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Going Green
Dubai's Atlantis hotel frees female whale shark whose captivity had been criticized
March 18, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A resort hotel on one of Dubai's manmade islands said Thursday it has freed a whale shark whose captivity had been criticized by environmentalists.
Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife trade meeting
March 18, 2010
DOHA, Qatar - A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected Thursday by a U.N. wildlife meeting, with scores of developing nations joining Japan in...
UK government gives financial backing to Ford development of green technologies
March 18, 2010
LONDON - The British government said Thursday that it is providing financial backing for Ford's program to develop environmentally friendly technologies for engines and vehicles.
March 17, 2010
SPARKS, Nevada - Workers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater...
Environmental grades vary for oilsands mining projects: report
March 17, 2010
EDMONTON - A report says the Alberta government isn't doing enough to ensure underground oilsands miners use the most environmentally friendly practices.
Wind turbine maker AAER faces uncertain future with second round of layoffs
March 17, 2010
MONTREAL - AAER Inc., Canada's lone manufacturer of large wind turbines, is facing growing headwinds as the alternative energy industry finds it increasingly difficult to finance new energy projects.
Opposition grows from developing countries against proposed ban on the export of bluefin tuna
March 17, 2010
DOHA, Qatar - Delegates at a U.N. conference on endangered species say there is growing opposition to a proposed ban on the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Science Matters: Brain over brawn is the key to survival
March 17, 2010
Many people say George Wald was the greatest lecturer in Harvard's history. He was certainly the best I've heard. Dr. Wald won a Nobel Prize in 1967 for his work on the biochemical basis of colour...
March 17, 2010
NEW DELHI - Hundreds of volunteers wearing gloves and face masks picked up garbage along the Yamuna River on Wednesday to offset what they say is government inaction that has left the waterway a...
March 17, 2010
BEIRUT - A 2-year-old lion, emaciated and barely breathing, is found in a tiny cage off a Beirut highway. Monkeys are hauled through the dark tunnels of Gaza, bound for private zoos. Rare prize...
March 17, 2010
BEIRUT - A 2-year-old lion, emaciated and barely breathing, is found in a tiny cage off a Beirut highway. Monkeys are hauled through the dark tunnels of Gaza, bound for private zoos. Rare prize...
March 17, 2010
BEIJING - Chinese officials said Wednesday they are investigating heightened lead levels among hundreds of children in Hunan province thought to be linked to local smelters - one of many cases...
Laos mega-dam criticized by environmental groups begins operation
March 17, 2010
BANGKOK, Thailand - A mega-dam in Laos criticized by environmental groups and financed in part by the World Bank has begun to generate electricity for sale to Thailand, its operators said Wednesday.
Group wants section of US Southwest listed as critical jaguar habitat
March 16, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Environmentalists are asking the federal government to set aside an area of the Southwest more than half the size of California to help protect the endangered jaguar.
US: Global warming contributes to threatened species listing of Pacific smelt
March 16, 2010
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The Pacific smelt, a small silvery fish that was a staple of Northwest American tribes when the famous Lewis and Clark expedition arrived, is getting federal protection because it...
Sweet news for the colonies: NYC legalizes honeybees in a boon for keepers of rooftop hives
March 16, 2010
NEW YORK - Urban beekeepers in New York City no longer have to keep the honey of their labours a secret.
Fish die en masse as Ukrainian authorities discharge water from reservoir fearing floods
March 16, 2010
KYIV, Ukraine - Hundreds of tons of fish have died at a reservoir near the Ukrainian capital after authorities abruptly lowered the water level in a bid to reduce the impact of spring floods...
Japan says it has China's support to block proposed ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna trade
March 16, 2010
TOKYO - Japan said Tuesday that China supports its opposition to a proposed ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a fish prized in sushi.
UN climate envoy expects talks to increasingly move away from UN format
March 16, 2010
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Talks on a new global climate change accord, bogged down for years in contested negotiations among nearly 200 countries, will increasingly move outside the sluggish U.N...
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