– For the first time in Peru, an environmental group has purchased private land for conservation under the Peruvian government.
Hairy Rarity: Fly That Can't Fly Rediscovered
– A tiny fly covered with yellow hairs has been rediscovered after 60 years in a single cave-like rock in Kenya.
On Not Letting BP Investigators Do Their Job
– Investigators still don’t have the power to get crucial information on the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Cancun Climate Breakthrough
– Although far from perfect, the Cancun climate negotiations ended with parties adopting two agreements.
South Africa unveils space agency
– South Africa unveiled its national space agency on Thursday, aiming to become a leader in earth observation technology across the continent in 10 years.
Climate pledges are 9 gigatonnes short
– The “gigatonne gap” looms large at the UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico. A five to nine-gigatonne gap, to be precise.
Oyster Creek Reactor to Close by 2019
– A nuclear power plant in New Jersey will shut down ten years before it’s license expires in a deal with the state’s Governor.
Toxic bisphenol-A found in US shopping receipts and dollar bills
– Campaigners call for ban on suspected hormone-disrupting chemical BPA after study discovers high quantities in paper receipts and bank notes.
Melting Glaciers Cause Droughts, Floods; Norway Helps Himalayas
– Melting glaciers caused by global warming would spell drier climates for already arid areas and disastrous floods in lowland areas.