http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with environmental news that matters. Cover ecology, climate change and news affecting the world's environment en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205809,greenpeace-protests-biofuels-at-machu-picchu-citadel.html Lima - The environmental organization Greenpeace protested biofuel production at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in south- eastern Peru on Thursday, claiming ethanol will have a severe impact on the native forests of Latin America. Ahead of the Eur... Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 21:57:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205809,greenpeace-protests-biofuels-at-machu-picchu-citadel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205701,flood-risk-rises-along-rivers-in-quake-hit-china--summary.html Beijing - More than 500 reservoirs were damaged by Monday's devastating earthquake in south-western China, posing a flood risk to several towns and cities, the government said on Thursday, prompting troops to evacuate as many people as possible from ... Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 12:39:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205701,flood-risk-rises-along-rivers-in-quake-hit-china--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205664,baltic-sea-sharks-under-threat--feature.html Stockholm - The waters of the Baltic Sea are home to 31 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras but they are under threat due to over-fishing, conservationists said Thursday. Sharks are sought for their meat, fins and livers - uses range from human f... Nature,Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 11:25:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205664,baltic-sea-sharks-under-threat--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205606,greenpeace-japan-files-complaint-on-whale-meat-embezzlement.html Tokyo - Greenpeace Japan filed a complaint with prosecutors Thursday against whaling ship crew members who pilfer whale meat after so-called research hunting, Japanese media reports said. The environmental group found that 12 crew members of the whal... Nature,Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 08:22:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205606,greenpeace-japan-files-complaint-on-whale-meat-embezzlement.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205590,prince-charles-calls-for-halt-in-deforestation-of-rainforests.html London - Britain's Prince Charles Thursday called for a halting of logging in the world's rainforests which he said would be the greatest single contribution to alleviating the effects of climate change. Mechanisms had to be devised to pay poor count... Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 07:05:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205590,prince-charles-calls-for-halt-in-deforestation-of-rainforests.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205568,meteorologists-downgrade-cyclone-warning-off-myanmar.html Bangkok - Warnings of a second cyclone heading for Myanmar, which is reeling from the impact of Cyclone Nargis, have been cancelled, meteorologists said Thursday. The potential for the development of a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24... Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 05:05:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205568,meteorologists-downgrade-cyclone-warning-off-myanmar.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205554,the-eco-friendly-tent-is-here-for-revellers-with-a-conscience.html London - Anyone heading to this summer's music festivals with a bad conscience about the litter that is left behind can now opt for the recyclable cardboard and plastic tent. The two-person myhab tent comes with a price tag of 240 pounds (480 dollars... Environment Thu, 15 May 2008 03:13:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205554,the-eco-friendly-tent-is-here-for-revellers-with-a-conscience.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205519,merkel-advocates-rainforest-friendly-biofuels-in-brazil--summary.html Brasilia - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday advocated the environmentally-friendly production and use of biofuels in a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, at the start of Merkel's first Latin American t... Environment Wed, 14 May 2008 21:00:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205519,merkel-advocates-rainforest-friendly-biofuels-in-brazil--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205509,us-classifies-polar-bear-as-threatened--2nd-update.html Washington - Under the pressure of a court-ordered deadline, the United States Wednesday classified the polar bear as a threatened species because of global warming and rapidly melting Arctic ice. In the surprise decision, US Secretary of the Interio... Nature,Environment Wed, 14 May 2008 19:51:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205509,us-classifies-polar-bear-as-threatened--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205504,us-classifies-polar-bear-as-threatened--update.html Washington - Under the pressure of a court-ordered deadline, the United States Wednesday classified the polar bear as a threatened species because of global warming and rapidly melting Arctic ice. In the surprise decision, US Secretary of the Interio... Environment Wed, 14 May 2008 18:54:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205504,us-classifies-polar-bear-as-threatened--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205361,bee-population-collapse-multiple-causes-says-german-expert.html Wuerzburg, Germany - The collapse of bee populations, which is worrying farmers in many nations, has multiple causes including a loss of wild countryside which used to offer the insects a varied diet, a German biology professor said Wednesday. Some G... Environment Wed, 14 May 2008 10:34:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205361,bee-population-collapse-multiple-causes-says-german-expert.