WIMS Environmental HotSheet 1/28/14

<> Energy Choices 2014 – The Choices We Face for a Strong & Secure America- the report developed three critical policy considerations surrounding the United States' energy choices.  Energy Security, Economic Stability, and Environmental Sustainability are all examined in light of three primary energy sources: fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable power.

<> Boehner Statement on Farm Bill Agreement - WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on the House-Senate agreement on the Farm Bill: "The House-Senate agreement announced this evening is a positive step in the right direction.  The measure will not only save taxpayers approximately $23 billion, it also includes important reforms to both farm and food stamp programs. 

• Chairwoman Stabenow Announces Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a five-year Farm Bill that will reform farm programs, reduce the deficit, and help farmers and businesses create jobs in agriculture, our state's second-largest industry. The bill includes major reforms like eliminating the. . .

<> Newly Disclosed Documents Show FDA Allows Livestock Antibiotics Use Despite "High Risk" to Humans - WASHINGTON (January 27, 2014) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly allowed 30 potentially harmful antibiotics, including 18 rated as "high risk," to remain on the market as additives in farm animal feed and water – despite an internal review that raised significant red flags, according to agency records obtained by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

<> Groundbreaking Legal Agreement to End Use of Toxic Flame Retardant in Foam Furniture and Children's Products - The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced groundbreaking legal agreements that for the first time aim for an end to the use of harmful flame retardant chemicals in foam furniture and children's foam products from major companies. The agreement with Playtex (Energizer Personal Care), West Elm (Williams Sonoma), Britax and 11 other companies 

<> Market Efficiency and the U.S. Market for Sulfur Dioxide Allowances: Working Paper 2014-01 – From the Congressional Budget Office; Focusing on the U.S. sulfur dioxide allowance market, this paper models allowance prices to determine the influence of market fundamentals and administrative announcements on allowance price level and volatility.

<> Statement by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on 2013 Solar Jobs Census - Statement by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on 2013 Solar Jobs Census Secretary Moniz issued a statement on the 2013 Solar Jobs Census. The U.S. solar industry employed 142,698 Americans as of November 2013. This figure includes the addition of 23,682 solar workers over the previous year. . .

<> Air Resources Board issues nearly $1 million in fines for failures to report greenhouse gas emissions - The California Air Resources Board has announced nearly $1 million in penalties against three companies for late or inaccurate reporting of their greenhouse gas emissions for 2011. This action marks the second time the Air Resources Board has issued fines for violations of California's Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting regulation.

<> FERC staff issues Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2013

<> Groups Sue Feds for Putting Whales and Dolphins in Crosshairs throughout Southern California and Hawaiian Waters - LOS ANGELES (January 27, 2014) –The federal government illegally granted the U.S. Navy permission to harm marine mammals nearly ten million times in Southern California and Hawaii over the next five years, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).  The permitting agency, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), finalized rules last. . .

<> FEMA: Caught Between Climate Change and Congress - The agency has needed Congress to approve extra disaster relief funds every year over roughly the past decade to handle mounting climate-related damage. By Katherine Bagley Thanks to climate change, extreme weather disasters have hammered the United States with increasing frequency in recent years—from drought and wildfires to coastal storms and flooding.

<> Local Climate Solutions - What can an individual city or town do to fight climate change? A lot! View these slides from a presentation by ILSR's Director of Democratic Energy John Farrell to the Northfield Climate Summit on January 18, 2014, to see what one small Minnesota town has done, what other steps it can take as part of the state's GreenStep Cities program, and model local actions from around the 

<> State-sponsored Wolf Killing Ends in Idaho - Faced with a looming deadline to defend its actions before a federal appeals court, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) announced it is halting its wolf extermination program in the Middle Fork region of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

<> Announcement: Request for Proposals for 2014 Pollution Prevention Grant Program– U.S. EPA has released a Request for Proposals for the 2014 Pollution Prevention (P2) grant competition.

WIMS Environmental HotSheet 1/27/14

<> Closer To Sealing the Farm Bill Deal? - As we head into the second half of January, House and Senate negotiators inch closer to finalizing the 2014 Farm Bill.  At least one of the lead negotiators has said that he expects the bill to be reported out of the Farm Bill Conference Committee during the final week of January.  However, it is not hard to imagine that negotiations might last into February. Dairy Dairy policy remains one of the. . .

·  Farm Bill Developments - David Rogers reported yesterday at Politico that,  "House farm bill conferees are being alerted to a likely meeting Monday morning at which the Agriculture Committee leadership is hoping to finalize agreement on a conference report that can come to the floor next week.

