Ecology Monitor

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Global warming brings crisis of conscience (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 22 Aug 2007, Page 8)

Global warming brings crisis of conscience
By Juliet Eilperin
The Wall Street Journal Europe
22 Aug 2007

TROMS�, Norway—This small country, which has a vast treasure of undersea oil and an intense civic concern about global warming, is struggling with a dilemma—but it is one most nations would envy. In little more than two generations, oil and gas have... read more...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Global warming threatens water supplies (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 21 Aug 2007, Page 10)

Global warming threatens water supplies
By Doug Struck
The Wall Street Journal Europe
21 Aug 2007

FRESNO, California—Steve Johnson scans the hot, translucent sky. He wants to make rain—needs to make rain for the parched farms and desperate hydro companies in this California valley. But first, he must have clouds. The listless sky offers no hint of... read more...

Monday, August 13, 2007

Global forces spur rise in euro-zone food prices (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 13 Aug 2007, Page 3)

Global forces spur rise in euro-zone food prices
By Joellen Perry —Yuka Hayashi in Tokyo contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
13 Aug 2007

FRANKFURT—The global rise in food prices is catching up with continental Europe, adding to mounting inflation worries and forcing changes to European Union agriculture policy. Rising global food demand, freakish weather and the push to reroute crops... read more...