ENVIRONMENT-ICELAND:  Hay Restores Eroded Land
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REYKJAVIK, Oct 15 (IPS) - Icelandic farmers have found a successful way of  repairing erosion escarpments: they blow cut-up hay at them.
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REYKJAVIK, Dec. 4 (IPS) - Nature conservationists are becoming increasingly  more concerned that Iceland will soon have more aluminium plants  than it can handle because it has an abundant supply of cheap,  renewable energy.
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By john ross  SCOTTISH Natural Heritage yesterday confirmed its objection to a huge wind farm planned for Lewis.   SNH board members reiterated their previous view that land covered by special protection area status might be harmed by the development.
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Scientists find many regions on Earth that once had permanent frozen ground are now experiencing a thaw.
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Pollen from a genetically modified grass can travel up to 21km away from its experimental planting site.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 2--When it comes to saving many significant tracts of open space in the state -- land that should remain in its natural state to protect Connecticut's quality of life -- it's now or never.
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Environmental degradation is affecting health, nutrition and the natural world, says a flagship UN report.
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Environmentalists think ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.
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A tin bath on the cliffs of northern Iceland, where locals take a dip to treat skin complaints, could help scientists give an early warning of big earthquakes and save thousands of lives.
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Europeâs farmers are beginning to grow crops that can be turned into fuels meant to produce fewer emissions than gas or oil.
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The grass, native to the U.S., gets high marks for energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in Department of Agriculture test.
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Cows and sheep grazing in fields, joggers' shoes or even the kitchen fridge could all be targeted under a new U.N. pact meant to rein in global warming.
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By Ryan Schuster, The Bakersfield Californian  Sep. 18--Plenty of dust has been kicked up at the Kern County Fair's  livestock division in recent years -- and not all of it has come from the  animals.
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NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. -- Farmland that was drained and diked more than 100 years ago would turn back into salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon under a 15-year plan for the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
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Environmentalists cheered when a conservancy acquired 161,000 acres, but not all the land will be preserved.
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A sharp wind rustles the brittle wetland grasses, and the snow crunches underfoot _ the only sounds in the Rospuda River valley, home to one of Europe's best preserved peat bogs.Comment
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Earth sits between two worlds that have been devastated by climate catastrophes.