Positive news from Japan
International aid efforts mobilize quickly for JapanMassive international relief teams, aid offers and fundraising efforts — from national governments to the Red Cross to faith-based agencies to Major League Baseball teams — are pouring into disaster-stricken Japan. |
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Japan halts whale hunt after chase by protestersJapan has suspended its annual Antarctic whale hunt following protests from a campaign group. |
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Japan’s whale meat stockpile hit record last year: activistsJapan's whale meat stocks likely hit a record level of more than 6,000 tons last year, conservationists were quoted saying in a report Wednesday, suggesting it is becoming less popular with consumers. |
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Cell Phones Powered by Conversation?Chatty teenagers could be the world's next renewable energy source. Scientists from Korea have turned the main ingredient of calamine lotion into a tiny material that converts sound waves into electricity. |
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Australia tells Japan: Stop whaling or face courtAustralia has set a deadline for Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean by November this year, or face international legal action. |
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Powered By TrashA lamppost powered by trash seems like a strange idea but if you think about the ratio between city trash and energy needs – things start to make sense, kinda. |
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Controversial conservation group Sea Shepherd unveil new weapon against whalingThe new stealth, high-tech anti-whaling boat of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society waits in Auckland Harbour ahead of its departure to the Southern Ocean. |
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Fisker To Retool Former GM Plant To Make Electric CarsElectric-car start-up Fisker Automotive said Tuesday it will invest nearly $200 million to buy and retool a former General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., facing off against Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and other big manufacturers in the nascent market for electric vehicles. |
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‘Simple lifestyle tweaks’ key in climate change fightThe United States could cut greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of France's total annual emissions by getting Americans to make simple lifestyle changes, like regularly maintaining their cars or insulating their attics, a study showed. |
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Uganda Trees First in Africa to Count as CO2 Emissions ReductionsPines and a mix of native African trees will soon cover what is now grassland within Uganda's Rwoho Central Forest Reserve, an upper watershed of Lake Victoria. |
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News from East Asia
- China, world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, will tax carbon
- Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR rays
- Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans shark fins as air cargo
- Chinese police ‘smash’ trafficking gangs, frees 181
- China to ban shark fin soup from official functions
- 75% of Japan’s NW Pacific whale hunt unsold: official
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- Amazon removes whale meat products from Japanese site
- North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium
- Shark Fin Soup Off The Menu At China Luxury Hotels