<> Study: Statutory 2014 RFS Levels Can be Met Through Increased E85 & E15 Consumption, Carryover RINs - A new study by Informa Economics entitled "Analysis of the Potential Use of Biofuels toward the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2014" shows the originally intended Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2014 blending requirements can be reached through expanded consumption of E85 and E15, as well as judicious use of carryover RIN credits. 

<> Farm Bureau Expresses Opposition to RFS Proposal - American Farm Bureau Federation this week stated its opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard requirements, which would scale back the total amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation's gasoline supply. AFBF responded to EPA's Federal Register notice for public comment.

<> NTSB calls for tougher standards on trains carrying crude oil- The National Transportation Safety Board today issued a series of recommendations (see Safety Recommendation Letters R-14-001-003 and R-14-004-006) to the Department of Transportation to address the safety risk of transporting crude oil by rail. In an unprecedented move, the NTSB is issuing these recommendations in coordination with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

<> DOE Announces Webinars on the National Geothermal Data System, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Benefits for Tribal Communities, and More - DOE Announces Webinars on the National Geothermal Data System, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Benefits for Tribal Communities, and More EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce.

<> National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC); Notice Of Open Meeting - National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC); Notice Of Open Meeting. This notice sets forth the schedule of a forthcoming meeting of the DoC NOAA National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC).Time and Date: The meeting will be held February 20, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 

<> States closer to western mines have lower coal costs - In 2012, the top-five states for total expenditures on out-of-state coal delivered to the electric power sector each spent more than $1.5 billion. Texas spent the most for out-of-state coal, followed by Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, and Michigan.

<> Davos 2014: Achim Steiner insider diary - Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP, sees much progress, but Davos is but one moment on the long road to change

<> Growing demand for cropland threatens environment, UN agency reports - If demand for new land on which to grow food continues at the current rate, by 2050, high-end estimates are that area nearly the size of Brazil could be ruined, with vital forests, savannahs and grassland lost, the United Nations today warned in a new report.

<> Visuallizing Why US National and US State Governments' GHG Reductions Commitments Are Now Woefully Inadequate in Light Of Recent Science - The US commitment to reduce its ghg emissions made in Copenhagen in 2009 of 17% below 2005 by 2020 and commitments of even those US state governments who have shown some leadership on climate change are now woefully inadequate in light of the most recent climate change science. . .

<> UK Department of Energy & Climate Change - The Government is today publishing the Community Energy Strategy and I will be depositing copies of it in the Libraries of the House. This is the first ever Community Energy Strategy published by a UK Government.

WIMS Environmental HotSheet 1/24/14

<> Barack Obama says U.S. generates 'more natural gas than anybody' - PolitiFact.com checks it out. . .

·   An interview with President Obama with the New Yorker's David Remmick - Q.: Mr. President, when the Copenhagen pact was signed, our carbon emissions were about the same as the Chinese. Now the Chinese are double ours -- double. And you've now had meetings with the Chinese leadership, and you know the forces that impinge on them in terms of development and lifting people out of poverty. But, as I think I remember you saying, if India and China develop at our rate we'll be "four feet underwater." THE PRESIDENT: Yes, we've got problems.

<> Secret draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter and the corresponding Chairs' Report - The Environment Chapter covers what the Parties propose to be their positions on: environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity and fishing stocks; and trade and investment in 'environmental' goods and services.

<> EPA Reconsiders 2013 RFS Cellulosic Biofuel Obligation – Recognizes Phantom Fuels - American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charles T. Drevna issued the following statement on EPA's agreement to reconsider the 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) cellulosic biofuel obligation in response to AFPM's October 2013 petition:

<> Members of Congress Write EPA Administrator in Support of RFS - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) thanks the Senators

<> 14-003: NRC Revises Review Schedule for Waste Confidence Environmental Study and Final Rule- The new schedule envisions publication of the rule and GEIS on storage of spent nuclear fuel at the nation's commercial nuclear power plants no later than Oct. 3, instead of September 2014.

<> Yes, things are very bad at Fukushima but it's not the Apocalypse - There have been a number of news stories recently about the radiation escaping into the ocean at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that have raised great concern. Some are worried about how escaping radiation may or may not be affecting ocean eco-systems around the world. Since Greenpeace has been working on the Fukushima nuclear crisis since it first began in March 2011, we can offer some thoughts on people's concerns.

