Biofuels may speed up, not slow global warming: study
CHICAGO, February 14, 2009 (AFP) - The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of …
CHICAGO, February 14, 2009 (AFP) - The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of …
Feb 10, 2009 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan business chamber said it plans to start an awareness programme to minimise pollution from agriculture and industry in the …
BAROUK, February 7, 2009 (AFP) - Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's …
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Black wolves, found nearly exclusively in North America, likely inherited their coats from breeding with domestic dogs, …
PANAMA CITY, February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Scientists have found a 60-million-year-old fossil of the world's largest snake, a 13-meter (42-foot), one-tonne behemoth …
PARIS, February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Two hundred years ago, in a wealthy household in rural England, a child was born who, in a quiet, dogged and utterly peaceful …
MELBOURNE, February 3, 2009 (AFP) - An Australian man was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his trousers as he got off a flight from the Middle East, …
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2009 (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Monday is expected to issue new regulations allowing several US states to set tougher car …
QUITO, January 6, 2009 (AFP) - A team of Ecuadoran and Italian researchers have discovered a unique species of pink land iguanas living on the Galapagos …
TOKYO, January 4, 2009 (AFP) - Japan's Pacific coast was lapped by minor tsunami waves Sunday after a string of powerful earthquakes off Indonesia, the …
SYDNEY, January 2, 2009 (AFP) - A sharp slowdown in coral growth on Australia's Great Barrier Reef since 1990 is a warning sign that precipitous changes in the …
LAM TUTUI, December 25, 2008 (AFP) - When the deadly waters of the Asian tsunami smashed into this fishing village in Indonesia's Aceh province four years ago, …
YANGON, December 13, 2008 (AFP) - Military-run Myanmar announced Saturday it would hold an auction of precious gems in Yangon early next year, despite economic …
SINGAPORE, December 12, 2008 (AFP) - More than one million people on Indonesia's Sumatra island are vulnerable to a massive earthquake and tsunami potentially …
ROME, December 5, 2008 (AFP) - Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of …
PARIS, November 17, 2008 (AFP) - Scientists unveiled Sunday the first direct evidence that massive floods deep below Antarctica's ice cover are accelerating …
Nov 17, 2008 (LBO) - Pollution of the seas around Sri Lanka is increasing mainly because of pollutants from land, the Marine Pollution Prevention Authority …
JAKARTA, October 23, 2008 (AFP) - A species of cockatoo feared to have become extinct has been "rediscovered" with the sighting of a handful of breeding pairs …
Oct 21, 2008 (LBO) - A host of Sri Lankan companies, especially plantations firms, have submitted proposals for projects to earn carbon credits by reducing …
Oct 09, 2008 (LBO) - New rules in Western markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions offer business opportunities for Sri Lankan companies in products and …