Post Carbon: Reid seeks elusive climate bill compromise - Juliet Eilperin

Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will unveil his version of a climate and energy bill at Tuesday's Democratic Caucus lunch, but according to sources, one thing is clear so far: the measure lacks the votes to pass.

Sigourney Weaver: In Midst of Gulf Disaster, New National Ocean Policy Gives Hope for Our Seas

You may not know that I also recently narrated a short documentary film called Acid Test, produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, which looks at the fight to save our oceans right here on Earth. While we can see the impacts that the oil disaster is having on the Gulf and its residents, Acid Test explores a less visual secret our seas have kept from scientists for too long -- a phenomenon called ocean acidification -- and what we must do to protect them from this new threat.

For decades, we've known about the link between carbon dioxide emissions and climate change. Only recently did scientists begin to realize that carbon dioxide emissions, about one quarter of which dissolve in the ocean and turn into acid, threaten dramatic changes from the bottom to the top of the food chain.

Mongolia: How the winter of 'white death' devastated nomads' way of life | World news | The Guardian

Temperatures fell to -50C and thick snow buried the grass. By the time it finally melted in May, nearly 9,000 families had seen their entire herds freeze or starve to death. Another 33,000, including Tsedendamba's, lost half their livestock. Almost 10m cattle, sheep, goats, horses, yaks and camels have died, a fifth of the country's total, at a cost of 520bn togrogs (£250m).

Curry Spices Reduce the Methane Found in Cow Farts by 40% | greenopolis recycling rewards

Researchers in the UK have found that the curry spices coriander and turmeric can reduce livestock methane emissions by up to 40-percent.