Environment News - RSS http://www.independent-bangladesh.com Tue, 13 May 2008 04:05:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135271/environment-news/monsoon-hits-bay-of-bengal-5-days-early.html REUTERS, MUMBAI - India's monsoon has set in over parts of the Bay of Bengal five days ahead of schedule, the weather office said, but officials said this did not mean the mainland would get rains, key for farming,... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:42:42 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135270/environment-news/mccain-pledges-to-combat-climate-change.html REUTERS, Portland - Republican John McCain pledged to take the lead in combating global climate change if elected president in a speech that set him apart from the policies of President George W. Bush. In remarks he prepared... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:40:35 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805115206/environment-news/weddings-boost-sharks-fin-consumption-in-singapore-report.html SINGAPORE (AFP) - Shark's fin consumption more than doubled in Singapore last year from 2006, with demand driven by an economic boom and an increase in wedding celebrations, a report said Saturday. Singapore consumed more than 470 tonnes in... Sun, 11 May 2008 08:07:36 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805065058/environment-news/un-sees-world-climate-change-deal-in-2009.html REUTERS, Madrid - The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday. The United Nations... Tue, 06 May 2008 00:45:57 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805055023/environment-news/farmers-face-climate-challenge-in-quest-for-more-food.html REUTERS, SINGAPORE - If farmers think they have a tough time producing enough rice, wheat and other grain crops, global warming is going to present a whole new world of challenges in the race to produce more food, scientists say.... Mon, 05 May 2008 01:51:58 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805034956/environment-news/geology-environ-should-dictate-coal-mining.html Chief Advisor''s special assistant in charge of Power and Energy Dr. Tamim Wednesday said engineering, environment and geological conditions should dominate the decision in determining the coal mining methodology, reports agency. Addressing a seminar on Sustainable Energy Development... Sat, 03 May 2008 08:35:37 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805014899/environment-news/poor-children-main-victims-of-climate-change-un.html REUTERS, LONDON- Millions of the world's poorest children are among the most vulnerable and unwitting victims of climate change caused by the rich developed world, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, calling for urgent action. The UNICEF report... Thu, 01 May 2008 09:14:33 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805014891/environment-news/asian-vultures-disappearing-faster-than-dodo.html REUTERS, LONDON - Wild Asian vultures could become extinct in 10 years unless officials stop the use of a livestock drug that has caused the birds to decline faster than the dodo, British and Indian scientists said on Wednesday.... Thu, 01 May 2008 07:21:29 +0100