The Government has signalled its consent for plans for a multi-million pound Marine Energy Park on the banks of the River Humber.
Category: Environment
IBBL distributes saplings of trees in Gaibandha
Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), Gaibandha branch has been distributing saplings of different trees among the academic institutions including the beneficiaries in the district for the last few days.
Bumper jute production, lower price frustrates farmers
RANGPUR, Aug 30, 2013 (BSS) – The farmers have become frustrated following lower market price despite getting bumper jute yield exceeding its production target in Rangpur Agriculture Zone this season, farmers and official sources said.
Specialists ask for water connection to city slums
Water experts at a seminar on Thursday stressed providing legal water connection to the city slums with a view to ensuring access to safe water for the slum dwellers.
Farmers cultivating vegetables on water in Khulna
Growing vegetables on floating beds made of water hyacinth and beside the land of shrimp gher(field) has turned out to be a boon for farmer Nurul Islam Morol at Paikgacha upazila here.
Rajshahi jute growers deprive of fair price for middlemen
Since beginning of the harvesting season, the jute growers are being deprived of fair price due to dominance and malpractices by the middlemen and traders gang at different hats and bazars in the district.
Deadly effects of air pollution detailed in MIT study
From: Roger Greenway, ENN
Tanzania: Hazardous life Of child gold miners
Children as young as eight years old are working in Tanzanian small-scale gold mines, with grave risks to their health and even their lives, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Tanzanian government should curb child labor…
Wildfires seen worsening with climate change
Research by environmental scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) brings bad news to the western United States, where firefighters are currently battling dozens of fires in at least 11 states.
Is nuclear disaster looming in Japan?
Holly Ellyatt
Magmatic water detected on moon’s surface
From: Debra Goldberg, ENN
T-Aman paddy cultivation target achieved in Gaibandha
Cultivation of T-Aman paddy, a high value crop, has been achieved in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season with an expectation of bumper production.
Transplanted Aman farming target exceeds in Rangpur
Farmers have exceeded the fixed target of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) farming in Rangpur agriculture region by yesterday though the seedling transplantation process will continue till first week of September.
The promise of fusion power
Wouldn’t it be great to have abundant, clean power that doesn’t contribute to climate change? That is the promise of fusion power. Practical fusion power remains elusive, but advances in creating self-sustaining fusion reactions and harnessing its power continue to…
New report calls for immediate action to tackle aviation emissions
A new scientific report released today highlights the critical importance of taking early action when implementing measures to reduce the climate impact of rapidly increasing emissions from aviation.
Planting trees in deserts to fight climate change
Planting trees in coastal deserts could capture carbon dioxide, reduce harsh desert temperatures, boost rainfall, revitalise soils and produce cheap biofuels, say scientists.
Aus harvest continues, bumper production in N-region forecast
Harvest of Aus paddy continues in full swing now predicting bumper production in northern Bangladesh this season, farmers, experts and officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said.
Hilsa festival begins in Chandpur tomorrow
A five-day ‘Hilsa Festival’ will begin at Chandpur Shilpakala Academy to boost production of the delicious fish to meet the demand for protein.
Bangladesh nod to Bt brinjal, panics Indian environmentalists
Bharati Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times
Ocean acidification: More than just corals at risk
by Larry O’Hanlon
Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge
By Hannah Dreier
Norway opens doors for a major onshore wind power boost
OSLO – Norway’s oil and energy ministry said on Monday it has granted licences to build eight wind power farms with a combined 1,300-megawatt capacity in a major boost for wind power development in the Nordic country. The ministry said…
Summer tomato harvest starts in Godagari
Summer tomato harvesting has been started at different areas in Godagari upazila of the disrict.
Reintroduced white-tailed eagle pair raise chick
Scotland’s largest bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle, has bred in the east of the country for the first time in almost 200 years.
Fukushima leak is ‘much worse than we were led to believe’
By Matt McGrath
Pollution warning app for swimmers and surfers launched
An app that gives bathers and surfers real-time warnings about pollution incidents on beaches has been launched.
Sea Levels dropped in 2010 -2011, why?
In 2011, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and the University of Colorado at Boulder reported that between early 2010 and summer 2011, global sea level fell sharply, by about a quarter of an inch, or half…
Uncertainty looms over terrestrial ecosystems
By Jutta Wolf
Arctic Sea ice continuing downward trend
By Eurasia Review