ECOLOGY

Huge Lakes and Rivers Found Under Antarctic Ice
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022007EA.shtml
An amazing discovery has been made in the Antarctic.
Researchers have found that under the compressed snow
and ice lies a sort of water world - a series of
fast-moving lakes and rivers.

"Now or Never" for Climate Action
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022007EB.shtml
In an article on the BBC News website, the EU environment
ministers wrote: "We all know that the current Kyoto deal
does not go far enough. If we are going to avoid the
dangerous impacts of climate change, the EU must stand
up and lead the debate on committing to further action."

Study Sees Harmful Hunt for Extra Oil
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022007EC.shtml
All the world's extra oil supply is likely to come from
expensive and environmentally damaging unconventional
sources within fifteen years, according to a detailed study.
This will mean increasing reliance on hard-to-develop sources
of energy such as the Canadian oil sands and Venezuela's
Orinoco tar belt.

Why Americans Are Skeptical of Their Role in Global Warming
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022007ED.shtml
While the evidence is clear that human-caused global warming
is occurring and is a threat to many humans and other
organisms on the planet, many Americans have been slow to
buy the whole argument.