Originally Published by Yale 360 – “A Red Dirt Town,” the second-place winner of the Yale Environment 360 Video Contest, examines the legacy of pollution in Anniston, Alabama, the former home of a Monsanto chemical factory.
CO2 rises at fastest rate since 1984
Originally Published by BBC News -Concentrations of warming gases in the atmosphere reached record levels in 2013 say the World Meteorological Organisation.
Mining threatens to eat up northern Europes last wilderness
Originally Published by The Guardian – Vast network of rivers, lakes and mountains in Finland, Sweden and Norway at risk from being exploited for rare earth and other minerals.
Do dams destroy rivers?
Originally Published by The Guardian – Ultimately dams change rivers. The degree to which they change and the negative impacts on humans and nature depend on how large they are, how they are built and managed and where they are located.
Major Earthquake Rattles San Francisco Bay Area
Originally Published by Information Week – At 3:20 am Sunday, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the small community of American Canyon in California’s wine-growing Napa County, causing power outages and damaging roads, homes and businesses. No fatalities were reported.
A New Frontier for Fracking: Drilling Near the Arctic Circle
Originally Published by Yale 360 – Hydraulic fracturing is about to move into the Canadian Arctic, with companies exploring the region’s rich shale oil deposits. But many indigenous people and conservationists have serious concerns about the impact of fracking in more fragile northern environments.
Oral history goes digital as Google helps map ancestral lands
Originally Published by The Globe and Mail -Traditional villages and landmarks near Ladysmith, B.C., being mapped as part of a new project
Quito summit is our chance to protect the polar bear by all means
Originally Published by The Guardian – This iconic species should be listed under the Convention on Migratory Species and specific protection measures agreed.
Beetle boost as rare insect turns up
Originally Published by BBC News -An endangered beetle is sighted in Cambridgeshire for the first time in more than 40 years.
Pangolins being eaten to extinction, conservationists warn
Originally Published by The Guardian – Pangolins are being “eaten to extinction” due to a demand for their meat at banquets in China and Vietnam and their scales for use in Chinese medicine, conservationists have warned.