In New England, Plans Could Redefine Fishing

Vincenzo Russo, a fisherman here for 35 years, used to fish as many days as he wanted, but federal regulations now require him to secure expensive permits – up to $500,000 – if he wants to fish more than 73 days a year.

Conservation Group, Universities Unveil Climate Change Web Tool

A web tool for projecting past and future temperature of specific areas of the world was unveiled Friday for use by climate experts and the general public.

Refugees Join List of Climate-Change Issues

With their boundless vistas of turquoise water framed by swaying coconut palms, the Carteret Islands northeast of the Papua New Guinea mainland might seem the idyllic spot to be a castaway.

Eeyore plague: wild donkeys overrun Cyprus villages

The donkeys of Cyprus are a particularly stubborn lot. Decades after machines replaced them as the backbone of the farming economy, the animals just refuse to bow out. Fiercely territorial wild herds have overrun a remote part of the island, trampling crops, scaring drivers and giving authorities a headache over what to do.

Arctic May Boost Oil and Gas Reserves

The first-ever comprehensive assessment of Arctic oil and gas deposits reveals that 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas could be trapped beneath the far north’s barren land and icy waters. The potential resources are unlikely to alter world trends in oil and gas trade, however, and will probably keep Russia the king of natural gas for years to come.

Rare animals ‘to be moved from native habitats because of climate change’

Endangered animals from wildcats to butterflies and fish could be transported from their native habitats to other countries under controversial plans being developed by scientists to help them cope with climate change.

Dominican Republic: Tourism Threatens Natural Treasure

Jaragua National Park, famous for housing the world’s tiniest reptile, will itself be in danger if the green light is given to mega-hotel projects instead of ecotourism and sustainable development initiatives, say Dominican ecologists.

Looking at Europe’s Green Ways

When Chicago’s mayor, Richard Daley, visited Germany some years ago, he was struck by the concept of “green roofs” – flourishing gardens atop homes and businesses. He came back to Chicago and founded the most ambitious green roof program in the United States.

Fifty-five whales stranded on S.African beach

About 55 whales were stranded on a beach near Cape Town on Saturday and high waves were hampering efforts by rescue teams to get them back into the water.

U.S. says rich nations likely to miss carbon targets

Rich nations as a group are unlikely to reach the deep 2020 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions urged by developing nations as part of a new U.N. climate treaty, the top U.S. climate envoy said on Friday.

Climate change could kill 500,000 a year by 2030

It’s been a busy week for climate change campaigners. First, a gathering of Nobel laureates at St James’s Palace, London, declared world governments must take bold and quick action to avert catastrophic climate change. Then, on Friday, Kofi Annan piled on the pressure, throwing his weight behind the first report investigating the impact of climate change on humans.

Global Warming already costing $125bn a year in economic losses

Global Warming is already responsible for 300,000 deaths a year and results in annual economic losses of $125bn, according to a major new study on the human impact of climate change.