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Decision soon on closing lock to stop Asian carp
(AP) -- A decision could come within days on whether to temporarily close a vital Chicago area shipping waterway in an increasingly desperate bid to stop the invasive Asian...
United Nations to probe climate e-mail leak
(AP) -- The United Nations will conduct its own investigation into e-mails leaked from a leading British climate science center in addition to the probe by the University of...
United Nations to probe climate e-mail leak
LONDON (AP) -- The United Nations will conduct its own investigation into e-mails leaked from a leading British climate science center in addition to the probe...
Nepal holds highest Cabinet meeting at Mt. Everest
SYANGBOCHE, Nepal (AP) -- Nepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest to...
Climate policy: technology not targets
Governments must centre climate policies around technology development, not emissions targets, say Isabel Galiana and Christopher Green.
Economist ups cost of climate change fight
LONDON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Britain shouldn't let the current strain on public finances delay efforts to fight global warming, a top climate change economist said.
Alberta puts $285M toward coal gasification project
Alberta has signed a letter of intent with Swan Hills Synfuels to put $285 million over 15 years towards a carbon-capture and storage project northwest of Edmonton.
Opinion: Coal at what price?
Even with the threat of climate change, the Victorian government is entering a minerals extraction boom with a major focus on coal, writes Dr Chris James.
Australia's Parliament defeats global warming bill
(AP) -- Australia's plans for an emissions trading system to combat global warming were scuttled Wednesday in Parliament, handing a defeat to a government that had hoped to set...
Senate rejects Rudd climate plan
Australia's Senate has voted down Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's flagship policy on climate change for a second time.
Europe Bypassed on Climate Summit
Just days before the start of the U.N. conference on climate change, the European Union has been largely sidelined as China and the United States seek to set the rules...
Revolutionary relics dredged from Delaware
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Bits of military hardware dating back to the American Revolution have been dredged from the bottom of the Delaware River near Philadelphia.
Researchers look at water-energy impacts of climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate projections for the next 50 to 100 years forecast increasingly frequent severe droughts and heat waves across the American Southwest, sinking available water levels even as rising...
Top Quark: The Elusive Truth, Perimeter Institute Public Lecture
On Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm, as part of PI's Public Lecture Series, Prof. Michael E. Peskin will review current knowledge of the top quark and explain how this...
Scientists track arctic wolf pack leader
RESTON, Va., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say they have put a satellite collar on Brutus, a wolf pack leader, to follow him and his pack...
A closer look at the Hudson Canyon shows why the canyon is critical for fish
A series of newly discovered pits in the bottom of the Hudson Canyon, 100 miles southeast of New York Harbor, may be a key ingredient for the abundant and diverse...
Global warming threatens Hawaiian songbird
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A coalition of conservation groups says the Kaua'i Creeper or Akikiki has been named one of the 10 most threatened U.S. species impacted by...
Global Warming Roils Aussie Politics
New Opposition Leader Vows To Derail Proposed Legislation
U.N.: El Nino Likely to Last until May
Phenomenon of Warmer Surface Temps in Pacific Ocean Can Cause Droughts in Some Places and Floods in Others
Satellite insurance to pay farmers if land turns brown
Satellites will measure the 'greenness' of land in an insurance scheme to protect the livelihoods of Kenyan livestock farmers.
EU 'should cut emissions by 30%'
Europe should impose a unilateral cut in greenhouse gas emissions of 30% by 2020, a leading climate economist says.
Homicide rates linked to trust in government, sense of belonging, study suggests
When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate. A historian tried...
China's climate target: is it achievable?
The world's top emitter pledges cuts, but "substantial societal reforms" are needed to make them.
Traditional wood-carving craft industry goes high-tech
Mary and Joseph, the angels, the manger -- at Christmas time, lots of people still decorate their homes with high-quality wooden figures depicting the nativity scene. Now, the wood carvers...
Robotic Clam Could Detonate Underwater Mines
A new Roboclam developed by scientists can help in deep sea drilling projects.
Reporters document Antarctica changes
WOODS HOLD, Maine, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Three journalists are at the Palmer Research Station in Antarctica this week to document signs of climate change.
Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand
(AP) -- Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer...
More protection for Scotland's eagles
Six new golden eagle protection areas in the north and west of Scotland are due to be announced by the Scottish government.