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April, May and June 2008

Hawaii requires solar water heaters in all new homes. 6/30
1400+ wildfires in California. 6/30
Anthropogenic cause of declining fish, not whales. 6/30
Drastic cut in carbon dioxide emissions needed to avoid disaster? 6/29
Afghan snow leopards face extinction: foreign invaders buy pelts. 6/29
Cambodia "poorly conceived hydropower" destroys ecosystems. 6/29
Over 1,000 Calif. wildfires burning out of control. 6/29
Noctilucent clouds seen to be growing in frequency. 6/28
New Missouri rain record. 6/28
Mercury absorbing nanoselenium to make CFL bulbs ecological? 6/27
Norway had largest forest fire on record in last month. 6/27
Invasive cane toads kill off crocodiles in Australia. 6/27
Arctic oceans may be ice free this year for the 1st time on record. 6/27
World is losing the battle against tropical habitat loss? 6/25
First list of known species in world's oceans. 6/25
$8 billion crop damage from floods in mid US & more rain falls. 6/25
Environmental laws to be waived for US - Mexico border fence. 6/24
Toll from last month's China quake to exceed 80,000? 6/24
Wild salmon extinct in a decade? 6/23
Calgary, Canada to ban pesticides for purely cosmetic purposes? 6/23
US bans shark finning in Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico. 6/23
Full page ads call for returning CO₂levels to that of 20 yrs. ago. 6/23
1st Buckminster Fuller $100k prize for ecology restoration plan. 6/23
Large project aims to restore Florida wetlands. 6/23
800+ lightning caused fires in California. 6/23
No fishing zones replenish reef populations. 6/23
Chief NASA scientist: disaster looms unless CO₂ is lessened. 6/23
Hundreds of Calif. wildfires after driest 2 months on record. 6/22
100s killed & 1,000s evacuated as typhoon hits Phillippines. 6/22
Small organic farms: solution to food crisis & climate change? 6/21
Flood waters predicted to increase Gulf of Mexico dead zone. 6/20
Pesticides' harm lasts through multiple genertions. 6/20
4 million displaced by flooding in India. 6/20
90% of some counties' levees break along flooding Mississippi. 6/20
$200 million international forest carbon initiative failing? 6/19
Efforts to save Iran's endangered Asiatic cheetah. 6/19
US curtails climate research to save fuel. 6/19
Pacific ocean tuna populations at risk. 6/19
Unseasonable cold destroying crops in Michigan. 6/18
Invasive plants have devastated California's botanical heritage. 6/18
22 levees breached by flooding Mississippi river 22. 6/18
Global earthquake activity 5x more than 20 years ago. 6/18
Arctic sea ice melting faster than last years record. 6/18
IPCC underestimated temperature & sea level rise by 50% ? 6/18
Jellyfish blooms signal wide-scale ocean environment destruction. 6/18
Mississippi river flooding to meet & exceed 1993 record? 6/18
1.6 million hit w/ flooding in W. Bengal, India. 6/18
"we are eroding soils at a rate much faster than they can form" 6/17
Most rain in 7 years for Mumbai in 1st week of monsoon season. 6/16
Australia to provide "resource security" for honey bees? 6/16
Iowa: "likely that we will see major and serious flooding" 6/16
Saudi Arabia to increase oil production to record high. 6/16
Torrential downpours to last another 10 days in S. China. 6/16
Torrential downpours force evacuations of million+ in S. China. 6/15
More rain for Iowa after tens of thousands evacuate flooding. 6/15
4,000 evacuated in Nova Scotia due to fire. 6/14
Project to explore dangers of nano-materials. 6/13
Major forest fire spreads in Nova Scotia. 6/13
EU agriculture chemical policies opposite to US' regulations. 6/13
Water emergency declared for 9 counties in Calif. central valley. 6/13
Persistent Ethiopia drought doubles those needing aid to 5 million. 6/13
PVC shower curtains release toxic pollutants? 6/13
Switchgrass biofuel can produce 5x+ energy return. 6/12
Ozone layer return seen as complicating climate change. 6/12
9 Iowa rivers at or above historic flood levels. 6/12
