Environment
How the black cloud could solve the black-out
September 7, 2010
How the black cloud could solve the black-out
In these days of rolling widespread blackouts that are sending small businesses to ruin and rendering streets unsafe, one wonders…
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
September 6, 2010
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
According to the Air Pollution Early Warning System Unit of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the "black cloud" season…
Report: Diverse water sources key to food security
September 6, 2010
Report: Diverse water sources key to food security
London--Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts…
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam
September 5, 2010
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam
International and regional organizations have stepped up pressure on the Ethiopian government to suspend construction of a new dam on…
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
September 4, 2010
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
Two environmental journalists have died in suspicious circumstances since late July, following the publication of a report on illegal logging…
Website tracks Copenhagen pledges
September 3, 2010
Website tracks Copenhagen pledges
Geneva--Six rich economies joined a website unveiled on Friday detailing pledges in short-term aid they made at last December's climate…
Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico
September 2, 2010
Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico
Grand Isle, LA--An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off…
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
September 2, 2010
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
New Orleans--The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was…
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
August 30, 2010
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
An international review panel on Monday called on the UN global climate change body to carry out fundamental reforms after…
Egypt forges strategy to face anticipated water shortages
August 29, 2010
Egypt forges strategy to face anticipated water shortages
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained excerpts of a Water Resources Ministry draft strategy to face expected water shortages until the year…