http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nature_and_the_EnvironmentFind stories, videos, and photos about Nature and the Environment from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:53:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nature_and_the_Environment14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Nature and the Environment from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/nuclear_renaissance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/nuclear_renaissance/index.htmWhatever happened to all those new nuclear power plants the country was supposed to build?Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/senate.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/senate.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Senate committee Thursday approved a major climate change bill despite a boycott by all of the panel's seven Republican members.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/georgia.dead.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/georgia.dead.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTextA third beluga whale belonging to the world's largest aquarium has died, the Georgia Aquarium announced late Monday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/news/economy/green.jobs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/news/economy/green.jobs.fortune/index.htmDear Annie: I graduated from college with a civil engineering degree last spring, and I'm planning to go to architecture school. I want to focus my training on learning how to retrofit existing buildings and power plants to be more energy-efficient.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/24/intl.tsr.cove/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/24/intl.tsr.cove/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Cove" is a controversial documentary about dolphin slaughter that reveals the distressing secrets behind the multi-billion dollar industry in captive dolphins.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/16/mf.why.leaves.change.colors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/16/mf.why.leaves.change.colors/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite their astonishing record of losses when dealing with lumberjacks and beavers, trees are pretty tough customers. Their trunks, branches, roots and twigs are all more than capable of enduring a winter's worth of freezing temperatures, snow, sleet and hail. Their leaves, though? Eh, not so tough.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmIf Congress won't get the job done on climate change, President Obama has a way to do it himself. But is he strong-arming the legislative branch?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/06/scilly.eday.energy.saving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/06/scilly.eday.energy.saving/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe days are getting shorter, the nights colder, but that doesn't mean that your electricity bill needs to go through the roof. In a unique experiment, the residents of Britain's Scilly Isles are hoping to show that reducing your electricity consumption doesn't have to be difficult.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/30/carfree.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/30/carfree.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextDaniel Gray loves automobiles so much that it almost feels wrong to drive another vehicle: "I'll admit it. I love my car, but I cheat on it with a different car every week," he said.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/going.green.rainforest.destruction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/going.green.rainforest.destruction/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of photographic exhibitions have been organized in Europe and North America this autumn to highlight a campaign by Britain's Prince Charles to combat tropical deforestation.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/28/climate.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/28/climate.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe last 50 years have borne witness to a spate of climate-related disasters across the world causing over 800,000 fatalities and $1 trillion in economic losses.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/un.china.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/un.china.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese President Hu Jintao told a U.N. summit on climate change Tuesday that China will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase reliance on clean energy sources in coming years.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama joined other world leaders Tuesday in calling for immediate and substantive steps to combat climate change, saying failure to act now would bring "irreversible catastrophe."Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/22/climate.forests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/22/climate.forests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world's tropical forests are disappearing, and one reason is simple economics: People, companies and governments earn more by logging, mining or farming places such as the Amazon jungle than by conserving them.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/un.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/un.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders converge Tuesday in New York to focus on climate change, with the clock ticking down toward a summit this year in Denmark, where a global climate change pact is to be signed.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:10:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305379,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305379,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnExperts say there are steps people can take to keep their pets safeFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/07/florida.tracking.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/07/florida.tracking.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the heart of Florida researchers' high-tech efforts to protect black bears is a rather low-tech tool: day-old doughnuts.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/27/vanishing.amphibians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/27/vanishing.amphibians/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world has a new alliance to save vanishing frogs, toads and salamanders.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/economy/cash_for_clunkers_environment/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/economy/cash_for_clunkers_environment/index.htmAs Cash for Clunkers motors through its final day, it's time to ask the question: Just how effective was the government rebate program in getting gas guzzlers off the road?Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/skateboarder.kessler.bee.wasp.stings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/skateboarder.kessler.bee.wasp.stings/index.html#cnnSTCTextKnown for building skate parks and shaping the skateboarding scene in New York, Andy Kessler, 48, died this week after an allergic reaction to an insect sting, friends and family told news media.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/exxon.mobil.birds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/exxon.mobil.birds/index.html#cnnSTCTextOil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has pleaded guilty and will pay $600,000 in fines for the deaths of 85 protected migratory birds in the company's wastewater ponds in five states.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/30/conservation.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/30/conservation.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTextEfforts to curb overfishing in five of the world's marine ecosystems are starting to show signs of working.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/03/miron.clunkers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/03/miron.clunkers/index.html#cnnSTCTextToward the end of last week, news spread rapidly that the "cash for clunkers" program was about to run out of money.