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Which Plants Will Survive Climate Change?; Streams Are Doing Great
Discovered: What makes plants better at being thirsty, climate change hasn't had a horrible impact on streams, forest might save us from our climate change woes and snowy areas are in trouble. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Which plants will survive climate change? Well, we don't know yet. But science has discovered a way to figure it out, identifying what makes certain plants more drought resistant than others. And, it's kind of surprising: The saltiness of cell sap determines its drought resistance. ...
Wearing pink jacket, not green, Rometty at Masters
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:55 PM
IBM CEO Virginia Rometty applauds while watching the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament from the gallery on the 18th green Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)New IBM chief Virginia Rometty was at the Masters after all.
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How Butterflies Adapt When Climate Changes
Sunday, April 08, 2012 3:46 AM
As climate changes, some butterflies take to the forests to shade themselves from the heat, new research suggests. However, not a large enough number of butterflies are making the move to save their populations, the researchers also found.
Audi Reveals 'E-Sound' Engine Noise, Could Save Lives [VIDEO]
Saturday, April 07, 2012 7:21 PM
Just when we were thinking of how delightful it was that electric cars were so nice and quiet, Audi adds sound effects to its R8 e-tron electro-beast concept car, saving absent-minded pedestrians from an unfortunate encounter with this battery-powered road rocket.
Why Gamification Can't Be Stopped
Saturday, April 07, 2012 4:12 PM
From recycling, to personal health, to corporate culture, gamification is seeping into all aspects of everyday life. The practice of applying game mechanics to non-game contexts -- for example fandom, separating trash from glass or meeting company goals -- has exploded in the past few years.
EU says airline CO2 tax 'less than a coffee'
Friday, April 06, 2012 6:34 PM
Carbon tax on a flight from Beijing to Frankfurt will cost two euros a passenger, the EU saysThe EU's climate commissioner played down the impact of the controversial carbon tax being imposed by the bloc on airlines, saying Friday it would cost less than a cup of coffee per passenger.
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Proof of the Disintegrating Arctic Ice Shelf; China's Weird Weather
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:13 AM
Discovered: A GIF that proves the Arctic Ice shelf's super fast disintegration, rising CO2 levels did cause global warming millions of years ago, a climate change fighting plant and China gets rain in all the wrong places. Photo proof of the disintegrating Arctic ice shelf. Perhaps you're a visual learner? Or maybe you just can't believe stories without photo evidence. Well, now you have some! From a European Space Agency Satellite, we get these images of the ice shelf over the last 10 years in GIF form. ...
Half of Giant Panda Habitat May Vanish in 70 Years, Scientists Say
Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:58 AM
For all their cuteness, giant pandas are in a tight spot. There are fewer than 1,600 pandas left in the wild, and a new study found that more than half of the bears' already diminished natural habitat will be unlivable in 70 years thanks to climate change.
Everything's Getting Hotter
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:54 PM
Discovered in Green: The world will get warmer by 2050, the Earth's coldest waters have been disappearing for decades, the ice sheet collapsed because of warm water and the potential of algae biofuels. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage The Earth's going to get warmer in the next 38 years. Not too surprising, really. But, to get exact, science thinks somewhere in the 1.4 to 3 degree Celsius range, according to computer simulations, which base the predictions on climate change patterns over the last 50 years. ...
Ice age data bolsters greenhouse gas, warming link
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:47 PM
The dramatic temperature increases that thawed the last ice age followed spikes in carbon dioxide levels in the air, a new study finds. Researchers say that further strengthens the scientific case explaining current man-made global warming.
This Is What Your Future Home Might Look Like
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 3:36 PM
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles -- it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter.
The Cost of Buying Less; Fukushima Didn't Wreck the Ocean
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:16 PM
Discovered in green: Buying less stuff won't make everything all better, what Fukushima did to the ocean and its fish, fertilizers are doing nasty things to our air and sparrows have changed their tune for noisy cities.
Is Peer Pressure the Environment's Killer App?
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:04 PM
RELATED: Is Facebook Turning Us Into Lonely Robots? Or Worse? Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage
Impact Investing: How One Foundation Empowers Social Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:57 PM
Name: Echoing Green
Feds: 'Meterological March madness' mostly random
Monday, April 02, 2012 11:58 PM
Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming providing only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows.
Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour
Sunday, April 01, 2012 11:17 AM
The Empire State Building (C) turns off its lightsNew York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.