<> 2013 Global Temperature Recap - ANIMATION: The globally averaged temperature for 2013 tied as the fourth warmest year since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. It was the 37th consecutive year with a global temperature above the 20th-century average. This animation starts with the 2013 difference from average temperature and continues through monthly temperature anomaliies for. . .

<> A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Question: What's the quickest way to convince a community that it needs to invest in resilience to climate change? Answer: Show them exactly what would happen if a monster storm dropped a foot of rain on them. From NOAA's Sea Grant program.

<> H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America - As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 14, 2013. . .

<> Farm Bill in sight? - The new year started with promises of long overdue Congressional action on the Farm Bill. Some sticking points are still being negotiated, but it now looks likely that the House and Senate versions of the bill will be reconciled in the coming weeks.

<> Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $16.5 Million in Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands - coastal watersheds (includes Great Lakes) in the U.S. are experiencing a net annual loss of about 80,160 acres according to a new study by the Service

<> Major trade powers pledge free trade in green goods - DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The world's biggest trading powers committed on Thursday to achieving global free trade in environmental goods, though they gave no timeline for a deal they said would boost the fight against climate change.

<> Groups Sue Canadian Government Over GE Salmon - Suit charges failure to consider invasiveness threat, puts wild salmon and environment at risk January 20, 2013--Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, and Friends of the Earth-US commend Ecojustice, Ecology Action Centre, and Living Oceans Society for challenging the Canadian federal government's approval of AquaBounty's genetically engineered (GE) salmon.

·   Groups Call on Obama to Require National GE Labeling Laws

The 'No More Tears' Shampoo, Now With No Formaldehyde - The only hint that something is different inside millions of bottles of Johnson's Baby Shampoo arriving on store shelves are two words: "Improved Formula." The shampoo has the same amber hue, the same sudsy lather and -- perhaps most important -- the same familiar smell that, for generations of Americans, still conjures memories of childhood bath time. 

<> Lord Stern: I should have been fiercer in climate change review - Source: Guardian - Global temperatures are set to be 4-5C higher in the next century and governments are fooling themselves if they think this will only have a modest impact on their economies, says Stern. . .

<> Massive Hanford Test Reactor Removed - Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor removed from Hanford's 300 Area - Hanford's River Corridor contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, has met a significant cleanup challenge on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site by removing a 1,082-ton nuclear test reactor from the 300 Area.

<> Washington Post Drops Climate Hawk Ezra Klein, Adds Climate Confusionist Blog Volokh Conspiracy

<> New Website Helps Identify Bumblebees and Protect Pollinators - A new website launched yesterday allows people to be directly involved in protecting bumblebees throughout North America. BumbleBeeWatch.org

WIMS Environmental HotSheet 1/23/14

<> Supreme Court Briefs Filed in Carbon Pollution Permits Case - David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, NRDC and other environmental groups filed their brief in the latest Supreme Court case about climate change.  This case, called Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, will decide whether the Clean Air Act's permitting requirements apply to major industrial sources of the carbon pollution that. . .

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<> TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline's Southern Leg to Begin Transporting Oil to U.S. Gulf Coast - TransCanada announced today the start up of the 485-mile southern segment of the Keystone XL, now called the Gulf Coast Pipeline, which runs from Cushing, OK, to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. In anticipation of TransCanada's announcement, Texas landowners launched a new oversight network today, Texas Pipeline Watch, to arm landowners and citizens along the route. . .

<> Business Rallies Action on Climate Change at World Economic Forum in Davos- The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and partners will engage in several high-profile events to rally action on key sustainability issues -- including climate change and water security -- among the world's top business leaders.

<> Wind's Outlook Remains Strong - The following op-ed by T. Boone Pickens ran in the Des Moines Register on Wednesday, January 21, 2014. In 2008, I launched the Pickens Plan to help get America off OPEC oil. Our reliance on Middle East oil has been the number one threat to our national security and economy. Thanks to advances in the oil industry's discovery and recovery technologies, the U.S. energy picture is. . .

<> The Social Benefits of Carbon - America has long relied on fossil fuels for economic growth and technological advancement. The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) released a study, "The Social Costs of Carbon? No, The Social Benefits of Carbon," which demonstrates the vast benefits valuable fossil fuels, like coal, play in our day-to-day lives. The study demonstrates that reliable and affordable energy from fossil fuels not only provides. . .

<> The State of the Climate - C2ES' Eileen Claussen: As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, we believe it's a good time to take a look at the state of our climate: the growing impacts of climate change, recent progress in reducing U.S. emissions, and further steps we can take to protect the climate and ourselves. . .

