http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency - Environment News Feed en Copyright 2009, MercoPress. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:04:42 -0800 Expression Engine http://www.mercopress.com/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif http://en.mercopress.com/ http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/21/sour-anniversary-for-botnia-pulp-mill-argentine-pickets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/21/sour-anniversary-for-botnia-pulp-mill-argentine-pickets An Argentine company has purchased 500 tons of pulp from the Uruguayan Botnia mill which is at the heart of a serious diplomatic controversy with Argentina that has reached the International Court of The Hague. Environment, Politics, Argentina, Uruguay Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:35 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/ten-year-input-for-the-atlas-of-the-patagonian-marine-ecosystem?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/ten-year-input-for-the-atlas-of-the-patagonian-marine-ecosystem The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife International have released the first-ever comprehensive atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a globally important but poorly understood South American marine ecosystem. Environment, Antarctica, Latin America Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:49:39 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/latinamerica-at-the-heart-of-a-climate-change-deal-says-miliband?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/latinamerica-at-the-heart-of-a-climate-change-deal-says-miliband United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday a politically binding deal on climate change will only be struck with the agreement of leading South American countries. Environment, Politics, Latin America Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:10:32 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/chavez-ready-to-bombard-clouds-with-cuban-help-to-force-rainfall?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/chavez-ready-to-bombard-clouds-with-cuban-help-to-force-rainfall Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced he will begin bombarding not Colombia, but the clouds so as to trigger much needed precipitations to help fill up dams and reservoirs, at record low levels, and which have forced water and power rationing. Environment, Politics, Latin America Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:14:59 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/spiderman-caught-red-handed-in-rio-do-janeiro-airport?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/spiderman-caught-red-handed-in-rio-do-janeiro-airport Spiderman exists and he was caught at the Brazilian city of Rio do Janeiro. A British tourist was detained in the city’s international airport when he was discovered trying to carry overseas a thousand live spiders in his luggage, according to the local police. Environment, Brazil Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:04 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/chilean-congress-votes-to-create-an-environmental-ministry?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/chilean-congress-votes-to-create-an-environmental-ministry Chile’s Senate voted early this week to create an Environmental Ministry, a milestone in Chilean environmental policy. The bill, first introduced in 2008, has been subject to considerable controversy from both supporters and opponents. Environment, Politics, Latin America Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:31:26 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/greenland-loosing-mass-faster-than-anticipated?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/greenland-loosing-mass-faster-than-anticipated The Greenland ice sheet is losing mass faster than first thought, contributing to an increasing rate of sea level rise, according to a Bristol University scientist. Environment, International Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:06:02 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/huge-iceberg-spotted-floating-towards-new-zealand?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/huge-iceberg-spotted-floating-towards-new-zealand A giant iceberg twice as long as a US Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier has been spotted floating towards New Zealand. Environment, Antarctica Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:01:42 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/12/five-day-ozone-uv-radiation-alert-in-punta-arenas?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/12/five-day-ozone-uv-radiation-alert-in-punta-arenas The Ozone Laboratory from the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile has been recording the highest ultra violet indexes of the season and warned this week about exposure to sun light. Environment, Latin America Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:01:31 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/11/iea-forecasts-40-energy-demand-growth-by-2030-mostly-fossil-fuels?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=environment http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/11/iea-forecasts-40-energy-demand-growth-by-2030-mostly-fossil-fuels World global demand for energy which has fallen in 2009 because of the recession is forecasted to soar 40% by 2030 and the Copenhagen summit next month will be “crucial” to design an energy sustainable future according to the “World Energy Outlook 2009” released in London by the International Energy Agency. Energy & Oil, Environment, International Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:55:10 -0800