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Fertilizer Use Threatening Sea Life

New study on landscape around Chesapeake Bay says imbalance in nitrogen cycle is damaging water quality and fish populations

21 Oct 2008

Climate Change is Moving Faster Than Scientists Previously Expected

Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, according to a new compendium of scientific research released today by WWF

21 Oct 2008

With Earth Facing Mass Extinction, Which Plants Should Be Saved

The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, with nearly 50 percent of all species disappearing, scientists say

20 Oct 2008

Green Earth Technologies Helps Car Owners Keep Their Cars Clean Without Harming the Environment

Green Earth Technologies, a consumer goods manufacturer producing 'G'-Branded superior performing totally green products, wants to help consumers wash their cars without polluting the earth

20 Oct 2008

Logging Road to Challenge Indonesian Pact to Save Sumatra and Sumatran Tiger Population Habitat

Indonesia's newly announced commitment to saving Sumatra is facing an early test, following revelations that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) had pushed a 45-kilometer, legally questionable logging highway through prime Sumatran tiger habitat

20 Oct 2008

Animals Responding to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing the planet and is driving biodiversity loss, affecting both individual species and their ecosystems

15 Oct 2008

Overwhelming Evidence of a Global Extinction Crisis For Mammals

An international team of scientists, including Dr. James Burton of Earthwatch, published an analysis of the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in Science today. The report presents overwhelming evidence of an extinction crisis, with almost one in four mammal species at risk of disappearing forever

12 Oct 2008