By Phil Chapman BBC China is a country that in some peoples’ minds has become synonymous with industrial pollution, rigid political control and spectacular economic expansion. But behind this image lies another world which is the real, essential China – a place of vast shifting deserts, tropical coral reefs, steaming… Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2008 3:05 PM CONTACT: Union of Concerned Scientists Aaron Huertas, 202-331-5458 Chrysler Gas Gimmick Keeps Customers Addicted To Oil, Science Group Says Statement by David Friedman, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON, DC – May 6 – Chrysler announced today that it will… Continue reading
Do you eat shrimp imported from Asia? Do you vacation there? Lance ——————————————– “… large-scale conversion of mangroves into shrimp and fish farms were among the main destructive drivers. “Other pressures included new development to accommodate the growth in the tourism sector and rising populations.” ———————————————- BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7385315.stm Published:… Continue reading
There is more to the climate-forest relationship than carbon. ASW —————————————— “The plain truth is that eucalypt forests are periodic emitters of carbon and excluding fire from our forested landscape is neither realistic nor ecologically justifiable. Factoring eucalypt forests into the carbon economy is not for the faint-hearted.” ———————————————- The… Continue reading