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by Ben Block on November 3, 2009
The 2009 update of the Red List of Threatened Species
announced that 17,291 species are threatened with extinction, and an additional
11 species are extinct outside of captivity.
by Ben Block on November 2, 2009
Participants in a unique twist on a Halloween tradition
sought to raise awareness about the prevalence of child labor on West African
cocoa farms.
by Ben Block on October 29, 2009
A proposed 250-kilometer corridor between Brazil and Peru may improve local economies,
but at the risk of imperiling already-threatened ecosystems and indigenous
communities.
by Anna da Costa on October 28, 2009
A high-level technology summit
in Delhi made progress on several key issues
that will confront governments at the international climate negotiations in December.
by Ben Block on October 26, 2009
The latest Pew survey finds that fewer U.S.
residents consider climate change to be a "serious" threat, compared to
previous surveys. The results suggest that those who disseminate climate science are losing ground, analysts said.
by Ben Block on October 23, 2009
An international scientific review committee ruled that
endosulfan, a widely used pesticide, should be classified as a persistent
organic pollutant (POP).
by Ben Block on October 21, 2009
U.S.
consumers pay less for their energy than consumers in most
industrialized nations. Yet electricity and fuel prices typically fail to
reflect the full cost of energy production and consumption, especially in terms
of health effects.
by Ben Block on October 19, 2009 A coalition of businesses,
environmentalists, and scientists is uniting to request that U.S.
climate policy help tropical nations protect their forests as an
affordable carbon offset strategy.
Plans are forming behind the scenes for a gathering reminiscent of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to address environmental issues that have lost international attention in recent years.
by Ben Block on October 9, 2009
Conservation groups are concerned that lawlessness coupled with a decline in foreign aid have allowed for deforestation that threatens some of Madagascar's most unique ecosystems.
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