Blog entries

The Green Bowl

Brett Ensor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:43:09 +0100

For the past 18 years, the NFL has been working to decrease the environmental footprint of the largest annual sporting event in the U.S. — the Super Bowl. Two years ago, we wrote about several initiatives aimed at reducing the events’ impacts. Last year, we covered how Super Bowl XLV was slated to be the greenest NFL championship game in history. This year, the Read More...

Earth Protect celebrates World Wetlands Day

Joseph — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:38:19 +0100

"Does your wetland need you?"

FROM THE EARTHPROTECT BLOG ROLLS
World and Nat’l Wetlands Day
The country joins in the global celebration of World Wetlands Day (WWD) today in commemoration of the day in 1971 when the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, was adopted in Ramsar City, Iran.

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Fears over Wetland Development
Wildlife researchers are worried an internationally sigRead More...

Fears over Wetland Development

joe joe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:36:31 +0100

Wildlife researchers are worried an internationally significant wetland near Hobart is being threatened by development.

World Wetlands Day today marks the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention recognising sites of international importance for waterfowl.

In Tasmania there are 10 Ramsar sites, but scientists are worried they are under threat.

Unlike its mainlaRead More...

World and Nat’l Wetlands Day

joe joe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:11 +0100

MANILA, Philippines — The country joins in the global celebration of World Wetlands Day (WWD) today in commemoration of the day in 1971 when the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, was adopted in Ramsar City, Iran. Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar ConventioRead More...

World Wetlands Day Ramsar

VOICE — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:05:15 +0100

February 2 is being observed as the World Wetlands Day as has been done every year to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands also known as the Ramsar Convention. The Ramsar Convention is a unique treaty in the sense that it is the only global environmental treaty which deals with a particular ecosystem and its membership covers all the geographic regions of the planet.

World Wetlands Day in Ghana

VOICE — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:59:13 +0100

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission on Wednesday appealed to the public to support conserve the country's wetlands. It said: "Well preserved wetlands provide great opportunity for leisure and tourism that can contribute to Ghana’s natural wealth, poverty reduction, economic growth and development."
The appeal was contained in a statement issued in Accra by Nana Kofi Adu-Nisah, Executive Director, Wildlife Division to commemorate World Wetland Day oRead More...

Happy World Wetlands Day

Maggie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:15:27 +0100

Feb. 2 is World Wetlands Day, a holiday that has promoted global appreciation and protection of wetlands for 41 years. It commemorates an international treaty signed in 1971, the Ramsar Convention, that aims to conserve swamps, marshes and bogs around the world, from Albania to Mexico to Zambia.

But despite its wide reach — the treaty now covers 474 million acres of wetlRead More...

China’s Blood-Stained Coal

Christo Brock — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:02:14 +0100

If you want to understand China’s reform-era growing pains you can do a lot worse than dig into the coal industry. Coal powers China’s industry, pollutes its environment, and is the site of conflict for the state and private entrepreneurs – each eager to monopolize control of a precious resource.

Tim Wright of the University of Sheffield has made the Chinese coal indusRead More...

Sustainability Predictions for 2012

Greg Lavery — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:44:12 +0100

Our 2011 predictions were about 80% right. So we have made 4 predictions for 2012: Sustainability as a profit driver; Focus on the ‘how’ of sustainability; Innovation, and; LED lighting.

To see whether our predictions for 2012 are worth reading, let’s see how 2011’s predictions fared (for the original predictions see http://drgreglavery.wordpress.com/5-low-carbon-predictions-for-2011/).

1. Energy efficiency is now being taken seriously and is widely recognizeRead More...

Invader nears gate to Lake Erie

Angel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:17:02 +0100

In the grassy belly of a wetland known as Eagle Marsh, Mother Nature decides what water she will send down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and which will end up in Lake Erie via the Maumee River.

When one of those adjacent watersheds harbors a finned toxin such as the dreaded Asian carp, this swampy mixing bowl becomes a potential host site for an irreparable breach in the natural andRead More...

Wolves no longer on protected list

Maggie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:04:18 +0100

It became official on Friday — gray wolves are no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act and returned to management of the Great Lakes states.

Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced Friday morning that gray wolf populations in the Great Lakes region have recovered and that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) would publish a final rule in the Federal Register.

The Era of Cheap Water is Over

Amir — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:06:41 +0100

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) today launched the Water Tight 2012 report, which explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as population growth, increasing economic development, and urbanization, coupled with the changes in climate patterns, underscore the importance of effective public policy and private sectorRead More...

Man Made Trends in Oceans Acidity

Grant Barbeito — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:52:39 +0100

Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world’s oceans. By reacting with seawater, CO2 increases the water’s acidity, which may significantly reduce the calcification rate of such marine organisms as corals and mollusks, resulting in the potential loss of ecosystems. The extent to which human activities have raised the surface level of acidity, however, has been Read More...

The crisis of global warming

Amir — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:52:38 +0100

Last Thursday, the Express ran the first in a series of columns submitted

by Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS). This is the second column

in the series. These articles seek to highlight not just local environmental

issues, but those which affect the

population on a global scale.

Questions and comments may be

e-mailed to admin@ffostt.com.

The emission of greenhouse gases and its impact on the warming of the world has capturedRead More...

China, India will Continue to Replace Declining US Coal Demand so What's the Problem

joe joe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:18:37 +0100

Peabody Energy Corp., one of the world’s largest coal miners, said the industry will continue to rely on China and other developing nations as the U.S. uses less.

Here’s what the St. Louis company expects for the coal market in 2012:

—Ninety gigawatts of coal-fired power plants will come online;

—New coal plants will increase international demand by 300 million tons;

—U.S. coal demand will likely drop due to “muted economic Read More...

BP may agree $25 billion oil spill payout

joe joe — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:38:34 +0100

BP is likely to agree next month to pay $20-$25 billion to settle all charges around the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a leading analyst, double the figure the company has set aside and more than other analysts expect.

BP and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have been silent on the progress of talks on a settlement. Sources close to the matter say a deal remains Read More...

Feeding 7 Billion People Without Ruining The Planet

Grant Barbeito — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:06:51 +0100

It turns out converted rainforest land is neither particularly productive as farmland nor climate smart, since creating it releases huge amounts of carbon sequestered in trees. Now that we’re surrounded by 7 billion of our closest friends, it’s probably a good time to talk about how we’re going to feed them. The goRead More...

Students Demand Answers about Climate Change from Science Teachers

VOICE — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:35:23 +0100

Prior to taking Mr. Visco's high school science class, Keith Hogan did not believe humans had had any hand in climate change.

BOGOR, Indonesia (18 January, 2011)_ Improving the health of local women in forest communities may provide powerful incentives for them to contribute to conservation efforts, says a recent study by the Center foRead More...