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Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

DNA taken from 69 crocodiles housed in the moats of the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center showed nearly 50 percent were Siamese crocodiles, which until recently were believed to have become extinct in the wild, researchers said Wednesday. "For the ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Nov 2009

2 Thais nabbed on charges of trading African ivory

Thai police arrested two men on charges of smuggling African ivory into the country to supply shops in Thailand that sell jewelry and trinkets, including to customers in the United States, authorities said. Police said the arrests late Monday ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, eTaiwan News,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Fish and Wildlife Service

Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

KOKONOGI, Japan—A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Boston Globe,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Science Foundation,  Washington University in St. Louis

Carter defends his handling of Iran hostage crisis

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he had no regrets about his handling of the Iran hostage crisis more than 30 years ago, saying he didn't attack the country as his advisers proposed because thousands of ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Buffalo News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Habitat for Humanity,  Ronald Reagan,  Bhumibol Adulyadej,  Jet Li

Carter: Government option should be part of bill

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter predicted Monday that a health care bill would pass Congress and was hopeful it would include a government-run insurance option which he says was necessary to keep private insurers in check. ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Habitat for Humanity,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama

Carter, wife helping build homes in Thailand

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter helped the housing charity that he champions, Habitat for Humanity, launch a campaign Monday to build homes for 50,000 families in the Mekong River region over the next five years. Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Taiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Habitat for Humanity,  Bhumibol Adulyadej,  Jet Li

Study: Ponds source of arsenic in Bangladesh

Ponds dug for fish rearing and storing water for agriculture in Bangladesh are a primary source of arsenic-contaminated drinking water which has caused widespread poisoning in the densely populated South Asian nation, according to a study released ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Taiwan News,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  UNICEF,  Columbia University

UN climate talks end with no deal

BANGKOK - The United States was heavily criticized yesterday at the UN climate talks in Bangkok for not offering emission cuts or financing for developing countries - both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year. The Bangkok ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Boston Globe,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  European Union,  Yvo de Boer,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. House of Representatives

UN talks to end without deal on crucial issues

BANGKOK – The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year. The Bangkok ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, EcoEarth News,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  Barack Obama,  Yvo de Boer,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. House of Representatives

No deal on crucial issues as UN climate talks end

BANGKOK - U.N. climate talks ended in a whimper Friday without progress on the pressing issues of emission cuts for wealthy nations or financing for the developing ones, both of which are crucial to reaching a global warming pact. ...

From MICHAEL CASEY, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Senate

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