To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global Landscape of Climate Finance methodology. In doing so, aim to fill a gap in comprehensive data on both past spending and …
in what is considered to be a landmark decision, California has adopted the Marine Life Protection Act ( mlpa ) to save marine ecosystems which are being threatened by over-fishing and unsustainable fishing techniques. According to a 1995 report of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, the biodiversity in nine of …
two scientists at the University of California in the us have developed a molecule that acts as an artificial muscle. They have synthesised a bio-molecule that, they claim, has the property to react to an electrical impulse by changing shape. The applications of such a molecule could be widespread; from …
Scientists in California have developed a computerised eye which can detect mineral spots, camouflaged tanks or even campers lost in the woods from a height of above 6,000 metres. Hydice, or Hyperspectral Digital Imagery Collection Experiment, as it is called, is a sensor made of of a substance which can …
Coyotes are bird's best friends, according to ecologists who have studied how these animals keep smaller predators such as cats in check. Kevin Crooks of the University of California at Santa Cruz and Michael Soule of the Wildlife Project in Hotchkiss, Colorado, surveyed enclaves of land around San Diego. Areas …
Adam Cohen and his team at the University of Southern California have built what is probably the world's thinnest chain. The chain is about as thick as a sheet of paper and has 6 moving links. The most exciting thing about the chain is not its size but the process …
A study on mice shows that animals who run on an exercise wheel create more new cells in the hippocampus, the part of the brain involved in learning and memory. Now, scientists are trying to find out if the extra brain cells make mice smarter. Some mice got to use …
electrical signals from genes travel along a dna information "superhighway', according to the findings of Jacqueline Barton and her team at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, usa . Moreover, the signals can course through distances required to affect gene activity along dna ( Chemistry & Biology , Vol …
California community activists have joined hands with local and international environmental justice organisations in denouncing plans to re-dump mercury-contaminated waste near Westmoreland, California (Down To Earth, Vol 7, No 18). Mercury-contaminated waste was first illegally dumped in Cambodia by the Taiwanese company, Formosa Plastics, late in 1998. Following the dumping, …
Canine distemper virus (CDV) infection occurred in captive leopards (Panthera pardus), tigers (Panthera tigris), lions (Panthera leo), and a jaguar (Panthera onca) in 1991 and 1992. An epizootic affected all 4 types of cats at the Wildlife Waystation, San Fernando, California, with 17 mortalities. CDV-infected raccoons were thought to be …
March 2015 will mark the twenty fifth annual gathering of environmental professionals to the Conference on Soil, Water, Energy, and Air. For the past twenty-four years, this annual conference has helped to bring the environmental science community closer together by providing a forum to facilitate the exchange of information of …
