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* Dancing Jellyfish
Most of these shots were taken in Osaka Aquarium, Japan.

* Urgent Carbon Emissions Cuts Needed to Save Earth From Climate Change Disaster, Warn Scientists
While a certain amount of carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by natural processes, the pace of emissions has rapidly outstripped the planet's ability to clean the atmosphere.

* Arrests As International Whaling Commission Fails To Protect Whales
Fifteen people were arrested by police at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), held this year in Santiago, Chile. The protesters were supposedly trying to 'storm' the meeting but other reports state that the mere presence of people in

* Sea Shepherd - Angry Fisherman Attack the Farley Mowat,
Farley Mowat Attacked by Mob of Angry Fishermen Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, the Farley Mowat, was attacked by a mob of 30-40 angry fishermen. The attack took place while berthed in the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

* Sir Paul McCartney Calls for Meat Free Mondays,
Sir Paul McCartney has called on Britons to adopt 'meat-free Mondays' to cut carbon emissions.

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* World Might Have Already Reached the Tipping Point of Climate Change
Climate experts have warned that the world might have already reached the tipping point of climate change, where immediate actions needed to be done to avert the effects of global warming.

* Climate Change Poses Heightened Rates of Extinction,
Between 20 percent and 40 percent of species are likely to go extinct in the next century if global warming continues at its current rate -- which means that wildlife managers will soon be in the business of choosing which ones to save.

* 320,000 Acres of Forest Protected for Wildlife and People,
In one of the most significant conservation sales in U.S. history, The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of pristine forest in western Montana that provide valuable habitat for species.

* Kimberly Clark Receives a 2-Ply Confrontation By Greenpeace,
Posing as movers, activists entered the office with moving boxes full of recycled toilet and tissue paper and urged the staff to sign a document calling on the company to stop destroying one of North America’s wildest forests.

* Farmers Sue DEA for Right to Grow Industrial Hemp -
Brain-Dead- Feds Call Industrial Hemp, Heroin, LSD. The feds call industrial hemp a controlled substance,like heroin,LSD,but advocates say a sober analysis reveals a harmless, renewable cash crop with thousands of applications that are good for the environment. Help Save Our Earth !

* Grow Your Own
Amyris is famous in the world of tropical medicine for applying the latest biotechnological tools to the manufacture of artemisinin, an antimalarial drug that is normally extracted from a Chinese vine.

* Mass Stupidity and Government Abetted Corporate Crime: Toxic Chemicals In Food, Water &Cosmetics,
As human beings, we're the only species stupid enough to actually poison ourselves. As part of modern living, we create a wide variety of chemical toxins that go into the ecosystem through rivers and streams, the air, the soil and so on.

* Florida Unveils $2bn. Plan to Increase Florida Everglades By 300 Square Miles,
The Everglades used to cover almost 11,000 square miles of southern Florida. 100 years ago water flowed down the Kissimmee River into Lake Okeechobee, then onwards south through the Everglades to Florida Bay. However due to the draining the marshland

* Hemp, the Best Biomass on the Planet,.Bio-Mass Crops Absorb Carbon Dioxide Emitted By Cars and Power Plants
in 1937, this collector is so powerful it could replace every type of fossil fuel energy product (oil, coal, and natural gas).This solar collector is a green plant, one of the most advanced in the plant kingdom. Hemp.

* Using Meditation to Heal the Planet -
During Meditation, Consciousness Quickly Expands to Experience Universal Consciousness., During meditation, consciousness quickly expands to experience universal consciousness (the Unified Field). The individual consciousness temporarily identifies with universal consciousness in the simplest state of awareness--the state physiologists call

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Global warming deniers | Salon News

The big difference I have with the doubters is they believe the IPCC reports seriously overstate the impact of human emissions on the climate, whereas the actual observed climate data clearly show the reports dramatically understate the impact.

'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic - washingtonpost.com

Norway opened a frozen "doomsday" vault Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain where millions of seeds will be stored to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out food crops around the globe.

Study Shows Bacteria Are Common in Snow

Those beautiful snowflakes drifting out of the sky may have a surprise inside - bacteria.

A Primeval Tide of Toxins - Los Angeles Times

Runoff from modern life is feeding an explosion of primitive organisms. This 'rise of slime,' as one scientist calls it, is killing larger species and sickening people.

Wild weather battered USA in January

Rare winter tornadoes in the Midwest. Powerful Pacific storms with hurricane force winds. More than 1,000 daily high temperature records. And that's just in the first month of 2008. Is January the new March?

Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

The globalization of this Westernized industrial model of poultry production has not only facilitated the spread of deadly viruses like H5N1, but also plays a role in their emergence in the first place.

Franken-fish in Britain

Panic after 'Franken-fish' that is deadlier than a piranha is caught in Britain

For ‘EcoMoms,’ Saving Earth Begins at Home - New York Times

Move over, Tupperware. The EcoMom party has arrived, with its ever-expanding “to do” list ...

10 Ways Recession Can Help the Environment

However, it’s not all doom and gloom – recession could do wonders for the environment. Here are 10 ways this could be helping provide a positive respite to the planet:

Warming Atlantic worsens hurricanes

When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, overall hurricane activity jumps by half, according to a new study.

Dying Bats+Dying Bees=Trouble

First there was colony collapse disorder where bees were dying off by the millions. Now it is the bats that are dying in the northeast of the US which means more mosquitoes and other flying insects await us all this spring.

Alaska town sues over global warming - USATODAY.com

A tiny Alaska village eroding into the Arctic Ocean sued two dozen oil, power and coal companies Tuesday, claiming that the large amounts of greenhouse gases they emit contribute to global warming that threatens the community's existence.

Population pressures Western water

People driving their cars, cranking on their air conditioners and switching on lights and dishwashers are responsible for most of the climate changes that are gradually drying up water supplies in arid and growing western states, a new study finds.

Google to Outspend US Government on Environment

...if you want to weigh Google’s proposed spending, check out my three part series on the US Budget. Check out Budget 09: How’d the Environment Do – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Climate change threatens West's water, world's crops

The potential that global warming has to dry up water resources in the American West and the food supplies of 1 billion people in the poorest regions of Africa and Asia are the focus of two studies

World loses trees at 'alarming' rate

Experts still warn of extinction of animal and plant life, of the loss of forest peoples' livelihoods, of soil erosion and other damage. But scientists today worry urgently about something else: the fateful feedback link of trees and climate.

Scientists Say Rules May Keep Timid Fish

...it's the fast-growing more aggressive fish that tend to get caught, removing them from the breeding pool.

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Massive volcano exploded under Antarctic icesheet, study finds

A powerful volcano erupted under the icesheet of West Antarctica around 2,000 years ago and it might still be active today, a finding that prompts questions about ice loss from the white continent

Sweden to Study Belching Cows

A Swedish university has received $590,000 in research funds to measure the greenhouse gases released when cows belch.

Did Puxnutawney Phil Predict Global Warming?

Punxsutawney Phil may be smarter than we've given him credit for. In addition to checking out his shadow to forecast the end of winter, he has been ahead of the curve in predicting global warming.

Huge grotto found under Norwegian glacier

Large quantities of water from melting ice have created what researchers are calling a "sensational" grotto under one of Norway's major glaciers.

Brown bears back on the prowl in unusually mild Finnish weather

Unusually mild and wet January weather has caused hibernating brown bears in Finland to wake up prematurely...

Ocean floor sensors will warn of failing Gulf Stream

An armada of robot submarines and marine sensors are to be deployed across the Atlantic, from Florida to the Canary Islands, to provide early warning that the Gulf Stream might be failing, an event that would trigger cataclysmic freezing in Britain for decades.

Water released to save river red gums

More than four gigalitres of water will be released down the Murray River to protect significant 200-year-old river red gums and wetland areas hit by the drought.

Winter Bike Commuting -- 10 Tips to Ride Safe

New cycling equipment, better apparel and a growing awareness of the feasibility of wintertime riding has caused a jump in participation.

: Shetland Times Online News Feature

Shetland was once a paradise for sea trout anglers, but today there are very few to be found. In the second of a short series of articles, Paul Bloomer explores the reasons for the massive decline in Shetland's sea trout population.

My Less than Usual Top Five (plus one) Reasons to be...

My reasons for being a vegetarian are not quite the usual ones, I think.

CBC.ca - Video

Who killed the electric car -- again?

EU targets could force Britain to build thousands of...

The British coastline is set for a dramatic increase in wind farms and tidal energy plants as the Government strives to meet a European target for renewable energy.

Your Favorite Sweet Can Save the World

As you may already know, chocolate is good for your heart. And it's definitely good for your soul. Now, thanks to a team of researchers and farmers in Brazil, it turns out that chocolate could be good for the planet, too.

Inside Chernobyl, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl

Twenty years after a nuclear reactor exploded, blanketing thousands of square miles with radiation, the catastrophe isn't over.

Pets

...veterinarian Chris Thurgood said forecasts of frequent 40 degree days would gradually deplete local stocks of short-nosed dogs and cats, which typically suffer from respiratory problems and heat stress.

