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Brazil Bus Firm Powers Fleet on Biofuels
October 26, 2006 12:00 AM - Hellen Berger, Associated Press
South America's largest city might be getting a bit greener. A bus company in Sao Paulo is now powering part of its fleet with a new mix of biofuels and diesel in an effort to curb emissions and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Panel Says New Great Lakes Water Deal Needed
October 25, 2006 12:00 AM - John Flesher, Associated Press
A U.S.-Canadian pact to clean up the Great Lakes has run its course after more than three decades and should be scrapped in favor of a more effective, modern strategy, a binational panel said Tuesday.
Official Says Tibet Water Diversion Not Feasible
October 24, 2006 12:00 AM - Reuters
A controversial scheme to channel water from Tibet to the parched Yellow River in western China is unnecessary and anyway not feasible, China's top water resources minister said on Tuesday.
Brazil Bus Company Begins Using Biofuel to Combat Pollution, Oil Dependence
October 20, 2006 12:00 AM - Hellen Berger, Associated Press
A Brazilian bus company on Thursday said it has begun powering its fleet in South America's largest city with a new mix of biofuels and diesel in an effort to curb emissions and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Nigeria Scheme Would Turn Pollution to Profit
October 20, 2006 12:00 AM - Associated Press
If the U.N. oversight board approves, the Nigerian government stands to reap hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of emissions credits for shutting down a huge source of carbon dioxide _ its burning of natural gas pumped up with petroleum at its Ovade Ogharefe oil field.
Drought in Southern China Leaves 520,000 Short of Water
October 19, 2006 12:00 AM - Associated Press
A severe drought in a region of southern China has left 520,000 people short of drinking water and damaged crops, a news report said Thursday.
Fungal Disease Killing L.A. Palm Trees
October 18, 2006 12:00 AM - John Rogers, Associated Press
The city's palm trees -- as much a symbol of L.A. as the automobile, movie stars and the beach -- are vanishing. The trees are dying of old age and a fungal disease, disappearing one by one from parks and streets.
Soaring Water-Use Fees Prod California Farmers, Ranchers to Seek More Control
October 18, 2006 12:00 AM - Robin Hindery, Associated Press
In a state where water disputes often have played out like old Sunday morning Westerns, Kevin Taylor is one of those who tries to keep the peace.
North Sea Herring, Hake Stocks Good, but Cod, Flatfish Still Depleted
October 17, 2006 12:00 AM - Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press
Norwegian herring has reached healthy levels and the Northern hake is making a comeback, but stocks of flatfish, cod and sand eel are still depleted in the North Sea, an international marine research group said Monday.
U.S. Approves Montana Mine after Long Ecology Fight
October 16, 2006 12:00 AM - Laura Zuckerman, Reuters
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cleared the way for a silver and copper mine in northwest Montana Friday that has been mired in controversy for more than two decades.