Total says stops Elgin gas leak
PARIS | Wed May 16, 2012 5:29am EDT PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Total said it had succeeded in stopping the gas leak at its well at the Elgin platform in the North Sea after it pumped heavy mud into it. During the coming days, teams of experts from Total and specialist contractors will closely monitor [...]
Report Say We Make Use of 50% More Resources Available
We’ve got to really get serious about our efforts to achieve sustainable living. A recent study from Living Planet Report shows that the human population is eating up fifty percent MORE of the earth’s natural resources. This means that we are really taking more than what is there for us and it takes half as [...]
World living beyond its resources, summit off-track
By Tom Miles GENEVA | Tue May 15, 2012 9:54am EDT GENEVA (Reuters) – Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 28 percent globally since 1970 and the world would have to be 50 percent bigger to have enough land and forests to provide for current levels of consumption and carbon emissions, conservation group WWF [...]
China "instant buildings": Just add labor, fireworks and a cow
By Terril Yue Jones YUEYANG, China | Mon May 14, 2012 8:42am EDT YUEYANG, China (Reuters) – As a crane lowered a steel-and-concrete slab onto support pillars, construction workers swarmed around to bolt it down – a choreography of mad-dash steps against a backdrop of firecrackers, and a sacrificed cow, to herald China’s latest “instant [...]
Taking Cold Showers: Good For Body, Good For Earth
Taking a shower early in the morning is sometimes a real “task” and not a pleasure, especially if you’re still wanting to get more sleep and the water is cold. But according to a study, there are actually plenty of benefits to ditching the heater and use cold water for bathing in the morning. For [...]
Massive fault found beneath Japan’s Mount Fuji
TOKYO | Fri May 11, 2012 7:13am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mount Fuji may be sitting on a large, active fault that could trigger a magnitude-7 earthquake, changing the shape of the mountain and devastating nearby communities, the education ministry said on Thursday. A survey commissioned by the ministry found a 30-km fault beneath [...]
Eastern rattlesnake slithers closer to U.S. endangered list
By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Alabama | Fri May 11, 2012 4:27pm EDT BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – The eastern diamondback rattlesnake, North America’s largest venomous snake, may need its own antidote. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the reptile to the Endangered Species List to restrict its hunting, killing and sale. “We are [...]
Analysis: Canada may seek to silence some foes of new pipeline
By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta | Fri May 11, 2012 7:44am EDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Some opponents of the proposed C$5.5 billion ($5.5 billion) Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast may not get a chance to be heard as scheduled by the regulatory panel looking at the plan because of federal government [...]
Green Tips To Keeping Cool This Summer
Summer weather can be unforgiving. The heat can be debilitating and sweating can be irritating. Most people escape the scorching heat by turning the air conditioning on. But we all know how much this is costly, not only to the environment, but also to our wallets. So how can one try to cool down without [...]
Insight: Canada’s oil sand battle with Europe
BRUSSELS/OTTAWA (Reuters) – There’s a science to using science. On May 9, the government of Alberta released a study into the extra carbon emitted by crude produced using oil sands instead of more conventional sources. The study, by a unit of California-based Jacobs Engineering Group, found that emissions from oil-sand crude are just 12 percent [...]
