ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Lightning expected to increase by 50 percent with global warming Posted: 13 Nov 2014 11:21 AM PST Atmospheric scientists looked at predictions of precipitation and cloud buoyancy in 11 different climate models and concluded that their combined effect will generate 50 percent more electrical …
NewEnergyNewsDaily Headlines: TODAY’S STUDY: WITH EMISSIONS RISING, THE SITUATION IS STARK
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, November 12: * TODAY’S STUDY: WITH EMISSIONS RISING, THE SITUATION IS STARK * QUICK NEWS, November 12: WHY THE U.S.-CHINA EMISSIONS DEAL IS BIG; THE BILLIONS IN …
New free IWMI book on water SDGs: On Target for People and Planet
A new book from the International Water Management Institute and the CGIAR Research Program on Water Land and Ecosystems explores challenges and opportunities for setting and achieving water-related sustainable development goals. It includes chapters on social inclusion, water metrics and governance and is available for free download at www.iwmi.org/sdg-book ——————————————————–
Genetic Modification Trails Conventional Breeding By Far, Science in Society #64 – Winter 2014
Researchers have created conventionally bred varieties tolerant to drought and low nitrogen soils that can reduce poverty in 13 African countries by up to 9 %, far outperforming anything that genetic modification has achieved Prof Peter Saunders In the debate about genetically modified (GM) crops, the argument that the biotech …
Oyster imports bring alien ‘hitchhikers’ and disease
News Alert Issue 392, 6 November 2014 Science for Environment Policy About this service Contact the Editor Subscribe to this News Alert In this issue Oyster imports bring alien ‘hitchhikers’ and disease The future of oyster farming in Europe is threatened by disease. However, a recent study highlights the risk …
ENB Vol. 15 No. 214 – Tenth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee to the Stockholm Convention on POPs – Summary & Analysis
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Opening address Savory Institute London Conference. August 1st 2014
Ethical Markets is proud to have the famed Dr. Allan Savory on our Advisory Board . This talk illustrates his global systemic thinking ,Hazel Henderson, Editor Opening address Savory Institute London Conference. August 1st 2014 Allan Savory. Thank all – appreciate long way and high cost for many of …
Satellite Data Shows U.S. Methane ‘Hot Spot’ Bigger than Expected
One small “hot spot” in the U.S. Southwest is responsible for producing the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas methane seen over the United States – more than triple the standard ground-based estimate — according to a new study of satellite data by scientists at NASA and the University of …
ENB Vol.12 No.604 – Bonn Climate Change Conference – October 2014 – Issue #6
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Pre-invite to November event & Outreach copy for today’s winner announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2014 BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE WINNER ANNOUNCED October 23, 2014, New York City – The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) is pleased to announce that a comprehensive climate change adaptation and community development project, Living Breakwaters has been selected as the winner of the 2014 Fuller Challenge, “socially responsible …