An analysis by the White House Council of Economic Advisers was released today revealing that failure to reduce the carbon pollution that is currently contributing to climate change could cost the U.S. economy a cool $150 billion a year. White House is once again making an effort with this report to increase public awareness for Obama’s climate-change agenda, mainly the Environmental Protection … [Read more...]
Cities on Mountains: China’s Mountaintop removal mining threat to Environment
Mountaintop removal mining is getting rampant in China day-by-day. With the rising population, Chinese authorities have initiated levelling their mountaintops in order to make more room for development. The scientists at the Chang'an University have tried to throw the light on the harsh realities. China’s one-fifth population is estimated to live in mountainous areas, with the boom in … [Read more...]
Threat Of Extinction For West Africa’s Lion Population
The African lion is facing the extinction across the entire West African region. According to a six-year survey covering 11 countries by the big cat conservation organization, Panthera, West Africa is now left with only 250 adult lions. These lions used to range incessantly from Senegal to Nigeria once. “When we set out in 2006 to survey all the lions of West Africa, the best reports … [Read more...]
Utah’s oil and gas fields under continuous edginess
SALT LAKE CITY: Utah’s political landscape of oil and gas development is rampant with grandiloquence and jam-packed with pressure, with the adversaries on both side intended to rarely agree leading to more controversies due to environmental disputes than oil and gas development. Utah's rich oil and gas possessions are so badly tapped that sometimes its sluggish pace compromises the industry … [Read more...]
