Earth Matters News

Gourmet diners ‘may spell extinction’ for sea turtle 11 Mar 2010, 7:46 pm

Officials estimate that around 422,000 leatherback turtle eggs were traded in 2007 in the northeastern part of Malaysia alone.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Top 10 green books of 2008 11 Mar 2010, 7:28 pm

Resolve to be greener by reading the year’s best environmental books.

Source: Earth Matters News | MNN User

Sarkozy: More funds needed to fight deforestation 11 Mar 2010, 6:33 pm

Ministers from 64 nations attend meeting in Paris to address how to implement forest-preserving measures agreed on in principle at Copenhagen climate talks.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Bad blood detailed in Maine ‘lobster wars’ trial 11 Mar 2010, 6:32 pm

Vance Bunker is charged with shooting lobster-fisherman Christopher Young after a confrontation about cutting fishing lines.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Oil and the Falklands: How Argentina can win the argument 11 Mar 2010, 6:14 pm

The British have announced they will explore for oil in the Falkland Islands which could pose a huge threat to some of Earth’s richest marine habitats.

Source: Earth Matters News | Cool Green Science Blog from The Nature Conservancy

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing 11 Mar 2010, 6:07 pm

The Department of the Interior has decided to recognize 40 square miles of island as protected land, giving refuge to the plant and animals species it houses.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Outside science academies to review warming panel 11 Mar 2010, 3:38 pm

An independent group will review how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change writes its reports to eliminate future errors.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones 11 Mar 2010, 3:19 pm

Strong quakes in Haiti, Chile and Turkey keep disasters in spotlight, but statisticians see no upward trend in fatalities.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Women hit by climate change head to Capitol Hill 11 Mar 2010, 2:09 pm

Climate ‘witnesses’ want to make the strong link between poverty and climate change, and to stress that poor women suffer disproportionately as a result.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Shark fishing banned in the Maldives 11 Mar 2010, 4:53 am

Territorial waters off the Maldives will be made into a shark sanctuary.

Source: Earth Matters News | Katherine Butler

Glenn Beck advertiser pitching survival gardens 10 Mar 2010, 10:39 pm

Newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds.

Source: Earth Matters News | Shea Gunther

Midweek links: Narrow streets, Lego fixes and poop power 10 Mar 2010, 10:34 pm

Can New York City be fixed with Lego bricks? What would L.A. look like with narrow streets? And why is everyone getting excited about parking lots?

Source: Earth Matters News | Shea Gunther

Cash prizes flow for watershed protection 10 Mar 2010, 9:56 pm

MillerCoors to sponsor clean water efforts.

Source: Earth Matters News | Katy Rank Lev

China, India back Copenhagen climate deal 10 Mar 2010, 9:12 pm

Chinese and Indian leaders have announced that they will back the Copenhagen accord along with industrialized nations.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin

Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale 10 Mar 2010, 8:28 pm

Fraud and conspiracy allegations dropped as country seeks return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a century ago.

Source: Earth Matters News | Super Admin