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July, August and September 2008

Environmental costs of Canada oil-sands increase. 9/30
Court denies Bush admin.; restores wolf to endangered. 9/30
Nano-particles pass through skin, pose pollution risk. 9/30
Efforts to save China freshwater dolphins. 9/30
Pesticides banned in Germany to prevent bee deaths. 9/30
Louisiana fisheries: "a dying business" 9/30
Eco-friendly seafood guidelines for consumers. 9/29
Australia synchrotron may help save Tasmanian devils. 9/29
3 science societies criticize endangered species act changes. 9/29
August Arctic ice melt fastest on record. 9/29
Despite cool summer, S Calif. heat extremes predicted. 9/29
80% accurate Farmer's Almanac predicts cold for US. 9/29
Europe climate change faster than world average. 9/29
Hurricane Kyle's impact not as bad as predicted. 9/29
Hurricane Kyle heads for New England & Nova Scotia. 9/28
US off-shore oil drilling ban expires Sep. 30 w/ no limits. 9/28
Human powered car displayed. 9/27
127 US West Nile virus deaths for 2007. 9/26
Pesticide exposure in womb raises obesity risk 100%. 9/26
Brazil's new deforestation plan, all talk and no action? 9/26
Natural barrier keeps N. hemisphere air pollution from South. 9/26
On-going apathy threatens collapse of N. Atlantic cod. 9/26
Tropical storm Kyle to hit Bermuda? Hurricane by US coast? 9/25
Global CO₂ emissions rise 3% from '06 to '07. 9/25
Increasing high altitude ice crystals more reflective than ice. 9/25
Deaths mount as India flood victims face disease. 9/25
Livestock carcass disposal to aid endangered wolves. 9/24
US public land to military risks habitat, endangered tortoise. 9/24
Air quality regulations miss significant pollutants. 9/24
Modest CO₂ increase to devastate coral reefs? 9/23
Arctic releasing millions tons of CH₄, 20x harmful than CO₂. 9/23
S US Texas to Calif.: unpredictable weather extremes? 9/23
World's soils decline, food shortage to worsen. 9/22
Greenland ice cap melting faster than expected. 9/22
Cross breeding could resurrect extinct Galapagos tortoise. 9/22
Pentagon's EPA denies danger of widespread pollutant. 9/22
Deadly fungus spread to endangered toads by conservationists. 9/22
"Catch shares" strategy could reverse fisheries collapse? 9/22
Ontario, Canada to prevent development in 55 million acres. 9/22
Perth, Australia's coldest Sept. night on record. 9/22
Governments fail to fund biodiversity loss prevention pledges. 9/22
200,000 impacted by new flooding in India. 9/22
Record cold and snow in S. Africa. 9/21
Boise, Idaho gets record breaking rain. 9/20
Global warming increasing precipitation. 9/20
Ottawa had record summer precipitation. 9/19
Maine has record breaking cold. 9/19
Coming winter conditions could bring UK to "a grinding halt" 9/19
Global warming "greatest failure of thought in human history" 9/19
Zero waste discharge needed to halt growing ocean debris. 9/19
India plans 20% diesel from biofuels by 2017. 9/19
Italy bans pesticides linked to bee deaths. 9/19
Too little monitoring of US exported E-waste. 9/18
100 new shark & ray species discovered in Australian waters. 9/18
Invasive plant species drive endangered rhinos out of preserve. 9/18
Old growth forests provide significant CO₂ binding. 9/17
US House of Reps. votes to end off-shore oil drilling ban. 9/17
Invasive plants in Europe increase 300% in 25 years. 9/17
US Fish & Wildlife to increase protected frog's habitat 4x. 9/17
Sensors to resolve persistence of Hanford uranium pollution? 9/17
Future of newly discovered iguana is grim. 9/17
Arctic ice melt exceeds IPCC estimates, affects global weather. 9/17
Record cold in Hungary. 9/16
Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than in 2007. 9/16
