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yahoo news Singapore is known for its greenery but it may soon be recognised for its blue — as in blue water. : Recently finished after about three years of construction, the 240-million Singapore dollar (176 million US) Marina Barrage will create a new source of precious water in a city-state with almost no natural [...]

dailybreeze.com It’s an everyday conundrum, a question we’re all asked once, twice, maybe several times a week: “Paper or plastic?” How about, “Neither, I’ve got my own”? Turns out what was once the token accouterment of a Birkenstock-wearing few has become the latest fashion accessory. : Cobb’s site, which has been around since 2003, sells [...]

independent.co.uk It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year. The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic – and [...]

Kansas State University Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel. : Algae are a diverse and simple group of organisms that live in or near water. Certain algal species are high in oil content that could be converted into such [...]

reuters Afghanistan’s snow leopards have barely survived three decades of war. But now the few remaining mountain leopards left in Afghanistan face another threat — foreigners involved in rebuilding the war-torn country. Despite a complete hunting ban across Afghanistan since 2002, snow leopard furs regularly end up for sale on international military bases and at [...]

reuters Rising temperatures have forced many plants to creep to higher elevations to survive, researchers reported on Thursday. More than two-thirds of the plants studied along six West European mountain ranges climbed an average of 29 meters in altitude in each decade since 1905 to better conditions on higher ground, the researchers reported in the [...]

timesonline.co.uk Five years after the hit film that endeared the clownfish to audiences the world over, Nemo is becoming increasingly difficult to find. The lovable tropical species, immortalised in the smash Pixar movie Finding Nemo, is facing extinction in many parts of the world because of soaring demand from the pet trade, according to marine [...]

emagazine.com Jennifer Phillips always felt guilty that her large Nashville law firm didn’t recycle. So after big client meetings, she collected all the empty plastic water bottles, took them home and added them to her own curbside recycling bin. Now, she is proud to report that her firm, Bass, Berry & Sims, serves an icy [...]

reuters The costs of making electricity with solar power within a decade will reach parity with power made with fossil fuels like natural gas and coal, a study announced on Tuesday by supporters of renewable and solar energy says. : The statement says solar power can make 10 percent of U.S. power generation by 2025, [...]

www.greenpeace.org Japanese police have arrested two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale meat scandal involving the government-sponsored whaling programme. The two activists, Junichi Sato, 31, and Toru Suzuki, 41, are being investigated for allegedly stealing a box of whale meat which they presented as evidence. : We requested an investigation into the scandal, and the [...]