Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life 11/20/2009 17:33 from Environmental News Network Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper publishe..
Financial Crisis Is \'Green\' For The Environment 11/20/2009 17:00 from NPR Topics: Environment New studies are projecting that carbon dioxide emissions — greenhouse gas emissions — will decrease for the year 2009. That is thanks to the global recession. But the reprieve is small and expected to be short lived. » E-..
Fungus Provides Clues To North American Extinctions 11/20/2009 12:33 from NPR Topics: Environment One of the great mysteries about North America is what killed off woolly mammoths and other exotic animals that roamed the land after the last ice age. Ideas have ranged from a comet impact and climate change to human hunters. A study publ..
Nations Unveil Plans to Rein in Emissions 11/20/2009 10:37 from NYT > Environment Prior to a climate change meeting scheduled for Copenhagen, industrialized countries, except the United States, are offering targets to curb greenhouse gases.