Salmon managed "for collapse instead of sustainability" 6/12
UK plans 10 nuclear reactors by 2020. 6/12
17 deaths blamed on US East coast extreme heat. 6/11
Hundreds flee Santa Cruz, Calif. wildfires. 6/11
Flooding rains devastate US midWest. 6/11
400 medicinal plants in danger of extinction. 6/10
Record Arctic ice lows warn of permafrost melting. 6/10
Record snow season allows Colorado resort to open in mid June. 6/10
More rain to hit flooded US midWest. 6/10
World Bank seeks to save tigers from extinction. 6/10
5.5 million homeless from China quake & after-shocks. 6/10
Blocked river exploded. China quake ravaged town flooded. 6/10
MidWest US suffers flooding while East coast roasts. 6/10
Role of clouds not factored enough into global warming theory? 6/9
Pollutants found in deep sea organisms. 6/9
Conservation park staff sell illegal "tiger" wine. 6/9
Caribbean monk seal now considered extinct. 6/9
Java mud volcano caused by oil drilling. 6/9
Pesticide pollution major cause of salmon population decline? 6/9
11th century Marrakech 16-19 thousand acre palm grove threatened. 6/8
Seaweed could provide biofuels. 6/6
World's biodiversity decreases 30%+ in last 35 years. 6/6
Rhino egg artificially fertilized at Australian zoo. 6/6
Bacteria may be deployed to fight deadly amphibian fungus. 6/6
Natural disasters up 400% since 1980s. 6/5
May '08 data shows global cooling since Jan. 2007. 6/4
Plastic floating in "continent-sized" Pacific ocean area. 6/4
State of emergency for 15 W. Virginia counties due to flooding. 6/4
Excessive quotas endanger sturgeon populations & caviar supply? 6/4
4.5 million need food aid in drought stricken Ethiopia. 6/3
Papua New Guinea jungles being destroyed faster than predicted. 6/2
Road being built threatens last untouched Brazilian tribe? 6/1
Researchers still perplexed by bee sudden colony collapse disorder. 5/31
St. Louis, Missouri, experiencing wettest year on record. 5/31
Cell phones to give advanced warning of elephant stampedes. 5/31
1st named tropical storm ushers in hurricane season early. 5/31
China evacuates 197,000, fears floods from quake blocked rivers. 5/31
Nano-materialsdo not concentrate into higher levels of food chain? 5/30
North America forest soils not recovering from acid rain. 5/30
Major food chain base crustacean disappearing from Great Lakes. 5/30
Cost estimates of biodiversity & habitat loss. 5/29
New Zealand to ban coastal fishing to protect rare Maui dolphin. 5/29
Unseasonable cold threatens North Korea food crisis. 5/28
Lawsuit to seek endangered species protection for Pacific walrus. 5/28
Columbia floods leave 100,000 homeless. 5/28
Buckyballs pose environmental health hazard? 5/27
Worst US tornado season in decade < 1/2 over, to break records? 5/27
Cost of nuclear clean up for UK to top 73 billion pounds. 5/27
Aftershocks destroy 420,000 homes in China. 5/27
Besides population, size of frogs also shrinks. 5/27
Deadliest US tornado season in a decade. 5/27
Electromagnetic radiation from common devices. 5/26
Arctic ice cap disintegrating? 5/23
India rhino poaching worsening. 5/23
Oil prices, not biofuels, top food price increase factor. 5/23
China quake victims could be hit by flooding. 5/23
Recovery of humpback whales is encouraging. 5/23
Pandas moved from earthquake damaged reserve. 5/23
NOAA predicts above average hurricane season starting June 1. 5/23
Pacific coastal waters from Baja to Canada becoming more acidic. 5/22
Italy reverses 20 year ban, to build nuclear power plants? 5/22
Of 21 shark and ray species, 10 are at risk of extinction? 5/22
Kangaroo populations threaten endangered habitat in Australia. 5/21
Value of biodiversity study to be aired May 29. 5/21
Suit to overrule Bush admin.'s polar bear endangered exceptions? 5/21
US DU munitions to kill more than Hiroshima & Nagasaki nukes? 5/20
Argentina province hit by emergency prompting record snow. 5/20
Millions of children threatened by severe drought in Ethiopia. 5/20
Japan research whaling leads to sales of meat to restaurants. 5/20
