Chris Evans to resign from Gillard Cabinet Updated 14 minutes ago Photo: Chris Evans was elected to the Senate in 1993. Map: Australia Senate leader Chris Evans is set to stand down from Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Cabinet tomorrow. Senator Evans is the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, and Science and Research. He is expected Continue Reading →
Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012 February 1, 2013 Zachary Shahan Print Friendly 2 0 17 Share The big wind news of the past year that we keep trumpeting is that US wind power accounted for more new US power capacity in 2012 than coal (which actually declined), Continue Reading →
New Study Highlights Impact of Environmental Change On Older People Jan. 31, 2013 — Recent natural disasters illustrate vulnerability of older people: majority of deaths from the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) occurred among older people. ——————————————————————————– Share This: 3 See Also: Health & Medicine •Elder Care •Menopause Earth & Climate Continue Reading →
Ozone Thinning Has Changed Ocean Circulation Jan. 31, 2013 — A hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has changed the way that waters in the southern oceans mix, a situation that has the potential to alter the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and eventually could have an impact on global climate change, a Johns Continue Reading →
Shell continues spilling oil in North Sea despite efforts to improve Anglo-Dutch group has been responsible for over 20 pollution accidents in British waters over a six month period Share173 inShare.13 Email Terry Macalister The Guardian, Thursday 31 January 2013 19.29 GMT Shell’s Gannet Alpha platform in the North Sea. Photograph: Royal Dutch Shell Ho/EPA Continue Reading →
Japanese whalers ordered out of Australian waters By Samantha Donovan and staff Updated 52 minutes ago Photo: The Shonan Maru 2 had a confrontation with Sea Shepherd in Australia’s Antarctic waters two years ago. (JoAnne McArthur/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: AAP) Related Story: Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whaling fleet Related Story: Bob Brown takes helm of Continue Reading →