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(Newser) - Security patrols for next week's G20 summit, take note: A protest in London today drew an estimated 35,000 people, about three times as many as expected, the Guardian reports. Organizers of the march—a coalition of unions, church groups, and charities—are pushing for movement on “jobs, justice,... More »

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environment • London • England • protests • global economy • job • G20 • summit meeting • economic downturn • march

 It's Lights Out for Earth Hour 


Mar 28, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Earth Hour is under way. The annual event in which cities around the world dim their lights for an hour at 8:30pm local time kicked off in Sydney, Australia, the Age reports. China's Bird's Nest stadium, London's Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Vatican, and the Empire State Building... More »

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environment • Australia • Melbourne • Sydney • Earth Hour • nocturnal darkness

 Suds-Smugglers 
 Thwart Eco-Friendly Law 

Residents say only outlaw high-phosphate detergents get their dishes clean enough

Mar 28, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spokane, Washington's pioneering ban on high-phosphorus dishwasher detergents has led some residents to pioneer detergent-smuggling, reports the AP.  People complaining that the eco-friendly detergents don't get their dishes as clean as the old kind regularly cross over into Idaho to stock up. Retailers near the border say their detergent... More »

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environment • pollutants • Washington state • smuggler • detergent • phosphorus

(Newser) - Being sensitive to the environment doesn't have to cost a fortune. In fact, the green option is often the most cost-effective one. Scientific American spotlights nine ways of cutting your bills as you save the Earth:
  • Shrink your living space. Prefab homes and plans for dwellings as small as
... More »

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environment • green building • ecology • green technology • green • eco friendliness • green home • ecofriendly • eco-friendly • cellphones

(Newser) - It’s been 20 years to the day since the Exxon Valdez dumped about 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound, and the area has still not recovered. Oil, particularly below the surface, persists, and marine animal populations have not recovered. Still, Time reports, the... More »

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environment • Alaska • crude oil • Exxon Valdez • Prince William Sound • ecosystem • commercial fishing

Greenies Push Safe Froggy Sex With Hook-Up Pad

Frog Hotel to protect mating amphibians from predators

Mar 22, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frogs have a new reason to leap for joy: a hotel specially designed to allow them to mate in peace and safety, NPR reports. Scottish environmentalists opened the Frog Hotel two weeks ago to protect the amphibians from predators. Frogs “are slowly coming out of hibernation, and the first... More »

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environment • Scotland • frogs • Edinburgh • animal

 A Third of America's
Bird Species in Trouble


Development sending large numbers of native species into decline

Mar 20, 09 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Almost a third of America's bird species are in peril from habitat destruction and other threats, according to a federal report released yesterday. The study, which may spur the Obama administration to increase regulation in some areas to protect the animals, found that  67 of America's over 800 bird species... More »

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endangered species • environment • conservation • birds • wildlife • threatened species • Obama administration

 Architects Plan Brave New Paris 

Sarkozy proposes futuristic sustainable city

Mar 13, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paris may be getting a facelift, the Telegraph reports. Nicolas Sarkozy invited 10 leading architects to cook up Grand Paris 2030, giving them "the absolute freedom to dream." Sarkozy aims to open up the city to its suburbs, shorten intra-city commutes, and create vast green spaces. The architects... More »

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environment • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Paris • urban planning • city

 Climate Change 
 Doom Looms for 
 85% of Amazon 

Death of much of the rainforest is inevitable even under most optimistic scenario

Mar 12, 09 1:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change may be a bigger threat to the Amazon rainforest than all the chainsaws in the world, the Guardian reports. New research predicts a global temperature rise of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit—widely believed to be the best-case scenario even if carbon emissions are slashed—would kill off up... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • rainforest • global temperature • Amazon rainforest

(Newser) - Top climate scientists say sea levels are rising faster than expected, the Times of London reports. The world's oceans will rise about 3 feet by the end of the century, double the amount predicted in a 2007 estimate by the UN. The new figure, blamed on melting ice sheets, could... More »

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climate change • environment • United Nations • global warming • sea level • carbon emissions

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Hopes High in Climate Fight as Obama Takes Lead

US to take major role in new environmental treaty

Mar 1, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The Kyoto Protocol signed more than a decade ago faced roadblocks to achieving its environmental goals—but with President Obama pushing hard on climate change, new international agreements could be much stronger, the New York Times reports. Obama has placed the US “at the forefront of the international climate... More »

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climate change • environment • Kyoto Protocol • treaty • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton emphasized the environment today in China as she wrapped up a weeklong visit to Asia, the New York Times reports. “When we were industrializing and growing, we didn’t know any better,” Clinton said, praising recent advances in green energy and asking for more. “... More »

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China • climate change • Hillary Clinton • environment • cap and trade • secretary of State • Beijing • power plant • carbon emissions • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama and PM Stephen Harper today announced an environmental partnership between the US and Canada, the Globe and Mail reports. Harper spoke of a “clean energy dialogue” between top officials to “collaborate on the development of clean energy science and technology.” Said Obama, who was... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • Canada • United States • press conference • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • prime minister • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - This should make it easier to charge your phone: Most of the big players in the industry said today they will work toward a universal charger by 2012, Wired reports. That means a standard USB cable will do the trick, no matter the brand. However, Wired notes one notable... More »

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environment • technology • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • cell phone industry • coalition • cell phone charger • industry initiative

(Newser) - You know all those dire warnings about global warming? They're actually too optimistic, says a top scientist in the field. The climate is going to heat up much faster than anticipated over the next century, with more environmental damage as a result, said Chris Field of the Intergovernmental Panel on... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • global warming

Climate Change May Tank World's Fish Stocks

Scientists predict huge upheaval to marine populations

Feb 13, 09 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The world's supplies of fish face major upheaval, scientists warn, as climate change forces species from shrimp to herring away from warming waters toward the poles. The BBC reports that in 40 years, American fishermen may see a 50% reduction in the population of Atlantic cod. "The impact of... More »

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climate change • environment • fish • fishing • marine biology • fishermen • cod

(Newser) - Interior chief Ken Salazar isn't quite ready to drill, baby, drill. Salazar said today that a last-minute Bush initiative opening up millions of offshore acres to oil drilling would be shelved pending a 6-month review, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The policy affects much of the East and West... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • environment • Ken Salazar • moratorium • oil drilling • Obama administration • offshore drilling

'Crazy Green Idea' Video Wins Students $25K 

Clip challenges techies to create long-term power-storage device

Feb 9, 09 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Two California film students won $25,000 for a YouTube video challenging the tech community to develop a rechargeable device far more eco-friendly than standard batteries, BusinessGreen reports. The clip was one of 133 entries in a contest to create a challenge to be met for a future environmental prize.... More »

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environment • California • YouTube • contest • battery • green energy • UC Irvine • X Prize Foundation

 China Battles 
 Worst Drought 
 in 60 Years 

Beijing introduces emergency measures as country dries out

Feb 6, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The Chinese government has released $44 million in emergency funds to battle a worsening drought that has left parts of the country drier than at any time since 1951. The drought has threatened wheat crops and livestock and portends rising food prices—at a moment when China is already facing... More »

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China • environment • drought • crops • canals

 Solar, Wind Boom 
 Starts to Wither 

Once thought recession-proof, green tech takes a hit

Feb 4, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Wind and solar power have been growing at breakneck speed over the past few years—a demand the industry had hoped would continue to soar under the Obama administration. But instead, wind and solar power is dropping, with trade groups projecting a drop in new installations of up to 50%.... More »

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environment • North Dakota • solar power • T. Boone Pickens • wind power • solar panels • wind farms • recession depression

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