Nanotube fibers pose similar risk as asbestos? 5/20
Biofuel crops pose significant invasive threat. 5/20
World faces drastic shortage of potable water. 5/20
Virtually all game consoles contain toxic chemicals? 5/20
70,000 feared dead from last week's China earthquake. 5/20
DNA from extinct Tasmanian tiger functions in a mouse. 5/20
Iceland okays start of whale hunt season. 5/19
Tasmanian devil faces extinction from face cancer. 5/19
70,000 acres burn in Florida. 5/19
Less but more powerful hurricanes from climate change? 5/18
Nitrogen: smog, acid rain, ocean "dead zones" & ozone depletion. 5/18
32,000 scientists sign petition questioning global warming theory. 5/16
Prized delicacy truffle threatened by invasive Chinese species. 5/16
NASA, we have a problem, computer killing crazy ants. 5/16
State of emergency declared in Alberta, Canada, due to wildfire. 5/16
5 million left homeless by Monday's China earthquake. 5/16
Giant pythons invade Florida. 5/16
Call to end planting of genetically engineered trees. 5/16
Between 1/4 & 1/3 world's wildlife lost since 1970? 5/16
Greenhouse gases at highest level in 800,000 years. 5/15
Fears of damage to nuclear reactors from China earthquake. 5/14
Houston, Texas area inundated by electronics fouling "crazy ants" 5/14
US classifies polar bears as threatened species. 5/14
1st international agriculture report finds GM crops are no solution. 5/14
NASA study: global evidence for human caused climate change. 5/14
China earthquake deaths may be more than 50,000. 5/14
New cyclone forming near Myanmar/Burma. 5/14
China earthquake toll at 15,000+. 5/14
Highly endangered Europe eels dying from cadmium pollution? 5/13
Florida declares wildfires state of emergency, 100s evacuated. 5/13
Heavy rain pelts cyclone survivors. 5/13
China earthquake death toll 12,000 and rising. 5/13
Air pollution increases blood clot risk. 5/12
Honey bee population decline foretells human pop. decline? 5/12
China earthquake deaths may rise above 9,000. 5/12
Strongest China earthquake in 30 years buries 100s, kills 100+. 5/12
Microwaving freighter ships' ballast water kills invasive species. 5/12
Deadliest US tornado season in a decade. 5/12
220,000 missing, 1.9M struggling to survive worst cyclone ever. 5/12
Myanmar/Burma cyclone deaths could top 1 million. 5/11
Tornadoes kill over 20 in mid-US. 5/11
1.5 million at risk from diseases in cyclone hit Myanmar/Burma. 5/11
Idaho ski season extends into May for the first time. 5/10
Largest ever Calif. development to destroy critical condor habitat? 5/9
Burma Nargis cyclone deaths may pass 500,000. 5/9
Moth caterpillars, army worms, destroying grain fields in Kenya. 5/8
Jatropha, a superior source of biofuels w/o impacting food sources. 5/8
Burma Nargis cyclone deaths may pass 80,000. 5/7
Falling fish stocks fuel toxic algae blooms? 5/7
Floods in UK predicted to rise. 5/7
Hundreds of thousands need assistance in Burma. 5/6
Destruction of mangrove forests increased Burma cyclone toll. 5/6
Preemptive efforts to protect Madagascar amphibians urged. 5/6
Death toll from Burma cyclone now over 22,000. 5/6
Fungus keeps depleted uranium pollution from entering food chain. 5/5
Nargis cyclone kills more than 15,000 in Burma. 5/5
6 trapped sea lions awaiting transport shot dead by vigilante. 5/5
Cyclone Nargis now world's deadliest, over 10,000 in Burma. 5/5
Though DDT banned in 1970s, Arctic penguins show steady levels. 5/5
Burma cyclone deaths near 4,000, 3,000 missing. 5/5
Australian islands being submerged by rising ocean? 5/5
More evacuate as flood waters rise in New Brunswick, Canada. 5/5
Already outpacing 2007, US fears major wildfires. 5/2
Newly found Pacific current explains changing ocean conditions. 5/2
NASA warns of 30 year cooling trend. 5/1
Tasmanian devils decimated by disease to be declared endangered? 5/1
Airlines slow down a little and save millions in fuel costs. 5/1
South Africa removes 13 year ban on killing elephants. 5/1
China has passed the US as the top source of atmospheric CO₂. 5/1
100s evacuated due to record flooding in Maine, US. 5/1
