Published on Saturday, August 30, 2008 by Agence France Presse Massive Evacuation as Millions Hit by India Floods PATNA, India – More than 300,000 people trapped in India’s worst floods in 50 years have been rescued but nearly double that number remain stranded without food or water, officials said Saturday.… Continue reading
Deforestation of Amazon has soared by 69% in a year THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in the past 12 months — the first such increase in three years — as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze… Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 13 NOON Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) 18 Elkins Lane – Harlow Building 22 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0022 For More Information Contact: Logan Perkins – 207-615-5158 Hoopla for the North Woods Maine Earth First! says No More Games Bold Protest Urges LURC to… Continue reading
Independent.co.uk Nature reserve surrendered to rising seas By Michael McCarthy Monday, 25 August 2008 A major nature reserve is to become one of the first casualties of the rising seas around Britain. Part of Titchwell Marsh, a favourite spot for birdwatchers on the north Norfolk coast, is to be sacrificed… Continue reading