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Suppliers key for Nabucco development
VIENNA, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Clinching natural gas contracts from potential supplier nations is key for plans to start building the Nabucco pipeline, an official said from Vienna.
In climate politics, Texas aims to be the anti-California
The state has filed seven lawsuits against the EPA, and its members of Congress want to check the EPA's efforts to curb greenhouse gases. 'At times they're their own country,'...
Thawing a planet-sized snowball
These days the climate news is all about global warming, but global freezing was the biggest climate worry in Earth's distant past.
Sifting through the past
The Chengdu Plain lies flat and fertile in central Chinas Sichuan Basin. Cut by tributaries of one of Chinas most important rivers, the mighty Yangtze, the plain is something of...
'Stretch' suit meant for weightlessness
BOSTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say stretchy suits for astronauts that mimic the effects of Earth's gravity could combat the ill effects of long periods of weightlessness.
Green: Louisiana Rethinks Its Sand Berms
Some $100 million intended for the construction of sand berms to block oil along the gulf coast will be repurposed for coastal restoration.
Tomas increases landslide risk in Haiti
Tropical Storm Tomas is heading toward Haiti, and forecasters are predicting heavy rains for the earthquake-ravaged island nation. The heavy rainfall could trigger dangerous landslides in a country still reeling...
Europe simulates total cyber war
A widespread simulated cyber attack is staged on European nations to test their cyber defences and responsiveness.
Netherlands stops Shell's CO2 storage project
The Dutch government said Thursday it will not allow oil giant Shell to store millions of tonnes of arbon dioxide in a depleted gas reservoir under a small town, upholding...
Pakistan to prepare climate change strategy post floods
Pakistan's newly announced climate change strategy will tackle adverse impacts of events like the recent devastating floods.
IEA says Iraq's oil boost plan a fizzle
BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The International Energy Agency has poured cold water on Iraq's plans to quadruple oil production to 12 million barrels a day by 2017, saying...
Norway best for the good life in an ever richer world
The going only seems to get better in Norway which on Thursday was named by the United Nations as the country with the best quality of life for a record-matching...
How science is tackling Pakistan's water shortages
Pakistan's water crisis is dire and set to get worse, but numerous research projects are underway to help alleviate the situation.
Dot Earth: Krakatau Joins Indonesia's Volcanic Awakening
Volcanic eruptions intensify in Indonesia, and so do concerns about risks of poor populations in harm's way.
Pacific Northwest quake overdue, sediments show
A new 6,500-year record of megathrust earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest pieced together from lost coastal marshes and offshore sediments is providing the clearest picture yet of the quake and...
Principles of Brownfield Regeneration: Cleanup, Design, and Reuse of Derelict Land
Professor of Landscape Architecture Niall Kirkwood and co. argue that brownfields — idle property typically contaminated — are central to a sustainable planning strategy of thwarting sprawl, reducing greenhouse gas...
WWF, beef industry leaders advance sustainable beef production
WWF and global leaders from the beef industry have announced their commitment to improve the sustainability of the beef system through multi-stakeholder engagement at the national, regional, and local scale...
EU proposes ban on detergent phosphates
BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A European-wide ban on phosphates in laundry detergents would bring holistic improvements to water quality in the European Union, the EU government said.
Green: Soft Jeans ->Water Waste?
The finishing process for a new line of Levi's jeans will consume far less water, the company says.
BP nabs fields in the North Sea
LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The British government supports a plan by BP to broaden its exploration licenses in the regional waters of the North Sea, the company said.
Feature: Oceans – time to take out the garbage
Christine Williams details the far-reaching consequences of ‘marine debris’ on biodiversity and the various attempts to overcome it.
Debris 'killing Adriatic turtles'
Researchers find plastic debris in the intestines of one in three loggerhead turtles in the Adriatic Sea.
Saving the ocean one island at a time
Aboard Mission Blue, oceanographer Greg Stone tells the story of how he helped the Republic of Kiribati create an enormous protected area in the middle of the Pacific -- protecting fish, sealife...
Prop. 23 battle marks new era in environmental politics
Wealthy Californians and conservation groups united in a bipartisan campaign to defeat the oil industry-sponsored initiative to suspend the state's greenhouse gas law. Proposition 23, the oil industry sponsored initiative...
Creating the salt marshes of the future
A small patch of wetland on the shore of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay is helping scientists understand the possible impact of global warming.
How continents thin: New model helps locate oil and gas resources
Scientists have revealed a new model that explains how continents thin as well as helping to more accurately predict the location of hydrocarbons such as oil and gas.
Fiat, Toyota 'years ahead' of EU emissions targets: research
Italian and Japanese auto giants Fiat and Toyota are bang on course to smash through European Union carbon emissions targets years ahead of schedule, new analysis showed Thursday.