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	Study: Earth Is Warming 9 Comments Last Updated: 4:06 PM 10/26/09 - Study disputes skeptics of global warming. (Full Story)
	Willow Harvest Promises Cheap Biomass Fuel 2 Comments Last Updated: 4:02 PM 10/19/09 - Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs _that could help cut demand on the state's forests. (Full Story)
	Feds Award $2.7M for Wolverine Carbon Project 2 Comments Last Updated: 2:57 PM 10/07/09 - An electric power co-op that wants to build a coal-fired plant in northern Michigan has received a $2.7 million federal grant for a project designed to prevent industrial carbon dioxide from contributing to climate change. (Full Story)
	Governors On Energy Last Updated: 4:55 PM 10/06/09 - Midwestern governors group to hold Detroit forum (Full Story)
	World leaders stress unity to fight crises 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:56 PM 09/24/09 - Global leaders warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls. (Full Story)
	Obama To World: Don't Expect America To Fix It All 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:28 AM 09/25/09 - President Barack Obama challenged world leaders to shoulder more of the globe's critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America. (Full Story)
	Obama Speaks On Climate Change 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:30 PM 09/22/09 - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. (Full Story)
	Doctors Warn Climate Change Will Threaten Public Health 3 Comments Last Updated: 6:58 PM 09/17/09 - More than 100 doctors across the state of Michigan are calling on the U.S. Senate to combat climate change by passing Clean Energy Legislation. (Full Story)
	Brazil Proposes Banning Sugarcane In Amazon 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:39 PM 09/17/09 - Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America's largest nation. (Full Story)
	Doctors Tell Politicians to Fight Climate Change 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:04 PM 09/16/09 - A weak response to climate change could be catastrophic for international health. (Full Story)
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"Extinct" Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival
Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia.
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper published in Science, they warned that this has serious implications for ecosystems in the Arctic.
Smart Grid Riding On the Information Superhighway
If Internet companies and some utilities have their way, the smart grid will rely on the existing infrastructure of the information superhighway in order to function. They argue that by relying on existing standards like Internet Protocol (IP), the smart grid will grow faster and more organically than if utilities adopt an assortment of proprietary methods.
Armed With Many Weapons, We Are Killing Our Oceans
It's not just ruthless whaling and foolhardy fishing practices that are plaguing the world's oceans. Underwater, things are bad all over — from the acidifying Atlantic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A perfect storm of climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices has the potential to gravely imperil Earth's oceans and their intricate, highly sensitive ecosystems.
Introducing America's First Green Pro Sports Team
The NightHawks--who claim to be the nation's longest-running minor-league basketball franchise--have gone green, changing their name, attracting green-friendly sponsors like Honest Tea and Sweet Green and CarbonFund.org, and holding an introductory event at which the promise of a bamboo court, hemp nets and uniforms made from either recycled plastic or recycled bamboo were floated.
ISLAM’S GREEN INITIATIVE
The UK-based the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), in working with the U.N., recently hosted 200 representatives from nine major world religions spanning over 60 different religious organizations. Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Shintoists, Taoists and Sikhs all gathered at London’s Windsor Castle with a united environmental agenda. In an era of increasing religious divide, a once little thought of topic known as “the environment” was able to bring together ancient faith groups to discuss a modern solution. And with Islam at the forefront of today’s news, Muslim leaders proved Islam’s ability to adapt and meet new needs.
Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps!
A University of Montreal entomologist is investigating a type of wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) present in Quebec that forces ladybugs (Coccinella maculata) to carry their larvae. These wasps lay their eggs on the ladybug's body, a common practice in the insect world, yet they don't kill their host.