February 2011
25 February 2011Ancient Catastrophic Drought Leads to Question: How Severe Can Climate Change Become?

How severe can climate change become in a warming world? Worse than anything we've seen in written history, according to results of a study recently appearing in the journal Science.

23 February 2011European Commission moves to beef up carbon trading security

Connie Hedegaard sets out short and long term measures designed to improve emissions trading scheme security

22 February 2011A new green economy is within Europe's grasp: Report

Europe can revitalise its economy by a massive burst of investment in green technologies aimed at reducing emissions by 30% by 2020 on 1990 levels, according to a major new report promoted by the German Environment Ministry

22 February 2011Climate Change Affecting Food Safety

Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world's food supplies and unless action is taken it's only going to get worse, a Michigan State University professor told a symposium at this year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

22 February 2011UK ticks towards carbon-saving time

Government poised to support moving clocks forward an hour all year round in new tourism strategy

21 February 2011Green economy needs two per cent of every nation's income, says UN

Global green investment drive 'would pay off in terms of jobs, cleaner air and energy use' 

07 February 2011Petrol Stations Pollute Their Immediate Surroundings

In Spain it is relatively common to come across petrol stations surrounded by houses, particularly in urban areas

07 February 2011Secret Life of Bees Now a Little Less Secret

Many plants produce toxic chemicals to protect themselves against plant-eating animals, and many flowering plants have evolved flower structures that prevent pollinators such as bees from taking too much pollen

02 February 2011Rain in Spain is on the decline

A study led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) has studied precipitation trends in Spain's 10 hydrological basins over the 1946 to 2005 period