http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/36-environmental-concerns.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/36-environmental-concerns.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2164022-birth-control-shots-alter-life-poor-areas.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A decade ago, the Rosebud Sioux Indians in South Dakota were paying people to catch and shoot wild dogs. Dogs that weren't caught were covered in mange and parasites. Some froze. Some starved. In packs, they survived be eating each other. And dog bites were 20 times worse than the national average. Because animals are such an important ... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:45:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2164022-birth-control-shots-alter-life-poor-areas.html 2013-06-20T08:45:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2161292-world-bank-highlights-climate-poverty-link.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." In a report released Wednesday, the international lending institution warned that heat waves, rising seas, more severe storms and other impacts of climate change will trap millions of people in poverty. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2161292-world-bank-highlights-climate-poverty-link.html 2013-06-19T19:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161058-obama-renews-calls-nuclear-reductions.html BERLIN (AP) — Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time." In a wide-ranging speech that enumerated a litany of challenges facing the world, Obama said he wanted to r... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:02:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161058-obama-renews-calls-nuclear-reductions.html 2013-06-19T18:02:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2158966-scientists-soggy-british-weather-to-stay.html LONDON (AP) — The best advice for visitors to Britain — pack an umbrella — is more vital than ever. Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame. Meteorologists and climate scientists from around Britain met to discuss why this traditio... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2158966-scientists-soggy-british-weather-to-stay.html 2013-06-18T17:22:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2155092-nyc-places-adapting-to-climate-too.html BONN, Germany (AP) — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming. Some are planning cities that will simply adapt to more water. But climate-proofing a city or coastline is expensive, as shown by New York Mayor Mi... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:27:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2155092-nyc-places-adapting-to-climate-too.html 2013-06-16T19:27:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2152344-un-climate-talks-marred-decision-making-spat.html BONN, Germany (AP) — U.N. climate talks have hit a stumbling block that some delegates say poses a serious challenge to their already slow-moving attempt to craft a global response to climate change. As the latest negotiation session ended Friday in the German city of Bonn, one track of the talks was paralyzed by a request by Russia, Ukraine and Belarus t... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:07:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2152344-un-climate-talks-marred-decision-making-spat.html 2013-06-14T18:07:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2144624-un-climate-talks-hit-snag-bonn.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.N. climate talks have suffered a setback after one of three bodies meeting at a two-week conference in Bonn, Germany, suspended its work without even adopting an agenda. Negotiations in the subsidiary body that deals with climate financing for developing countries were stalled by procedural issues put forth by Russia, Ukraine and Belaru... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2144624-un-climate-talks-hit-snag-bonn.html 2013-06-11T18:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2141214-iea-energy-emissions-rose-to-record-high-2012.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world's energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2012 to a record high of 31.6 billion tons, even though the U.S. posted its lowest emissions since the mid-1990s, the International Energy Agency said Monday. In its annual World Energy Outlook report, the Paris-based IEA said top carbon polluter China had the largest... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:47:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2141214-iea-energy-emissions-rose-to-record-high-2012.html 2013-06-10T12:47:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2133596-photo-essay-eco-nightmare-eu-candidate-serbia.html VRANJE, Serbia (AP) — Plastic bottles, old tires, cardboard boxes and other garbage block the flow of the Juzna Morava river — so badly that men in rubber boats need to use paddles to clear the way. A reek of waste fills the air. Elsewhere, plastic bags hang over bushes and down tree branches. As Serbia seeks EU membership, it faces a major problem with e... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:10:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2133596-photo-essay-eco-nightmare-eu-candidate-serbia.html 2013-06-06T12:10:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2130052-endangered-elephant-killings-rising-indonesia.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Poisoning or shooting killed many of the 129 critically endangered elephants that have died on Indonesia's Sumatra island in less than a decade, highlighting weak enforcement of laws against poaching, an environmental group says. WWF Indonesia said killings of Sumatran elephants are on the rise, with 29 either shot or poisoned la... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:35:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2130052-endangered-elephant-killings-rising-indonesia.html 2013-06-05T02:35:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2128762-ecuador-oil-spill-pollutes-amazon-tributary.html QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's state oil company resumed pumping through the country's main pipeline on Tuesday, four days after it was damaged by a landslide. But crude spilled by the accident reached tributaries of the Amazon River and polluted drinking water for a regional capital far downstream. Petroecuador issued a statement saying pumping resumed ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:10:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2128762-ecuador-oil-spill-pollutes-amazon-tributary.html 2013-06-04T19:10:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2118144-eu-political-deal-fisheries-reform.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Half a century ago, a cook would chop a cod in half because it was simply too big to fit in the oven. Today, most fit easily in the frying pan. Blame the decimation of the dinner plate on industrial overfishing of Europe's once plentiful waters. On Thursday, though, the European Union backed landmark legislation that could well prevent the... Thu, 30 May 2013 18:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2118144-eu-political-deal-fisheries-reform.html 2013-05-30T18:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2118194-estonia-eager-to-teach-world-oil-shale.html AUVERE, Estonia (AP) — Home to the creators of Skype and the first country to use online voting, Estonia relishes its image as a technological pioneer. But the tiny East European country's most far-reaching economic achievement could come from how it has learned to squeeze oil from a rock. About 200 feet (60 meters) below ground in northeastern Estonia, v... Thu, 30 May 2013 13:27:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2118194-estonia-eager-to-teach-world-oil-shale.html 2013-05-30T13:27:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2116278-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions-lowest-to.