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Lights go off for Earth Hour
Sunday, April 01, 2012 1:44 AM
The Acropolis hill is pictured with its light switched offThe Eiffel Tower, the Acropolis and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness on Saturday for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.
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Engineering Humans: A New Solution to Climate Change?
Friday, March 30, 2012 8:24 PM
So far, conventional solutions to global warming — new government policies and changes in individual behavior — haven't delivered. And more radical options, such as pumping sulfur into the atmosphere to counteract warming, pose a great deal of risk.
Illegal file sharing isn't 'stealing': Here's why
Friday, March 30, 2012 7:36 PM
Illegal file sharing isn't 'stealing': Here's whySince the invention of Napster in 1999, and the online file-sharing boom that followed, the entertainment industry has spend countless millions attempting to convince the public that illegally downloading music or videos from the Internet is tantamount to sticking a gun in a person’s face and demanding his wallet. “Content theft,” they say, is just as bad as any other type of “stealing.” But according to Stuart P. Green, a Rutgers Law School professor and expert on theft law, copyright infringement isn’t really “stealing” at all.
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S.Africa mulls new trophy hunt rules to fight rhino poaching
Friday, March 30, 2012 12:56 AM
South Africa may impose new limits on trophy hunts as it combats a devastating surge in rhino poaching, with 150 killed illegally so far this year, the environment ministry said Thursday.
Earth Hour dilemma: When the "like" button harms the planet
Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:05 PM
Green groups are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour, but there's a catchGreen groups around the world are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour on Saturday, when lights are turned off for an hour to signal concern about global warming.
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Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:50 PM
To match Reuters Life! story ANTARCTICA-WORK/PENGUINSLONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 meters (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ...
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Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:08 AM
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New YorkSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Maybe Lord Voldemort put a spell on Amazon.Com Inc. On the same day that Amazon started selling Harry Potter e-books in a landmark deal, buy buttons on the company's dominant Kindle e-book store disappeared for several hours. Top-selling e-books, including The Hunger Games series and the Fifty Shades trilogy, instead had bigger green buttons saying "This title is not available for customers from: United States." Several Amazon customers complained on Tuesday about the mysterious button disappearance on the company's online Kindle forum. ...
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Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:28 PM
FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2005 file photo, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans is seen in this aerial view, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, sits surrounded by floodwaters. Extreme storms, droughts and heat waves are getting so much worse because global warming that the world has to prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disaster, an international panel of experts says. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued Wednesday.
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Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:43 PM
To match Reuters Life! story ANTARCTICA-WORK/PENGUINSLONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 metres (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ...
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Climate change to drive weather disasters: UN experts
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:27 PM
People watch a wave from Hurricane Dennis in 2005 near Orange Beach, AlabamaClimate change is amplifying risks from drought, floods, storms and rising seas, threatening all countries but small island states, poor nations and arid regions in particular, UN experts warned on Tuesday.
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Eagle Cam Shows Hatching Bald Eagles
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:07 PM
Few things, other than the flag itself, are as strongly symbolic of the United States of America as the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Once widespread throughout North America, the population of the bald eagle has been vastly reduced, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as it lost available habitat to deforestation, suffered from the accumulation of pesticides like DDT, and lost an important winter food source as the American bison herds were decimated as the United States expanded westward. ...
Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:37 PM
The Queensland Land Court ruled that Xstrata's proposed Aus$6 billion (US$6.3 billion) Wandoan mine should go aheadSwiss mining giant Xstrata has won a test case against what is set to be Australia's largest open-cut coal mine, with a court ruling that the economic benefits outweighed its climate change impacts.
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Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:34 AM
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New YorkSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Maybe Lord Voldemort put a spell on Amazon.Com Inc on Tuesday. On the same day that Amazon started selling Harry Potter e-books in a landmark deal, buy buttons on the company's dominant Kindle e-book store disappeared for several hours. Top-selling e-books, including The Hunger Games series and the Fifty Shades trilogy, instead had bigger green buttons saying "This title is not available for customers from: United States." Several Amazon customers complained about the mysterious button disappearance on the company's online Kindle forum. ...
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2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:39 AM
Yvo de BoerThe UN's former climate chief on Tuesday said the global warming pledge he helped set at the Copenhagen Summit little more than two years ago was already unattainable.
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Swelling Cities Threaten Humanity, Experts Say
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:46 PM
If current development patterns continue, cities will balloon by an area comparable to France, Germany and Spain combined by 2030, scientists say, greatly increasing the impact on the environment and putting humans at risk.
