Maputo - The government has given the state oil and gas company permission to explore the large gas reserve at the Buzi bloc in central Mozambique. ENH (the National Hydrocarbonate Company) will be permitted to explore the 10 to 17 billion cubic feet... more
Thu Sep 04 06:15pm EEST
Brussels - The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday hailed the European Union's efforts to fight climate change as a model for the world to follow. The European Union is a leader of the global action to mitigate climate change t... more
Thu Sep 04 04:12pm EEST
Beijing - An elephant rescued from smugglers in China has undergone a detoxification programme to cure it of heroin addiction, state media said on Thursday. The 7-year-old male Asian elephant was scheduled to return to the south-western province of Y... more
Thu Sep 04 12:11pm EEST
Press/Social Media Release Rainforest Action Network greenwashes destruction of half of Ontario, Canada s boreal forests; despite lack of any detail regarding vague promised protections, and without scientific findings that doing so is ecologically sufficient By Earth s Newsdesk , a project o more
Thu Aug 28 11:43pm EEST
The interesting and potentially life-defining question of what if global warming is non-linear [ ark ] is worthy of consideration. That is, if we continue to increase carbon emissions, global warming may increase exponentially -- ever resulting in more change per unit of pollution -- and causing more
Thu Aug 28 01:48pm EEST
Press/Social Media Release Harnessing ancient primary forests for continued carbon storage requires ending industrial logging, and in Australia too By Earth s Newsdesk , a project of Ecological Internet Dr. Glen Barry, +1 (920) 776-1075 (Earth) -- Ecological Internet welcomes Australias more
Thu Aug 21 07:20pm EEST
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Tue Jan 23 06:30pm EET
An announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stating that 2006 was the warmest year on record in the United States should act as a wake-up call and focus attention on curbing global warming. more
Tue Jan 09 08:22pm EET
The Union of Concerned Scientists urges the FDA to delay lifting the voluntary moratorium on cloning animals for food until the success rate improves and additional research confirms the safety of the U.S. food supply. more