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/florida.python.hunter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/florida.python.hunter/index.html#cnnSTCTextJoe Wasilewski drives along a narrow stretch of road through Florida's Everglades. The sun is setting, night is coming on quickly, and Wasilewski is on the prowl for snakes -- and one snake in particular.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actress, surfer and new mom sets out to help sea creatures big and smallThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/new.york.shark.beached/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/new.york.shark.beached/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 26-foot-long dying shark washed ashore Tuesday on a Long Island beach, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/08/danson.oceans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/08/danson.oceans/index.html#cnnSTCTextToday, Monday, June 8, we recognize the first U.N.-sanctioned World Oceans Day. The event comes after years of pressure from conservation groups and thousands of activists who clamored for everyone to know and understand what's happening in our oceans.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/08/usair.bird.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/08/usair.bird.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou can blame it on out-of-towners.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/01/news/economy/cash_for_clunkers/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/01/news/economy/cash_for_clunkers/index.htmThe Senate is poised this week to take its first crack at a "cash for clunkers" proposal to boost the troubled auto industry.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/31/eco.historyoceans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/31/eco.historyoceans/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf we don't know our history, then we can't know our future. Historians arguing the relevance of their subject often repeat that mantra.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/28/eco.complexcoral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/28/eco.complexcoral/index.html#cnnSTCTextAdvances in the study of coral in the last few years has led a group of scientists to conclude that corals almost rival humans in their genetic complexity and their relationship to algae is key to their survival.Fri, 29 May 2009 06:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/tiger.attack.new.zealand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/tiger.attack.new.zealand/index.html#cnnSTCTextA white tiger mauled a zookeeper to death at a New Zealand wildlife park Wednesday as a group of tourists watched in horror, police say.Wed, 27 May 2009 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/19/human.ancestor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/19/human.ancestor/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists hailed Tuesday a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, humans and other primates.Wed, 20 May 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/china.quake.pandas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/china.quake.pandas/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs people across China's Sichuan province continue to rebuild their lives one year after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake leveled some towns and cities, the region's famed giant pandas are still struggling due to the devastation wreaked by the deadly temblor.Tue, 12 May 2009 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/06/eco.madagascar.frogs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/06/eco.madagascar.frogs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAround 200 new species of frogs have been found in Madagascar, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.Wed, 06 May 2009 08:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/28/real_estate/most_polluted_cities/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/28/real_estate/most_polluted_cities/index.htmThe nation's air has gotten marginally better over the past 10 years, according to an annual report released Wednesday, but many cities still suffer from severe pollution problems.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/earth.movie.disney/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/earth.movie.disney/index.html#cnnSTCTextA polar bear falls through thin Arctic ice while searching for food for his family. A humpback whale guides her calf on a perilous 4,000-mile journey. A herd of African elephants in search of water battles a sandstorm in the Kalahari Desert.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/22/technology/carbon.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/22/technology/carbon.fortune/index.htmWhat do CEO Bill Ford of Ford Motor, CEO Jim Rogers of Duke Energy and CEO Bruce Usher of carbon trader EcoSecurities have in common? A deep aversion to unpredictability.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/britain.bees.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/britain.bees.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British consortium pledged Tuesday to spend up to £10 million ($14.5 million) in research grants to find out what is causing a serious decline in bees and other pollinating insects.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/20/green.initiatives.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/20/green.initiatives.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the lodging world, green has gone mainstream. Once chided for being wasteful, the big hotel chains are now constantly trying to one-up each other with smart eco-design upgrades and stringent water and energy conservation policies.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/17/greenhouse.gas.hazard.epa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/17/greenhouse.gas.hazard.epa/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix heat-trapping gases that contribute to air pollution pose potential health hazards, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday in a landmark announcement that could lead to regulation of the gases.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/borneo.orangutan.new.population/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/borneo.orangutan.new.population/index.html#cnnSTCTextConservationists have found a new population of orangutans in a steep, mountainous corner of Indonesia -- a discovery that significantly adds to the number of the endangered red-haired primates.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/government.auto.fleet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/government.auto.fleet/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe federal government will speed up its timetable for the purchase of roughly 17,600 fuel-efficient vehicles in an effort to help struggling domestic automakers, the White House announced Thursday.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/economy/empire_state_building/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/economy/empire_state_building/index.htmThe Empire State Building kicked off a major energy-saving retrofit Monday, and promoters hope one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers can become an efficiency model for buildings worldwide.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/eco.hongkonggreenbuilding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/eco.hongkonggreenbuilding/index.html#cnnSTCTextStanding on a turfed roof garden of an old Chinese building, property developer Amil Khan surveys the ever-changing skyline of Hong Kong.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/03/right.whale.rebound/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/03/right.whale.rebound/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Atlantic right whales, sort of the homely underdogs of the whale world, birthed a record number calves this year off the coast of the southeast United States, giving some scientists hope that the uber-rare and often overlooked species can recover.