Cities on front line of climate change
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:42 PM
Volunteers paint a school’s roof with a special white paint that reflects nearly 80% of sunlightThe world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit.
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Sprawling cities pressure environment, planning
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:02 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Expanding cities threaten to eat up a swath of land the size of France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years, putting the world under even more environmental pressure, experts said at a climate conference on Tuesday. Cities are growing to accommodate a rising global population and as countries like China, India and Brazil pursue fast economic growth. The world's cities are currently on track to occupy an extra 1. ...
Extreme Weather All About Global Warming; Why We Love Tear-Jerkers
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:34 AM
Discovered: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change, why we like sad movies, another invisibility cloak (sort of), what made humans start walking less like apes and more like humans and black holes are rude. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Confirmed: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change. We knew this beautiful, freaky weather was far too good to be true. "The question is whether these weather extremes are coincidental or a result of climate change," explains researcher Dim Coumou. That is the question. ...
Decade of Extreme Weather Bears Fingerprint of Climate Change
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:54 AM
Droughts, heat waves, flooding — humanity has faced the effects of extreme, disastrous weather throughout history. But this past decade set itself apart — thanks, at least in part, to human-caused climate change, according to scientists.
Shadow of 'Anthropocene' falls over Rio Summit
Monday, March 26, 2012 10:31 PM
A fisherman sails on the Ice Fjord of Ilulissat, Greenland in 2009Man's catastrophic damage to the environment and disparities between rich and poor head the daunting challenges facing the Rio Summit in June, experts said on Monday.
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2001-2010 warmest decade on record: WMO
Friday, March 23, 2012 10:19 PM
Paul Lavers salvages the laundry from his flooded backyard after heavy rains caused flash flooding across SydneyClimate change has accelerated in the past decade, the UN weather agency said Friday, releasing data showing that 2001 to 2010 was the warmest decade on record.
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Angry Birds Theme Parks Coming To Europe
Friday, March 23, 2012 4:13 AM
Angry Birds might be coming for the little green pigs near you. Rovio Mobile, makers of the worldwide mobile game phenomenon, are in talks to open a theme park in the U.K. and additional parks in the U.S. and China at a later date, further expanding the Angry Birds empire of goods.
Protesting natives shut down Ecuador capital
Friday, March 23, 2012 2:54 AM
Ecuadorean natives march to protest policies by President Rafael CorreaProtesting natives supported by opponents of President Rafael Correa brought Ecuador's capital to a standstill Thursday, demanding an end to policies they say will open the Amazon rainforest to vast mining projects and ravage the environment.
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Future Sea-Level Rise Foreshadowed in 3-Million-Year-Old Rocks
Friday, March 23, 2012 12:58 AM
About three million years ago — at a time when climate conditions paralleled those of modern times — sea levels stood about 66 feet (20 meters) higher, indicates new research.
Green News Headlines - Yahoo! News
Get the latest Green news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Green news, including analysis and opinion on top Green stories, photos and more.
Which Plants Will Survive Climate Change?; Streams Are Doing Great
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:17 AM
Discovered: What makes plants better at being thirsty, climate change hasn't had a horrible impact on streams, forest might save us from our climate change woes and snowy areas are in trouble. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Which plants will survive climate change? Well, we don't know yet. But science has discovered a way to figure it out, identifying what makes certain plants more drought resistant than others. And, it's kind of surprising: The saltiness of cell sap determines its drought resistance. ...
Wearing pink jacket, not green, Rometty at Masters
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:55 PM
IBM CEO Virginia Rometty applauds while watching the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament from the gallery on the 18th green Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)New IBM chief Virginia Rometty was at the Masters after all.
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How Butterflies Adapt When Climate Changes
Sunday, April 08, 2012 3:46 AM
As climate changes, some butterflies take to the forests to shade themselves from the heat, new research suggests. However, not a large enough number of butterflies are making the move to save their populations, the researchers also found.
Audi Reveals 'E-Sound' Engine Noise, Could Save Lives [VIDEO]
Saturday, April 07, 2012 7:21 PM
Just when we were thinking of how delightful it was that electric cars were so nice and quiet, Audi adds sound effects to its R8 e-tron electro-beast concept car, saving absent-minded pedestrians from an unfortunate encounter with this battery-powered road rocket.
Why Gamification Can't Be Stopped
Saturday, April 07, 2012 4:12 PM
From recycling, to personal health, to corporate culture, gamification is seeping into all aspects of everyday life. The practice of applying game mechanics to non-game contexts -- for example fandom, separating trash from glass or meeting company goals -- has exploded in the past few years.
EU says airline CO2 tax 'less than a coffee'
Friday, April 06, 2012 6:34 PM
Carbon tax on a flight from Beijing to Frankfurt will cost two euros a passenger, the EU saysThe EU's climate commissioner played down the impact of the controversial carbon tax being imposed by the bloc on airlines, saying Friday it would cost less than a cup of coffee per passenger.
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Proof of the Disintegrating Arctic Ice Shelf; China's Weird Weather
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:13 AM
Discovered: A GIF that proves the Arctic Ice shelf's super fast disintegration, rising CO2 levels did cause global warming millions of years ago, a climate change fighting plant and China gets rain in all the wrong places. Photo proof of the disintegrating Arctic ice shelf. Perhaps you're a visual learner? Or maybe you just can't believe stories without photo evidence. Well, now you have some! From a European Space Agency Satellite, we get these images of the ice shelf over the last 10 years in GIF form. ...
Half of Giant Panda Habitat May Vanish in 70 Years, Scientists Say
Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:58 AM
For all their cuteness, giant pandas are in a tight spot. There are fewer than 1,600 pandas left in the wild, and a new study found that more than half of the bears' already diminished natural habitat will be unlivable in 70 years thanks to climate change.
Everything's Getting Hotter
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:54 PM
Discovered in Green: The world will get warmer by 2050, the Earth's coldest waters have been disappearing for decades, the ice sheet collapsed because of warm water and the potential of algae biofuels. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage The Earth's going to get warmer in the next 38 years. Not too surprising, really. But, to get exact, science thinks somewhere in the 1.4 to 3 degree Celsius range, according to computer simulations, which base the predictions on climate change patterns over the last 50 years. ...
Ice age data bolsters greenhouse gas, warming link
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:47 PM
The dramatic temperature increases that thawed the last ice age followed spikes in carbon dioxide levels in the air, a new study finds. Researchers say that further strengthens the scientific case explaining current man-made global warming.
This Is What Your Future Home Might Look Like
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 3:36 PM
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles -- it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter.
The Cost of Buying Less; Fukushima Didn't Wreck the Ocean
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:16 PM
Discovered in green: Buying less stuff won't make everything all better, what Fukushima did to the ocean and its fish, fertilizers are doing nasty things to our air and sparrows have changed their tune for noisy cities.
Is Peer Pressure the Environment's Killer App?
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:04 PM
RELATED: Is Facebook Turning Us Into Lonely Robots? Or Worse? Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage
Impact Investing: How One Foundation Empowers Social Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:57 PM
Name: Echoing Green
Feds: 'Meterological March madness' mostly random
Monday, April 02, 2012 11:58 PM
Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming providing only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows.
Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour
Sunday, April 01, 2012 11:17 AM
The Empire State Building (C) turns off its lightsNew York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.
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Lights go off for Earth Hour
Sunday, April 01, 2012 1:44 AM
The Acropolis hill is pictured with its light switched offThe Eiffel Tower, the Acropolis and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness on Saturday for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.
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Engineering Humans: A New Solution to Climate Change?
Friday, March 30, 2012 8:24 PM
So far, conventional solutions to global warming — new government policies and changes in individual behavior — haven't delivered. And more radical options, such as pumping sulfur into the atmosphere to counteract warming, pose a great deal of risk.
Illegal file sharing isn't 'stealing': Here's why
Friday, March 30, 2012 7:36 PM
Illegal file sharing isn't 'stealing': Here's whySince the invention of Napster in 1999, and the online file-sharing boom that followed, the entertainment industry has spend countless millions attempting to convince the public that illegally downloading music or videos from the Internet is tantamount to sticking a gun in a person’s face and demanding his wallet. “Content theft,” they say, is just as bad as any other type of “stealing.” But according to Stuart P. Green, a Rutgers Law School professor and expert on theft law, copyright infringement isn’t really “stealing” at all.
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S.Africa mulls new trophy hunt rules to fight rhino poaching
Friday, March 30, 2012 12:56 AM
South Africa may impose new limits on trophy hunts as it combats a devastating surge in rhino poaching, with 150 killed illegally so far this year, the environment ministry said Thursday.
