Environment

New Law Would Help Bees--but Could Leave Other Pollinators Out in the Cold

Proposed legislation focuses mostly on threats to honeybees and their wild cousins

Fetched 1 day ago from Scientific American (USA)
Categories: Business/Agriculture · Environment/Ecology

We Can't Solve Climate Change Without Nuclear Power

Renewable energy carbon-capture technologies, efficiency measures, reforestation and other steps are important—but they won't get us there

Fetched 1 day ago from Scientific American (USA)
Categories: Business/Industry/Energy/Electric Power · Environment/Ecology

Effort to Trade Gas for Hydropower in Northeast Meets Resistance

Some residents are concerned about environmental impacts from proposed transmission lines

Fetched 3 days ago from Scientific American (USA)
Categories: Business/Industry/Energy/Electric Power · Environment/Ecology

Turn Methane into CO2 to Reduce Warming, Experts Propose

Converting methane into a less potent greenhouse gas would need to be done along with overall emissions reductions

Fetched 4 days ago from Scientific American (USA)
Categories: Environment/Ecology

Police end Greenpeace blockade of BP HQ

London police said Monday they had detained all 10 Greenpeace activists who had blocked the entrances to BP's global headquarters to convince the British energy giant to halt oil and gas exploration. The environmental organisation encased activists in five heavy containers that were manoeuvred into place during the night. Abseilers also set about installing a banner spelling out "climate

Fetched 4 days ago from New Scientist - Home (USA)
Categories: Environment/Oceanology

Rising Seas Swallowed Countless Archaeological Sites. Scientists Want Them Back

From Doggerland to Beringia, the sea took some of prehistory's most important archaeological sites. All over the world, scientists are beginning to find them again.

Fetched 4 days ago from DISCOVER Magazine: Environment (USA)
Categories: Environment

WWF Cites Charity's Work in Pacific Fisheries Crew Welfare Initiative

The recent Human Rights at Sea and NGO Pacific Dialogue Fijian fisheries case study about Mesake Kaisuva by his widow Salote Kaisuva, has been used by WWF Western and Central Pacific Tuna Programme Team to brief the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Working Group (MCSWG) supporting positive changes for the implementation of a crew welfare licensing minimum terms and conditions. WWF lead, Bubba Cook, cited to the charity the leadership role by the FFA on the issue, and that last week the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) approved the minimum licensing conditions for crew welfare in the region. WWF have been pushing this initiative for more than a year as an extension of their work on Observer Safety and Security, with the first significant provision on the issue being a presentation Bubba in October 2018 to the Management Objectives Consultation of the FFA highlighting the global media coverage and case studies on abuses in the Pacific region ...

Fetched 5 days ago from The Maritime Executive (USA)
Categories: Business/Fishery · Environment/Ecology

Protecting the Future of Rock Lobster Fishing

In Spanish Wells, Bahamas, rock lobster fishing is a way of life. Chuck Pinder is the seventh generation of his family to dive deep for these spiny creatures, and he and his sons depend on a healthy population to make a living. Red Lobster has sourced rock lobster from Spanish Wells for over 30 years. Now, they're collaborating with the World Wildlife Fund to ensure the species—and families like Chuck's—can thrive for generations to come. This Great Big Story was made byRed Lobster.

Fetched 36 days ago from CNN.com - RSS Channel (USA)
Categories: Environment/Ecology