guardian.co.uk Politics:
Writer John Harris and Guardian photographer Martin Argles shadowed the energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, for 40 hours during his trip to an intergovernmental meeting in Copenhagen ahead of the main conferenc (Read More)
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This fast-paced thriller has a compassionate heart, says Josh LaceyThere is an obvious pun in the title of Daniel Finn's new novel. (He has written other books as Will Gatti, but this is his first to be published under this n (Read More)
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They keep our homes warm in style, and are a renewable energy source to boot. What's not to like about wood-burning stoves, asks Dominic Murphy Why buy one? It's potentially carbon neutral. Although burning logs releases CO2, (Read More)
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Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I hav (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argu (Read More)
Reuters: Environment:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - There are signs Asian carp may have breached barriers designed to keep the prolific fish out of the Great Lakes, which could spell ecological disaster for the vital source of fresh water, authorities said (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Danny, a sixteen-year old, came into my office exhibiting signs of depression. No wonder, his mother had just fled the household to escape her abusive husband. In this situation, it seemed Danny ought to make an escape as wel (Read More)
Comment - Columnists - Guest Contributors:
Yesterday was a good morning for Europe. Now, for the first time, it has a common voice on the international stage. It must use it well and use it sparingly. That means worrying less about detail and concentrating on the big (Read More)
New York Times:
The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.
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Reuters: Environment:
TORONTO (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips Corp will pay $38,137 for 2009 air quality violations at its 190,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania, state environmental regulators said on Friday.
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SF Gate:
Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday. Scientists recently (Read More)
India Times:
Karnataka's Reddy brothers have been slammed by the Supreme Court's high-powered environment panel which has accused their Obulapuram Mining Company of indulging in largescale illegal mining. (Read More)
Scientific American - Environment:
Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw a reference to “Enertia houses” that require little in the way of external sources for heating or cooling. Do you have any information on this housing design? --Alan Marshfield, via e-mail (Read More)
Knight Science Journalism Tracker:
Peter Gleick (rhymes with click) is a water and resource specialist at an outfit in California called the Pacific Institute where for many years he’s been a solid source for reporters wanting new detail about how mankind is m (Read More)
PLoS ONE Alerts: Ecology:
Niche theory is central to understanding how species respond geographically to climate change. It defines a species' realized niche in a biological community, its fundamental niche as determined by physiology, and its potenti (Read More)
Scientific American:
It has been 22 years since the last 22 California condors ( Gymnogyps californianus ) were collected from the wild and placed in captive breeding programs. The species, which nearly went extinct due to habitat loss, poaching (Read More)
India Times:
Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, known for making forthright comments, today said if there was any Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it. (Read More)
Greener Living Today:
This year’s Green Festival took place at the Concourse Exhibition Center at 8th Street and Brannan. The two main sponsors were Global Exchange www.globalexchange.org and Green America www.greenamericatoday.org. Both of thes (Read More)
India Times:
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, known for courting controversy, said if there was a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it. (Read More)