Wind Farms Could Change Weather

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Robert Roy Britt, LiveScience.com Yahoo News 27 Nov 08; A new study suggests that massive wind farms could steer storms and alter the weath...

Malaysian environment ministry mulls plastic ban

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Today Online 29 Nov 08; KOTA BARU — In a bid to be environmentally friendly, the Malaysian government is now studying the idea of banning t...

UK scrapping recycling services in wake of down turn

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Councils across the country are scrapping recycling plans following a global slump in the value of waste materials. Louise Gray The Telegra...

Dry, hot summer threatens New Zealand with drought

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Reuters 27 Nov 08; WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is at risk of a second year of drought in some regions, with a warmer-than-normal sum...

Access to water must be high on climate agenda: group

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Svetlana Kovalyova, Reuters 28 Nov 08; MILAN (Reuters) - Access to water is a basic human right and should be high on the agenda of climate...

Faroe islanders told to stop eating 'toxic' whales

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Debora MacKenzie, New Scientist 28 Nov 08; Chief medical officers of the Faroe Islands have recommended that pilot whales no longer be cons...

Cheetahs, Dolphins and Falcons Among Species Proposed for Conservation Boost Across Countries and Continents

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UNEP 28 Nov 08; Governments Convene for International Wildlife Conference in Rome from 1-5 December Rome/Bonn, 28 November 2008 - Whether t...

What's Killing Florida's Coral Reefs?

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Hector Florin Time Magazine 26 Nov 08; The disaster in south Florida is invisible from above water but the damage is horrific. Hundreds of ...

Frog-killing fungus to be tackled in the wild

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Issue 2684 of New Scientist magazine 28 Nov 08; A FUNGAL disease is decimating amphibian populations around the world, and so far the only ...

Best of our wild blogs: 28 Nov 08

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Singapore Waters Nature Society (Singapore)'s feature on our marine life is on YouTube, on the Midnight Monkey Monitor blog 29 Nov is Bu...

Protected areas in the oceans a matter of great urgency say scientific community

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IUCN website 21 Nov 08; More protected areas in strategic ocean locations need to be set up and benefit from proper enforcement in order to...

Cut water use by 10%, PUB urges firms

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Grace Chua, Straits Times 28 Nov 08; SINGAPORE'S national water agency is calling on businesses across the country to cut their water u...