http://www.youris.comyouris.com 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.Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:04:10 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Ancient_Catastrophic_Drought_Leads_To_Question_How_Severe_Can_Climate_Change_Become.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Ancient_Catastrophic_Drought_Leads_To_Question_How_Severe_Can_Climate_Change_Become.kl Connie Hedegaard sets out short and long term measures designed to improve emissions trading scheme securityWed, 23 Feb 2011 17:57:02 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/European_Commission_Moves_To_Beef_Up_Carbon_Trading_Security.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/European_Commission_Moves_To_Beef_Up_Carbon_Trading_Security.kl 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 MinistryTue, 22 Feb 2011 12:03:56 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/A_New_Green_Economy_Is_Within_EuropeS_Grasp_Report.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/A_New_Green_Economy_Is_Within_EuropeS_Grasp_Report.kl 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 ScienceTue, 22 Feb 2011 12:01:40 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Climate_Change_Affecting_Food_Safety.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Climate_Change_Affecting_Food_Safety.kl Government poised to support moving clocks forward an hour all year round in new tourism strategyTue, 22 Feb 2011 11:53:25 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/UK_Ticks_Towards_CarbonSaving_Time.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/UK_Ticks_Towards_CarbonSaving_Time.kl Global green investment drive 'would pay off in terms of jobs, cleaner air and energy use' Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:05:10 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Green_Economy_Needs_Two_Per_Cent_Of_Every_NationS_Income_Says_UN.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Green_Economy_Needs_Two_Per_Cent_Of_Every_NationS_Income_Says_UN.kl In Spain it is relatively common to come across petrol stations surrounded by houses, particularly in urban areasMon, 07 Feb 2011 15:55:58 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Petrol_Stations_Pollute_Their_Immediate_Surroundings.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Petrol_Stations_Pollute_Their_Immediate_Surroundings.kl 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 pollenMon, 07 Feb 2011 15:49:42 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Secret_Life_Of_Bees_Now_A_Little_Less_Secret.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Secret_Life_Of_Bees_Now_A_Little_Less_Secret.kl A study led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) has studied precipitation trends in Spain's 10 hydrological basins over the 1946 to 2005 periodWed, 02 Feb 2011 20:15:19 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Rain_In_Spain_Is_On_The_Decline.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Rain_In_Spain_Is_On_The_Decline.kl Four European countries are in hot water with the European Commission after failing to meet environmental standards for wetland preservation and surface water qualityFri, 28 Jan 2011 13:07:10 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/EU_Clamps_Down_On_Member_States_Water_Quality.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/EU_Clamps_Down_On_Member_States_Water_Quality.kl Melting glaciers, rising incomes, and foodFri, 28 Jan 2011 12:58:21 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/The_Economics_Of_Global_Warming.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/The_Economics_Of_Global_Warming.kl Citrus species are among the most important fruit trees in the world. Citrus has a long history of cultivation, often thought to be more than 4,000 yearsWed, 26 Jan 2011 14:23:36 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Genetic_Origin_Of_Cultivated_Citrus_Determined_Researchers_Find_Evidence_Of_Origins_Of_Orange_Lime_Lemon_Grapefruit_Other_Citrus_Species.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Genetic_Origin_Of_Cultivated_Citrus_Determined_Researchers_Find_Evidence_Of_Origins_Of_Orange_Lime_Lemon_Grapefruit_Other_Citrus_Species.kl Sources say Member States will have to demonstrate security of their carbon registriesMon, 24 Jan 2011 15:15:26 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/EU_Plans_Phased_Relaunch_Of_Carbon_Spot_Trading.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/EU_Plans_Phased_Relaunch_Of_Carbon_Spot_Trading.kl Survey reveals only one in eight business leaders believe UK is nation best placed to take advantage of green growthWed, 19 Jan 2011 16:44:22 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Carbon_Trust_Business_Leaders_Still_Reluctant_To_Invest_In_Green_Growth.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Carbon_Trust_Business_Leaders_Still_Reluctant_To_Invest_In_Green_Growth.kl A UN-backed study says that major financial firms feel too uninformed about climate change to advise their clients on risks, such as heatwaves and floodsFri, 14 Jan 2011 13:42:41 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Financial_Firms_In_Dark_About_Climate_Change_Risks.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Financial_Firms_In_Dark_About_Climate_Change_Risks.kl Officials are striking increasingly dissonant notes on the question of whether the EU should continue to support the Kyoto Protocol as a framework for UN agreements after 2012 if countries such as Japan, Russia and Canada maintain their oppositionThu, 13 Jan 2011 16:39:27 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/EU_Kyoto_Doubts_Go_Public.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/EU_Kyoto_Doubts_Go_Public.kl Modified zeolites promise to tackle formaldehyde pollutionWed, 12 Jan 2011 14:11:31 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Researchers_Develop_Wood_That_Eats_Its_Own_Pollution.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Researchers_Develop_Wood_That_Eats_Its_Own_Pollution.kl The Geological Society of London put out a position statement on climate change, and among its many interesting tidbits said that the Earth's climate could take 100,000 years or longer to recover from this most recent bout of CO2, absent any human mitigationTue, 11 Jan 2011 17:17:26 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Time_For_Climate_Change.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Time_For_Climate_Change.kl New research indicates the impact of rising CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere will cause unstoppable effects to the climate for at least the next 1000 years, causing researchers to estimate a collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet by the year 3000, and an eventual rise in the global sea level of at least four metresMon, 10 Jan 2011 17:44:29 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Climate_Change_To_Continue_To_Year_3000_In_Best_Case_Scenarios_Research_Predicts.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Climate_Change_To_Continue_To_Year_3000_In_Best_Case_Scenarios_Research_Predicts.kl Calling the results "extremely surprising," researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Texas A&M University report that methane gas concentrations in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to near normal levels only months after a massive release occurred following the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosionFri, 07 Jan 2011 17:57:41 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Gulf_Oil_Spill_Methane_Gas_Concentrations_In_Gulf_Of_Mexico_Quickly_Returned_To_NearNormal_Levels_Surprising_Researchers.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/Gulf_Oil_Spill_Methane_Gas_Concentrations_In_Gulf_Of_Mexico_Quickly_Returned_To_NearNormal_Levels_Surprising_Researchers.kl The first in-depth national study of wild bees in the U.S. has uncovered major losses in the relative abundance of several bumble bee species and declines in their geographic range since record-keeping began in the late 1800sWed, 05 Jan 2011 14:56:24 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/LargeScale_Study_Reveals_Major_Decline_In_Bumble_Bees_In_US.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/LargeScale_Study_Reveals_Major_Decline_In_Bumble_Bees_In_US.kl Britain's rivers and the wildlife depending on them are in the best shape since the industrial revolution because of improved water quality, researchers sayTue, 04 Jan 2011 13:46:45 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/UK_Rivers_Cleanest_In_A_Century.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Picked_for_you/UK_Rivers_Cleanest_In_A_Century.kl