Why Conservation Needs Emotion

The Guardian - Wildlife experts will debate the importance of emotion in conservation science for the annual Earthwatch lecture on Thursday. Here, they lay out their arguments.

16 May 2013more >>

Keeping Produce Fresh Longer

Environmental News Network - Billions of dollars of fruits, vegetables, and flowers are thrown away each year as produce ripens too quickly and starts to rot in different markets before public buyers even buy them.

16 May 2013more >>

To Save the Planet, Chow Down on a Caterpillar

New Scientist - We should all be eating more insects, because it's better for the environment than eating conventional meat like beef.

15 May 2013more >>

Great Barrier Reef is Still at Risk

The Guardian - UN World Heritage Committee to rule on whether fossil fuel industry threatens Australia's reef, but its coral is already in peril.

13 May 2013more >>

Are Plastic Jars Worse for the Environment?

The Guardian - Several grocery products I used to buy in glass jars are now in plastic. Is this ethically better or worse?

12 May 2013more >>

App Turns Smartphone Sensors into Weather Stations

New Scientist - The latest smartphones can tell you a lot about the conditions around you – and then upload that info to build a real-time crowd sourced weather map.

9 May 2013more >>

World Bank Urges CO2 Price

Environmental Leader - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has urged the world's environmental ministers to combat climate change by implementing a five-point plan that includes putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions, improving agricultural practices and ending fossil fuel subsidies.

9 May 2013more >>

Kevin McCloud: 'I am a big fan of composting toilets'

The Guardian - Grand Designs' green-minded presenter enthuses over toilets, mending, and his expanding trousers.

8 May 2013more >>

Greens Renew Push on Mining Tax after Revenue Downgraded

ABC - The Greens say the latest figures on revenues from the Federal Government's mining tax are a strong argument for the tax to be rewritten.

6 May 2013more >>

Carbon Dioxide and Rainfall

Environmental News Network - Carbon dioxide is the prime culprit in global warming but how twill that affect other aspects of climate such as rainfall?

4 May 2013more >>

Sustainable Packaging Roundup: Novelis, Mars, Monadnock

Environmental Leader - Novelis has announced the commercial availability of what it says is the industry%u2019s first independently certified, high-recycled content aluminum designed specifically for the beverage can market.

4 May 2013more >>

Why US Companies Don't Do ISO 14001

Environmental Leader - Consultants have cited costs and the economic recession as reasons why rates of ISO 14001 certification in the US lag behind other parts of the world.

3 May 2013more >>

Plants help slow warming - but there's a trade-off

New Scientist - Chemicals pumped out by plants promote cloud formation, increasing Earth's ability to reflect sunlight, though the effect is reduced if the world cools.

29 April 2013more >>

RSK Tool Helps Construction Companies Manage Environmental Risk

Environmental Leader - RSK Business Solutions has launched a web-based tool to help UK-based construction companies mitigate environmental risk, drive legal compliance and enhance their key performance indicator (KPI) reporting to avoid environmental related fines and penalties through failing to comply with the ISO14001 environmental management standard.

26 April 2013more >>

Women are 'Key Drivers' in Climate Change Adaptation

Environmental News Network - Plans to protect ecosystems and help people adapt to climate change - also known as ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) - must involve vulnerable groups, including women and communities greatly hit by global warming if they are to succeed, according to scientists who met in Tanzania last month (21-23 March).

26 April 2013more >>

Shell Sustainability Report: GHGs Drop 2.7%

Environmental Leader - Shell%u2019s total direct GHG emissions were 72 million metric tons CO2e last year, down 2.7 percent from 74 million in 2011, according to the company%u2019s 2012 sustainability report.

20 April 2013more >>

The Cultural Imperative of Sustainability

Environmental Leader - Recently, we hosted a truly inspired interview on our Impact Series webinar program with celebrated author and philosophy professor Kathleen Dean Moore about the ethical, spiritual, and cultural imperative of sustainability.

18 April 2013more >>

Green Fleet Roundup: Avon, Ford, DriveCam, Greyhound Lines

Environmental Leader - Avon Rent A Car Truck and Van says it is the first rental agency in the US to take delivery of the new 2013 HINO diesel-electric hybrid trucks. The new truck have a 30-35 percent better fuel economy and a low carbon footprint as compared with standard diesel trucks.

16 April 2013more >>

Mining Productivity Slumps Over Past Decade

ABC - A report shows Australia's mining sector is half as productive as it was around ten years ago.