Manual offers tips to fight growing bed bug epidemic. 9/16
Physicists association calls for more US energy efficiency. 9/16
Judge overturns increase of snowmobiles in Yellowstone. 9/16
Shark finning rules commonly broken. 9/16
Whales heard for 1st time near New York city. 9/16
Lower Calif. wine crop due to cooler weather. 9/15
Scripps Institute warns of urgent need to cut greenhouse gases. 9/15
Nitrate pollution increases across the US. 9/15
Primitive ant species discovered in Amazon. 9/15
Small Greenland glaciers melting faster than large. 9/15
US seeks to remove endangered status from milk-vetch. 9/15
Caribbean island flamingos disappear. 1st siting in Mississippi. 9/15
Sharp drop in Europe & Asia migratory birds. 9/15
UK honey bees could be gone in a decade. 9/15
Recorded sounds of whole habitats that have gone "extinct" 9/15
Noise pollution impacts ocean mammals. 9/15
Ocean dead zones increase 33% since 1995. 9/14
Typhoon Sinlaku hits Taiwan, aims for China/Japan. 9/14
Historic June floods persist in Wisconsin. 9/14
Hurricane Ike's damages to Texas in the billions. 9/14
Less coal burning most important for halting climate change. 9/12
UK coal power plant protesters acquitted. 9/12
Logging invasions threaten Amazon natives. 9/12
Better, cheaper paper without destroying trees. 9/12
Pentagon refusing EPA ordered toxic waste sites clean-up. 9/12
Earthworms can help clean-up toxic waste sites. 9/12
Controversial Australia water pipeline approved. 9/12
Sea ice since '70s increasing around Antarctica. 9/12
Roadsides planted with native species help bees survive. 9/12
China's May earthquake upped odds of another big one. 9/12
Hurricane Ike could bring 22 feet surges into Texas. 9/12
More aid sought for unprecedented flooding in India. 9/12
Too much precipitation giving UK worst harvest in 40 years. 9/12
Ike, category 2, could be category 4 before slamming Texas. 9/11
Frog thought to be extinct rediscovered in N. Australia. 9/11
Heavy hailstorm & flooding hit Madrid. 9/10
White roofs & concrete to offset global warming? 9/10
Hurricane Ike headed for Texas coast? 9/10
Oil seed rape for biofuel could help clean up toxins. 9/9
Wettest September on record for UK? 9/9
International alliance to test nano-particles for toxicology. 9/9
40% US fresh water fish at risk. 9/9
US court orders endangered decision for 10 penguin species. 9/9
Proposed zinc mine threatens oldest, deepest Lake Baikal. 9/9
Less predators, more poorly fed fish, less healthy birds. 9/9
More health claims allowed for astaxanthin. 9/9
Inaction to decrease greenhouse gases violates human rights. 9/9
Hurricane Ike hits Havana twice. 9/9
All newborns contaminated w/ toxins. 9/9
2008 coldest in 5 years. Global cooling underway? 9/8
Risk company predicts early frosts agriculture havoc. 9/8
Healthy forests are significant carbon sink. 9/8
Exercise blocks genetic obesity predisposition. 9/8
Gustav & Ike: "never had 2 hurricanes this close together" 9/8
Hurricane Ike may break record as 6th to hit US in a season. 9/8
Alaska has one of its coldest summers on record. 9/7
Comments on Bush admin's attack on endangered species act. 9/7
Air pollution increases fatal blood clots. 9/7
Meat production raises greenhouse gases more than transport. 9/7
Hurricane Ike hammers Caribbean. 9/7
Record cold and snow in Southern Brazil. 9/5
US oak forests need active management to halt decline. 9/5
Tens of thousands trapped by India flooding. 9/5
Haiti suffers severe flooding. 9/5
Flooding inundates India rhino reserves. 9/5
Heavy rains bring flood risk to UK. 9/5
No-till methods aid wheat & forage crops. 9/4
Efforts to save Asian vulture are too few. 9/4
Vietnamese poachers caught w/ 100 dead endangered turtles. 9/4
Unprecedented hail covers 100 acres in Kenya. 9/3
