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Russia Moves to Outlaw Walls of Death Drift Net Fishing

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed outlawing fishing with drift nets, otherwise known as "walls of death", following a lengthy campaign by fishermen and politicians in Kamchatka as well as local organizations including WWF-Russia

17 Feb 2009

Solar Powered Touch Phone Launched by Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled the innovative solar powered full-touch screen phone "Blue Earth" at Mobile World Congress 2009

17 Feb 2009

What Happens If New Mexico Ignores Climate Change Warnings

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Mexico could experience some $3.2 billion in associated costs - led by wildfires and health-care. This could translate to a tab of 8 percent of annual household income by 2020

17 Feb 2009

What Will Happen If Climate Change Is Not Addressed by Oregonians

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon will face some $3.3 billion in annual costs, which translates to about 4 percent of annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative’s Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.

17 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology Behind a Giant Leap Forward in the Detection of Toxins and Pollutants

For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous gases. Scientists used fish to test for contaminants in our water. Even with modern advances, though, it can take days to detect a fatal chemical or organism. Until now.

17 Feb 2009

Biofuel Boom Could Lead to Rainforest Destruction

Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research

16 Feb 2009

Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets Are Melting at an Unknown Rate

The Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets are melting, but the amounts that will melt and the time it will take are still unknown

16 Feb 2009

Culling Whales Will Not Save Fish Populations in Tropical Areas

Culling whales will not increase fisheries catches in tropical waters, according to a new paper supported by the Lenfest Ocean Program and published today in the journal Science

16 Feb 2009

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues

On the heels of a new report from Sandia that the U.S. could produce 90 billion gallons of ethanol from biomass by 2030, the Environmental Working Group and others associated with the PR campaign to abolish America's ethanol industry are seeking to throw cold water on the progress of America’s renewable fuels industry

16 Feb 2009