Earth Hour dilemma: When the "like" button harms the planet
Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:05 PM
Green groups are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour, but there's a catchGreen groups around the world are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour on Saturday, when lights are turned off for an hour to signal concern about global warming.
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Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:50 PM
To match Reuters Life! story ANTARCTICA-WORK/PENGUINSLONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 meters (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ...
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Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:08 AM
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New YorkSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Maybe Lord Voldemort put a spell on Amazon.Com Inc. On the same day that Amazon started selling Harry Potter e-books in a landmark deal, buy buttons on the company's dominant Kindle e-book store disappeared for several hours. Top-selling e-books, including The Hunger Games series and the Fifty Shades trilogy, instead had bigger green buttons saying "This title is not available for customers from: United States." Several Amazon customers complained on Tuesday about the mysterious button disappearance on the company's online Kindle forum. ...
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Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:28 PM
FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2005 file photo, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans is seen in this aerial view, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, sits surrounded by floodwaters. Extreme storms, droughts and heat waves are getting so much worse because global warming that the world has to prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disaster, an international panel of experts says. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued Wednesday.
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Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:43 PM
To match Reuters Life! story ANTARCTICA-WORK/PENGUINSLONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 metres (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ...
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Climate change to drive weather disasters: UN experts
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:27 PM
People watch a wave from Hurricane Dennis in 2005 near Orange Beach, AlabamaClimate change is amplifying risks from drought, floods, storms and rising seas, threatening all countries but small island states, poor nations and arid regions in particular, UN experts warned on Tuesday.
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Eagle Cam Shows Hatching Bald Eagles
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:07 PM
Few things, other than the flag itself, are as strongly symbolic of the United States of America as the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Once widespread throughout North America, the population of the bald eagle has been vastly reduced, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as it lost available habitat to deforestation, suffered from the accumulation of pesticides like DDT, and lost an important winter food source as the American bison herds were decimated as the United States expanded westward. ...
Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:37 PM
The Queensland Land Court ruled that Xstrata's proposed Aus$6 billion (US$6.3 billion) Wandoan mine should go aheadSwiss mining giant Xstrata has won a test case against what is set to be Australia's largest open-cut coal mine, with a court ruling that the economic benefits outweighed its climate change impacts.
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Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:34 AM
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New YorkSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Maybe Lord Voldemort put a spell on Amazon.Com Inc on Tuesday. On the same day that Amazon started selling Harry Potter e-books in a landmark deal, buy buttons on the company's dominant Kindle e-book store disappeared for several hours. Top-selling e-books, including The Hunger Games series and the Fifty Shades trilogy, instead had bigger green buttons saying "This title is not available for customers from: United States." Several Amazon customers complained about the mysterious button disappearance on the company's online Kindle forum. ...
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2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:39 AM
Yvo de BoerThe UN's former climate chief on Tuesday said the global warming pledge he helped set at the Copenhagen Summit little more than two years ago was already unattainable.
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Swelling Cities Threaten Humanity, Experts Say
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:46 PM
If current development patterns continue, cities will balloon by an area comparable to France, Germany and Spain combined by 2030, scientists say, greatly increasing the impact on the environment and putting humans at risk.
Cities on front line of climate change
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:42 PM
Volunteers paint a school’s roof with a special white paint that reflects nearly 80% of sunlightThe world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit.
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Sprawling cities pressure environment, planning
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:02 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Expanding cities threaten to eat up a swath of land the size of France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years, putting the world under even more environmental pressure, experts said at a climate conference on Tuesday. Cities are growing to accommodate a rising global population and as countries like China, India and Brazil pursue fast economic growth. The world's cities are currently on track to occupy an extra 1. ...
Extreme Weather All About Global Warming; Why We Love Tear-Jerkers
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:34 AM
Discovered: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change, why we like sad movies, another invisibility cloak (sort of), what made humans start walking less like apes and more like humans and black holes are rude. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Confirmed: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change. We knew this beautiful, freaky weather was far too good to be true. "The question is whether these weather extremes are coincidental or a result of climate change," explains researcher Dim Coumou. That is the question. ...
Decade of Extreme Weather Bears Fingerprint of Climate Change
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:54 AM
Droughts, heat waves, flooding — humanity has faced the effects of extreme, disastrous weather throughout history. But this past decade set itself apart — thanks, at least in part, to human-caused climate change, according to scientists.