Arctic gained almost a million acres of ice over last year's low. 9/3
Droughts raise wheat prices. 9/3
Toxic rocket fuel chemical perchlorate in US water supply. 9/3
Hanna storm to hit US while Ike, cat. 4 hurricane, approaches. 9/3
Study finds warming seas strengthen hurricanes. 9/3
Damming of rivers increases alien species invasions. 9/3
Greenpeace halts illegal log shipment off Papua New Guinea. 9/3
56 sq. km. ice shelf breaks off N. Canada. 9/3
Above average hurricane activity predicted for this month. 9/2
Australia's food growing region experiencing record drought. 9/2
Hanna tropical storm kills ten in most impoverished Haiti. 9/2
World War II wrecks pose significant oil spill risks. 9/2
August was first spotless month for sun since 1913? 9/2
Sea levels could rise far faster than predicted. 9/1
Hurricane Gustav misses New Orleans. 9/1
Methods to avoid killing albatross while fishing detailed. 9/1
Atlantic born hurricanes Hanna & Ike on their way. 9/1
Last decade had most global warming in at least 1300 years. 9/1
Estimates of CO₂ release from melting permafrost doubled. 9/1
Cool wet weather hurts Washington state's wheat crop. 8/31
Mosquito scent lure is odorless to humans. 8/31
Thousands missing in India floods. 8/30
Firefly populations decline world wide. 8/30
Arctic climate change warns faster, larger impact than predicted. 8/30
Germany bans 8 pesticides linked to bee deaths. 8/29
No fossil fuel subsidies to cut greenhouse gases/boost economy. 8/29
More than 50% chance category 3 Gustav will hit New Orleans. 8/29
New giant clam species found, already critically endangered. 8/29
Indonesia to double size of reserve w/ elephants & tigers. 8/28
Flying squirrel removed from endangered list despite science. 8/28
Broken compact fluorescents release mercury 100x+ limits. 8/28
Gustav to category 3 hurricane over Gulf of Mexico? 8/28
Baltic sea countries fail at ecological preservation/restoration. 8/27
US wastes 30% of its food and water? 8/27
Santa Barbara county, Calif., okays off-shore oil drilling. 8/27
Largest online database of sustainable living resources. 8/27
Worst flooding in 80 years for Northeast India. 8/27
No fishing zones fail to recover bleached coral reefs. 8/27
Hurricane Nola may hit New Orleans. 8/27
Arctic ice reaches 2nd to lowest recorded level. 8/27
Circular hooks catch as many fish without killing turtles. 8/26
Fuel subsidies favor non-ecological fishing. 8/26
Fuel from Canada's oil sands "Most destructive project on Earth" 8/26
Bats killed by wind turbine pressure changes. 8/25
Biopesticide from prolific Japanese knotweed. 8/25
$4 billion worth of timber to be recovered from submerged forest. 8/25
High altitude ice crystals, noctilucent clouds, spread. 8/25
S. Africa & Nigeria release 90% of Africa's greenhouse gases? 8/23
"EPA sticks its head in the ground over pharmaceutical pollution" 8/22
Monsoon floods kill 1,000 in India. 8/22
UN climate conference happening in Ghana. 8/22
Tropical storm Fay continues to drench florida. 8/22
2008 to be world's coldest so far this century? 8/22
US schools on toxic wastes sicken teachers & kids? 8/22
Sudden long-term global cooling happening? 8/20
Greenland's largest glaciers breakup. 8/20
Lawsuits to protect American pika. 8/20
Ship wrecks lead to coral reef ecosystem decline. 8/20
Fay floods 8,000 homes in Florida. 8/20
Record breaking snow in New Zealand. 8/19
2nd most used herbicide in US linked to endocrine disruptions. 8/19
Fay lingers on Florida. May still become hurricane. 8/19
Month's worth of rain in 1 day floods Ireland. 8/19
Fay stays a tropical storm as it hits Florida. 8/19
Record breaking cold/snow in New Suth Wales, Australia. 8/18
N. hemisphere coal burning pollutes Arctic w/ heavy metals. 8/18
