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By: Tim Harper
From: www.TheStar.com
Published June 24, 2008
The Athabasca Glacier in June 2006. The vast source of fresh water for much of the west is melting at a rate some say could see it disappear.
WASHINGTON– James Hansen returned to Capitol Hill a hero yesterday, but certainly not a conquering hero.
The soft-spoken scientist, hailed as the “whistle-blower [...]
Por: Obed Betancourt
EL VOCERO
“Nuestra agenda es el ambiente”, dice el conocido activista Alberto de Jesús, popularmente conocido como “Tito Kayak”, en entrevista con EL VOCERO.
Este lidera el grupo “Amigos del M.A.R.”, que organiza protestas contra aquellos desarrollos que se ubican en las costas de la Isla.
Ante la denuncia de los empresarios de que este tipo [...]
Tras comprometerse con el ambiente.
Por Gerardo E. Alvarado León / galvarado@elnuevodia.com
Los 78 alcaldes del País podrán afianzar su compromiso con el medio ambiente y convertir sus municipios en “ciudades verdes” a través de una campaña que les dará herramientas para reducir las emisiones de gases que producen el calentamiento global.
Se trata de un esfuerzo llamado [...]
From: www.biomimicrynews.com
Published May 21, 2006
Researchers have been unable to build an ideal “photonic crystal” to manipulate visible light, impeding the dream of ultrafast optical computers. But now, University of Utah chemists have discovered that nature already has designed photonic crystals with the ideal, diamond-like structure: They are found in the shimmering, iridescent green scales of [...]
by Bonnie Hulkower
From: www.treehugger.com
Published June 23, 2006
Rosa Hilda Ramos accepting Goldman Prize
Rosa Hilda Ramos is a 63-year-old grandmother, environmental activist, and one of the recipients of the 2008 Goldman Prize, recognizing grassroots environmental heroes. Ramos mobilized her community to legally take on the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. Now she is using part of the [...]