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Climber plumps for portable toilets for Everest

by (author unknown), Reuters: Environment

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A young Nepali climber is seeking to popularize a toilet fashioned from a plastic bucket with a lid to promote eco-friendly climbing on Mount Everest....

add a comment | Nov 16, 2008    


Water restrictions ordered to help California fish

by (author unknown), Reuters: Environment

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California officials ordered on Friday an additional 17 percent cut in the amount of water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to protect a fish in the most populous U.S. state's fresh water hub....

add a comment | Nov 15, 2008    


California ordered to prepare for sea-level rise

by (author unknown), Reuters: Environment

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday ordered preparations for rising sea levels from global warming, a startling prospect for the most populous U.S. state with a Pacific Ocean coastline stretching more than 800 miles....

add a comment | Nov 15, 2008    


As First Plan Stalls, Mayor Tries New Push for Green Taxis

by (author unknown), NYT > Environment

The mayor announced financial incentives aimed at pushing taxi owners to buy more environmentally-friendly gas-and-electric cars....

add a comment | Nov 15, 2008    


In Times Square, a Company’s Name in (Wind- and Solar-Powered) Lights

by (author unknown), NYT > Environment

By generating its own electricity, a new billboard planned for Times Square could save 18 tons of carbon emissions yearly....

add a comment | Nov 15, 2008    


Carl D. Keith, a Father of the Catalytic Converter, Dies at 88

by (author unknown), NYT > Environment

Dr. Keith was a co-inventor of the three-way automotive catalytic converter — a major advance in eliminating the toxic tailpipe emissions that once blanketed cities in smog....

add a comment | Nov 15, 2008    


Australians march against climate change

by (author unknown), Reuters: Environment

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests around the country Saturday to call for tough government action on climate change, organizers said....

add a comment | Nov 15, 2008    


Thousands Flee As Wildfires Ravage Southern Calif.

by (author unknown), NPR Topics: Environment

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L.A. Fire Official Describes Scene

by (author unknown), NPR Topics: Environment

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Wildfires Sweep L.A. Suburbs

by (author unknown), NPR Topics: Environment

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add a comment | Nov 15, 2008