Welcome to the Enviro Office Newsdesk, in this section of our website we aim to publish environmenal news as and when it happens. Pick up all the industry based news and wider stories of interest as they come to our attention.
Google Picks GreenMaven.com as Featured Custom Search Engine
2007 - Google has recognized GreenMaven.com as an exemplary custom search engine, featuring the site in its "Google's Picks" section. Green Maven uses Google Co-op Search technology to search the Internet for trusted websites and news related to environmental and social values.
Source CSR Wire, www.enn.com, 14 August, 2007
Australia Holds the Last Great Savanna in the World
ANBERRA -- Northern Australia contains the world's largest remaining savannas and is one of the last great pristine wilderness zones, covering an area larger than western Europe, Australian researchers said on Tuesday. The country's tropics, stretching 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) across the continent, accounted for more than a quarter of the world's remaining savanna after the decline of grasslands that once spread over South America, Africa and Asia, they said.
Source Rob Taylor, Reuters, www.enn.com, 14 August, 2007
DiCaprio Brightens up on Gloomy Green Outlook
LOS ANGELES -- Tired of global warming doom and gloom? Here's something new from Hollywood's king of green, Leonardo DiCaprio: there is hope for a brighter future. Environmental activist DiCaprio's documentary "The 11th Hour" opens in theaters on Friday, and although the film starts with a bleak outlook on issues like global warming, much of the roughly 90-minute movie suggests ways to heal the environment with human, government and corporate action.
Source Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters, www.enn.com, 14 August, 2007
Australia Holds the Last Great Savanna in the World
ANBERRA -- Northern Australia contains the world's largest remaining savannas and is one of the last great pristine wilderness zones, covering an area larger than western Europe, Australian researchers said on Tuesday. The country's tropics, stretching 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) across the continent, accounted for more than a quarter of the world's remaining savanna after the decline of grasslands that once spread over South America, Africa and Asia, they said.
Source Rob Taylor, Reuters, www.enn.com, 15 August, 2007
Millions say it is too much effort to adopt greener lifestyle
Millions of people across Britain think their behaviour does not contribute to climate change and find it too much effort to make green changes to their lifestyle, a government survey suggests. About a quarter of people polled agreed with statements such as: "It takes too much effort to do things that are environmentally friendly" and "I don't believe my behaviour and everyday lifestyle contribute to climate change". About half the people disagreed with the statements.
There were some signs that the environmental message is getting through. Over half those polled said they never leave the television on standby overnight or their mobile phone chargers plugged in, and that they always switched off lights when they left the room. But a fifth keep their televisions on standby, and a similar proportion leave the tap running when they brush their teeth.
Source David Adam, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian, Wednesday 15 August 2007
Oil Spills Are Commonplace, Decried, and Tolerated
Far from isolated mega-catastrophes -- such as the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska's Prince William Sound -- oil spills occur routinely around the world, causing environmental and economic damage, provoking investigations by regional governments, and often leaving the victims unsatisfied. Entering the words "oil spill" in the Google News search engine returned more than 2,500 distinct articles published in the last 30 days on the topic.
Source www.newsdesk.org, 26 July 2007
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