Shadow of 'Anthropocene' falls over Rio Summit
Monday, March 26, 2012 10:31 PM
A fisherman sails on the Ice Fjord of Ilulissat, Greenland in 2009Man's catastrophic damage to the environment and disparities between rich and poor head the daunting challenges facing the Rio Summit in June, experts said on Monday.
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2001-2010 warmest decade on record: WMO
Friday, March 23, 2012 10:19 PM
Paul Lavers salvages the laundry from his flooded backyard after heavy rains caused flash flooding across SydneyClimate change has accelerated in the past decade, the UN weather agency said Friday, releasing data showing that 2001 to 2010 was the warmest decade on record.
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Angry Birds Theme Parks Coming To Europe
Friday, March 23, 2012 4:13 AM
Angry Birds might be coming for the little green pigs near you. Rovio Mobile, makers of the worldwide mobile game phenomenon, are in talks to open a theme park in the U.K. and additional parks in the U.S. and China at a later date, further expanding the Angry Birds empire of goods.
Protesting natives shut down Ecuador capital
Friday, March 23, 2012 2:54 AM
Ecuadorean natives march to protest policies by President Rafael CorreaProtesting natives supported by opponents of President Rafael Correa brought Ecuador's capital to a standstill Thursday, demanding an end to policies they say will open the Amazon rainforest to vast mining projects and ravage the environment.
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Future Sea-Level Rise Foreshadowed in 3-Million-Year-Old Rocks
Friday, March 23, 2012 12:58 AM
About three million years ago — at a time when climate conditions paralleled those of modern times — sea levels stood about 66 feet (20 meters) higher, indicates new research.
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Which Plants Will Survive Climate Change?; Streams Are Doing Great
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:17 AM
Discovered: What makes plants better at being thirsty, climate change hasn't had a horrible impact on streams, forest might save us from our climate change woes and snowy areas are in trouble. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Which plants will survive climate change? Well, we don't know yet. But science has discovered a way to figure it out, identifying what makes certain plants more drought resistant than others. And, it's kind of surprising: The saltiness of cell sap determines its drought resistance. ...
Wearing pink jacket, not green, Rometty at Masters
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:55 PM
IBM CEO Virginia Rometty applauds while watching the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament from the gallery on the 18th green Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)New IBM chief Virginia Rometty was at the Masters after all.
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How Butterflies Adapt When Climate Changes
Sunday, April 08, 2012 3:46 AM
As climate changes, some butterflies take to the forests to shade themselves from the heat, new research suggests. However, not a large enough number of butterflies are making the move to save their populations, the researchers also found.
Audi Reveals 'E-Sound' Engine Noise, Could Save Lives [VIDEO]
Saturday, April 07, 2012 7:21 PM
Just when we were thinking of how delightful it was that electric cars were so nice and quiet, Audi adds sound effects to its R8 e-tron electro-beast concept car, saving absent-minded pedestrians from an unfortunate encounter with this battery-powered road rocket.
Why Gamification Can't Be Stopped
Saturday, April 07, 2012 4:12 PM
From recycling, to personal health, to corporate culture, gamification is seeping into all aspects of everyday life. The practice of applying game mechanics to non-game contexts -- for example fandom, separating trash from glass or meeting company goals -- has exploded in the past few years.
EU says airline CO2 tax 'less than a coffee'
Friday, April 06, 2012 6:34 PM
Carbon tax on a flight from Beijing to Frankfurt will cost two euros a passenger, the EU saysThe EU's climate commissioner played down the impact of the controversial carbon tax being imposed by the bloc on airlines, saying Friday it would cost less than a cup of coffee per passenger.
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Proof of the Disintegrating Arctic Ice Shelf; China's Weird Weather
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:13 AM
Discovered: A GIF that proves the Arctic Ice shelf's super fast disintegration, rising CO2 levels did cause global warming millions of years ago, a climate change fighting plant and China gets rain in all the wrong places. Photo proof of the disintegrating Arctic ice shelf. Perhaps you're a visual learner? Or maybe you just can't believe stories without photo evidence. Well, now you have some! From a European Space Agency Satellite, we get these images of the ice shelf over the last 10 years in GIF form. ...
Half of Giant Panda Habitat May Vanish in 70 Years, Scientists Say
Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:58 AM
For all their cuteness, giant pandas are in a tight spot. There are fewer than 1,600 pandas left in the wild, and a new study found that more than half of the bears' already diminished natural habitat will be unlivable in 70 years thanks to climate change.
