August 29, 2008
Chinese nuclear drive may create UK 'skills famine'
The United Kingdom's plans for a nuclear power renaissance will face a challenge for skills and resources from countries such as China that are rapidly expanding their nuclear generation capacity, British researchers have warned.
more ...Radioactivity contaminates New Jersey drinking water
About 12% of private wells sampled in the American state of New Jersey fail to meet drinking water standards, Environmental News Service reported a study as saying.
more ..."Grease to Greece" race uses cooking oil for fuel
Powered by waste cooking fat, eight teams raced about 4,000 kilometres from London to Athens to promote cheap biofuels that do not harm the environment, Reuters reported.
more ...August 28, 2008
Chinese power-sector emissions to top US
Power plants in China will produce about 3.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide this year, surpassing the total emissions of the United States electric power industry for the first time, according to a report by the Center for Global Development, a Washington-based think-tank.
more ...Cambodian dam projects 'lack transparency'
Cambodia is planning to build several large hydropower projects in the Cardamom mountains that will potentially displace thousands of people. But critics say that the dams were planned without public consultation.
more ...北极海冰今年将可能减少到最低纪录水平
美国冰雪数据中心说，北冰洋上的海冰量已达到了1979年以来的第二最低水平。该海冰量在去年9月达到了最低水平。但本年度的夏季还有三周时间，这就可能使今年打破去年的海冰低水平纪录。
更多 ...Arctic sea ice melt may break record this year
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level since measurements began in 1979, the National Snow and Ice Data Centre has reported. The lowest level ever recorded was last September, but with three weeks of summer left, that record could be broken this year.
more ...August 27, 2008
Environmental impact may lessen as incomes rise
Rising incomes are having less effect on energy consumption, croplands and deforestation than one might expect, a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows.
more ...Ending fuel subsidies can help climate fight, says UN
Scrapping subsidies on fossil fuels could cut global greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% and benefit the world economy, Reuters reported a United Nations report as saying.
more ...Conservation areas fail to help coral reefs
Conservation zones designed to protect fish stocks are not preventing coral reefs from collapsing due to warmer temperatures or helping to speed their recovery, Reuters reported a study as saying.
more ...Wind farms put bats under pressure
Wind turbines may be causing fatalities in bats because of a sharp drop in air pressure caused by the spinning blades, said scientists at the University of Calgary in Canada.
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