The Stories That Matter To The Environment
Canadian government officials announced Friday the country’s plans to establish provincial and national parks bigger than Yosemite and Yellowstone combined.
Canadian Environmental Minister Jim Prentice, who is in charge of Parks Canada, and Environment and Conservation Minister Charlene Johnson of Newfoundland and Labrador stated in a press release that they have reached an agreement to create [...]
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Experts warned on Sunday that climate change would impact global water supplies the most, and urged the world to learn from past cases to help prevent future crises.
Cyclones, flash floods, desertification, melting glaciers, heat waves, and water-borne illnesses like cholera are just some of the water-related effects of global warming. Also, conflicts may arise from [...]
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On Sunday, an activist said that Sumatran tigers in Riau province in Indonesia might disappear after a couple of years. Habitat loss and illegal hunting have greatly affected the survival of the said animal.
Animal Trade Monitoring Coordinator Osmantri of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said, “With the conditions of the existing threats, Sumatran tigers in [...]
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According to Better Place, it expects around 45,000 electric cars at the least to hit Israeli roads for the next five years beginning in 2011.
The company is in the course of establishing charging stations for electric cars all over Israel, Australia and Denmark.
The company also stated that it had signed contracts with 92 corporate fleet [...]
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The findings of a recently published study challenge the idea that scientists understand well enough how changes in the planet’s orbit affect climate to estimate long-term natural climate trends.
The recent study was spearheaded by Professor Eelco Rohling of the University of Southampton’s School of Ocean and Earth Science.
“Understanding how climate has responded to past change [...]
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