<> Global Warming, Winter, and the President's Climate Action Plan -

Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C. It's snowy and cold today in the Eastern United States. Yesterday NASA and NOAA announced that 2013 was among the 10 hottest years on record globally. Last week, I testified at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing titled "Review of the President's Climate Action Plan," but Senators. . . 

<> CA Governor Brown Delivers 2014 State of the State Address - The Governor renewed his call for all Californians to conserve water, laid out the key elements of the state's long-term water plan and noted the work ahead to fight climate change and build on historic reforms to the state's school funding and criminal justice systems.

<> Cleantech venture APATEQ announces its first oil-water separation product- delivery for a large customer in Europe. The unit will treat produced water from oil production and hydraulic fracturing, requiring virtually no chemicals for operation using a proprietary technology. The Luxembourgish water and wastewater specialist expects extensive follow-up orders after successful field tests of the initial unit.

<> "Litigation Forecast 2014: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication – Includes environmental and energy sections

<> Developing nations express dismay at "disappointing" EU climate package - Small Island States and Least Developed Countries say science demands higher level of ambition than 40% target. . .

• Europe, Facing Economic Pain, May Ease Climate Rules - Source: NY Times - For years, Europe has tried to set the global standard for climate-change regulation, creating tough rules on emissions, mandating more use of renewable energy sources and arguably sacrificing some economic growth in the name of saving the planet. 

<> A united call for action on climate change (by Kofi Annan)

<> American solar employers condemn China's retaliatory trade action against U.S. industry - The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) protested the government of China's imposition of duties against U.S. and Korean producers of polysilicon, the main raw material for production of photovoltaic solar cells and panels.

 

WIMS Environmental HotSheet 1/22/14

<> Why we need to talk about the weather - Here's a stat that should scare you: only one in three Americans say they have occasionally talked to family and friends about climate change in the last year. That's down 8% since 2008, according to a Yale study released in September. Read more blogs for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos 2014.

<> New Web Platform Launched to Accelerate Green Economy Transition -

A robust, state-of-the-art knowledge-sharing platform was launched today by the newly established Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), a diverse consortium of leading institutions and organizations working in areas related to green growth and green economy.

<> One Week from Today: State of the Union 2014 - One week from today, President Obama will head to the Capitol to lay out his plan for the upcoming year of action in his fifth State of the Union address. The President's State of the Union address to Congress is part of a tradition that dates back to our Founding Fathers. Hear what Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff, had to say about why the speech is so important. . .

<> U.S. Delegation to Press Issues Like Climate Change and Syria -

Source: NY Times - When the American delegation arrives in Davos, Switzerland, this week, it will be with a more triumphalist message than in years past.

<> EPA needs to end the delay and protect public health from ozone - Today, the American Lung Association asked a federal court to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete the review of the national air quality standards for ozone as required by the Clean Air Act. The longer Americans must wait for the EPA to strengthen the standards, the longer they must breathe air pollution that shortens their lives, worsens lung 

<> EPA Announces Nearly $5 Million in Grants to Support Research to Protect America's Urban Watersheds with Green Infrastructure

<> China's international trade and air pollution in the United States - Chinese air pollution related to production for exports contributes, at a maximum on a daily basis, 12–24% of sulfate pollution over the western United States. 

<> EPA Administrator to Address World Economic Forum in Davos/Will highlight business and economic opportunities in addressing climate change

<> Chairman Smith Names Rep. Schweikert Chairman of Environment Subcommittee - Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today announced that Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) will be the new Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment. Chairman Smith: "The Obama Administration has presided over a massive expansion of government that has invaded every part of our daily lives and nowhere is this more evident than at the EPA.

<> Alaska's U.S. Senator Begich Opposes Pebble Mine: "Wrong Mine, Wrong Place" - Joel Reynolds, Western Director, Senior Attorney, Santa Monica, CA Relying on the comprehensive Watershed Assessment completed last week by EPA, Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich announced on Sunday that he is opposed to development of the Pebble Mine.  "Wrong mine, wrong place . . . Too many potential long-term impacts . . . ."  A threat to a world-class fishery not only. . .

<> Yet another chemical identified as present in West Virginia chemical spill - By Richard DenisonRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Just when you thought this story couldn't get any weirder or worse, it has just been revealed that another chemical substance was present alongside the crude MCHM mixture that leaked into the Elk River and contaminated the drinking water of 300,000 West Virginia residents. 

