TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Rare gray whales win a round against the search for oil The critically endangered western gray whale (Esrichtiius robustus) has won a small victory in its fight for survival: some oil exploration companies have decided to delay seismic testing off the coasts of Russia. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Virginia Joins the Rush to Install Smart Meters Dominion Resources Inc.'s Virginia subsidiary plans to install 46,500 "smart meters" in Charlottesville and surrounding Albemarle County by the end of the year -- the first of 13 electricity conservation projects slated for the state, company executives announced today. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Cold-blooded critters in hot water: Could global warming shorten the lifespans of some animals? Spanish pearl mussels don’t usually make it into their 30s. The same species bathing in Russia, however, can live for nearly 200 years. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Fibers in a Cave Point to Ancient Craft Work Archeologists looking for signs of what the ancient climate was like in the Caucasus Mountains have come across something else: signs of ancient craft work. nytimes.com |
More important than Copenhagen? U.S.-China deal on energy and climate When the presidents of two nations responsible together for 40 percent of Earth's climate-changing greenhouse gases sit down to talk, big things can happen. In the case of Barack Obama and Hu Jintao on Monday and Tuesday, that meant flatly stating that emission reduction targets should be set at an international negotiation on climate change in Copenhagen this December, along with financial assistance figures to help poorer countries mitigate emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Oh, and the world should cut back on deforestation. [More] rss.sciam.com |