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/dolphins.irrawaddy.delta.bangladesh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/dolphins.irrawaddy.delta.bangladesh/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater dolphins, have been found in surprisingly large numbers deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/epa.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/epa.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Environmental Protection Agency will monitor 62 schools across the nation to determine whether the air around them contains toxic pollutants, the agency said Tuesday.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/30/python.patrol/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/30/python.patrol/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuan Lopez reads meters with one eye and looks for snakes with the other. Lopez is a member of the "Python Patrol," a team of utility workers, wildlife officials, park rangers and police trying to keep Burmese pythons from gaining a foothold in the Florida Keys.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/26/pp.bird.usgs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/26/pp.bird.usgs/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 years ago, J.A. Loring had his eyes on the California sky and his hand on a pen.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/komodo.dragon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/komodo.dragon/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit, officials said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextBird populations native to several areas of the globe are in decline, with some teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a multi-agency report, the first of its kind, released Thursday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/19/recycling.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/19/recycling.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Lynn Heinisch and her neighbors in Atlanta's Lake Claire neighborhood take their recycling to the curb for pickup each Thursday, they cross their fingers and hope for the best.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/eco.charitycampaigns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/eco.charitycampaigns/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost of us have grown used to conservation charities putting charismatic animals front and center of their fundraising campaigns.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/primate.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/primate.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Humane Society has accused a federally funded primate center of mistreating chimpanzees and other primates, saying that some animals showed signs of psychosis and self-mutilation.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/whales.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/whales.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers have saved more than 50 whales and five dolphins that stranded themselves on a beach in Tasmania, officials said Monday.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/primates.pets.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/primates.pets.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the wake of a highly publicized chimpanzee attack, the U.S. House made its first official move to ban humans from owning primates as pets.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/shark.attack.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/shark.attack.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextShark attacks on humans were at the lowest levels in half a decade last year, and a Florida researcher says hard economic times may be to blame.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/economy/green_home_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/economy/green_home_stimulus/index.htmIf you want to green-up your home - and get the government to kick in for part of the bill - now may be the time to do it, thanks to the stimulus.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257821,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257821,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actress helps intensify the debate over killing wolves and bears in AlaskaMon, 09 Feb 2009 17:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/26/obama.emissions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/26/obama.emissions/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed a memorandum Monday requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an application by California to set more stringent auto emissions and fuel efficiency standards than required by federal law.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/06/yoga.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/06/yoga.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's the cobra, the cat and the downward-facing dog.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/15/dolbeer.birdstrikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/15/dolbeer.birdstrikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe problem of planes hitting birds comes down to a key fact: "We're competing for airspace," says Richard Dolbeer, a biologist who spent 20 years studying the problem at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/14/tva.ruling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/14/tva.ruling/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge has ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority to clean up four coal-fired plants that he said were engulfing parts of North Carolina with air pollution -- emissions that fouled the region's health, economy and natural resources.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/01/carbon.trading.pv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/01/carbon.trading.pv/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebate is rife in Australian political circles about whether carbon trading is the way forward for climate change abatement.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/eco.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/eco.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt looks like America may be getting a whole lot more energy-efficient as part of any new stimulus package.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/economy/conservation_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/economy/conservation_stimulus/index.htmIt looks like America may be getting a whole lot more energy efficient as part of any new stimulus plan.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/eco.carbontrading/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/eco.carbontrading/index.html#cnnSTCTextWho would think the banks would land the job of sorting out the world's climate change problems?Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/obama_environment_team/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/obama_environment_team/index.htmPresident-elect Barack Obama unveiled his energy and environment team on Monday, ushering in what's likely to be a dramatic shift in the way the nation tackles the challenges of climate change, energy efficiency and the development of cleaner sources of fuel.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/10/history.environmental.movement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/10/history.environmental.movement/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was one of the most surreal images in American history: A river, so fouled with industrial waste that it caught fire and burned. In June 1969, Cleveland's Cuyahoga River become the poster child for the birth of the modern American environmental movement.