- Rovio’s ‘Bad Piggies’ trailer shows evil green pigs performing Wile E. Coyote-style antics [video] Brad Reed - BGR.com - 1 hr 44 mins ago
Let’s face it: Rovio’s last big game, Amazing Alex, was a fairly lackluster affair. But happily, it looks as though Rovio is going back to doing what it does best with Bad … More »Rovio’s ‘Bad Piggies’ trailer shows evil green pigs performing Wile E. Coyote-style antics [video]
Let’s face it: Rovio’s last big game, Amazing Alex, was a fairly lackluster affair. But happily, it looks as though Rovio is going back to doing what it does best with Bad Piggies, its new action-puzzle game that revolves around the villainous green pigs from the Angry Birds universe. Yahoo’s PluggedIn gaming blog on Monday …
- Billionaire's 77,000-Acre Colorado Easement Establishes Conservation Area Susan Graybeal - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Fri, Sep 14, 2012
Billionaire Louis Bacon's donation of a nearly 77,000-acre conservation easement has led to the establishment of the Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area, the U.S. Department … More »Billionaire's 77,000-Acre Colorado Easement Establishes Conservation Area
Billionaire Louis Bacon's donation of a nearly 77,000-acre conservation easement has led to the establishment of the Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday. Here are the details.
- 'Red List' of Endangered Ecosystems Proposed Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor - LiveScience.com - Fri, Sep 14, 2012
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature moved closer to approving its new Red List of Ecosystems, which measures an ecosystem's risk of collapse, this … More »'Red List' of Endangered Ecosystems Proposed
- Antarctic ozone hole smaller than in 2011 Reuters - Fri, Sep 14, 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - The hole in the ozone layer, the earth's protective shield against ultraviolet rays, is expected to be smaller this year over the Antarctic than last, … More »Antarctic ozone hole smaller than in 2011
GENEVA (Reuters) - The hole in the ozone layer, the earth's protective shield against ultraviolet rays, is expected to be smaller this year over the Antarctic than last, showing how a ban on harmful substances has stopped its depletion, the United Nations said on Friday. But the hole is probably larger than in 2010 and …
- Plans for giant Antarctic marine sanctuary falter NICK PERRY - AP - Fri, Sep 14, 2012
Antarctica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, a place where seals and penguins still rule the waves and humans are about … More »Plans for giant Antarctic marine sanctuary falter
Antarctica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, a place where seals and penguins still rule the waves and humans are about as far away as they could be. But even there it has proven difficult, and maybe impossible, for nations to agree on how strongly to protect the environme …
- Institutes Call Out Obama Administration Over Green Jobs Susan Graybeal - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Sep 13, 2012
The way the Obama Administration calculates green jobs and how much money has been spent creating them has come under fire from the Manahattan Institute for Policy Reasearch … More »Institutes Call Out Obama Administration Over Green Jobs
The way the Obama Administration calculates green jobs and how much money has been spent creating them has come under fire from the Manahattan Institute for Policy Reasearch and the Institute for Energy Research. Here are the details.
- Glaciers Morph Lickety-Split as Climate Changes Becky Oskin, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Thu, Sep 13, 2012
Arctic glaciers grew rapidly in response to sudden climate change 8,200 years ago, a new study finds. More »Glaciers Morph Lickety-Split as Climate Changes
- Body disposal technology widens green funeral choice Nina Chestney - Reuters - Thu, Sep 13, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Burnt, buried or frozen and turned to powder are some of the options for dealing with the remains of a loved one whose last wishes include lessening … More »Body disposal technology widens green funeral choice
LONDON (Reuters) - Burnt, buried or frozen and turned to powder are some of the options for dealing with the remains of a loved one whose last wishes include lessening death's environmental impact. Our demise can have a big environmental impact. Around three quarters of people in the United Kingdom alone are cremated after …
- Bolivian Park Declared One of Most Diverse Places on Earth OurAmazingPlanet Staff - LiveScience.com - Wed, Sep 12, 2012
Madidi National Park, in northwest Bolivia, may be the most biologically diverse place on earth, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). More »Bolivian Park Declared One of Most Diverse Places on Earth
- American Airlines cleared to replace heavy flight manuals with iPads Raymond Wong - BGR.com - Tue, Sep 11, 2012
American Airlines’ (AAMRQ) pilots are going to be very happy to hear that the Federal Aviation Administration has green-lit the replacement of their 35 pound paper reference … More »American Airlines cleared to replace heavy flight manuals with iPads
American Airlines’ (AAMRQ) pilots are going to be very happy to hear that the Federal Aviation Administration has green-lit the replacement of their 35 pound paper reference manuals with Apple (AAPL) iPads ”in all phases of flight,” making it the first and only tablet to be approved for in-cockpit use so far. According …
- The Sky Is the Limit for Wind Power David Biello - Scientific American - Tue, Sep 11, 2012
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- 100 Most Threatened Animals Revealed in New List OurAmazingPlanet Staff - LiveScience.com - Tue, Sep 11, 2012