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The EU's environmental agency says the 27-nation bloc's greenhouse emissions in 2011 were the lowest since it began monitoring them in 1990. The European Environment Agency says greenhouse gas emissions dropped 3.3 percent compared to 2010, and were 18.4 percent below 1990 levels. It cited a milder winter in 2011 as the main rea... Wed, 29 May 2013 14:29:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2116278-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions-lowest-to.html 2013-05-29T14:29:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2113678-us-environmentalist-mckibben-wins-sophie-prize.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — American environmentalist Bill McKibben has won the $100,000 Sophie Prize for being a mobilizing force in the fight against global warming. The award committee commended McKibben for "building a global, social movement, fighting to preserve a sustainable planet." McKibben, born in 1960, has written widely about the impact of global war... Tue, 28 May 2013 10:02:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2113678-us-environmentalist-mckibben-wins-sophie-prize.html 2013-05-28T10:02:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2098542-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Defense attorney Reid Weingarten called it a huge victory for David Rainey, who was BP's vi... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2098542-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html 2013-05-21T01:03:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html LONDON (AP) — British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S. government to intervene. The reports say BP hopes Cameron will ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html 2013-05-16T14:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the second one in the city this mo... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html 2013-05-16T11:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2081876-un-eat-insects-good-you-good-world.html ROME (AP) — The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creatin... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:14:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2081876-un-eat-insects-good-you-good-world.html 2013-05-13T15:14:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep watch on emissions from smokestacks and automobile tai... Mon, 13 May 2013 04:47:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T04:47:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080814-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and aut... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:02:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080814-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T00:02:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2076232-london-zoo-seeks-female-mate-near-extinct-fish.html LONDON (AP) — The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. Zoo officials say the Mangarahara cichlid is thought to be extinct in the wild and that two of the last known individuals — both male — are in the zoo's aquarium. A third is in the Berlin zoo. Officials say the species' habitat ... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:23:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2076232-london-zoo-seeks-female-mate-near-extinct-fish.html 2013-05-10T10:23:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2052960-china-career-boost-with-health-risks.html BEIJING (AP) — Whitney Foard Small loved China and her job as a regional director of communications for a top automaker. But after air pollution led to several stays in hospital and finally a written warning from her doctor telling her she needed to leave, Small packed up and left for Thailand. In doing so, the Ford Motor Co. executive became another expa... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2052960-china-career-boost-with-health-risks.html 2013-04-30T11:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2046674-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html LONDON (AP) — Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations. The demonstrators say they hope to influence Britain's vote next week on a proposed European Union ban on some pe... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:38:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2046674-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html 2013-04-26T13:38:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2043820-nets-harpoons-used-to-haul-space-junk.html BERLIN (AP) — Nets, harpoons and suicide robots could become weapons of choice to hunt down the space junk threatening crucial communications satellites currently in orbit round Earth, scientists said Thursday. Even lasers that act like "Star Trek" tractor beams were among the proposals put forward to protect some $100 billion worth of satellites from man... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:14:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2043820-nets-harpoons-used-to-haul-space-junk.html 2013-04-25T14:14:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2033752-florida-4th-to-sue-bp-oil-spill.html TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against British oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth U.S. state to seek damages for the 2010 disaster. The suit, among other things, faults BP for not changing the batteries on the rig's blowout preventer. Hallibu... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:11:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2033752-florida-4th-to-sue-bp-oil-spill.html 2013-04-20T20:11:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2030680-3-years-later-oil-spill-cleanup-study-carries.html BAY JIMMY, La. (AP) — At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Brown pelicans and seagulls cruise the shoreline, plucking fish and crabs from the water. Snails hold firm to tall blades of marsh grass. Underneath the surface, environmentalists a... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:23:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2030680-3-years-later-oil-spill-cleanup-study-carries.html 2013-04-19T10:23:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2027768-gorbachev-sees-global-failure-to-address-eco-risks.html GENEVA (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday painted a dim picture of the world's environmental progress, two decades after he founded the environmental group Green Cross International. Laying much of the blame on a lack of leadership and vision, he railed against governments for falling short on nuclear disarmament, waste, development... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:48:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2027768-gorbachev-sees-global-failure-to-address-eco-risks.html 2013-04-18T14:48:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2027802-gang-steals-rhino-horns-irish-museum-storage.html DUBLIN (AP) — Masked men stole stuffed rhinoceros heads containing eight valuable horns from the warehouse of Ireland's National Museum, police and museum officials said Thursday, in a heist being linked to an Irish Gypsy gang that specializes in such raids across Europe. Police said three men raided the storeroom in Swords, north of Dublin, on Wednesday ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2027802-gang-steals-rhino-horns-irish-museum-storage.html 2013-04-18T12:13:16Z