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205339,number-of-mountain-gorillas-increasing-in-uganda-despite-wars.html Kampala - Despite years of warfare causing the deaths of mountain gorillas and forcing them to move, the number of primates in the world's only remaining population of mountain gorillas has increased over the past 10 years, ecologists said Wednesday.... Nature,Environment Wed, 14 May 2008 09:18:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205339,number-of-mountain-gorillas-increasing-in-uganda-despite-wars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205318,hong-kong-government-saves-energy-by-turning-down-air-conditioners.html Hong Kong - Hong Kong has saved the equivalent of 70 million kilowatt hours a year by turning down the air conditioning in government buildings, officials announced Wednesday. Government departments were ordered in 2004 to turn down the city's notori... Environment Wed, 14 May 2008 08:48:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205318,hong-kong-government-saves-energy-by-turning-down-air-conditioners.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205227,turkey-to-hold-international-forum-on-water-in-2009.html New York - With a looming water shortage in many parts of the world, Turkey announced Tuesday it will hold an international conference next year to discuss conservation and management of water, which has become a massive global concern. The fifth Wor... Environment Tue, 13 May 2008 21:11:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205227,turkey-to-hold-international-forum-on-water-in-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205206,un-tree-planting-plan-gets-big-response-aims-for-7.html New York - Enthusiastic response to an international tree- planting plan begun in 2006 prompted the UN Development Programme on Tuesday to set a new target of 7 billion trees planted by 2009. The programme had already exceeded its initial target of 1... Environment Tue, 13 May 2008 18:58:11 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205206,un-tree-planting-plan-gets-big-response-aims-for-7.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205143,expert-calms-german-alarm-over-italy-based-insects.html Stuttgart - Fears of dangerous mosquitoes from Italy spreading across the Alps and fanning out to spread fatal disease are overstated, a leading academic entomologist said Tuesday. The Asian tiger mosquito, scientific name Aedes albopictus, has becom... Nature,Environment Tue, 13 May 2008 14:50:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205143,expert-calms-german-alarm-over-italy-based-insects.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205019,vietnam-seizes-a-ton-of-monitor-lizards.html Hanoi - Police in Vietnam have seized more than a ton of live wild monitor lizards being smuggled from central Vietnam to the country's northern provinces, where they might have been destined for China, officials said Tuesday. The lizards were found ... Nature,Environment Tue, 13 May 2008 08:17:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205019,vietnam-seizes-a-ton-of-monitor-lizards.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204961,thailand-expects-100-co2-certification-projects.html Bangkok - Thailand-based companies are expected to propose about 100 carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction projects for certification under the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism this year, media reports said on Tuesday. The Thai Greenhouse Gas Or... Environment Tue, 13 May 2008 02:46:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204961,thailand-expects-100-co2-certification-projects.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204670,raging-tornadoes-in-united-states-kill-22-many-injured--update.html Washington - At least 22 people were killed Saturday and many injured as tornadoes ploughed across the mid-west and south-east of the United States, reports said Sunday. The numbers injured and the extent of the damage to property and infrastructure ... Environment Sun, 11 May 2008 17:40:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204670,raging-tornadoes-in-united-states-kill-22-many-injured--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204532,consumption-of-sharks-fins-boosted-by-robust-economy-and-weddings.html Singapore - Consumption of shark's fins soared in Singapore last year powered by a robust economy and an increase in weddings despite pleas from environmental groups noting one-third of the species in the world are at risk of extinction or critically... Nature,Environment Sat, 10 May 2008 08:51:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204532,consumption-of-sharks-fins-boosted-by-robust-economy-and-weddings.html