Conservation scientists have released a list of the 100 most threatened species in the world, which are likely to go extinct if immediate actions aren't taken, they … More »100 Most Threatened Animals Revealed in New List
- S.Africa may halt shale gas work if it pollutes water: minister Reuters - Tue, Sep 11, 2012
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Evidence of water contamination would be grounds for South Africa to halt exploration for shale gas in its semi-arid Karoo region, the mines minister … More »S.Africa may halt shale gas work if it pollutes water: minister
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Evidence of water contamination would be grounds for South Africa to halt exploration for shale gas in its semi-arid Karoo region, the mines minister said, addressing fears its decision to develop the abundant resource could harm the environment. South Africa, seeing prospects for a major boost to …
- Hunting for Life's Building Blocks on Mars: Q&A; With Danny Glavin Nola Taylor Redd, Astrobiology Magazine - SPACE.com - Tue, Sep 11, 2012
The Mars rover Curiosity — the centerpiece of NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission — has 10 instruments to help it characterize the Martian environment … More »Hunting for Life's Building Blocks on Mars: Q&A; With Danny Glavin
- Experts release list of 100 threatened species AP - Tue, Sep 11, 2012
International conservation groups have unveiled a list of the earth's most threatened 100 animals, plants and fungi and say urgent action is needed to protect them. More »Experts release list of 100 threatened species
- In U.S., 2012 so far is hottest year on record Deborah Zabarenko - Reuters - Mon, Sep 10, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first eight months of 2012 have been the warmest of any year on record in the contiguous United States, and this has been the third-hottest … More »In U.S., 2012 so far is hottest year on record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first eight months of 2012 have been the warmest of any year on record in the contiguous United States, and this has been the third-hottest summer since record-keeping began in 1895, the U.S. National Climate Data Center said on Monday. Each of the last 15 months has seen above-average temperatures, …
- Balzan winners include NYU law professor AP - Mon, Sep 10, 2012
A U.S. law professor-philosopher, a British botanist, a German-born music historian and an Australian climate expert have won this year's Balzan Prizes. More »Balzan winners include NYU law professor
A U.S. law professor-philosopher, a British botanist, a German-born music historian and an Australian climate expert have won this year's Balzan Prizes.
- This Qbotix Robot Is Solar Power's Best Friend [VIDEO] Sam Laird - Mashable - Sun, Sep 9, 2012
Solar power is great, but it isn't a perfect system. Panels are only in optimal ray-catching position for a small part of the day. Moving them and their own individual … More »This Qbotix Robot Is Solar Power's Best Friend [VIDEO]
Solar power is great, but it isn't a perfect system. Panels are only in optimal ray-catching position for a small part of the day. Moving them and their own individual motors takes energy and hurts efficiency, especially with large solar fields.
- Sea Otters May Be Global Warming Warriors Megan Gannon, News Editor - LiveScience.com - Sun, Sep 9, 2012
Sea otters might be on the frontlines of the fight against global warming, according to a new study showing the fur-coated swimmers keep sea urchin populations in check, … More »Sea Otters May Be Global Warming Warriors
- The Elephant We're All Inside Bill Blakemore - ABC News - Sun, Sep 9, 2012
Junk Journalism on Climate, or Too Big to Cover? ———– Nature’s Edge Notebook #35 Observation, Analysis, Reflection, New Questions A number of the world’s professional … More »The Elephant We're All Inside
- Less Forest, Less Rain: Deforestation Reduces Tropical Rainfall OurAmazingPlanet Staff - LiveScience.com - Fri, Sep 7, 2012
Deforestation can significantly reduce rainfall in tropical areas and beyond, according to a study published today (Sept. 7) in the journal Nature. More »Less Forest, Less Rain: Deforestation Reduces Tropical Rainfall
- Link Between Climate Denial and Conspiracy Beliefs Sparks Conspiracy Theories Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer - LiveScience.com - Fri, Sep 7, 2012
A study suggesting climate change deniers also tend to hold general beliefs in conspiracy theories has sparked accusations of a conspiracy on climate change-denial b … More »Link Between Climate Denial and Conspiracy Beliefs Sparks Conspiracy Theories
- Hurricanes Whip Up Faster in Warming World, Study Suggests Becky Oskin, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Fri, Sep 7, 2012
Global warming may fuel stronger hurricanes whose winds whip up faster, new research suggests. More »Hurricanes Whip Up Faster in Warming World, Study Suggests
- Drilling to lakes under Antarctic may give clues to sea rise Alister Doyle - Reuters - Fri, Sep 7, 2012
OSLO (Reuters) - A British plan to drill into a sunless lake deep under Antarctica's ice in December could show the risks of quicker sea level rise caused by climate … More »Drilling to lakes under Antarctic may give clues to sea rise
OSLO (Reuters) - A British plan to drill into a sunless lake deep under Antarctica's ice in December could show the risks of quicker sea level rise caused by climate change, scientists said on Friday. Sediments on the bed of Lake Ellsworth, which is several hundred meters (yards) below sea level and buried under 3 km (1.6 …
- Conservation Group Sounds Alarm for Asian Species OurAmazingPlanet Staff - LiveScience.com - Wed, Sep 5, 2012
Some of Asia's most magnificent animals are at a crossroads and may not survive if steps aren't taken to save them, an environmental group announced today (Sept. 5) at … More »Conservation Group Sounds Alarm for Asian Species
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