As many as 31 pesticides found in honey bee hive. 8/18
Ship exhaust accounts for 1/2+ of coastal cities' air pollution. 8/18
1/3 US public schools in dangerous air pollution zones. 8/18
Hindu rituals contaminate India's waterways. 8/18
1/2+ US experience smog in excess of health standards. 8/18
Calif. forest fires kill more invasive species than native. 8/18
Tropical storm Fay kills dozens in Cuba. 8/18
10th of food grown w/ sewage; pollutants, bacteria, worms. 8/18
Dam failure in Colorado basin forces hundreds to evacuate. 8/17
Reintroduced tree helping UK birds survive climate change. 8/17
Near zero CO₂ emissions by 2050 to avoid disaster? 8/16
Florida state of emergency as tropical storm Fay approaches. 8/16
Rare clouded leopard photographed in Borneo. 8/16
Cuba under hurricane watch for Sunday. 8/16
Kill American crayfish on sight to combat Scotland invasion. 8/15
At least 13 new fish species discovered in Pacific. 8/15
Bush admin. continues onslaught on endangered species. 8/15
Birds across the globe affected by climate change. 8/15
Oxygen starved ocean "Dead zones" spread to all oceans. 8/14
Body of bigfoot or yeti, recovered from US forest? 8/14
Plastics killing lobsters along New England shores? 8/13
Ocean ecosystems on verge of collapse? 8/13
Lack of political will & special interests doom the oceans. 8/13
Amazon oil & gas projects threaten species & natives. 8/13
Flocks of quelea birds destroy 100+ farms in North Nigeria. 8/13
Lionfish in Caribbean "most devastating marine invasion" 8/13
Bush seeks to gut the endangered species act. 8/12
Fish embryos used to test for environmental contaminants. 8/12
OH-HONO₂ molecule helps prevent acid rain. 8/12
Current amphibian extinction rate is cause for alarm. 8/11
Thermodynamic entropy helps describe evolution. 8/11
Calif. court requires greenhouse gas analysis for projects. 8/11
Arctic ice melt could exceed last year's all time record. 8/11
$27 million project through UN to protect pollinators. 8/11
Greenland losing 100+ cubic kilometers of ice/year. 8/9
Invasive snail altering Great Lakes ecology. 8/8
Yellowstone super volcano may not erupt ever again. 8/8
Cattails being planted for CO₂ sink. 8/8
Besides species, Guam invasive brown snake killing forests? 8/7
Corporate profits, not poverty, now main cause of deforestation. 8/7
Up to 10 hurricanes expected this season. 8/7
40,000+ displaced by Sudan floods. 8/7
Lead bullets/pellets in carrion could wipe out Calif. condor. 8/6
Elephants at 500,000+, cut in half since 1970s? 8/6
Maui, Hawaii has record low temperature. 8/6
Just less than hurricane strength, Edouard hits Texas. 8/5
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province. 8/5
125,000 newly discovered gorillas in Congo. 8/5
Earth's 3rd largest area of ice, the Tibetan plateau, is melting. 8/5
E-waste from the rich gets dumped in poor countries. 8/5
48% of primate species face extinction. 8/5
12,700 years ago Europe entered ice age within a few years? 8/4
DNA to aid finding killers of 22,500 elephants over 3 years? 8/4
Fish concerns fuel killing of pelicans in Idaho. 8/4
Ecology conference seeks strategies for bee preservation. 8/4
Largest private conservation reserve in Canadian history. 8/4
Major flaws in spotted owl recovery plan? 8/4
Northwest passage opens for 2nd year in row, 2nd time in records? 8/4
Untouched forests store 3x more carbon, 60% more than tree farms. 8/4
Dallas, TX expects 11th straight day of triple digit temperature. 8/4
Trop. storm Edouard gains strength, heads for Texas/Louisiana. 8/4
Vehicle exhausts increase allergy incidence in kids? 8/3
Smallest snake discovered, averaging 4 inches long. 8/3
IBM sued over toxic chemicals at former plant site. 8/2
Last change to ice age conditions happened in less than a year? 8/2
