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Last Updated: Jan 16th, 2007 - 15:54:33 |
Environment
Environment ministers lack clout on global warming
Environment ministers lack power to lead a fight against global warming at a time when ever more governments portray climate change as one of the biggest threats to the planet, experts say.
Jan 16, 2007, 15:52
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Pollution soaring to crisis levels in Arctic
Scientists plead for action to save poles from 'tipping point' disaster
Mar 12, 2006, 15:08
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Climate change: On the edge
Greenland ice cap breaking up at twice the rate it was five years ago, says scientist Bush tried to gag.
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Feb 17, 2006, 19:31
Environment
Global warming '30 times quicker than it used to be'
Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time when the Earth experienced a previous episode of global warming.
Feb 17, 2006, 19:29
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Green lobby girds for nuclear battle over energy
Environmentalists are preparing for a battle with the nuclear industry to persuade the public that green, not atomic, power is the path to the future.
Jan 17, 2006, 16:08
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Global warming will force Santa into waterwings -WWF
Santa Claus may have to swap his sleigh for waterwings sooner than expected as global warming melts his Arctic home, environmental group WWF said on Friday.
Dec 16, 2005, 10:15
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Accelerated rise in sea levels blamed on global warming
Sea levels are rising twice as fast as they were 150 years ago and man-made greenhouse emissions are the prime cause, a study by scientists in America has found.
Nov 25, 2005, 12:46
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Climate change threatens world fish stocks
Climate change is warming oceans, rivers and lakes and threatening fish stocks already under pressure from overfishing, pollution and habitat loss, the environmentalist group WWF warned on Friday.
Nov 18, 2005, 09:11
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Rich nations' greenhouse gas emissions may rise
Rich nations' emissions of gases blamed for global warming risk rebounding in coming years after falling overall since 1990 amid the collapse of Soviet-era industries, United Nations data showed on Thursday.
Nov 17, 2005, 10:45
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Lakes and rivers recovering from acid rain
Some of Britain's most sensitive upland lakes and streams are beginning to recover from the ravages of acid rain, the government said on Tuesday.
Nov 15, 2005, 11:00
Environment
Climate change: 10 ways to save the world
Today, Tony Blair will address energy ministers from around the world on tackling climate change. But he is failing to meet his own targets, with British carbon emissions on the rise again. There are, though, measures he could adopt...
Nov 1, 2005, 12:03
Environment
Record heat raises climate fears
Sun worshippers took to Brighton beach in their hundreds yesterday, where the temperature hit 18.1C. In Kinlochewe on the far north-west coast of Scotland, it was a balmy 22.4C.
Oct 28, 2005, 11:27
Environment
The real price of gold
It weighs 1oz. It costs £1,000. And it creates 30 tons of toxic waste
Oct 26, 2005, 14:04
Environment
Half of the world's coral reefs could be dead in 40 years
International scientists are calling for a global network of marine-protected areas to conserve dwindling fish stocks and dying coral reefs.
Oct 26, 2005, 12:24
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Is this proof of global warming?
A quarter of a century ago, America's last frontier would have been frozen. Now the glaciers are shrinking - and local people know why. Andrew Buncombe toured Alaska to see the evidence
Oct 21, 2005, 11:59
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The battle for St Helena
Whitehall is determined to transform Napoleon's place of exile into a thriving tourist paradise at taxpayers' expense. Trouble is, environmentalists say it would be a disaster for the British dependency
Oct 20, 2005, 10:04
Environment
EU urges global co-operation on threat of bird flu
The EU has declared bird flu and the risk of a human pandemic to be "global threats", but urged governments to step up preparations without provoking undue panic.
Oct 19, 2005, 08:56
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Virus fears hitting poultry sales, says Sainsbury's
Shoppers may already be avoiding buying chicken because they are worried about catching avian flu.