<> January 29 Webinar to Highlight the Latest Developments in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy- January 29 Webinar to Highlight the Latest Developments in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Attend this webinar to gain insight into how the various technologies are competing in the marketplace and how Tribes can use them separately and in combination to the greatest benefit.

<> Alberta to co-host World Economic Forum meeting - The Redford government will co-host a World Economic Forum regional meeting on energy, climate change and innovation in Lake Louise on April 24 and 25.

<> Exposure to Pesticides Results in Smaller Worker Bees - (Beyond Pesticides, January 22, 2014) Exposure to a widely used pesticide causes worker bumblebees to grow less and then hatch out at a smaller size, according to a new study by Royal Holloway University of London. The research, published this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology, reveals that prolonged exposure to a pyrethroid pesticide. . .

<> The Economic Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies - UC Center for Environmental and Energy Economics / by Lucas Davis. By 2015, global oil consumption will reach 90 million barrels per day. In part, this high level of consumption reflects the fact that many countries provide subsidies for gasoline and diesel. This paper examines global fuel subsidies using the latest available data. . .

<> Lawsuits for climate disasters? - Lawsuits against private firms for climate disaster compensation may not be winnable yet, but important groundwork is being laid. In groundbreaking peer-reviewed research, researcher Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute offers the most complete picture to date of which institutions have extracted the fossil fuels that have been the root cause of global warming. . .

<> IEA: 2013 U.S. Oil Demand Growth Outpaces China - The International Energy Agency's monthly oil market report is always closely watched by energy market analysts and insiders.  Today's report is particularly compelling and contains findings that should be of interest to, well, basically everyone. And not because it's full of good news. First, the report revealed that United States oil demand reversed years of decline in 2013. .

WIMS Environmental HotSheet 1/21/14

<> Powering Forward: Presidential and Executive Agency Actions to Drive Clean Energy in America - In last year's State of the Union address, President Barack Obama told Congress that if it didn't act on global climate change, he would. Now, with the next State of the Union message coming up next week, a diverse and influential group of leaders from beyond the Beltway has presented Obama with more than 200 ideas on how he can continue acting on that promise. The report, titled Powering Forward. . .

<> Regulatory-uncertainty-stymies-corporate-investment - Regulatory uncertainty stymies corporate investment in supply chain sustainability: New report from Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Accenture. The CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2014, 'Collaborative Action on Climate Risk', contains a wealth of information on how leading companies are managing the significant risk that climate change poses to the globalised supply chain model. 

<> Minnesota Takes Steps to Protect Bees, Beekeepers Demand Stronger Action - (Beyond Pesticides, January 21, 2013) Two Minnesota state agencies are creating plans they say will address declining pollinator populations in the state. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is developing best management practices for managing and increasing pollinator habitat and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is developing a plan to study the. . .

<> The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate - Energy independence, climate change and national security are interrelated global challenges. U.S. dependence on foreign sources of energy constitutes a serious threat—militarily, socially and economically. Download the latest report.

<> Federal Government's Advice on Seafood Consumption Inconsistent and Dangerous - "The federal government's advice on seafood consumption fails to give people what they desperately need – precise, detailed information about foods that provide sufficient omega-3 fatty acids with minimal mercury contamination."

<> FCS and CDP Debut New Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index- The debut publication of the Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index (SCPLI), a new evaluation and benchmarking tool for Carbon Disclosure Project supply chain members and suppliers.

<> Meeting of the SAB Environmental Justice Technical Guidance Review Panel Meeting – 1/30/14 to allow panel members to learn about the public comments received by the agency on the EPA's Draft Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis (May 1, 2013) and to develop responses to the charge questions. 

<> Celebrating 16 years working together for water and wetlands: the Danone Group, Evian and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands - The Ramsar Convention was the first international convention to promote the engagement of the business sector directly in the conservation and wise use of wetlands. 

<> Horn of Contention – Reviewing the Deadly Cost of Rhino Horn -

Publication Date:  Fri, 01/17/2014 Image:  The only certainty of the impact of legalizing trade in rhino horn in an attempt to save rhinos from poachers, is uncertainty, a review of economic reports on the legal and illegal markets in horn has found. Commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in late 2013, the report Horn of Contention. . .

<> Jukka Uosukainen Appointed Director of New Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)- CTCN, the operational arm of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Technology Mechanism, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve resilience to changing weather patterns, drought, soil erosion, and other impacts of climate change in developing nations