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Environment & Energy
Space tourism won’t hurt environment: Branson
over a week ago
13 May 2013British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change. More than 500 people have already reserved seats — and paid deposits on the $200,000 ticket price — ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
PETROMIN ORGANIZES TRIP TO PARIS FOR ITS MAIN DISTRIBUTORS
over a week ago
Jeddah, May 2013: Following the custom of organizing an annual entertainment event for its main distributors, Petromin, the leading lubricant oils company in Saudi Arabia, arranged for them to visit Paris, France, where they enjoyed a special hospitality program that included visits to the... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Rising sea levels threaten migratory birds
over a week ago
Millions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds, researchers warned Monday. The study into the migratory habits of shorebirds predicted that a loss of 23 to 40 percent of their main... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Anti-whalers call for cash
over a week ago
Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd urged supporters to dig deep Thursday as it launched its 10th harassment campaign against the Japanese fleet, saying US legal action was hitting fundraising. Sea Shepherd director Bob Brown said the group needed US$4 million to run its annual Southern... Full story
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Environment & Energy
New blooms, veggies and more debuting for 2013
over a week ago
Whoever believes there’s nothing new under the sun hasn’t seen the plants being introduced for the 2013 gardening season. Think multi-colored blooms, high-yield vegetables bred for containers and ornamental edibles packing still more nutrition as breeders try to anticipate consumer... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Siberian bears ‘better behaved’ after hibernation
over a week ago
Bears waking up after winter hibernation in Tomsk in Siberia are better behaved this year than last year, a wildlife official said Friday. “Compared to this time in previous years, things are somehow calmer now, there were times when about a dozen bears had to be shot between the end of... Full story
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Environment & Energy
CO2 record illustrates ‘scary’ trend
over a week ago
12 May 2013 The old saying that ‘what goes up must come down’ doesn’t apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured Thursday at 400 parts per million in Hawaii, a monitoring site that sets... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Anti-whalers call for cash
earlier this month
9 May 2013 Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd urged supporters to dig deep Thursday as it launched its 10th harassment campaign against the Japanese fleet, saying US legal action was hitting fundraising. Sea Shepherd director Bob Brown said the group needed US$4 million to run its... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Oil stays above $88 per barrel
earlier this month
The price of oil rose modestly on Monday as traders returned to commodities after big sell-offs last week. Benchmark crude for May rose 2 cents to $88.03 at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contact rose 28 cents to finish at $88.01 per... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Oil prices rise in Asia on US stockpile data
earlier this month
Oil prices rose in Asia on Thursday, buoyed by a lower-than-expected gain in US crude stockpiles and hopes of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB), analysts said. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June added 47 cents to $91.90 a barrel in the... Full story
Sunday May 26, 2013
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