/
/

Sign Up for Free NewsLetter

ENN Community

ENN Community

Featured Affiliate

Sierra Club Green Home

View all the featured contributing content by this source


/


Top Stories

East Antarctic ice began to melt faster in 2006
November 23, 2009 06:31 AM - Nina Chestney, Reuters

East Antarctica's ice started to melt faster from 2006, which could cause sea levels to rise sooner than anticipated, according to a study by scientists at the University of Texas. In the study published in Nature's Geoscience journal, scientists estimated that East Antarctica has been losing ice mass at an average rate of 5 to 109 gigatonnes per year from April 2002 to January 2009, but the rate speeded up from 2006.

» Read Full Article
» Read More from Wildlife Topic

ADVERTISEMENT

/

Agriculture Can Adapt to Climate Change
November 20, 2009 10:40 AM - William D. Dar, Science and Development Network

Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar. New strategies must be built around 'green' agricultural technologies, such as adaptive plant breeding, pest forecasting, rainwater harvesting and fertiliser microdosing.

» Read Full Article
» Read More from Agriculture Topic

SPOTLIGHT

Interfaith Power & Light: A Religious Response to Environmental Issues

Bill Roth, Triple Pundit
Interfaith Power & Light is an organization of 10,000 churches, synagogues, mosques and temples covering the religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, defines itself as "a national religious response to global warming, promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation." IP&L’s efforts combine the power of the pulpit and practical support. From the pulpit rabbis, ministers, priest and imams are delivering a call to action for people of faith to defend the earth.
» Read Full Spotlight
» Read More Spotlights

COMMENTARY

7-Eleven Wrapping Nature’s Naturally Wrapped Fruit

Audrey, Triple Pundit
There are so many great things about bananas. In addition to being an important source of fiber, vitamin C, and potassium, they’re naturally wrapped, so companies that sell them don’t have to worry about packaging. That is, unless that company is 7-Eleven.
» Read Full Commentary
» Read More Commentary

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

2009. Copyright Environmental News Network