Conservationists unveil plans to restore bison to North American plains
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Friday 5 March 2010 17.41 GM
Bison, the iconic animal of the American west, could once more roam wild across the great plains under a recovery roadmap prepared by international scientists.
A report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (pdf), prepared by dozens of scientists and bison experts from Mexico, America, and Canada, says there is a chance of a second recovery, nearly a century after the animals were rescued from the brink of extinction. 
Bison in the Grand Teton national parks. The IUCN study says the animals are critical to the restoration of the prairie grasslands. Photograph: Steve Zack/WCS/IUCN
EDF nuclear reactor carries 'Chernobyl-size' explosion risk
Kim Willsher in Paris
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 March 2010 19.50 GMT
French anti-nuclear campaigners claim a new power plant being built in Normandy carries an accident risk of "Chernobyl proportions".
Sortir du Nucléaire, a protest network, says leaked confidential documents show that tests on the third-generation pressurised water reactor present a potentially catastrophic scenario.
Rainforest pact: Brazil and the U.S. agree to cooperate
Margot Roosevelt
LA Times
March 5, 2010 | Â 1:42 pm
The United States and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to slash greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, one of the main drivers of global climate change. The deal, signed by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Brasilia on Wednesday, marks the first time the two countries have formally agreed to work together on deforestation.
Legal limbo stalls Thailand industry
By Rachel Harvey
BBC News, Bangkok
Recent figures on GDP and exports have been encouraging for the Thai government.
But economists and investors are warning that two major factors have the potential to derail Thailand's nascent recovery.
Chinese farms cause more pollution than factories, says official survey
Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 9 February 2010 15.26 GMT
Farmers' fields are a bigger source of water contamination in China than factory effluent, the Chinese government revealed today in its first census on pollution.
California School Earns LEED Platinum
Written by Preston Koerner
Jetson Green
March 5, 2010
Sacred Heart Schools' new Michael J. Homer Science and Student Life Center in Atherton broke some records recently. Â It's the first school to obtain LEED Platinum certification under the LEED for Schools program and the first school in San Mateo County to use fruits and vegetables from an on-site organic garden for food service in the school cafeteria. Â It's also designed to use 69% less energy than a typical school and features some incredible green features.
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