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Special Trips
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25 Feb 2009 - 00:00 - 20 Mar 2009 - 00:00Destination Antarctica
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21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 00:00Destination Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
Event calendar
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18 Feb 2009 - 22:00 - 21 Feb 2009 - 22:00Moscow -
20 Feb 2009 - 08:00 - 22 Feb 2009 - 16:00Rosemont, IL - USA (Chicago) -
22 Mar 2009 - 03:00 - 23 Mar 2009 - 03:00Sydney, Australia -
22 Mar 2009 - 10:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 20:00Ä°stanbul, Turkey -
3 Apr 2009 - 02:00 - 5 Apr 2009 - 09:003-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima- ku, Tokyo JAPAN
Photo & Video Events
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23 Nov 2008 - 07:00 - 3 Dec 2008 - 14:00Tulamben, Bali -
28 Nov 2008 - 18:00 - 30 Nov 2008 - 18:00Aliwal shoal
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17 Jan 2009 - 10:00 - 24 Jan 2009 - 10:00Grand Cayman -
21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 00:00Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
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3 Apr 2009 - 02:00 - 5 Apr 2009 - 09:003-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima- ku, Tokyo JAPAN
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31 Oct 2009 - 10:00 - 9 Nov 2009 - 18:00Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
Environment
China's crops at risk from massive erosion
BEIJING (Reuters) - Over a third of China's land is being scoured by serious erosion that is putting its crops and water supply a risk, a three-year nationwide survey has found.
Categories: Environment
German says cannot confirm CO2 cars deal
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman said on Friday he could not confirm that Europe's big four auto making nations had reached an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Categories: Environment
Extra harsh winter threatens China quake victims
BEIJING (Reuters) - An usually harsh winter is expected in the mountains of Sichuan, where millions of quake victims live in temporary housing that gives little protection against cold, rain and snow, provincial officials said on Friday.
Categories: Environment
Australia govt says will not monitor Japan whalers
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will not send a fisheries patrol ship this year to shadow Japanese whalers and protests near Antarctica, the government said on Friday, appealing for activists to keep high seas protests peaceful.
Categories: Environment
U.N. publishes draft proposal ahead of climate meet
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations published a report on Thursday to help lawmakers meeting at an upcoming U.N. climate summit to move closer to sealing a new agreement to confront potentially devastating global warming.
Categories: Environment
Volkswagen diesel car wins "Green Car of the Year"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A clean-burning diesel sedan, Volkswagen AG's Jetta TDI, won the "Green Car of the Year" award at the Los Angeles auto show on Thursday, the first time a diesel-powered car has taken the industry's top environmental honor.
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Greenpeace blockades ageing Spanish nuclear plant
MADRID (Reuters) - Greenpeace blocked the entrance on Thursday to a Spanish nuclear power station facing closure next year and urged the government to shut it down immediately in line with election pledges to phase out nuclear power.
Categories: Environment
NOAA Releases Plans for Managing and Protecting Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA has released final revised management plans, regulations and a joint final environmental impact statement for Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries. The plans include the expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary by 775 square miles to include the Davidson Seamount, one of the largest known underwater mountains in U.S. coastal waters and home to a wide variety of marine species.
NOAA Fisheries Research Ship Albatross IV is Retired
The NOAA research ship Albatross IV was decommissioned today, ending its distinguished 45-year career in service to the nation. The vessel sailed over 655,000 miles on 453 research cruises, primarily fisheries surveys off the northeastern coast of the United States. These surveys created the world’s longest continuous study of fish population data.
NOAA Finds Decline in Pollock; Recommends Catch Cut to Council
NOAA has released new scientific information showing a decline in the walleye pollock biomass that has the agency recommending a cut to the pollock catch for 2009 in the eastern Bering Sea.
NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to Hold Meetings Seeking Public Input on Management Plan and Regulations
NOAA will conduct five public meetings in December to gather comments from individuals, organizations and government agencies on key issues relating to the management of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.
Global warming could lead to more Arctic energy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Arctic offers new energy and fishing resources as a result of global warming and new technology, the European Union said on Thursday.
Categories: Environment
Marine turtle campaign launched in Viet Nam
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TRAFFIC is helping run a campaign in Viet Nam to raise awareness of the threat to marine turtle populations caused by illegal trade Click photo to enlarge © Jürgen Freund / WWF-Canon Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 20 November 2008—Travelers through Ha Noi this November might see something strange around West Lake: a line of cyclists dressed as turtles making their way through the traffic.
The cyclists, who will be carrying signs about marine turtle conservation, are part of a month-long strategic awareness campaign to alert the public to the conservation threat posed by illegal trade in marine turtles.
In addition to the bicycle road show, banners are being hung along major thoroughfares in Ha Noi, with messages highlighting the wild status of marine turtles and the illegality of purchasing marine turtles and their products.
Malaria and dengue the sting in climate change
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Southeast Asia and South Pacific island nations face a growing threat from malaria and dengue fever as climate change spreads mosquitoes that carry the diseases and climate-change refugees start to migrate.
Categories: Environment
China may use existing tax, not new fuel tax: source
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese policy makers may decide to increase a refined oil consumption tax rather than impose a new fuel tax, as some market participants are expecting, a source familiar with the issue told Reuters.
Categories: Environment
Global militaries enlisted to combat climate change and save ozone layer - UN
The United Nations has recruited the help of militaries in several countries in a unique new partnership in the fight against climate change and the campaign to save the ozone layer.
Categories: Environment
Global militaries enlisted to combat climate change and save ozone layer - UN
The United Nations has recruited the help of militaries in several countries in a unique new partnership in the fight against climate change and the campaign to save the ozone layer.
Categories: Environment
Carbon neutral airline gets on board UN scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The world's first carbon neutral airline, which offsets its harmful gas emissions by investing in ecological projects, has joined a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) initiative, promoting low-carbon economies and societies, the agency announced today.
Categories: Environment
Torrential rains hit Australia state, one dead
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Torrential rains killed a woman and troops were deployed to help thousands of people after storms and flash floods hit Australia's Queensland state overnight, just days after cyclonic weather battered the tropical region.
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Automakers detail electric car plans at L.A. show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Many of the world's biggest automakers on Wednesday detailed ambitious electric-car plans that promise zero emissions but will demand patience from consumers and subsidies from governments to succeed.
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