Global Health and Wellness News - ENN

Ethiopian Rift Shows How Continents Can Split, Create New Ocean

dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:10:00 EST

A new study reported by the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and the University of Rochester sheds light on how the continents move, and oceans are created. In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial. Now, scientists from several countries have confirmed that the volcanic processes at work beneath the Ethiopian rift are nearly identical to those at the bottom of the world's oceans, and the rift is indeed likely the beginning of a new sea.

Margaret Thatcher, Lyndon Johnson were Right!

dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:26:00 EST

President Lyndon Johnson and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made stark warnings about global warming decades ago, but convincing evidence for action only amassed in recent years, experts say. A 190-nation U.N. conference in Copenhagen in December is due to agree a new U.N. pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions to slow a rise in temperatures to prevent floods, droughts, wildfires or rising sea levels.

ENN is pleased to be a media partner with Robert Bateman’s Innovative Contest that Challenges Youth to Connect with Nature

dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:53:00 EST

In an unprecedented collaboration, over thirty major organizations have joined forces to invite young Americans to discover nature by entering the Robert Bateman "Get to Know" Contest. These partners include the US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Federation, the Children & Nature Network, the Wyland Foundation, and many others. The Get to Know Contest invites any American age 18 or younger to go outdoors, to "get to know" their wild neighbors, and then to share their experience by creating art, writing, or photography.

Cast Your Vote Today for the Environment (and Other Important Issues!)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:00 EST

Do your part to help shape the course of local and world events by casting your vote for your candidate of choice this Election Day. Your decision could have a big impact on the environment, as well as on other important issues, from the economy to healthcare, education, taxes, human rights and much more.

Ohio State Glaciologist Team Gets Important Ice Cores in Andes

dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:46:00 EST

Ice cores are important tools to identify Earth’s past climate. They enable us to peer back in time to identify species of insects trapped in ice as well as isotopes oxygen and dust particles that were deposited at various time in the past. The ratio of oxygen isotopes in the ice allows researchers to determine whether temperatures were warmer or cooler when the snow that eventually turned to ice was deposited on the glacier. The dust content gives scientists clues about the rate of precipitation at the site. The thicker the core (longer cores) the longer into the past we can see.

FDA Urged to Ban Feeding of Chicken Feces to Cattle

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:18:00 EST

A fight is brewing over the practice of feeding chicken feces and other poultry farm waste to cattle. Farmers feed 1 million to 2 million tons of poultry litter to their cattle annually, according to FDA estimates.

Chemical spills after ship accidents in China

dotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:41:00 EST

Chinese workers are trying to clean up dangerous chemicals in the central reaches of the Yangtze river and an oil spill near an eastern Chinese port, after two shipping accidents this weekend.