Blood-Thinning Rat Poison Is Killing Birds, Too

Blood-Thinning Rat Poison Is Killing Birds, Too:
Law-makers in Canada and the United States are making moves to restrict the use of rodent poisons based on blood thinners, as studies show that the toxins accumulate in birds of prey and other animals.
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Sea Level Rise on US Atlantic Coast 3-4 Times Faster than Global Average

Sea Level Rise on US Atlantic Coast 3-4 Times Faster than Global Average: The East Coast of the United States is home to many of its major population centers. While some of the early colonizers migrated west, many stayed and built up some of America's great cities, including Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Charleston, and Miami. Now this region is facing an unprecedented challenge caused by the changing climate. The sea level is rising, and due to a variety of oceanographic and topographic factors, it is rising faster on the US Atlantic Coast than it is globally. The greatest increase will be felt in the "hot zone", from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to north of Boston, Massachusetts.

Small farmers cause substantial damage in the Amazon rainforest

Small farmers cause substantial damage in the Amazon rainforest: Small farmers are less likely than large landowners to maintain required forest cover on their property in the Brazilian Amazon, worsening the environmental impact of their operations, reported a researcher presenting at the annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) in Bonito, Brazil. Fernanda Michalski, an ecologist with the University of São Paulo and the Pro-Carnivores Institute, analyzed forest cover trends on properties of various sizes in Alta Floresta in the southern Amazon and conducted interviews with farmers on the presence of wildlife on their holdings. She found that small properties (under 440 ha) tend to have less forest cover. Riparian zones are less likely to be maintained, reducing the connectivity of what forest patches do survive, making it more difficult for wildlife to move. Smaller forest blocks were affected by edge effects, leaving them without the cool, dark, stable conditions of the forest interior that some species require. Accordingly large-bodied mammals, birds, and reptiles are scarce on smallholder properties.

China, maior poluidora do mundo, lidera ranking de sustentabilidade da ONU

China, maior poluidora do mundo, lidera ranking de sustentabilidade da ONU: Índice de Riqueza Inclusiva é a proposta lançada na Rio+20 para avaliar o crescimento das economias contando também bens naturais e humanos. China, Alemanha e França lideram o ranking. Brasil aparece em quinto.

River basins critical for emerging markets: report

River basins critical for emerging markets: report: LONDON (Reuters) - Poor management of water resources could stifle economic growth in some of the world's most rapidly developing economies, according to research commissioned by banking group HSBC

Daimler starts mass production of electric car

Daimler starts mass production of electric car: German automaker Daimler has kicked off series production of its Smart Fortwo electric vehicle, securing itself pole position in the field against its European rivals. The first units will be available in Germany soon.