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CEA News - Wildlife: Polar bears out in the cold as sea ice crumbles Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:05:23 EST

Canadian Wildlife Service's Ian Stirling reports that global warming is altering ice formation in the Beaufort Sea, resulting in the creation of secure ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Wildlife


CEA News - Wildlife: Salmon fisheries shut down off California and Oregon coasts Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:04:28 EST

The Pacific Fishery Management Council has shut down both commercial and sport chinook fisheries off the California and Oregon coastlines as a result ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Wildlife


CEA News - Climate Change: California PUC customers carry the freight for green think tank Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:03:29 EST

Californians will be paying a surcharge on their monthly power and gas bills that will fund the California Institute for Climate Solutions to the tune ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Climate Change


CEA News - Climate Change: Japan invests big in carbon emissions offsets Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:01:01 EST

In order to meet its Kyoto Protocol greenhouse-gas-reduction targets, Japan will purchase an additional 100 million tonnes of United Nations-issued ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Climate Change


CEA News - Climate Change: Democratic presidential wannabes court Al Gore Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:57:47 EST

Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are singing the praises of climate-change guru and superdelegate Al Gore on the campaign trail. Gore, who has ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Climate Change


CEA News - Wildlife: Beach debris threatens marine wildlife Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:56:34 EST

Plastic litter on Britain's beaches has increased by 126 percent since 1994, according to a Marine Conservation Society's survey of 354 beaches in ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Wildlife


CEA News - Environmental Health: To waste or not to waste Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:55:14 EST

Canadians toss out more than 140,000 tonnes of computer equipment, phones, television, stereos and home appliances every year, most of which contain ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Environmental Health


CEA News - Habitats: Environmentalists put B.C. premier on Great Bear countdown Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:51:48 EST

ForestEthics, Sierra Club BC and Greenpeace have using a billboard campaign to publicly count down the 12 months remaining for B.C. Premier Gordon ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Habitats


CEA News - Habitats: Oil spill nets CN Rail three charges from feds Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:17:33 EST

An oil spill in 2005 into Wabamun Lake near Edmonton, Alberta, has resulted in three charges being laid by Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Habitats


CEA News - Climate Change: In like a lion, out like a very warm lamb Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:16:31 EST

Despite record snowfall and low temperatures around the world, climate experts forecast that 2008 may rank among the top 10 years since weather records ...
Source: Canadian Environment Awards Network
Tags: Climate Change




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Make your point on the dot - The Age

Make your point on the dot
The Age, Australia - 1 hour ago
Students studying VCE Geography Units 3 and 4 will have been able to draw on these events to enrich their knowledge, understanding and skills. ...
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ - Monterey County Herald

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
Monterey County Herald, CA - 16 hours ago
2.The Homestake gold mine is located north of Rapid City and Mount Rushmore in which state — South Dakota or Colorado? 3.The city of Council Bluffs, ...
Geography meets abstraction in Mehretu exhibit at NC Museum - Durham Herald Sun

Geography meets abstraction in Mehretu exhibit at NC Museum
Durham Herald Sun, NC - 19 hours ago
Imagine the North American Aerospace Defense Command's central command, where operators monitor unexplained air activity by watching giant screens of maps ...
Geography exams turn green to test pupils on climate threat - Scotsman

Geography exams turn green to test pupils on climate threat
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 3 Sep 2008
By FIONA MACLEOD GEOGRAPHY exams in schools are changing to reflect growing concerns about the environment, it emerged yesterday. Higher and Advanced Higher ...
Geography, location play role in helping wind energy projects ... - NewsOK.com

Geography, location play role in helping wind energy projects ...
NewsOK.com, OK - 5 Sep 2008
"Absolutely, geography helps enhance the wind we have here,” Roberts said. "It gives you a gigantic acceleration factor.” But investors won't be sold on ...

National Geographic News Feed

WEEK IN PHOTOS: Virgins Gather, Freak Hailstorm, More
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Hurricane Gustav inspired a bit of bathing, virgins awaited a king in Africa, hail spurred "snowball fights" in Kenya, and more.

Florida Keys Evacuation Ordered for Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike is forecast to hit the islands early next week as a major hurricane. Given the limited escape routes, officials have ordered evacuations to begin Saturday.

Some Congo Troops Leave Troubled Wildlife Park
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An agreement between the country's wildlife authority and the army to move troops may help preservation efforts at Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.

Phallic Figurines Found in Israel Stone Age Burials
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The prehistoric site near Nazerat (Nazareth) is unusual in its lack of female symbolism and oddly arranged skeletons, archaeologists say.

Supercontinent Pangaea Pushed, Not Sucked, Into Place
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A plume of superheated rock from deep in Earth's crust welled up between the ancient continents, pushing them apart until they collided to form Pangaea, a new study proposes.


Discovery Channel News Feed

American Woolly Mammoths Pushed Out Siberian Kin
A DNA study finds the world's last-known mammoths were American-born.
Jamaican Lizards Work Out at Dusk and Dawn
To impress competitors, anole lizards start each day with a vigorous exercise routine.


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