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Saturday, December 13, 2014

South African rangers kill 3 poachers

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some South African rangers grimly call it the "Christmas shopping" season for rhino poachers. Read More http://ift.tt/1qI5lwc

Friday, December 12, 2014

UN climate talks deadlocked over scope of pledges

LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.N. talks on a new global warming pact spilled into the weekend as negotiators quarreled over what kind of information to include when countries unveil their contributions before a key summit in Paris next year.

Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens aquatic animals

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh were urgently assessing environmental damage in one of the world's largest mangrove forests on Friday after an oil tanker sank, threatening wildlife in the UNESCO World Heritage site, officials and local media said. Read More http://ift.tt/1wHi1X4

Scant progress as UN climate enter final stretch

LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.N. global warming talks head into their last scheduled day Friday with rich and poor countries arguing over what kind of climate action plans they should present in the run-up to a key summit in Paris next year.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Study: 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans

HONOLULU (AP) — A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world's oceans. That's enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks. Read More http://ift.tt/1z9T2cK

Bangladesh oil spill 'threatens rare dolphins'

Bangladesh officials warned Thursday that an oil spill from a crashed tanker is threatening endangered dolphins and other wildlife in the massive Sundarbans mangrove region, branding the leak an ecological "catastrophe".

US Women's Use of Long-Term Birth Control Increases

The percentage of U.S. women who are using long-term methods of birth control — such as devices implanted in the uterus or under the skin — has nearly doubled in recent years, according to a new report. Read More http://ift.tt/12xnjXh

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Russia agrees with India to construct 12 nuclear reactors

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia's state-owned Rosatom said it would supply 12 nuclear energy reactors for India over 20 years, under an agreement aimed at boosting nuclear energy cooperation signed by the two countries during a summit in New Delhi on Thursday. A 1,000-megawatt reactor is operating at the Russian-built Kudankulam power station in India's Tamil Nadu province, with a second due to come onstream in 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin had been pushing for Rosatom to increase the number of reactors it could supply to as many as 25. ... Read More http://ift.tt/13aN3cY

Budget deal takes aim, but misses on climate plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional deal to finance the government chips away at some Obama administration energy and environmental programs, but leaves largely intact the president's plans on global warming — at least until Republicans take control of Congress next month. Read More http://ift.tt/13aN3cV

Climate march to set tone at Lima talks

Green groups hoped for a big turnout at a protest in Lima Wednesday aimed at heaping pressure on ministers haggling over a post-2020 deal to curb carbon emissions.

Up to 17,000 people without power as 'weather bomb' hits Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 17,000 residents in the west of Scotland were left without power on Wednesday morning as a "weather bomb" of wet and windy conditions battered parts of Britain with gusts expected to reach up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). Heavy rain and winds hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England overnight with an amber wind warning - meaning there was a potential risk to life and property - in place across Scotland's western Isles and northern Shetland Islands. ... Read More http://ift.tt/12sjHps

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Stephen Hawking hits the red carpet

Scientist Stephen Hawking joined acting stars on the red carpet for the premiere of a film about his life, "The Theory of Everything" on Tuesday.

Humpback whales increasing in waters near NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe they want to sing on Broadway.

Russia's Lavrov says easing of east Ukraine tensions 'long way off'

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said an easing of tensions in eastern Ukraine was still a long way off, despite an announcement by Kiev that it had suspended combat operations against pro-Russian rebels. Lavrov said negotiations meant to accompany the unilateral truce, dubbed the "Day of Silence" in Ukraine, would take place in 'the coming days', though no day has been set for the talks. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1D2auoz

Rare conjoined twins die at Georgia hospital a day after birth

(Reuters) - Conjoined twin boys sharing a heart, torso, arms and legs died in an Atlanta hospital on Friday, a day after being born, their parents said in a Facebook video. The birth of the twins was a medical rarity, as many such babies do not survive delivery. "I am so sad to say that my sons passed away today at 5 o'clock," Michael Hamby said in the tearful Facebook video that he and his wife, Robin Hamby, of Alabama posted late on Friday. "They fought long and hard." The twins died at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, the parents said. ...

Monday, December 8, 2014

NASA and Houston hospital work on spacesuit issue

HOUSTON (AP) — NASA is hoping some earthbound technology can help make it easier to pinpoint problems with spacesuits.

US naturalist battles with snake for TV, but not eaten alive

When naturalist Paul Rosolie wanted to focus attention on the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, he decided he needed a stunt guaranteed to get people looking.

China farmers washed away as Beijing taps water from south

Before their villages were submerged beneath a gargantuan scheme to move water hundreds of kilometres to China's arid north, government officials promised farmers better lives far from their ancestral homes.

Ukraine allows state firm to import power from Russia

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government has allowed state energy company Ukrinterenergo to import electricity from Russia to cover current power shortages caused by a lack of coal, the Ukrainian energy ministry said. Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn last week said Ukraine had a shortfall in electrical power of more than 10 percent as separatist violence in the country's industrial eastern region has disrupted coal supply to power plants. Most of Ukraine's coal mines are in territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels. ...

Sunday, December 7, 2014

High-level reinforcement for final climate push

Ministers and the UN chief fly into Lima this week to bolster negotiators in a final push for consensus on key elements of a world pact to curb potentially disastrous global warming.

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