Recent reports such as the latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and last November's Stern Review report on the economics of climate change have quickened the pace of the debate, as have events like the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing conflict in Darfur, Sudan, made worse by drought and desertification. Once the focus of considerable skepticism, both climate change and the concept of environmental security have moved squarely...

He says he'd be hard-pressed to do it all without advice and small grants from the state Fish and Game Department, like one that pays him to mow his fields when the hay is past its prime, so bobolinks and other grassland birds can nest and raise their chicks. He says he'd be hard-pressed to do it all without advice and small grants from the state Fish and Game Department, like one that pays him to mow his fields when the hay is past its prime, so bobolinks and other grassland birds can...

Dickerson released the fish and Mac Weakley, a fishing companion of Dickerson, caught it again last year after it had grown to 25-1, which would have shattered the old world record. That fish has generated stories nationally in sporting and fishing magazines, and is even featured on a T-shirt sold at the lake. The 76-acre lake has made national headlines because of some monster bass that have been caught there, including one hooked and released last year that exceeded the world bass record...

My family is very interested in timber and wildlife habitat, and hopefully this fence will help protect the wildlife population as well as the drivers along Highway 103. My question is, what is the purpose of this high fence? Why are they fencing up so much property on both sides of the road? Is some of this public property, or is it all private property? The FYI column is designed to let readers e-mail (to lufnews@coxnews.com) or call in (to 637-NEWS) questions you want answered, whether...

By AARON NELSEN, The Brownsville Herald May 6, 2007 - 11:57AM National wildlife sanctuaries along the Rio Grande Valley are on the fast track to receive the first sections of the border fence to be constructed along the Mexican border, according to an e-mail shown to The Brownsville Herald. By AARON NELSEN, The Brownsville Herald May 6, 2007 - 11:57AM National wildlife sanctuaries along the Rio Grande Valley are on the fast track to receive the first sections of the border fence to be...

That development has created a lot of jobs and made a lot of money for some Spaniards, but it has also endangered plant and animal species, increased pollution, and reduced water supplies. But spurred in part by a massive crackdown on real estate corruption last year one that is still playing out a growing number of citizens are concerned by Spain's urbanization. In April, courts in the province of Cantabria ordered construction stopped on a housing development after a citizens' group...

When officials in Beijing kept about 800,000 cars off the road for three days last year, it cut the amount of nitrogen oxide air pollution almost instantly by about 40 per cent, scientists reported on Monday. Limiting the number of motor vehicles on the streets of the Chinese capital reduced nitrogen oxide levels dramatically during a Beijing summit in November, the scientists found. Nitrogen oxides are key ingredients in ozone, which can exacerbate lung ailments such as asthma and...

HOW TO KEEP BEARS AT BAY The state Department of Fish and Game offers the following tips to bear-proof your home: Deodorize garbage cans with bleach or ammonia Double-bag garbage to help block odors Separate wet garbage and keep it in an air- and odor-tight container. HOW TO KEEP BEARS AT BAY The state Department of Fish and Game offers the following tips to bear-proof your home: Deodorize garbage cans with bleach or ammonia Double-bag garbage to help block odors Separate wet garbage and...

Money talks folks! The huge sub-Amazonian Cargill soybean plant in north-central Brazil, which was closed in March for environmental reasons, has suddenly reopened and is shipping beans like there's no tomorrow. Since the Amazon produces at least half of its own precipitation through the moisture it releases into the atmosphere by evaporation, convection and condensation, what trees remain after the fires and logging raids would quickly die out from the prolonged effects of parching...