But analysts are increasingly worried that technical mistakes, Europe’s prolonged recession and the failure of policy makers to strengthen the system is undermining its effectiveness. Like all such systems, Europe’s program caps the overall emissions that power plants, steel mills and other industries can put into atmosphere.   MORE >>

Funding and technical support has been offered by Europe to help build a desalination plant in Gaza – but is desalination a wise choice? In the Gaza Strip it is estimated that just 5% of the available water is suitable for consumption. As such any efforts to help improve water security are not only welcome but necessary. Mideast Environment. MORE >>

Destinations Europe Hungary SwarovskiI’m baaack! And what a trip to Hungary it was! Before I get into the nitty-gritties of my awesome birding experiences in Hungary I thought I would just share a few of the shots that I got during the trip. My year list also jumped by a whopping 122 species! Enough chatter – on to the pictures! MORE >>

… Trips Berlin Europe GermanyWe are back from our ten-day family vacation to Berlin and Prague and it was awesome. What’s not to like about cobblestone streets, great architecture, wonderful friends, lots of beer and delicious food, unfamiliar birds, and not working for ten days? Nothing, that’s what! MORE >>

From there, we continue along a well maintained dirt track, where one  Eurasian Blackcap  awaits on a bush by the road and a few  Barn Swallows  are chasing insects… In the bush around us commonly grows the only indigenous palm of Europe -  dwarf fan palm , barely reaching the car window height. Trips Catalonia Europe Spain MORE >>