Record low temperature in Great Falls, Montana. 8/2
Arcitc sea ice was lowest on record last year. 8/2
US congress bans some phthalates from toys. 8/1
All US electricity generation from "green" sources in 10 years? 8/1
Large leatherback turtle nesting sites found. 8/1
Canadian tap water often polluted? 8/1
Ivory poaching pushing elephants to extinction by 2020? 8/1
Freak cold threatens Peru livestock. 7/31
California to sue EPA over emissions. 7/31
Arizona snake may get endangered status after 1 year review. 7/30
81% more low birth weight babies for mothers near traffic? 7/30
Largest ice shelf breakage since 2005 off N. Canada. 7/30
Bird numbers change in step with predicted climate change. 7/30
Yosemite fire destroys 25 homes, endangers 4,000 more. 7/29
First statewide underwater survey of Calif. reefs. 7/28
S. Africa wetland to become world's largest reserve? 7/28
Unique "yeti" hairs to undergo DNA analysis. 7/28
3 years after discovery monkey is threatened w/ extinction. 7/28
Fire near Yosemite grows 1,000 acres to 16,000 in 1 day. 7/27
4 Panda cubs born at China research center. 7/27
Crimes against raptors & other wild birds rise in UK. 7/27
Typhoon Fung Wong to hit Taiwan Monday. 7/27
Soldier honorary wardens protect against India rhino poaching. 7/27
100+ protected species sea turtles killed in Mexico. 7/27
Removing forest undergrowth may tie up more CO₂. 7/25
Fears of an impending Chile volcano explosion. 7/25
Whale sharks decline in population & size. 7/25
Rampant illegal fishing & toxic waste dumping off Africa. 7/25
Fierce forest fires sweep through Greek island. 7/25
North sea puffin population drops by 30% in 5 years. 7/25
Sharks critical to health of oceans. 7/25
Alaska's coldest summer on record? 7/24
Wasps may help against invasive giant cane grass. 7/24
New Hampshire wild weather destroys homes, kills 1. 7/24
Collision spills thousands of gallons of fuel oil into Mississippi. 7/24
Wetlands, 6% of Earth's land surface, store 20% of the carbon. 7/24
Flooding feared in wake of hurricane Dolly. 7/24
Upheld ruling requires EPA to regulate ballast water discharges. 7/24
UN chief warns global warming threatens "oblivion" 7/23
Phosphorous, not nitrogen. is key to stopping toxic algae? 7/23
Nanotech risk assessment studies are needed. 7/23
Mangrove forests boost fish yields. 7/23
Dolly, now category 2 hurricane, bears down on mainland. 7/23
Better diets, traditional farms to cut US farm energy use 50% ? 7/23
Los Angeles 2nd US city to ban plastic bags by July 2010. 7/23
Alarming spread of disease from commercial to wild bees. 7/23
Isothiocyanates as in mustard & horseradish is a pesticide. 7/22
2 ongoing volcanic eruptions in Alaska. 7/22
Wildfires foster global cooling? 7/22
World Wildlife Fund warns 1/2 of Amazon gone by 2030. 7/22
Bee colony collapse disorder caused by popular pesticide? 7/22
Now a category 1 hurricane, Dolly to hit Texas & Mexico. 7/22
1.76 million Colorado acres destroyed by 2012 by pine beetle? 7/22
Bear kills Russian geologists due to "rampant fish poaching"? 7/22
20% of Europe's imported wood comes from illegal logging? 7/22
Tropical storm Dolly: hurricane into Texas & Mexico Wed.? 7/22
New pop. endangered lemurs raises hopes of preservation. 7/22
US gray wolves returned to endangered species list. 7/21
Amazon river plays major role in carbon cycle. 7/21
Air pollution causing widespread serious harm to ecosystems. 7/21
Illegal logging threatens tribes in Amazon jungle. 7/21
Hurricane watch issued for Mexico & Texas. 7/21
Ocean liming can combat acidification & CO₂ surplus? 7/21
Reef destroying starfish kept at bay by no-fishing zones. 7/21
Nano-tech danger of repeating old pollution mistakes. 7/21
Local mangrove restoration better than govt. programs. 7/21