EPA to tighten lead emission standards by 80 to 93%? 5/1
Worst US air pollution is in Pittsburgh & Los Angeles. 5/1
Oxygen deprived ocean dead zones growing across the globe. 5/1
Cooling phase may off-set global warming for the next decade. 5/1
9 African countries; $8bn plan to save Niger river from over-silting. 5/1
Maine University residents evacuated due to flooding. 5/1
Public buildings smoking ban now in effect for Beijing. 5/1
Poorest American still generates twice the CO₂ of other's average? 5/1
Largest Ganges tributary, the Yamuna, suffers extreme pollution. 5/1
Asian vultures extinct in 10 years unless livestock drug is banned? 4/30
500 birds dead/dying after landing in Canadian toxic sludge lake. 4/30
Judge gives US agency 'til mid May to decide on polar bear status. 4/30
2% CO₂ changes in 600,000+ years mediated by mineral flows? 4/30
Teflon & Scotchguard making carcinogens found in human milk. 4/30
60% chance of record low Arctic sea ice this year. 4/30
Free mobile phone game seeks to aid preserving gorillas. 4/29
Smart buoys warn of endangered whales in shipping lanes. 4/29
Drop in Kenya tourism threatens leopards and lions. 4/29
Magenta petrel seabird down to 15 breeding pairs at most. 4/29
New Nile dams to inundate archaeology sites. 4/29
Anchorage, Alaska, receives record snow. 4/27
Plugged in equipment/power supplies are major energy draw. 4/25
Ore.-Wash. sea lions captured for relocation to protect salmon. 4/25
Next generation fish farms move from ocean to warehouse. 4/25
Bangkok market is major hub for illegal turtles & tortoises trade. 4/25
Plug-in hybrids could play a substantial role in lessening CO₂. 4/25
Large red algae bloom expected for North Atlantic US coasts. 4/25
Narwhals more at risk than polar bears from changing Arctic. 4/25
Nicaragua reforestation project earns highest rating award. 4/24
Europe increases coal fired power generation. 4/24
Calif. sea lions spared from killing to protect salmon. 4/24
European commission adds 8,000+ sq. miles to protected habitats. 4/24
Shrinking ice threatens Arctic mammals. 4/24
Plant diversity increases ecosystem productivity. 4/24
New Brunswick, Canada, flooding increases. 4/24
Another wetter than average summer to devestate UK butterflies? 4/24
Pine beetles in Canada to release hundreds of megatons of CO₂? 4/23
Billion dollar wind farm curtailed for environmental reasons. 4/23
Ice age is beginning? 4/23
Latest US earthquake risk maps. 4/23
Species loss hurts human health. 4/23
Great Falls, Montana sees cold record broken by 19 degrees. 4/22
"very marked decline" in bird migrations from Africa to Europe. 4/22
Ruling against US agency to bring protection to NW US trout? 4/22
Foods for low CO₂ emissions. 4/22
Cooling of Pacific ocean is causing La Niņa to last longer? 4/22
Mining/processing of nuclear power plant fuel lessens its appeal. 4/22
US requires sharks brought ashore intact, banning "finning." 4/22
US spends 1/2 as much as Europe on nanotech dangers research. 4/21
Unseasonable cold has fruit growers worried in British Columbia. 4/19
Extra snow makes for best Scotland skiing conditions in 10 years. 4/19
Artificial bat roosts help restore rainforests. 4/19
Juneau, Alaska snowfall beats record by 700%+. 4/18
Climate change caused Darfur crisis? More crisies coming? 4/18
Antarctic oceans becoming less salty? Currents may shut down? 4/18
Globe's jet streams found to be moving towards poles since 1979. 4/18
Warmest march in record for world. 4/18
Widely used herbicide atrazine damages amphibians. 4/18
Meat & dairy produce more CO₂ than food transportation. 4/18
Borneo pygmy elephants may be last remnant of Java species. 4/17
Spider eating birds get poisoned w/ mercury pollutant. 4/17
Amazon deforestation accelerating, say goodbye to the biosphere? 4/17
More flooding is expected in the mid US. 4/17
US Fish & Wildlife aims to drive the Kangaroo rat to extinction? 4/17
Road kill is major threat to species? 4/17
More ocean trash than ever & more volunteers to clean it up. 4/17