15 April 2013more >>

Gas hub: Controversy in the Kimberley

ABC - Take a look back at the history of Woodside's controversial Browse LNG project in Western Australia.

12 April 2013more >>

Climate Change 'Will Lead to Bumpier Flights'

The Guardian - The shifting of the jet stream over Europe caused by global warming will lead to clear-air turbulence.

9 April 2013more >>

Corals Can Survive Warmer Seas if Humans Don't Meddle

New Scientist - Global warming bleaches and kills coral, but reefs can recover if their environment is pristine and free of human impacts such as pollution.

6 April 2013more >>

US starts building first nuclear reactors in 30 years

New Scientist - After a three-decade hiatus, work is finally under way on a new wave of reactors thanks to government funding %u2013 but China is already way ahead.

4 April 2013more >>

Why Conducting a Poll for Your Renewable Project Will Save You Money

Environmental Leader - After being in the public affairs business for nearly twenty years, it still amazes me how few developers and companies use random sample polling when launching a public affairs campaign to gain support for projects.  

4 April 2013more >>

Not All Ice Melts

Environmental News Network - Global warming means melting of polar ice and rising seas. Well not always it seems.

3 April 2013more >>

Climate Making Extreme Events Worse in Australia, Report Shows

The Guardian - The extreme heatwaves, flooding and bush fires striking Australia have already been intensified by climate change and are set to get even worse in future, according to a new report.

3 April 2013more >>

Global Warming Predictions Prove Accurate

The Guardian - Analysis of climate change modelling for past 15 years reveal accurate forecasts of rising global temperatures.

28 March 2013more >>

The 5 Commandments of Product Sustainability

Environmental Leader - Products are undoubtedly the best medium for companies to both manage their sustainability performance from within their own organization and from without. Products are the avatars that encapsulate a business%u2019 sense of social and ecological ethics%u2014locally and globally.

28 March 2013more >>

Teach Your Children Well - About Climate Change

Environmental News Network - By the time today's K-12 students grow up, the challenges posed by climate change are expected to be severe and sweeping. Now, for the first time, new federal science standards due out this month will recommend that U.S. public school students learn about this climatic shift taking place.

27 March 2013more >>

Climate Change a 'Threat Multiplier' for Defence

ABC - A new report says Australia's military is not doing enough planning to cope with the problem of climate change.

25 March 2013more >>

Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic Farming

Environmental News Network - Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service (www.worldwatch.org)

23 March 2013more >>

H&M Sustainability Report: 95% of Factories Revealed

Environmental Leader - H&M has published a supplier factory list alongside its 2012 sustainability report. The retailer says it is one of the first and largest fashion companies in the world to take this step.

23 March 2013more >>

Kellogg's Adopts How2Recycle Label

Environmental Leader - The Kellogg Company will use the How2Recycle Label as GreenBlue%u2019s Sustainable Packaging Coalition begins the latest phase of its voluntary recycling label program.

22 March 2013more >>

GM crops back on the agenda at EU - video

The Guardian - Farmers and environmental campaigners call on EU politicians to block the cultivation of new GM crops.

19 March 2013more >>

World Bike-Sharing Programs (Map)

CleanTechnica - Reposted from Bikocity: This is sweet. An excellent compilation of existing, planned, or under construction bike-sharing programs around the world.

18 March 2013more >>

Sustainability Reporting Slowly Increases in China, Report Finds

Environmental Leader - One-third of  companies surveyed  in China share their sustainability initiatives with the outside world, illustrating some progress in the country to promote non-financial reporting, according to a report released by The Conference Board.

14 March 2013more >>

Should we learn to love eating insects?

The Guardian - Fried grasshoppers %u2013 a Mexican delicacy %u2013 are currently on offer in one London restaurant. Is it time to get over our squeamishness and learn to savour the taste of bugs?

13 March 2013more >>

Time to Forget Global Tipping Points

New Scientist - The idea that Earth is approaching a point of no return is probably untrue and almost certainly unhelpful, says ecologist Erle C. Ellis.

11 March 2013more >>

How To Align Profit and Sustainability

Environmental Leader - Johnson & Johnson has set up a fund for greenhouse gas reduction projects like chiller optimization and solar PV installations - just one example of how companies are allocating capital for long-term environmental performance, according to a report by the World Resources Institute.

9 March 2013more >>

FedEx Smashes Fleet Efficiency Goal

Environmental Leader - FedEx Express has beaten, seven years early, its goal of improving global fleet fuel efficiency by 20 percent by 2020.

