Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:38:42 GMT

Scrapping fossil fuel subsidies could play an important role in cutting greenhouse gases while giving a small but not insignificant boost to the global economy a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says. The report challenges the widely held view that such subsidies assist the poor arguing that many of these price support systems benefit the wealthier sections of society rather ...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:34:55 GMT

Ocean acidification is a threat to corals caused by global warming. To keep coral reefs from being eaten away by increasingly acidic oceans, humans need to limit the amount of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, a panel of marine scientists said.

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:54:28 GMT

The GreenHouse has outgrown its current facility, district attorney Kermit McManus says. The non-profit organization is in a 1,700-square-foot house off East Morris Street donated by Mohawk Industries.