California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
pollution fine: A Chinese water firm has won US $285,100 in a lawsuit against three firms in the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou for polluting more than 400 km of the Yellow river. Initially, the
garlic safety: Researchers from UK's Liverpool John Moores University claim that a garlic supplement may reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with coronary problems. Led by Khalid Rahman
Three times greater risk to health than believed
Side effects of biotech major Monsanto's herbicide Roundup, brought to light recently, have worried environmentalists. In a test in simulated shallow ponds, the herbicide killed 98 per cent tadpoles,
A presentation by Wayne Whitlock to the California Mining Association Annual Conference in May 2005 addressed the impacts of growing water quality and endangered species requirements on the already heavily regulated mining industry. These requirements add increasing complexity and conflicting demands to the permitting, operation and reclamation of the state's mines and quarries.
sleepless babies: Newborn dolphins and killer whales don't sleep for a whole month after birth, says a study by a team led by Jerome Siegel of the University of California at Los Angeles, US. The
There is little question that global warming would increase the risk of wildfires by drying out vegetation and stirring the winds that spread fire. Until recently, however, land managers were unable to formulate appropriate responses because the spatial scales of predictions were far too coarse.
lake on mars: Claims that life exists on Mars were boosted when scientists recently declared they saw the remains of a frozen sea on the planet's surface and speculated the ice may hold preserved
Some of California's most popular beaches were invaded by hundreds of dead giant squids on January 19-20, 2005. While squid sightings are not uncommon in these areas, such jumbo-sized animals (up to
Pollution lawsuit:American automobile manufacturers have filed a lawsuit in Fresno federal court to block the adoption of California's stringent vehicle emission standards adopted in September 2004.