Provides the latest RSS feeds for Environment News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Travel Trade.com http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/cat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 06:04:27 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:04:27 -0400 30 An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is being undertaken by the Dubai Police General Command. The new campaign is part of an ongoing bid by Dubai authorities to clamp down on the illegal shipment of elephant tusks from Africa to the Far East. According to Gulf News daily, the police awareness campaign was launched in Dubai's ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214610573/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sun, 19 May 2013 01:00:02 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214610573/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e As Britain steels itself for the prospect of yet another washout summer, strawberry growers are finding themselves forced to come up with increasingly sophisticated ways of assessing the threat posed to their livelihoods by inclement weather.For fruit growers, predicting the weather is vital. It causes fruit yields to vary by as much as 70%, making for an erratic growing season if poor conditions ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214611582/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sun, 19 May 2013 03:11:19 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214611582/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e energy efficiency improvements in their home with no, or little, upfront cost; instead, these are funded by a loan repaid through their electricity bill.Crucially, the "golden rule" of Green Deal is that you should not pay back more in loan repayments than you are saving on your energy bill - but this can mean that, depending on the cost of the improvement, you could be making loan ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214611143/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sun, 19 May 2013 02:21:17 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214611143/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e fashion producers for traceability of their supply chain, and a mention for brands and services which supply those things to consumers. Frustratingly, at the top end of the market that kind of accountability is easier to come by, but there's no reason the high street should be exempt from offering similar guarantees. ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214611152/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sun, 19 May 2013 02:21:17 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214611152/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Coastal residents added their voices to those calling for the end of energy policies that hurt the environment. The Hands Across the Sand demonstrations took place on beaches around the world on Saturday. In South Mississippi, the concern centered around the state government's plan to allow offshore drilling off coastal waters. For five minutes people stood hand ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214609258/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 23:06:14 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214609258/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Universidad de La Laguna , recently discovered a new species of cavernicolous true bug in a 30 metre-long water mine on Gran Canaria near Tenteniguada, at about 1,100 metres above sea level. The bug was found in the deepest part of the mine, formed in colluvial deposits of basalt, where seasonal variations are slight; temperature remains 13-17C and the relative humidity 85-94%. The presumed food ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214606977/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 19:19:57 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214606977/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e MANILA, Philippines – The Greenpeace on Friday asked the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) to stop the field trials of the genetically engineered (GE) Bt eggplant because it won’t be helpful and there are a lot of safety ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214602959/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 12:09:28 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214602959/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e A member of the Canadian Parliament said he wants an investigation with the United States into a three-story mound of coke piling up at a refinery in Ontario. The coke is a by-product of the refining of oil sands and has been piling up quickly at the Marathon refinery in Windsor along the Detroit River. "Here's a little bit of Alberta," said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214602520/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 11:14:23 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214602520/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e The elimination of swaths of rain forest decreases rainfall, and is likely to reduce the energy output of hydroelectric projects in countries such as Brazil, according to a study published by the National Academy of ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214601792/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 10:32:39 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214601792/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e January 1981 issue of National Geographic , describes how, in the week running up to the disaster, he and others were drawn into a "strange kind of Russian roulette" with the mountain. While Findley lived to tell the tale, others were not so lucky, and the article includes richly drawn character studies of some of the mountain's ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214601299/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 09:24:23 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214601299/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e A scientist at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute has said the forests may soon earn Kenya millions of shillings when the carbon offset scheme begins. Researcher Chemuku Wekesa said the scheme will start once the development policies are set by the Environment ministry and discussions take place at the national and international levels. "The carbon trading business is big and will soon ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214600829/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:09 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214600829/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e The Flintstones , which is set a very, very, very long time ago, Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble wear some absolutely darling dresses, hair accessories and even the occasional swimsuit.No one knows who was the first person to invent clothing, but at some point in the very distant past, your ancestors and mine decided to put on some animal skins to keep themselves warm. But more important than ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214598093/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e Sat, 18 May 2013 02:15:08 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/214598093/scat/9dd26ff7f3fbfc0e