8 March 2013more >>

Ed Davey Defends Green Deal Interest Rates

The Guardian - Energy and climate change secretary tells London sustainable building show that loan scheme rates are not excessive.

6 March 2013more >>

What went wrong for the electric car startup?

The Guardian - Yale Environment 360: After selling fewer than 750 cars in a major initiative in Israel and losing more than $500 million, the company's experience shows that electric cars are still not ready for primetime.

6 March 2013more >>

Wanted: A Bob Geldof for Climate Change

New Scientist - Humanitarian disasters can inspire us to change the world for the better. Can we find a hero to do the same thing for global warming?

3 March 2013more >>

Shark Killings Exceed 100m Every Year as Humans Become the Predators

The Guardian - Sharks are being slaughtered at an unsustainable rate, with a new study showing that 100 million are being killed every year.

3 March 2013more >>

Levi's, BBVA, Ebay Top Social Media Sustainability Index

Environmental Leader - Levi Strauss, financial company BBVA, Ebay, Danone and General Electric top the SMI-Wizness Social Media Sustainability Index 2012, an annual review analyzing how major companies use social media to communicate sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

28 February 2013more >>

eRecycling Corps: 10 Million Cell Phone Trade-Ins Since 2009

Environmental News Network - Few press releases cause me to say, "Wow." Yesterday's press release about eRecyclingCorps (eRC) achieving 10 million cell phone trade-ins since 2009 is an exception.

28 February 2013more >>

Ikea Meatballs Found to Contain Horsemeat - video

The Guardian - Ikea becomes the latest company involved in the horsemeat scandal on Monday as it confirms a batch of its meatballs contains traces of the meat.

26 February 2013more >>

Sustainability: 4 Steps to Getting Buy-in

Environmental Leader - The good news: There is a business case for sustainability. Several recent studies from leading scholars from Harvard and the London School of Economics confirm that companies with an operating model that integrates sustainability outperform their %u201Cold model%u201D peers in the long run.

26 February 2013more >>

Litter Discovered in One of Earth's Final Unexplored Realms

The Guardian - A glimpse into one tiny nook of the UK's vast ocean depths uncovered two drink cans, one bottle, and a rusty food tin.

26 February 2013more >>

US Firms Lead Way in Sustainability Yearbook 2013

Environmental Leader - Nine US-based companies including Molson Coors, Alcoa, Sonoco Products, Herman Miller and UnitedHealth Group have been awarded gold medals for sustainability practices in RobecoSAM and KPMG's Sustainability Yearbook 2013. 

23 February 2013more >>

Dirty Fossil Fuel Exports will Come Back to Bite

The Guardian - Australian coal and gas is being shipped and burned around Asia at record rates %u2013 but at what cost to the climate?

22 February 2013more >>

Food: Sustainability, Security, Self-reliance

Environmental News Network - Poor harvests and rising food costs have become a depressingly familiar news item, with unusual weather patterns affecting food production across the US, Russia and in the UK. At the same time, more and more people are struggling to feed themselves and their families.

21 February 2013more >>

How to Make Trustworthy Environmental Claims

Environmental Leader - The ISO has outlined how its standards help manufacturers and consumer representatives ensure that environmental claims can be trusted.

19 February 2013more >>

Building a Sustainable Digital Future

Environmental Leader - Last year was a seminal year for the development of digital Britain. In 2012, we hosted the first truly digital Olympics, hit 10 million users on twitter and completed the digital switchover for the country%u2019s TV services. Digital technology has undoubtedly already significantly changed the way people interact with companies.

19 February 2013more >>

Chinese Appetite for Shark Fin Soup Devastating Mozambique Coastline

The Guardian - Mantas and hammerheads to 'disappear' from divers' paradise if plunder is unchecked.

15 February 2013more >>

Cheshire Firm Investigated in Horsemeat Scandal

The Guardian - The official investigation into the horsemeat scandal has widened to include a Cheshire-based company that supplied meat to ABP, the Irish beef processing firm at the heart of the allegations.

15 February 2013more >>

Horsemeat Scandal Should Make us Rethink How We Eat

New Scientist - Forget food taboos and veterinary drugs, what really matters here is how we produce meat %u2013 and what meat we're prepared to eat.

14 February 2013more >>

Wind Power is Now Cheaper than Coal in Some Countries

New Scientist - Steady technological improvements and uncertainty over the future of fossil fuels are making wind power truly competitive

12 February 2013more >>

It Takes A Village: Collaboration Key To Austin Success

CleanTechnica - By Jose Beceiro, Director of Clean Energy Initiatives, Austin Chamber of Commerce  As one of the first smart-grid-powered communities, a revolutionary technology incubator, and the host of a conference promoting clean energy investment; Austin, TX has proven itself a leader in the clean technology sector, and the region is poised to continue making significant strides in building a strong clean energy industry in 2013.