5 environmental groups sue EPA for violating clean water act. 7/18
Deforestation & poor farming make chocolate rare in 20 years? 7/18
Asian psyllid bug threatens California's citrus w/ disease. 7/18
Lionfish invasion decimates tropical fish, threatens coral reefs. 7/17
Calif. adopts building code to cut building energy use 15%. 7/17
Efforts to save thousands of orchid species from extinction. 7/17
Selective frog breeding may help them survive. 7/17
N. America ferrets get vaccine to fight plague. 7/16
5 captive bred black bears introduced into N. India reserve. 7/16
What you eat impacts climate more than transportation. 7/16
Early snowmelt expected to harm West US ecosystems. 7/16
Higher temperatures fuel N. Rockies pine forest beetle spread. 7/15
Poor restoration destroying Philippine coastal environments? 7/15
Asian stink bugs spread in Pennsylvania. 7/15
Food & fuel shortages to increase deforestation? 7/14
"snobbish attitudes" pushing sturgeon to extinction? 7/14
Record dead zones this year in Gulf Mexico/Chesapeake Bay? 7/14
Algae bloom in China's Yellow sea expands. 7/13
Reports of decrease in solar output are untrue? 7/11
WA Olympic park elimination of wolves defeated conservation. 7/11
Ireland sea bird populations fall from lack of fish. 7/11
Ocean acidification from CO₂ to kill off coral reefs? 7/11
Calif. delta smelt becoming endangered. Native fish collapse. 7/11
Pacific corals recover from '98 90% die-off. Caribbean's decline. 7/11
Lead from hunting & fishing impacts human health? 7/11
Antarctica experiencing fast ecosystem changes. 7/10
Corals join frogs and toads as most threatened species. 7/10
Nano-material dangers need more oversight. 7/10
LCD's NF₃: a greenhouse gas 17,000x worse than CO₂ ? 7/10
Bush gov. "keeps playing politics with our endangered wildlife" 7/10
Fire near capitol of Calif. forces thousands to flee. 7/9
S. Atlantic coral reefs discovered; doubles previous known area. 7/9
Satellite study doubles estimate of world's crop land loss. 7/9
Legal action planned to protect US wolverines. 7/8
7 glaciers on Mount Shasta, Calif. are growing in size. 7/8
Model predicts increase in storm intensities w/ climate change. 7/8
Bacteria produces hydrogen from cellulose. 7/8
Bat die-off in NE US continues, expected to spread. 7/7
Firefighters fear coming heat wave in California. 7/7
Use of most destructive form of fishing increases. 7/6
CO₂ emissions increase acidity of oceans. 7/6
2 million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste. 7/5
Saskatchewan fire has burned 3,000² kilometers. More evacuate. 7/5
Calif. fires "months before the fire season is supposed to begin" 7/5
Land ownership questions accelerate Amazon destruction? 7/4
Pine beetle has destroyed more than 1/2 of BC's central pine forests. 7/4
Many times more mosquitos in US midWest. 7/4
Nature reserves attract illegal poaching & deforestation. 7/3
Extinction risk for many species seriously underestimated? 7/3
10,000 Chinese army recruits work to clear algae bloom. 7/3
Lawsuit filed to prevent US army killing desert tortoises. 7/3
Study finds agriculture chemicals killing amphibians. 7/3
Hong Kong has wettest month on record. 7/2
Record breaking snow in Montana. 7/2
Orangutan populations decline faster than thought. 7/2
Land erosion could starve 1.5 billion people. 7/2
Saving bee species diversity can improve crop yields. 7/2
Pronounced cold era has begun? 7/1
Australian Astronomical Society researchers warn of global cooling. 7/1
Illegal wildlife trade destroying Cambodia & Vietnam biodiversity. 7/1
Germany to start Europe's 1st underground CO₂ storage Monday. 7/1
Melbourne, Australia: high winds cut electricity to 30,000 homes. 7/1

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