Everything's Getting Hotter
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:54 PM
Discovered in Green: The world will get warmer by 2050, the Earth's coldest waters have been disappearing for decades, the ice sheet collapsed because of warm water and the potential of algae biofuels. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage The Earth's going to get warmer in the next 38 years. Not too surprising, really. But, to get exact, science thinks somewhere in the 1.4 to 3 degree Celsius range, according to computer simulations, which base the predictions on climate change patterns over the last 50 years. ...
Ice age data bolsters greenhouse gas, warming link
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:47 PM
The dramatic temperature increases that thawed the last ice age followed spikes in carbon dioxide levels in the air, a new study finds. Researchers say that further strengthens the scientific case explaining current man-made global warming.
This Is What Your Future Home Might Look Like
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 3:36 PM
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles -- it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter.
The Cost of Buying Less; Fukushima Didn't Wreck the Ocean
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:16 PM
Discovered in green: Buying less stuff won't make everything all better, what Fukushima did to the ocean and its fish, fertilizers are doing nasty things to our air and sparrows have changed their tune for noisy cities.
Is Peer Pressure the Environment's Killer App?
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:04 PM
RELATED: Is Facebook Turning Us Into Lonely Robots? Or Worse? Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage
Impact Investing: How One Foundation Empowers Social Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:57 PM
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Feds: 'Meterological March madness' mostly random
Monday, April 02, 2012 11:58 PM
Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming providing only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows.
Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour
Sunday, April 01, 2012 11:17 AM
The Empire State Building (C) turns off its lightsNew York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.
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Lights go off for Earth Hour
Sunday, April 01, 2012 1:44 AM
The Acropolis hill is pictured with its light switched offThe Eiffel Tower, the Acropolis and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness on Saturday for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.
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Engineering Humans: A New Solution to Climate Change?
Friday, March 30, 2012 8:24 PM
So far, conventional solutions to global warming — new government policies and changes in individual behavior — haven't delivered. And more radical options, such as pumping sulfur into the atmosphere to counteract warming, pose a great deal of risk.
Illegal file sharing isn't 'stealing': Here's why
Friday, March 30, 2012 7:36 PM
Illegal file sharing isn't 'stealing': Here's whySince the invention of Napster in 1999, and the online file-sharing boom that followed, the entertainment industry has spend countless millions attempting to convince the public that illegally downloading music or videos from the Internet is tantamount to sticking a gun in a person’s face and demanding his wallet. “Content theft,” they say, is just as bad as any other type of “stealing.” But according to Stuart P. Green, a Rutgers Law School professor and expert on theft law, copyright infringement isn’t really “stealing” at all.
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S.Africa mulls new trophy hunt rules to fight rhino poaching
Friday, March 30, 2012 12:56 AM
South Africa may impose new limits on trophy hunts as it combats a devastating surge in rhino poaching, with 150 killed illegally so far this year, the environment ministry said Thursday.
Earth Hour dilemma: When the "like" button harms the planet
Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:05 PM
Green groups are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour, but there's a catchGreen groups around the world are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour on Saturday, when lights are turned off for an hour to signal concern about global warming.
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Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:50 PM
To match Reuters Life! story ANTARCTICA-WORK/PENGUINSLONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 meters (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ...
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Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:08 AM
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New YorkSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Maybe Lord Voldemort put a spell on Amazon.Com Inc. On the same day that Amazon started selling Harry Potter e-books in a landmark deal, buy buttons on the company's dominant Kindle e-book store disappeared for several hours. Top-selling e-books, including The Hunger Games series and the Fifty Shades trilogy, instead had bigger green buttons saying "This title is not available for customers from: United States." Several Amazon customers complained on Tuesday about the mysterious button disappearance on the company's online Kindle forum. ...
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Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:28 PM
FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2005 file photo, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans is seen in this aerial view, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, sits surrounded by floodwaters. Extreme storms, droughts and heat waves are getting so much worse because global warming that the world has to prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disaster, an international panel of experts says. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued Wednesday.
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Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:43 PM
To match Reuters Life! story ANTARCTICA-WORK/PENGUINSLONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 metres (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ...
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Climate change to drive weather disasters: UN experts
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:27 PM
People watch a wave from Hurricane Dennis in 2005 near Orange Beach, AlabamaClimate change is amplifying risks from drought, floods, storms and rising seas, threatening all countries but small island states, poor nations and arid regions in particular, UN experts warned on Tuesday.