Winds & duration of hurricanes/cyclones increase 50% in 50 years? 4/17
Jet streams, high fast winds, have moved North & higher. 4/16
Global wheat crops under threat from African stem rust. 4/16
Suit seeks to halt use of dangerous pesticides allowed by EPA. 4/16
Illegal fishing plunders Arctic seas. 4/16
Pollution caused toxic algae bloom threatens China water supply. 4/15
World temperatures fall despite CO₂ increase? 4/14
US lawsuit threatened over endangered bat species. 4/14
Big Calif. earthquake expected by 2037. 4/14
Complete halt in US Pacific ocean salmon harvesting suggested. 4/12
"temperatures have dropped abruptly over the entire earth" 4/11
Oklahoma state of emergency declared for flooding & tornadoes. 4/11
Deaths of greatest insect eaters, bats, on the rise. 4/11
Thunderstorms, tornadoes & snow hit mid US. 4/11
Mapping technique reveals biodiversity hotspots. 4/11
Washington state sees one of the snowiest seasons on record. 4/10
Alberta, Canada sees 33% higher record shattering snowfall. 4/10
New existing radar analysis method to improve hurricane tracking. 4/10
Wind power harnessing surpasses predictions. 4/10
Canadian logging to destroy major carbon dioxide sink? 4/10
Endangered loon '07 lawsuit gets US decision date of Feb. '09. 4/10
Carbon dioxide emissions accelerate. 4/10
Arkansas: "It's just overwhelming — a flood on top of a tornado" 4/10
Fuel for planned nuclear plants poses significant dangers. 4/9
Common silver nanoparticles from clothing pose pollution risk. 4/9
Veteran researchers predict above average hurricane season. 4/9
Oil drilling planned for critically endangered right whale habitat. 4/9
"Massive" N. Slope Alaska to lower 48 natural gas pipeline planned. 4/9
Colder & more humid troposphere brings more persistent contrails. 4/8
Research to avoid nanotube pollution. 4/8
Cohousing: ecological, economical & sociological. 4/8
Limited nuclear war could devastate ozone layer. 4/8
1st results of Grand Canyon flooding experiment reported. 4/8
US gov. "strongly influenced by special fossil fuel interests" 4/7
Method suggests zero carbon footprint biofuels. 4/7
Illegal wildlife trafficing as profitable as narcotics. 4/7
Fed. court injunction halts uranium exploration near Grand Canyon. 4/7
Slowing/halting deforestation to bring developing countries billions? 4/6
Rubber tree plantations replace critical habitat in China. 4/6
Indigenous people should help find ways to deal w/ climate change. 4/5
Less "sinks" & efficiency pushes CO₂ to 35% higher than predicted. 4/5
Sea level rise & drying lakes seen in Canadian Arctic. 4/5
Calif. orders manufacturers to make "plug-in" hybrid vehicles. 4/5
Marine conservation areas don't protect coral reefs. 4/4
$3 billion Calif. deal "biggest commitment ever in the history of solar" 4/4
Residential "green" building conference in San Jose, Calif. Sep. '08. 4/4
Melting ice caps lead to more volcano eruptions? 4/3
Bats protect plant life from harmful insects better than birds. 4/3
90% of California salmon now from fisheries. 4/3
Protection from hunting causes rebound of Asian waterfowl. 4/3
Bamboo, a wise alternative for food, construction & textiles. 4/3
Toxic algae blooms triggered by weather extremes. 4/3
Forest Stewardship Council rules save forests & boost economies. 4/3
18 states sue EPA for failing to curb greenhouse gases. 4/3
Texas w/ most wind power of US considers expensive power lines.4/3
Beginning of the end for US coal fired power plants? 4/3
No sun-climate change link found "IPCC has got it right" 4/3
Malaysia scraps coal fired power plant plan due to pollution worries. 4/2
Wildlife corridor to link isolated chimpanzees with major park. 4/2
US urbanization threatens migratory birds. 4/1
Record Wisconsin snow cover to lead to more flooding? 4/1
EPA's lead paint rules; too little too late. 4/1
US Fish & Wildlife Svc. to be sued for not listing endangered seabird. 4/1
Invasive species costing China $14.5 billion each year? 4/1

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