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Conservation International Escalating illegal trade in tiger body parts and rampant destruction of tiger habitat have put the fearsome cat at serious risk of extinction. Among the world’s highly threatened animals, only an estimated 5,000 wild tigers survive today, down from 100,000 at the turn of the 20th century. India is home to half of [...]

Discovery Channel A new study shows how North American corn leaves can be used to map how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is being emitted from local fossil fuel burning. The method could make it easier to monitor where the gas is coming from, and therefore lead to smarter regulation. Unlike gas-sniffing instruments [...]

http://whalewatch.org Whalewatch is a global coalition of over 140 animal welfare societies in 57 countries, led by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). It aims to ensure worldwide recognition that the whaling debate is not just about numbers and conservation, but also about animal suffering. Whalewatch is opposed to the commercial killing [...]

http://www.davosclimatealliance.org/ The Davos Climate Alliance is an Initiative of the World Economic Forum to promote sound measures and best practice aimed at mitigating carbon related risks. Click here for Information about the objectives, actions and the organisation of the initiative. The Davos Climate Alliance is a joint Initiative of the World Economic Forum with its [...]

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Chemical Engineers have devised a new process that can improve the efficiency of ethanol production, a major component in making biofuels a significant part of the U.S. energy supply. Carnegie Mellon researchers have used advanced process design methods combined with mathematical optimization techniques to reduce the operating costs of [...]

bbc Experts assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have added climate change to the prospect of nuclear annihilation as the greatest threats to humankind. As a result, the group has moved the minute hand on its famous “Doomsday Clock” two minutes closer to midnight. : : The decision to move it came after BAS directors [...]

timesonline Ice is melting so fast in the Arctic that the North Pole will be in the open sea in 30 years, according to a team of leading climatologists. : Researchers assessing the impact of carbon emissions on the world’s climate have calculated that late summer in the Arctic will be ice-free by 2040 or [...]

chinacleanenergy.org Constructing and operating buildings can take a terrible toll on the environment. The energy consumed in manufacturing and transporting building materials, constructing homes and offices, and heating and cooling structures represents up to 45 percent of China’s total energy use. Thoughtful design and construction can minimize this impact. Green buildings – buildings designed for [...]

msnbc A small, and increasingly threatened, section of Africa houses more than 1,000 species native to the area — including the highest concentration of native animals anywhere in Africa, according to two new scientific studies. About the size of Rhode Island, the remote area is inside the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya. : [...]

msnbc Scientists launched a bid Tuesday to save some of the world’s rarest and most neglected creatures from extinction. : “We are focusing on EDGE species — that means they are Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered,” said Zoological Society of London scientist Jonathan Baillie. “These are one-of-a-kind species. If they are lost there is nothing [...]