Chinese minister confirms carbon tax is on its way
By BusinessGreen staff Finance minister Lou Jiwei says tax on CO2 will be introduced ‘in due time’ as country seeks to curb rising emissions China’s strategy for combating climate change will at some point include a tax on greenhouse gas…
Massive dust cloud over Atlantic inhibits tropical storms
By Zachary T. Sampson, Tampa Bay Times Staff Writer PHOTO: NOAA The red oval and arrow indicate an area of dusty, warm, dry air over the eastern Atlantic that is making tropical storm formation less likely over the next few…
Montserrat’s Forestry officials at Bird Conversation Conference in Grenada
BRADES, Montserrat (July 29, 2013) – Director of Environment Gerard Gray is presently attending the 19th regional meeting on bird conservation for the Caribbean in Grenada. Accompanying him are James “Scriber” Daley, a Forestry Officer in the Department of Environment…
Caribbean has lost 80% of its coral reef cover in recent years
From Fiona Harvey, theguardian.com Comprehensive survey of the Caribbean’s reefs is expected to act as a warning of problems besetting the world’s coral A major survey of the coral reefs of the Caribbean is expected to reveal the extent to…
Whale and giant squid found dead
On Tuesday (23) the Department of Environment’s (DoE) Cayman Brac Turtle Patrol discovered the carcass believed to be a pilot whale. The whale was found between 5 and 6am as the patrol was doing their rounds on the south coast…
Moray eels think divers are food
Yes this is ANOTHER lionfish story but this one mentions unintended consequences of humans “teaching” predators. Cayman Islanders urged to eat venomous fish invader From BBC People in the Caribbean are being urged to eat a venomous fish that has…
YES!! More lionfish stories
Save Caribbean snorkeling and ‘eat a lion,’ conservationists say By Ezra Fieser From The Christian Science Monitor Here’s the last thing you’d expect to hear from a conservationist: Eat a lion. But that’s exactly what marine biologists are telling people…
Don’t build a factory close to a bird sanctuary!
Don’t Build a Factory Close to a Bird Sanctuary! signatures: 27,779 signature goal: 28,000 overview petition Target: Bombay Natural History Society, Wildlife Board of India Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton A polluting viscose staple fiber plant is slated to be built…
Another reason to hate plastic bags: sea turtles eat them
by Susan Bird From Care2 When a loggerhead sea turtle is hungry, he hunts for food that floats and billows in the water. What he’s after is a nice, tasty jellyfish. Unfortunately, what he sometimes finds is a discarded plastic…
Beavers, the unsung warriors in the fight against climate change
by Kristina Chew From Care2 The number of beavers in North America fell sharply throughout the 20th century, from an estimated 60 to 10 million to 6 to 12 million. The U.S. park service is now seeking to reintroduce them…
