A Greener Champagne Bottle
Posted by By LIZ ALDERMAN in All news, Environment, Europe news on 01. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
France’s Champagne industry is trying to cut the carbon dioxide it emits transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.
Kremlin Relents, for Now, to Foes of Highway
Posted by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ in All news, Environment, Europe news on 31. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
Environmentalists were handed a surprising victory when President Dmitri A. Medvedev postponed construction of a Moscow-St. Petersburg highway.
A Battle Between Economic Mainstays in Brittany
Posted by By MATTHEW SALTMARSH in All news, Environment, Europe news on 23. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
An unwelcome visitor — sea algae that feed on the runoff of hog farms — has created a health problem and conflicts between farmers, environmentalists and the government.
Green Column: Australia Steps Up Renewable Energy Efforts
Posted by By MICHAEL PERRY in All news, Environment, Global news on 23. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
Sustainable energy now supplies just 6 percent of power in Australia, but the country has set a target of 20 percent by 2020.
Environment and Business Clash in Saint-Tropez
Posted by By LIZ ALDERMAN in All news, Environment, Global news on 16. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
In Saint-Tropez, environmental measures may upend the business of spoiling the pampered.
Bypassing Resistance, Brazil Prepares to Build a Dam
Posted by By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO in All news, Environment, Global news on 16. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
Despite persistent opposition by environmental and indigenous groups, initial construction on the Belo Monte dam, which will be the third-largest in the world, is slated to begin next month.
In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming
Posted by By JUSTIN GILLIS in All news, Environment, Global news on 15. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
Far-flung flooding, drought and heat are reviving the question of whether global warming is to blame.
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Official Says Wildfires Have Not Raised Radiation Levels
Posted by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ in All news, Environment, Europe news on 14. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
Wildfires in territories contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster have not led to a rise in radiation levels in Russia, the head of Russia’s nuclear energy agency said Friday.
Russian Fires Raise Concerns About Radioactivity in Smoke
Posted by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ in All news, Environment, Europe news on 11. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
There is concern that fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster could be carried in plumes of smoke.
Kalia Journal: Dead Sea Feeds Promises of an Economic Bloom
Posted by By ISABEL KERSHNER in All news, Environment, Global news on 05. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
The Dead Sea may be shrinking, but the governments of Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority see opportunities for cooperation and growth there.
In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts
Posted by By ANDREW JACOBS in All news, Environment, Global news on 29. Jul, 2010 | Comments Off
China continues to suffer the downsides of its rampant economic growth, with new figures showing an increase in pollution in the air and along its waterways.
Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Rain Forest
Posted by By BLAKE SCHMIDT in All news, Environment, Global news on 18. Jul, 2010 | Comments Off
Great sweeps of Guatemalan forest, once the cradle of one of the world’s great civilizations, are being razed.
U.S. Lawmakers Oppose New Canadian Pipeline, and Oil Sand as Dirty
Posted by By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL in All news, Environment, Global news on 07. Jul, 2010 | Comments Off
The Obama administration is confronting growing resistance from those who are urging, at the very least, further study before approval.
China Jails Tibetan Environmentalist
Posted by By REUTERS in All news, Environment, Global news on 04. Jul, 2010 | Comments Off
A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organized villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation, his lawyer said.
Itineraries: At Düsseldorf Airport, Bees Monitor Air Quality
Posted by By TANYA MOHN in All news, Environment, Europe news on 29. Jun, 2010 | Comments Off
The Düsseldorf International Airport and seven other airports are using bees as “biodetectives,” their honey regularly tested for toxins.