- Saudi Arabia Announces Plan to become “the Kingdom of Sustainable Energy”
When one of the world’s largest exporters of oil announces a $100 billion investment in renewable energy to reduce its own, domestic dependence on fossil fuel, the rest of the world needs to sit up and pay attention. Saudi Arabia … Continue reading → - Canberra Transformed after 12 Years of Drought
The drought that affected South Eastern Australia from 1997 to 2009 was the worst since European settlers arrived in the late 18th century, and so severe that it earned the nickname, “Big Dry.” By Sepember 2010, high temperatures and continuing lack … Continue reading → - Endangered Species Day is May 18th, 2012
What Are You Doing to Help Endangered Species? On the third Friday of May every year, thousands of people celebrate Endangered Species Day by visiting parks, wildlife refuges and zoos and attending events in support of nationwide conservation efforts underway … Continue reading → - More African Nations Meet Agricultural Investment Targets
by Semiu Babalola, SciDev Reprinted under Creative Commons Licensing [NAIROBI] The number of African countries delivering on the Maputo Declaration to boost investment into agricultural and rural development to ten per cent of their national budgets is growing, a conference in Kenya … Continue reading → - Topping America’s Most Threatened Rivers is the Potomac, Running through the Nation’s Capital
The nonprofit, advocacy group, American Rivers released it’s 2012 report on the nation’s most threatened rivers today, highlighting issues that impact clean water while outlining actions citizens and policymakers can take to protect America’s waterways. America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2012 #1: … Continue reading → - Ash from Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano Closes Airport Again After Eruptions Intensify
Ash from Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano forced the closing of the international airport serving the country’s fourth largest city, Puebla, on Saturday – the third such closure in less than a week. Eruptions Friday night and Saturday morning sent red-hot rock … Continue reading → - ‘Map of Life’ Aims to Document Global Distribution and Abundance of Known Earth Species
Anyone with an Internet connection can now map the known global distribution of almost 25,000 species of terrestrial vertebrate animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and North American freshwater, thanks to an ambitious new web application known as the “Map … Continue reading → - National Public Gardens Day Friday May 11
Free Visit to Your Public Garden Friday May 11 is National Public Gardens Day, sponsored by The American Public Gardens Association (APGA). In conjunction with Better Homes and Gardens and Rain Bird, visitors to local botanical gardens and arboretums can … Continue reading → - World Migratory Bird Day: May 12-13
World Migratory Bird Day is a global, annual awareness campaign to promote the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats worldwide. This year’s theme, “Migratory Birds and People—Together through Time,” highlights the cultural, social, historic, economic and spiritual connections we have … Continue reading → - ESA Unable to Rescue Envisat Earth-Observing Satellite; Loss Disrupts Continuity of Environmental Data
After a month of unsuccessful attempts to reestablish communications with its Earth-observing satellite, Envisat, the European Space Agency (ESA) officially declared the iconic mission over on May 9. Launched in March 2002, the eight-ton spacecraft exceeded its intended 5-year lifetime … Continue reading →
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