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Eagle Cam Shows Hatching Bald Eagles
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:07 PM
Few things, other than the flag itself, are as strongly symbolic of the United States of America as the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Once widespread throughout North America, the population of the bald eagle has been vastly reduced, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as it lost available habitat to deforestation, suffered from the accumulation of pesticides like DDT, and lost an important winter food source as the American bison herds were decimated as the United States expanded westward. ...
Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:37 PM
The Queensland Land Court ruled that Xstrata's proposed Aus$6 billion (US$6.3 billion) Wandoan mine should go aheadSwiss mining giant Xstrata has won a test case against what is set to be Australia's largest open-cut coal mine, with a court ruling that the economic benefits outweighed its climate change impacts.
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Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:34 AM
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New YorkSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Maybe Lord Voldemort put a spell on Amazon.Com Inc on Tuesday. On the same day that Amazon started selling Harry Potter e-books in a landmark deal, buy buttons on the company's dominant Kindle e-book store disappeared for several hours. Top-selling e-books, including The Hunger Games series and the Fifty Shades trilogy, instead had bigger green buttons saying "This title is not available for customers from: United States." Several Amazon customers complained about the mysterious button disappearance on the company's online Kindle forum. ...
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2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:39 AM
Yvo de BoerThe UN's former climate chief on Tuesday said the global warming pledge he helped set at the Copenhagen Summit little more than two years ago was already unattainable.
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Swelling Cities Threaten Humanity, Experts Say
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:46 PM
If current development patterns continue, cities will balloon by an area comparable to France, Germany and Spain combined by 2030, scientists say, greatly increasing the impact on the environment and putting humans at risk.
Cities on front line of climate change
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:42 PM
Volunteers paint a school’s roof with a special white paint that reflects nearly 80% of sunlightThe world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit.
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Sprawling cities pressure environment, planning
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:02 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Expanding cities threaten to eat up a swath of land the size of France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years, putting the world under even more environmental pressure, experts said at a climate conference on Tuesday. Cities are growing to accommodate a rising global population and as countries like China, India and Brazil pursue fast economic growth. The world's cities are currently on track to occupy an extra 1. ...
Extreme Weather All About Global Warming; Why We Love Tear-Jerkers
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:34 AM
Discovered: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change, why we like sad movies, another invisibility cloak (sort of), what made humans start walking less like apes and more like humans and black holes are rude. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Confirmed: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change. We knew this beautiful, freaky weather was far too good to be true. "The question is whether these weather extremes are coincidental or a result of climate change," explains researcher Dim Coumou. That is the question. ...
Decade of Extreme Weather Bears Fingerprint of Climate Change
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:54 AM
Droughts, heat waves, flooding — humanity has faced the effects of extreme, disastrous weather throughout history. But this past decade set itself apart — thanks, at least in part, to human-caused climate change, according to scientists.
Shadow of 'Anthropocene' falls over Rio Summit
Monday, March 26, 2012 10:31 PM
A fisherman sails on the Ice Fjord of Ilulissat, Greenland in 2009Man's catastrophic damage to the environment and disparities between rich and poor head the daunting challenges facing the Rio Summit in June, experts said on Monday.
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2001-2010 warmest decade on record: WMO
Friday, March 23, 2012 10:19 PM
Paul Lavers salvages the laundry from his flooded backyard after heavy rains caused flash flooding across SydneyClimate change has accelerated in the past decade, the UN weather agency said Friday, releasing data showing that 2001 to 2010 was the warmest decade on record.
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Angry Birds Theme Parks Coming To Europe
Friday, March 23, 2012 4:13 AM
Angry Birds might be coming for the little green pigs near you. Rovio Mobile, makers of the worldwide mobile game phenomenon, are in talks to open a theme park in the U.K. and additional parks in the U.S. and China at a later date, further expanding the Angry Birds empire of goods.
Protesting natives shut down Ecuador capital
Friday, March 23, 2012 2:54 AM
Ecuadorean natives march to protest policies by President Rafael CorreaProtesting natives supported by opponents of President Rafael Correa brought Ecuador's capital to a standstill Thursday, demanding an end to policies they say will open the Amazon rainforest to vast mining projects and ravage the environment.
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Future Sea-Level Rise Foreshadowed in 3-Million-Year-Old Rocks
Friday, March 23, 2012 12:58 AM
About three million years ago — at a time when climate conditions paralleled those of modern times — sea levels stood about 66 feet (20 meters) higher, indicates new research.
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