7 February 2013more >>

After 30 Years, is a GM Food Breakthrough Finally Here?

The Guardian - Golden rice, a new strain that boosts vitamin A levels and reduces blindness in developing countries, is about to be sown in the Philippines %u2013 and is the new battleground crop.

3 February 2013more >>

Shell continues spilling oil in North Sea despite efforts to improve

The Guardian - Anglo-Dutch group has been responsible for over 20 pollution accidents in British waters over a six month period.

1 February 2013more >>

Carbon Capture Technologies that Could Help Fight Climate Change

Environmental News Network - Evolving technology could make cleaning the air more profitable than fouling it, says Columbia Univ economist.

31 January 2013more >>

New South Wales braces for river peaks as Queensland counts flood cost

The Guardian - Four deaths confirmed from torrential rains that have drenched Australia's east coast, recalling 2010-2011 disaster.

29 January 2013more >>

Heavy rain and melting snow expected to cause floods

The Guardian - Heavy rain combined with melting snow is likely to cause flooding in parts of the UK at the weekend, the Met Office has warned.

25 January 2013more >>

Obama under pressure after Nebraska governor signs off on Keystone XL

The Guardian - A day after promising action on climate change, president now faces crucial test of commitment to environmental causes.

23 January 2013more >>

Wind power delivers too much to ignore

New Scientist - Although aesthetic concerns need to be heard, qualms about wind's reliability are wide of the mark, argues an energy policy researcher.

21 January 2013more >>

140 countries agree mercury treaty

The Guardian - Delegates at UN talks approve measures to curb pollution, but some campaigners say they are not tough enough.

19 January 2013more >>

Black carbon is worse for global warming than previously thought

The Guardian - A new study indicates soot plays a far greater role in global warming than previously believed and is second only to CO2 in the amount of heat it traps in the atmosphere.

18 January 2013more >>

Nations are taking action on climate change

New Scientist - Global talks may founder, but 32 of 33 major economies have now passed legislation to combat climate change or improve energy efficiency.

16 January 2013more >>

Update: California Carbon Caps and Market Trading

Environmental News Network - Carbon allowances are now available for sale in California. Companies that emit more than 25,000 tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent a year (CO2e) in the power, oil, and industrial sectors will now have to turn in permits for every ton they emit this year and the years to come. Things are moving fast in California right now, so heres a primer on whats happening and what to expect for the coming months.

14 January 2013more >>

As Australia burns, attitudes are changing. But is it too late? | Tim Flannery

The Guardian - Raging wildfires are forcing many to rethink their stance on climate change. But there's little time left to reduce emissions.

12 January 2013more >>

Australia faces another week of 'catastrophic' heat

New Scientist - A record-smashing "dome of heat" is causing the worst fire threat on record and forcing Australian meteorologists to add two colours to their heat maps.

9 January 2013more >>

Prince Charles: becoming a grandfather spurs my environmental beliefs

The Guardian - Prince says he does not want future grandchildren to ask why he did not do more to tackle climate change.

7 January 2013more >>

Should I stop buying paper books and use an e-reader instead?

The Guardian - As Kindle sales continue to rise, is there really a green arguement for stopping reading "real" paper books?

6 January 2013more >>

Town Bans Bottled Water

Environmental Leader - Concord, Mass. has made illegal the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles under a new law that will fine stores up to $50 for violating the ban. As of January 1, it is unlawful in Concord to sell non-sparkling, unflavored drinking water in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles of 1 liter or less.

4 January 2013more >>

2013 Smart Guide: Arctic melt will spark weird weather

New Scientist - Melting, rather than warming, will be the big climate issue of 2013 as we head to the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment.

2 January 2013more >>

WA ocean heatwave linked to shark attacks

ABC - Scientists say a marine heatwave off the WA coast between 2010 and 2011 could be responsible for increased shark activity.

23 December 2012more >>

Soaring coal demand stokes emissions concerns

ABC - A new report highlighting the world's huge demand for coal has cast doubt on the future of low-carbon economies.

20 December 2012more >>

Doha climate change deal clears way for damage aid to poor nations

The Guardian - EU, Australia and Norway also sign up to new carbon-cutting targets as fortnight-long conference in Qatar closes.

