ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Computer sims: In climatic tug of war, carbon released from thawing permafrost wins handily Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:39 PM PDT There will be a lot more carbon released from thawing permafrost than the amount taken in by more Arctic vegetation, according to new computer simulations. …
Science for Environment Policy, Issue 385: A service from the European Commission
news alert Issue 385, 11 September 2014 Science for Environment Policy About this service Contact the Editor Subscribe to this News Alert Survey Please feed back on our service: SfEP survey to end in one week’s time We have been conducting a survey to assess how Science for Environment Policy …
Scandal of Glyphosate Re-assessment in Europe
Preposterous verdict of “acceptable” risks for glyphosate Germany, acting as the European Union rapporteur member state (RMS) submitted their glyphosate renewal assessment report (RAR) to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in January 2014, recommending re-approval of glyphosate for use in Europe with increase in the acceptable daily intake (ADI) …
HALOPHYTES AND XEROHALOPHYTES
Saline habitats occur along bodies of saltwater, e.g., coastal salt marsh, and inland within high-evaporation basins, saline lakes, and lowlands of dryland and desert topography. The electrolytes sodium (a cation) and chloride (an anion) are extremely toxic to most plants at relatively low soil water concentrations, due to deleterious effects …
Saline Agriculture to Feed and Fuel the World
Saline Agriculture to Feed and Fuel the World Shortage of fresh water poses a much bigger threat to world food supply than the shortage of fossil fuels; cultivating salt-tolerant crops could solve both problems Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins Fresh water in short supply and salinization widespread People …
Duke Energy Directors Sued by Shareholders Over Coal Ash
Duke Energy Directors Sued by Shareholders Over Coal Ash By Sophia Pearson May 22, 2014 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-22/duke-energy-shareholders-sue-ove r-coal-ash-cleanup-oversight-1 Duke Energy Corp. (DUK:US) shareholders accused the board of exposing the company to billions of dollars in liability by failing to clean up coal-ash ponds in North Carolina, setting up another legal challenge …
Final Global Infrastructure Basel Summit Programme Now Released
“Ethical Markets is happy to publish this presentation on Sustainable Infrastructure, presented by John Williams, ceo of Impact Infrastructure, LLC, at our FINDING ETHICAL ALPHA conference, May 12-13th Finding Ethical Alpha: Building Task Forces to Set the Course for the Future of Generating Sustainable Alpha May 13, 2014 Presentation …
Update from Crazy Abu Dhabi: green bonds part of UN Climate Summit / Jeffrey Sachs lays out 7 Step Survival Plan / Ban Ki Moon’s soft power
Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘Update from Crazy Abu Dhabi: green bonds part of UN Climate Summit / Jeffrey Sachs lays out 7 Step Survival Plan / Ban Ki Moon’s soft power‘ Abu Dhabi is indeed a crazy place: gold-leaf covered 7 star hotels surrounded by desal-water fed …
Earth Policy Institute: Can the World Feed China?
Can the World Feed China? Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2014/update121 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update February 25, 2014 Overnight, china had a grain surplus and was exporting 10 million tons. What caused this dramatic shift? It wasn’t until 20 years ago, after I wrote an article entitled “Who Will Feed …
Sustainable Development Update – 3 February 2014 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice
UN Scientific Advisory Board Holds Inaugural Meeting 31_January 2014: The first meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set out a calendar for its work, and discussed means to tighten the linkage between the science and policy, as well as to define priority scientific issues for …