Environment

Madagascar: Too Few Sharks is a Bad Thing

Coastal communities in southwestern Madagascar, who risk their lives travelling long distances in dugout canoes to supply a lucrative demand for shark fins, face an uncertain future as unsustainable fishing practices threaten...

Animal Cruelty Prevention

A string of animal abuse cases have taken place in our state within the last month. KSBI-TV's Monica Price takes a look at what's being done to stop animal abuse but we want to warn you the images are disturbing.

As 2008 Hurricane Season Ends, Hurricane Science for Safety Leadership Forum Identifies Top...

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - The Hurricane Science for Safety Leadership Forum, a gathering of elected officials, insurance industry representatives, leading environmentalists and experts in disaster...

Global warming's first mammal victim?

White lemuroid possums--otherwise known as Hemibelideus lemuroids--may have become the first mammal to disappear because of climate change, according to an Australian researcher. The cute marsupials restricted to certain...

Genetically Engineered Cotton Poses No Safety Risk To Humans, Animals

The U.S. government announced today that there is no food or feed safety concern from an incident in which a small portion of an unauthorized genetically engineered (GE) cotton variety was harvested along with commercially...

Greenpeace to pitch protest camp at UN climate talks in Poznan (AFP)

AFP - Greenpeace activists on Thursday climbed down a smokestack they scaled two days ago at a coal-fired power plant in central Poland, saying they would now pitch a protest camp at the site of UN climate talks in nearby Poznan.

NBC Electronics Recycling Event Success

The NBC-sponsored electronics recycling drive that took place over the November 15th - 16th weekend in New York City collected more than 360,000 pounds of old electronics. Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and...

Devon Robotics Announced as U.S. Distributor of Life-Critical Chemotherapy Drug Preparation Robot...

Devon Robotics Announced as U.S. Distributor of Life-Critical Chemotherapy Drug Preparation Robot CytoCare?KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.PA-DEVON-ROBOTICS KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Devon International Group (DIG) today...

Pack Expo Poll Confirms Increasing Importance of Sustainable Adhesives for Laminated Flexible...

Pack Expo Poll Confirms Increasing Importance of Sustainable Adhesives for Laminated Flexible PackagingPHILADELPHIAROHM-HAAS-2 PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Specialty materials company Rohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH) today announced...

Texas Feeds Caterpillar And Deere

A state program gives money to businesses that upgrade to cleaner-burning equipment. Times are tough at Texana Machinery, a private distributor of earth-moving equipment. The economic decline has meant sales at Texana are off...