Cow pill could cut methane emissions
"A pill that stops cows burping could be the answer to reducing methane emitted as the animals turn grass into milk, and which significantly contributes to climate change."Quite an amazing statistic...
View ArticleAngkor Wat, Cambodia. Temple view
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is opening up daily. Where once only the intrepid arrived, now daily coach loads of tourists wander around the ruins. They say that the site is clear of landmines now, but the...
View ArticleAngkor Wat, Cambodia. Banyan trees
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is opening up daily. Where once only the intrepid arrived, now daily coach loads of tourists wander around the ruins. They say that the site is clear of landmines now, but the...
View ArticleSiem Reap, Cambodia. Crocodiles
A crocodile farm outside of Siem Reap shows you what lurks off the beaten track in the forest.
View ArticleAngkor Wat, Cambodia. Banyan trees
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is opening up daily. Where once only the intrepid arrived, now daily coach loads of tourists wander around the ruins. They say that the site is clear of landmines now, but the...
View ArticleSiem Reap, Cambodia. Landmine Museum.
This is a little landmine museum outside Siem Reap, Cambodia. It's owner is not well liked by the local authorities, who prefer not to remind tourists about landmines.
View ArticleAngkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is opening up daily. Where once only the intrepid arrived, now daily coach loads of tourists wander around the ruins. They say that the site is clear of landmines now, but the...
View ArticlePope and Bush 'should talk climate'
If you ever needed an excuse to be greener, this could be the one for you: environmental destruction is a sin."In the latest display of religion going green, a senior aide to the Pope advised the...
View ArticleTapping into industry enthusiasm
One of the oddest international 'sports' I've come across: "For those not familiar with the water industry's in-house 'sport' it is essentially high-speed plumbing and sees teams of two compete to...
View ArticleGroundwater Plan For Tube Gets Top Marks
"ACADEMICS at South Bank University have received a green gong for their efforts to cool down the underground using one of the capital’s natural resources."Believe me, those platforms need cooling...
View ArticleWorld's biggest wind farm planned off Devon coast
"The £3bn Atlantic Array offshore wind farm would produce 1,500 megawatts of power - enough to power more than a million homes, covering half of the South West's domestic energy needs."However,...read...
View ArticleRising CO2 could lead to rising rivers as plants lose thirst
River flow increases already predicted by climate change models could be underestimating the scale of the problem, as rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere will make plants less thirsty, say...
View ArticleE.coli in Irish drinking water 'unacceptable'
Ireland's water supply is under fire in new report published by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."More than a third of private drinking water supplies and 8% of public water supplies...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists disappointed by World Water Forum
This from an edie.net story:"NGOs have lashed out at what they see as a lack of progress at the World Water Forum in Instanbul last week, saying not enough countries are signing up to an international...
View ArticleSpend more on trees and less on roads - advisors to UK Government
" Spend more on trees and less on roads - advisors to Government Bodies set up to advise Government on the built and natural environment are calling for a shift in emphasis on public spend, with more...
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