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Panama, in energy crisis, closes schools, universities
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
Up against the wall in a drought-sparked energy crisis, Panama said Tuesday it would shut high schools and universities for three days, in a desperate bid to re...
Desalinization for China's water woes?
May 06, 2013 (UPI)
China lacks government support for desalination programs needed for the country's water security, an industry expert said. "The lack of an effective pricing mec...
Rising sea levels threaten migratory birds - study
May 06, 2013 (AFP)
Millions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds, res...
Indigenous activists stage new protest at Amazon dam site
May 06, 2013 (AFP)
Some 200 indigenous activists and fishermen have been occupying the main construction site at Brazil's controversial Belo Monte dam in the Amazon and are demand...
Solar-powered nanofilters pump in antibiotics to clean contaminated water
May 06, 2013 (SPX)
Using the same devious mechanism that enables some bacteria to shrug off powerful antibiotics, scientists have developed solar-powered nanofilters that remove a...
Australia's Barrier Reef set for heritage downgrade: UNESCO
May 04, 2013 (AFP)
Australia insisted it was committed to protecting the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday after the UN warned that the natural wonder's world heritage status could b...
Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
Crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species for at least more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mex...
Scientists uncover relationship between lavas erupting on sea floor and deep-carbon cycle
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists from the Smithsonian and the University of Rhode Island have found unsuspected linkages between the oxidation state of iron in volcanic rocks and var...
EPA to grant $569 million for New York, New Jersey water
May 03, 2013 (UPI)
The Environmental Protection Agency will award $569 million to repair and upgrade water treatment plants damaged by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. ...
U.S. agrees to propose protected habitats for endangered sea turtles
May 03, 2013 (UPI)
Conservationists say U.S. officials have agreed to identify suitable nesting and migratory habitat for endangered loggerhead sea turtles within two months. Unde...
Sea Turtles Benefiting From Protected Areas
May 02, 2013 (SPX)
Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a U.S. Geological Survey stud...
Oregon tuna found with Fukushima radiation still safe to eat
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
The authors of the Oregon State University study say a sample of albacore tuna caught off the coasts of Oregon and Washington state have increased, but still sm...
Greece water company receives privatisation bids
Apr 30, 2013 (AFP)
Four parties have expressed interest in the controversial sale of 51% of Thessaloniki's water company EYATH, including French company Suez and a citizens' colle...
Energy Department finds 65 GW of hydropower available
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. rivers and streams have the potential to support at least 65 gigawatts of electric power generation, an assessment from the U.S. Energy Department finds. T...
NOAA scientists find giant rock formations shaped like flowers on ocean floor
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
After sonar revealed what appeared to be a shipwreck 1,900 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA scientists sent their remotely operated vehicle, D...
The Asian Monsoon is Getting Predictable
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
For much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. The summer rainy season is especially important for securing the water and food supplies for...
Hawaii to host late-stage wave energy test
Apr 29, 2013 (UPI)
More than $10 million will be invested into a program that will test the ability to convert wave energy into a source of power, the U.S. Energy Department said....
Sea Surface Temperatures Reach Highest Level in 150 Years on Northeast Continental Shelf
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Adv...
Campaign to save Barrier Reef from industry
Apr 28, 2013 (AFP)
Conservationists Sunday accused Australia of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef from massive industrial development as they launched a multi-million doll...
Scientists to replenish lobster population with help from wind farm
Apr 27, 2013 (UPI)
German scientists say they hope to replenish the lobster population off the German island of Helgoland with the help of offshore wind farms. The scientists say ...
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