Nature
Can Arctic animals adapt to climate change
By Sanjayan
The shot was inescapably loud — ringing in my ears, which had become attuned over two weeks to the stillness of the Arctic tundra.
Through my binoculars, I saw a puff of fur fly off the flank of the caribou, which shuddered, trotted a few steps and collapsed. We ran towards it — Archie, Lazarus and I — still out of breath from a chase which had begun a kilometer back and ended in this shallow draw.
More European Companies Switch to Green Power
(CSRwire) LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - September 14, 2007 A growing number of European companies are switching to renewable energy for their manufacturing plants, stores and office facilities. Renewable energy is allowing more companies than ever to power their operations while realizing a number of business benefits in the process.
Minnesota Form Nation’s Largest Community Owned Wind Project
Minnesota - The 300 MW High Country Energy wind farm will be located in Minnesota’s eastern Dodge and western Olmsted counties. High Country Energy, LLC was formed by National Wind in partnership with seven members of the community: Barry Rogne, Bryant Hokeness, Dan Hoffman, Eric Lee, Ken Binkley, Kevin Green and Larry Larson.
Religious Leaders Unite In Prayer On Climate Change
OSLO - Religious leaders united in a silent "prayer for the planet" alongside a retreating Greenland glacier on Friday as part of a widening spiritual drive to combat climate change.
"In our small world we all need to struggle together," said Sofie Petersen, the bishop of Greenland, of the meeting of Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and Christians aboard a cruise ship amid icebergs near Illulisat on the west coast.
World Conservation Union Sounds Global Extinction Wake-Up Call
GLAND, Switzerland, September 13, 2007 (ENS) - Endangered animals and plants are vanishing more quickly than ever, and the efforts of conservationists have not been enough to stem the tide of extinctions, concludes the world's most authoritative global conservation organization, which issued its annual report on Wednesday.
Green Friends - From Chennai, India
What is so special about the three-acre campus of Amrita Vidyalayam (school for children) situated on the banks of the Adyar River in Chennai, India?
The lush greenery and flower gardens tell us a different story from the arid surroundings - a green revolution is quietly underway. Mr. Krishnamachari, the school Principal and Mr. Raj, former landscape expert, and GreenFriends staff have been working steadily to grow a paradise
Their aim - to help children enjoy Nature while caring for it.
Disastrous' season for seabirds
BBC News
Scotland's seabirds are having a "disastrous" breeding season, according to RSPB Scotland.
It said mid-season reports had found cliffs, where there should be thousands of birds, almost empty.
Parts of Shetland, Orkney and Cape Wrath in the Highlands were among the worst affected.
RSPB Scotland said climate change appeared to be disrupting food supply, but added that more research would need to be done.
The charity said Scotland's coastline supported 45% of the European Union's seabird breeding population.
Six sea turtle species still in danger
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A U.S. study focusing on global sea turtle populations has found that half a dozen species are still endangered or threatened despite promising increases in the number of adult females and nests.
Officials with two U.S. federal agencies recently completed the five-year study after analyzing population trends, habitat conditions and conservation measures in the Caribbean and around the world.
