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Regreening Africa.
No matter what happens at Copenhagen or beyond, the world is locked in to decades of temperature rise and the associated climate impacts: deeper droughts, fiercer floods, more pests. How populations in the global South adapt to these changes will help decide whether millions of people live or die. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Environmentalists take legal actions to block dredging of Delaware River.
Five environmental organizations Thursday filed legal challenges in opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers plan to dredge the Delaware River, which they claimed violates seven federal laws, as well as Delaware law. Newsroom Jersey, New Jersey. 20 November 2009.
Eco-alchemy in Alberta.
There's a roaring debate in Canada about whether tailings ponds, and oil mines in general, are ecologically salvageable—specifically, whether they can ever support the same flora and fauna as undisturbed land. Science. 20 November 2009.
Four ways to feed the world.
Global population is set to grow to 9.1 billion by 2050, while global warming will have a serious impact on farming. So, what can be done? New Scientist. 20 November 2009.
Government reintroduces DDT to eradicate Malaria.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge in Botswana and has compelled the government to reintroduce the use of DDT. Gaborone Mmegi, Botswana. 20 November 2009.
Asian carp may have breached barrier.
The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes might be over. New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 20 November 2009.
US panel votes against new bug-based flu vaccine.
More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday. Reuters Health. 20 November 2009.
Using fish as livestock feed threatens global fisheries.
Fish doesn't just feed humans. Millions of tons of fish are fed every year to chickens, pigs, and even farmed fish even in the midst of rising concerns over fish stocks collapses around the world. Mongabay. 20 November 2009.
Climate change causing 'corrosive' water to affect Arctic marine life.
Waters in the Canadian Arctic have been so altered by climate change and melting sea ice that plankton, shellfish and fish may have trouble building their protective shells and skeletons, an international team reports Friday in the journal Science. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life.
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
Land of the rising sea.
On the front line of climate change, the people of the Pacific Islands are desperately looking for higher ground. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009.
Women's carbon print is small but climate change hits them harder.
Women have a lower carbon footprint than men but are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of global warming, according to the United Nations’ State of World Population report. London Times, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
Prince Charles announces funding scheme to protect rainforests.
A global emergency funding scheme to drastically reduce the destruction of tropical rainforests over the next five years was announced by the Prince of Wales today, with the US pledging $275m (£165m) towards rainforest protection. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
Adaptation is the name of the game.
Uruguay must start focusing on efforts against global warming, and work in a coordinated manner with its South American neighbors, said one scientist. Inter Press Service. 20 November 2009.
State issues alert on seven children's products.
Oregon authorities alerted the public on Thursday that seven products for children sold in Target, Wal-Mart and other big retailers contain excessive amounts of lead. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 20 November 2009.
Palestinians accuse Israel settlements of diverting water.
Israel settlements use more than four times as much water as Palestinians and the absence of a peace agreement is stalling negotiations to improve the situation. Christian Science Monitor. 20 November 2009.
25 years after Live Aid, Ethiopia tries to cover up a new famine.
The UN warns that 6.2 million Ethiopians will need food aid soon. But the Prime Minister would rather the world took notice of his representing Africa in the climate change negotiations next month than his country’s never-ending dependency on food aid. London Times, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
Lifting Kenyans out of poverty - one dam at a time.
Simon Maddrell quit a career in big business to found Excellent Development - a charity that helps provide clean water to thousands of Kenyan farmers. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
Disease rife as more people squeeze into fewer toilets.
Water and sanitation services in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, are getting worse as a growing urban population tries to squeeze more out of already skeletal services. UN IRIN. 20 November 2009.
'Unfair' levy blows out cost of stream work.
The cost of cleaning up one of New Zealand's most polluted streams has blown out by $250,000 because of a new law. Investigations have shown the contamination is worse than initially thought, with an extra 800 cubic metres of toxic sludge added in the past month. Wellington Dominion Post, New Zealand. 20 November 2009.
Switch to organic easy.
When Pungarehu dairy farmer Kevin Barrett decided to go organic, his mates thought he'd be broke within three years. Five years later, Mr Barrett's farm is not only thriving but also healthier, he says. Taranaki Daily News, New Zealand. 20 November 2009.
Mercury discharges drastically lower as Onondaga County's trash-to-energy plant owner asks NY to renew permit.
Ten years ago, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency’s trash incinerator was a leading source of mercury pollution in Central New York. But the plant has cut mercury emissions 50-fold since then. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York. 20 November 2009.
Advocacy groups file suits to stop river deepening.
A host of environmental advocacy groups filed two lawsuits Thursday in an effort to stop the Army Corps of Engineers from deepening the Delaware River. Bucks County Courier Times, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
Farm family staves off sprawl in Bucks.
When 90-year-old Sam Snipes was a boy in the 1920s, Falls Township was a bucolic place with about 2,500 people. Nearly all the land was occupied by farms. Today, the township population is about 35,000, and only two farms remain. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
Conservationists sue over Delaware River dredging.
Five environmental groups sued Thursday to block Army Corps of Engineers plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel to 45 feet, arguing that the agency's plan violates federal and state environmental protection laws. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware. 20 November 2009.
Rift over Delaware River dredging widens.
Dueling sides in the bitterly contested Delaware River deepening project took aim yesterday. Environmental groups filed two lawsuits seeking to block deepening a 102.5-mile stretch of the river by five additional feet. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
4 groups threaten to sue over Mirant's P.G. landfill.
Four environmental groups are threatening to sue the owners of a Prince George’s County landfill they say is dumping toxic chemicals into a creek feeding the Patuxent River watershed. Baltimore Daily Record, Maryland. 20 November 2009.
Is it the beginning of the end of surface mining in SW Virginia?
Coal is a lifeline for much of Southwest Virginia, and mountain-top mining - or surface mining- represents about a third of coal industry jobs. There’s been an ongoing tug-of-war between mining companies and environmentalists. Bristol Herald Courier, Tennessee, Virginia. 20 November 2009.
Tybee eyes rainwater showers.
For the past 10 weeks, students in a Savannah College of Art and Design class have been brainstorming innovative ways for Tybee Island to cut its water usage while still allowing beachgoers to rinse themselves clean and use toilet facilities. Savannah Morning News, Georgia. 20 November 2009.
U.S. Steel permit hearing draws mostly positive comments.
U.S. Steel Gary Works general manager Sharon Owen said nearly 15 percent of the limits in the 2009 draft are more stringent than in the current permit. Merrillville Post-Tribune, Indiana. 20 November 2009.
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