Natural Resources and Environment | University of Michigan

"Elizabeth Nysson, a second-year master's student at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment, has received a financial award from Safari Club International Michigan Involvement Committee (SCI MIC) for her...

Palin backs sending U.S. natural gas overseas

Sarah Palin tells campaign audiences the United States needs to become energy independent, produce what we use and use what we produce."But the Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate has pushed the...

Celine Cousteau: Natural Woman

Pretty neat to see someone from such a famous family strike out on her own. It can't be easy living underneath such a giant shadow."The granddaughter of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau is making her own...

Scottish Highlands crofters blame sea eagles for leap in lamb deaths

More than 200 lambs have died since August because farmers say that Sea Eagles are killing them and thus threatening their livelihoods.Fifteen of the birds were released in August and since then farmers in Gairloch,...

Typhoon Hagupit Pummels Hong Kong with Strong Winds and Heavy Rain

The Hong Kong government issued typhoon signal T8 this evening effectively shutting down the city as typhoon Hagupit passed close by offshore. Hagupit has intensified into a very strong typhoon with sustained winds...

US House Adopts Plan to Ease Offshore Drilling Ban

The US House voted last night to approve a measure that would ease off a ban on offshore oil drilling and perhaps try to encourage a greater use of alternative fuels.Democrats and Republicans don't see eye to eye...

Fireflies in decline as natural habitats are destroyed

The little blinking lights of fireflies are getting harder and harder to see lately.Urban delvelopment, pollution and artificial lights are all causing the numbers of the tiny insects to decline at a rapid rate, and...

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION UNVEILS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE SWITCH F...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), the nation's largest natural gas producer and most active driller, announced today that it has initiated a public education campaign called CNG NOW designed to promote the...

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION UNVEILS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE SWITCH F...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), the nation's largest natural gas producer and most active driller, announced today that it has initiated a public education campaign called CNG NOW designed to promote the...

China introduces law to promote sustainable economy

China is the most populous nation on earth; one in every five people on earth lives in China.   With nearly 20% of all humans residing within its borders China has an enormous impact on the environmental...