Texas Is Biggest Carbon Polluter

Everything's big in Texas — big pickup trucks, big SUVs and the state's big carbon footprint, too.

Brazil Amazon deforestation soars

The Brazilian government has announced a huge rise in the rate of Amazon deforestation, months after celebrating its success in achieving a reduction.

Biofuels 'do more harm than good'

Biofuels have been hailed as a green alternative to oil by some, but in the US, where there are massive plants converting maize (corn), it has been criticised for making food more expensive and being environmentally unfriendly.

Mont. high school cancels climate speech

A climate scientist's speech to high school students was canceled because members of the rural community were concerned the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's message on climate change would be "anti-agriculture

Exploration Of Lake Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice Sheet Begins

A four-man science team led by British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Dr Andy Smith has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. The lake -- the size of Lake Windermere (UK) -- could yield vital clues to life on Earth, climate change and future sea-level rise.

Oil Spills, Saving Animals, Protecting the Seas

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, this article comes with illustrations from a recent oil spill in the Yellow Sea.

A Picture is Worth…

The picture, taken by the Press-Office City of Münster (Germany), demonstrates the amount of space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus or bicycle. It clearly shows how sick our car fetish is.

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And now for more good news

Eat, drink and be merry, because in future it may be very expensive to eat and drink and there will be very little to be merry about.

Flickr Photo Download: A close one ...

Ever see lightening strike a tree?

Man picks up NYC garbage, dusts it off and sells it for...

What does he sell? Garbage. New York City picked-out-of-the-gutter garbage. Rubbish, you say? It may well be, but it's a lucrative business.

Increasing Global Warming Decreases Forests' CO2-absorption Capacity!

A recent study has revealed that with the consistent rise in the world temperature on account of Global Warming, the capacity of trees and forests to absorb the harmful greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is reducing at an alarming rate!

Energy Independence: How Denmark Kicked Its Foreign Oil Habit

In 1976 the Danish public got behind an ambitious (and expensive) program to become entirely energy-independent

Possibly NOAA's National Weather Service Funniest Report

That's some record snowfall :)

Top 10 eco-buildings | Environment

Vikki Miller looks at 10 of the most innovative and sustainable buildings around the country [UK]

Where The Nature Conservancy Works - Year in Review 2007

Protecting nature and preserving life on a global scale — 2007 was a year The Nature Conservancy fully inhabited that mission, from Africa to British Columbia, from Papua New Guinea to California. Read some of the highlights of our 2007 work below.

Baby Mammoth Could Shed Light on Warming

Frozen in much the state it died some 37,500 years ago, a Siberian baby mammoth undergoing tests in Japan could finally explain why the beasts were driven to extinction - and shed light on climate change, scientists said...

Canada's Concern: And They Should Know They Live There

A record loss of Artic ice made Canada's #1 weather concern for 2007.

Tainted rainfall affecting parks

Bits of ammonium - a nitrogen compound associated with agricultural operations and fertilizers - are hitchhiking on the snow and rain that fall onto Yellowstone, Glacier and other national parks in the intermountain West.

Are There Really 'Continents' of Floating Garbage?

Apparently, the rumors are true, and these unsightly patches are reportedly killing marine life and releasing poisons that enter the human food chain, as well.

Your Stuff: If It Isn't Grown, It Must Be Mined

"In the sustainable society, nature is not subject to systematically increasing concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth's crust"

Environmental activism reaches a global audience on Google Earth

Green non-profits who are telling their stories on Google Earth include: United Nations Environment Programme, Appalachian Voices, Neighbors Against Irresponsible Logging, Jane Goodall Institute, and the Sierra Club.

ENN: Biofuels: Let's look before we leap

A commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs, not a blind leap of faith.

The hard truth about ethanol

The only economical way to make ethanol right now is with corn, which means the burgeoning industry is literally eating away at America's food supply. And most analysts conclude its environmental benefits are questionable.

Year in review: Car tech gets political

This year saw automotive technology turn into a political hot button.

Schwarzenegger: California will sue federal government

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sue the federal government over its decision not to allow a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, he announced Thursday.

Scientists Find Good News About Methane Bubbling Up From The Ocean Floor

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that only one percent of this dissolved methane escapes into the air –– good news for the Earth's atmosphere.

Data shed new light on night clouds

He thinks that the changes might be caused by human-generated global warming.

Many Americans aim to go green in 2008: survey

Three-quarters of Americans, the world's largest polluters, plan to be more environmentally responsible in 2008 by reducing household energy or recycling more, a survey showed...