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1301.Rivers run dry as claims of illegality surround Romania’s hydropower boom (2014-02-05)
... Deep into the wilderness of Romania’s Southern Carpathian mountains, Bogdan Binescu, an avid angler and environmental campaigner, stops by the white waters of a mountain stream. “This river used to be the only route back to civilisation,” he says. “But now civilisation has caught up.” A few kilometres on, his meaning becomes clear. Where beech... ...
1302.US retreats from bid to overturn shark fin bans (2014-02-05)
... The US federal government has stepped back from its plans to overturn state bans on the sale and possession of shark fins. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said in a statement on Tuesday it had decided against challenging state bans in California, Maryland and Washington. The agency said it had received written assurances... ...
1303.Wind power blows Denmark output above 50% (2014-02-05)
... Wind power accounted for more than half of all energy consumed in Denmark in December, according to national grid operator. Energinet reported that in December, wind power provided Denmark with about 55 per cent of its electricity. http://econews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Denmark-wind-farm.jpgThis is the first time that Denmark, a leader in wind power, or any major country, has received... ...
1304.Lagarde: cooperation on climate ‘non-negotiable’ (2014-02-05)
... International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has called on governments to build a “new multilateralism” because no country could stand alone on climate change and inequality. She said such action should include cities and companies in an effort to address challenges such as widening income disparity. http://econews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/climate-change-2.jpgBloomberg newsagency reports Ms Lagarde, a former French... ...
1305.Alaska’s Arctic icy lakes lose thickness (2014-02-04)
... The ubiquitous shallow icy lakes that dominate Alaska’s Arctic coastal plain have undergone a significant change in recent decades. These lakes, many of which are no more than 3m deep, melt earlier in the season and retain open water conditions for much longer. And 20 years of satellite radar also now show that far fewer... ...
1306.Heat-related deaths will rise 257% by 2050 because of climate change (2014-02-04)
... Deaths as a result of hot weather are to soar over the next four decades as a result of climate change, researchers have predicted. The number of annual deaths in the UK that occur as a result of the heat will rise by 257% by 2050, they said. Elderly people are most at risk, according... ...
1307.Australia to investigate claim Japanese whalers rammed Sea Shepherd ship (2014-02-03)
... The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has ordered an investigation into claims a Japanese whaling fleet rammed one of activist group Sea Shepherd’s vessels. The anti-whaling group says its ship the Bob Barker was deliberately struck by the Yushin Maru No 2 early on Sunday, in retaliation for the Sea Shepherd preventing any whales from... ...
1308.Pro-green Tories challenge party’s climate change sceptics (2014-02-03)
... A group of modernising pro-green Tories will today launch a fight-back within the party when they publish a manifesto outlining plans for a £5bn-a-year boost in economic growth, creating 300,000 jobs, by pursuing environmentally friendly policies. In a sign of their determination to challenge Tory climate-change sceptics after a leading minister said that David Cameron was... ...
1309.Monarch Butterfly 2013 Migration Smallest on Record (2014-02-03)
... Monarch butterflies are vanishing from the Monarch Reserve in Mexico’s temperate forest where they spend November through March hibernating after migrating more than 2,500 miles from Canada and the United States. As new research shows that the number of monarchs hibernating in Mexico reached an all-time low in 2013, conservationists are urging all three countries... ...
1310.UN: Human cause of global warming near certainty (2014-02-03)
... Global warming is unequivocal, human influence has been the dominant cause since the mid-20th century, and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, already at levels not seen in at least 800,000 years, will persist for many centuries. The United Nations says all those warnings are contained in the final version of its latest report on climate... ...
