Index of air quality in the world's major cities: December 24 - News & Advice, Travel - The Independent

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The Bee Crisis in Europe: Something Must be Done: The European Parliament Reports on Bees and Environment

Bees are dying off at an alarming rate in Europe, which could have catastrophic consequences for food supplies, since bees are essential for pollination of fruits and vegetables.

See To bee or not to bee..?

Even in our private garden, we have noticed a drop in bee visitations, in spite of increased plants and flowers this year.

BBC News - Study measures Atlantic plastic accumulation

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Judge Rules that Genetically Altered Biotechnology Sugar Beets Not Kosher Until Thorough Environmental Review by the Government

Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer, in his August 15, 2010 article Judge's Ruling Uproots Use of Biotechnology Beets reported that Federal U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White of the Northern District of California has invalidated government approval of genetically modified biotech sugar beets and has barred all future planting pending a full environmental impact review by the government (see the order in Case3:08-cv-00484-JSW Document570 Filed 08/13/10, in Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, at the New York Times and at DocStoc).

Andrew Pollack covered the story at the New York Times in Judge Revokes Approval of Modified Sugar Beets.

See Federal Judge Bans Genetically Modified Sugar Beets at Treehugger.com

Crossposted from LawPundit.

BP Oil Plume May Still Stretch 21 Miles from Spill Site

Scientists report undersea oil plume stretching 21 miles from BP spill site
by David A. Fahrenthold and Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post Staff Writer

NASA Finds Sun-Climate Connection in Old Nile Records - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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NASA - Coronal Mass Ejection Headed for Earth

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July 29, 2010 Webcast: Rewards and Risks of "Green:" How to Make Your IP Assets Work Double-Duty While Minimizing the Risks of Disputes : Nano & Cleantech Blog

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Precluding Plant Mass Extinctions: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, according to Svalbard’s Tale (Norway or No-Way), is "an ambitious project to store a massive amount of seeds as a genetic backup plan precluding plant mass extinctions."

Hat tip to diffbot: Svalbard’s Tale (Norway or No-Way):

2010 Already Hottest Year on Record since NOAA Records began in 1880

Picture This: Dry Heat - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Take a look at that link for a picture of the partly dried out River Elbe near Dresden in Germany.

"US researchers announced on Thursday that June had been the hottest month ever recorded. The scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the first half of the year was also the warmest period since records began in 1880, indicating that 2010 could break all records."

Environmental Law (Energy_Alerts) on Twitter

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Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill | Reuters

Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill | Reuters

Binge Flying? Britain Curbing Airport Growth to Aid Climate - NYTimes.com

The concept of "binge flying" is a new one, seemingly putting the onus on your average low-cost air traveler.

Britain Curbing Airport Growth to Aid Climate - NYTimes.com

Maybe one should evaluate the percentage of airplanes in the air that are accountable to unnecessary business travel which could be conducted online via the newest networking technologies.

BP Relied on Cheaper Wells - WSJ.com

BP Relied on Cheaper Wells - WSJ.com

Top 50 wildlife and conservation Twitter accounts | Celia Cole | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Top 50 wildlife and conservation Twitter accounts | Celia Cole | Environment | guardian.co.uk