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is no animal on earth more vilified than the shark. Pop culture references and annual, over-hyped reports of attacks on swimmers or surfers have put sharks on the top of the list of the world's most feared living things.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/pip.shark.diving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/pip.shark.diving/index.html#cnnSTCText"Planet in Peril: Battle Lines" traveled to a place off the coast of South Africa known as "shark alley," one of the best places in the world to see great white sharks.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration cleared the way Thursday for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists when embarking on projects that could impact endangered wildlife, the interior secretary said.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/eco.clintonglobal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/eco.clintonglobal/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe may have left the White House more than 8 years ago, but Bill Clinton still holds a commanding presence on the world stage.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/12/03/pip.2008.post.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/12/03/pip.2008.post.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextWatch "Planet in Peril: Battle Lines" on Thursday, December 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN, hosted by Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" correspondent and National Geographic host Lisa Ling. CNN's award-winning series examines the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources. After watching "Planet in Peril," use these questions to focus students' attention on the concepts explored in the program.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/23/arctic.ice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/23/arctic.ice/index.html#cnnSTCTextSummer is over in the northern hemisphere, but it's been another chilling season for researchers who study Arctic sea ice.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/scottish.beavers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/scottish.beavers/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the first time in 400 years, the beaver has returned to Great Britain.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/navy.sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/navy.sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted sanctions placed on the Navy over its underwater sonar testing, a setback for environmental groups that claimed the warfare technology was harming whales and other marine mammals.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/07/mf.presidential.pets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/07/mf.presidential.pets/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his victory speech on Tuesday night, Barack Obama promised his daughters Sasha and Malia that they'd get to bring a new puppy with them to the White House in January.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/10/hm.veterans.swimming.rehab.sharks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/10/hm.veterans.swimming.rehab.sharks/index.html#cnnSTCTextRetired Army Spc. Scott Winkler had many scary encounters while serving in Iraq, but they were nothing compared with his recent experience at the world's largest aquarium: swimming alongside a massive whale shark.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/magazines/fortune/gunter_carboncredits.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/magazines/fortune/gunter_carboncredits.fortune/index.htmHas your latest brokerage statement got you down? Maybe it's time to try something completely different: a $96 billion market built entirely on the certifiable absence of a colorless, odorless gas.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/27/what.matters.huai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/27/what.matters.huai/index.html#cnnSTCTextDecades of extraordinary growth have catapulted China to the top of the world's economic charts, earning the admiration of much of the rest of the world.Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a sharkFri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/iucn.redlist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/iucn.redlist/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly a fourth of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, a leading international conservation group said Monday as it unveiled its latest global study of the problem.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html#cnnSTCTextFlying penguins are unusual. Especially when they fly on a C-130 Hercules military plane.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court appeared conflicted Wednesday as it juggled national security and environmental concerns in a case over whether the U.S. Navy is doing enough to protect whales from underwater sonar tests it conducts.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/06/endangered.mammals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/06/endangered.mammals/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly a fourth of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, a leading international conservation group said Monday as it unveiled its latest global study of the problem.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow habitat loss and degradation are driving down the numbers of thousands of mammalian speciesMon, 06 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847461,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847461,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't goodMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. Blame Hurricane IkeFri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1845993,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1845993,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhether or not cuteness is a trait that evolves in the fittest, in some cases it sure boosts a species' chance for survivalWed, 01 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of boats, ships and barges sink every year in American waters, and most of them remain abandoned forever wreaking havoc to undersea ecologyTue, 30 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTextSetting one species up to scare off or even kill another is nothing new.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/technology/Hottest_tech_job_woody.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/technology/Hottest_tech_job_woody.fortune/index.htmIt looks like a scene from an old episode of The X-Files: As a red-tailed hawk circles overhead and a wild pronghorn sheep grazes in the distance, a dozen people in dark sunglasses move methodically through a vast field of golden barley, eyes fixed to the ground, GPS devices in hand. They're searching for bodies.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838065,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838065,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday all but killed a federal plan nearly seven decades in the making to build the world's largest water pump in the Mississippi DeltaTue, 02 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/aquatic.boston/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/aquatic.boston/index.html#cnnSTCTextEveryone knows Boston is a city steeped in history, but on a steamy hot summer day, one of the best places to experience the city is from the ocean or the harbor.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/25/manta.ray/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/25/manta.ray/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the world's largest aquarium, where most inhabitants settle for swimming, Nandi soars gracefully through her new home on majestic 9-foot wings.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite anguished cries of "Murder!" and "Shame!" from protesters who thought it could still be saved, wildlife officials on Friday euthanized the animal, which had strayed into the waters off north Sydney nearly a week agoFri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT