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Deborah Zabarenko
No crustacean, no cry? Bob Marley gets his own species
Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who have biological species named in their honour.
Two dead in Virginia Tech campus shooting
A gunman has ambushed and killed a campus cop and was later found dead at Virginia Tech, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in US history.
BP prepares to plug Gulf oil well for good
BP could start plugging its oil well on Monday night, more than three months after its rupture led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history.
Washington forum draws worst greenhouse polluters
Diplomats from the world’s biggest greenhouse polluters meet in the US on Monday in a forum aimed at getting a UN agreement to curb global warming.
As climate changes, is water the new oil?
If water is the new oil, is blue the new green? Translation: if water is now the kind of precious commodity that oil became in the 20th century, shoul
Women face tougher impact from climate change
Climate change is harder on women in poor countries, where mothers stay in areas hit by drought, deforestation or crop failure as men move to literally greener pastures, a Nobel…
Olympians face tough opponent: Pollution
Eat an orange. Wear a face mask. Train elsewhere and fly in at the last possible moment to compete. These are some of the strategies suggested for Olympic athletes planning to…
By saving gorillas, can Congolese save themselves?
If the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) save the mountain gorilla, might the gorilla return the favour? That is the hope of environmental activists, who realise…
Do food miles make a difference to warming?
The United States local food movement has gone mainstream, with a boost from environmentalists who reckon that eating what grows nearby cuts down on global warming. But do food…
Bush: Climate-change progress must be measurable
United States President George Bush on Friday called for a ”strong and transparent” way for nations to measure progress on fighting climate change, but said each country should…
US climate talks draw world’s biggest polluters
The United States-sponsored meeting of major emitting countries is aimed at supporting and accelerating the United Nations process on climate change, Secretary of State…
US urges ‘global discussion’ on UN warming report
The Bush administration played down the United States contribution to world climate change on Friday and called for a ”global discussion” after a United Nations report blamed…
How to see a penguin in Antarctica? Play it cool
It seems best to play it cool if you want to see a penguin. Those who come to McMurdo Station, the biggest United States science base in Antarctica, often dream of seeing the…