are_They_Spraying%3F/16078/0/0/0/Y/M.html "While geoengineers insist that their models are to cool the planet, studies suggest that adding aerosols into our atmosphere can [...]