Oct 19, 2005, 08:48
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Search for perfect wave takes surfer 4,000 miles to Devon
To the surfers of Devon it was as if Christmas had come early. A rare combination of tide and weather conditions had produced a series of 20-foot waves more typical of Hawaii or Bondi Beach than Croyde Bay.
Oct 19, 2005, 07:58
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'Zombie' worms found in North Sea shallows
A bizarre species of "zombie" worm that feeds on the bones of dead whales has been discovered living in the relative shallows of the North Sea.
Oct 19, 2005, 07:56
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Former city dwellers starting organic farms bring new spirit of enterprise to countryside
They have given up well-paid jobs in the cities in search of the good life. With no previous experience, but equipped with degrees, idealism and the skills acquired in the corporate world, they are breathing new life into the countryside.
Oct 18, 2005, 07:33
Environment
The whaling debate: Arctic lament
The Inupiat people have hunted whales for 1,200 years. Now the global battle over the future of these huge animals may also bring their traditional way of life to an end.
Oct 13, 2005, 08:45
Environment
Scotland bears the brunt as rain causes widespread flooding
Two men died and dozens of people had to be rescued from their homes on Tuesday night as more than a month's worth of rain fell in a few hours, causing widespread flooding.
Oct 13, 2005, 08:37
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Blair appoints Treasury mandarin as climate tsar
Tony Blair has appointed one of the most senior civil servants as climate change tsar. Sir Nicholas Stern, currently second permanent secretary at the Treasury, will report directing to Mr Blair on the economic implications of cutting greenhouse gases.
Oct 13, 2005, 08:33
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Opposition parties demand action on climate change
Britain's main opposition parties are uniting today to call for a tough new policy for tackling climate change.
Oct 12, 2005, 08:03
Environment
Court bid to give dolphins more protection is rejected
The environmental group Greenpeace has failed in its High Court attempt to force the Government to take stronger measures to protect dolphins from trawling in the English Channel.
Oct 11, 2005, 08:26
Environment
Waste and hot air as MPs fail green audit
Political Editor Marie Woolf reports on how Britain's leaders are harming the environment
Oct 9, 2005, 07:49
Environment
'Green' Britain breaks pollution rules and forgets promises
Britain is dragging its feet over three separate European laws on global warming, undermining Tony Blair's claim to be leading the world on fighting climate change, a new report shows.
Oct 9, 2005, 07:26
Environment
GM crop 'ruins fields for 15 years'
GM crops contaminate the countryside for up to 15 years after they have been harvested, startling new government research shows.
Oct 9, 2005, 07:24
Environment
The real shark tale: Nicole makes record return trip from South Africa to Australia
A great white shark called Nicole has made a remarkable return trip from South Africa to Australia, setting a new record in transoceanic travel.
Oct 7, 2005, 08:08
Environment
Calls for Prince Charles to halt pipeline
A pipeline intended to carry up to 40 per cent of Britain's imported natural gas is set to become the latest environmental cause célèbre over proposals to route it through some of Britain's most beautiful countryside.
Oct 4, 2005, 09:00
Environment
Moon to take bite out of the sun in partial eclipse
The sun will appear to be turned into a crescent this morning as a partial solar eclipse affects the British Isles.
Oct 3, 2005, 12:03
Environment
Melting Planet
Species are dying out faster than we have dared recognise, scientists will warn this week. The erosion of polar ice is the first break in a fragile chain of life extending across the planet, from bears in the north to penguins in the far south
Oct 2, 2005, 11:33
Environment
Love in the deep: sex life of the giant squid revealed
Scientists used to think that the most chaotic love lives in the world were lived by certain marsupials, supermodels and Premiership footballers. Not any more.
Oct 2, 2005, 11:22
Environment
Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace
When self-confessed hippie and Innocent smoothies entrepreneur Richard Reed travelled to the Amazon, he wasn't sure what to expect. But it certainly wasn't Greenpeace activists with bullet-proof vests and night-vision goggles. This is his travel journal
Oct 2, 2005, 10:43
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