9 December 2012more >>

Arctic lost record snow and ice last year as data shows changing climate

The Guardian - The Arctic lost more snow and sea ice between October 2011 and August 2012 than any year other on record, a premier US science agency reported on Wednesday, delivering the fullest picture to date of a region in the throes of rapid, system-wide change.

6 December 2012more >>

A low carbon future is the one we must all fight for | Michael Jacobs

The Guardian - UN negotiations in Doha are just a sideshow. The real climate change battle is being staged elsewhere.

3 December 2012more >>

UN Climate Talks May Streamline Negotiations

Environmental Leader - Delegates from nearly 200 countries are trying to streamline their negotiations and focus on one track at the UN climate talks in Doha, Qatar, in an effort to simplify the drafting of a more stringent worldwide treaty on greenhouse gas emissions.

1 December 2012more >>

Sea-level Rise Outpaces Expert Predictions

Environmental News Network - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected an annual sea level rise last year in 2011 of 2 millimeters per year. According to new satellite data, there appears to be a stark difference between their projections and reality.

29 November 2012more >>

Sustainability a Key Factor for Consumers, Survey Finds

Environmental Leader - Two thirds of consumers in six countries recognize the need to consume less and purchase products that are good for the environment and society, according to an online survey.

27 November 2012more >>

Greenland becoming more green, thanks to Global Warming

Environmental News Network - I don't want to be told that thanks to Global Warming - now accepted by the majority (77%) of Americans and so therefore, in my opinion, a new Tipping Point - strawberry plants can now survive a Greenland winter.

24 November 2012more >>

BP hit by largest criminal fine in US history

New Scientist - The company says it will "vigorously defend itself" against the civil claims, which could amount to $21 billion.

22 November 2012more >>

Full steam ahead for carbon trading

New Scientist - California's new emissions trading system could be the start of something much bigger a truly international carbon market.

21 November 2012more >>

All nations will suffer effects of climate change, warns World Bank

The Guardian - The devastating impact of a world warmed by 4C will be felt by all countries, but the poorest nations will be hardest hit.

19 November 2012more >>

US Military Takes Part in Reducing Ecological Footprint

Environmental News Network - In an effort to enhance American security and address climate change, the U.S. military is diminishing its footprint. The military is producing cleaner power, reducing energy consumption, managing water and minimizing waste.

17 November 2012more >>

Obama vows to take personal charge of climate change in second term

The Guardian - President acknowledges first term made only limited progress on the contentious issue that has lit up since hurricane Sandy.

15 November 2012more >>

An Early Eco Disaster at the Great Barrier Reef.

Environmental News Network - Australian marine scientists have unearthed evidence of an historic coral collapse in Queenslands Palm Islands following human development on the nearby mainland. Cores taken through the coral reef at Pelorus Island confirm a healthy community of branching Acropora corals flourished for centuries before European settlement of the area, despite frequent floods and cyclone events. Then, between 1920 and 1955, the branching Acropora failed to recover.

9 November 2012more >>

Barack Obama stokes expectations of climate change action in second term

The Guardian - Hopes rise among green campaigners after president mentions 'the destructive power of a warming planet' in victory speech.

8 November 2012more >>

Iskander Malaysia: World's First "Smart Metropolis"

Environmental News Network - Malaysia is currently building the world's most advanced low-carbon mega-city comparable in size to the area of Luxembourg, with an expected population of 3 million by 2025.

3 November 2012more >>

Economics of Coal Power and Wind are shifting in favor of Wind

Environmental News Network - While the cost of wind power has been dropping, a fascinating article in The Washington Post describes how coal mining is becoming more difficult and expensive. The coal industry cites environmental regulations as the main source of upward pressure on costs but WaPo writer Steven Mufson makes a convincing case that factors within the coal fields themselves are the main culprit.

1 November 2012more >>

Slow-moving hurricanes such as Sandy on the rise

New Scientist - Sandy will linger for days over the US east coast. Climate change means future hurricanes will be more likely to behave this way too.

30 October 2012more >>

Sustainability is Key, 42% of Companies Say

Environmental Leader - Some 42 percent of companies in 2012 more than twice as many as in 2006 say sustainability plays a key role in their business operations.

30 October 2012more >>

What's A Lake Doing In The Middle Of The Desert?

Environmental News Network - One place you don't expect to see waves lapping against the shore is in the middle of a desert. But that's exactly what's happening deep inside the United Arab Emirates, where a recently formed lake is nestled into the sand dunes, and a new ecosystem is emerging.

30 October 2012more >>

Sustainability to Dominate Packaging Industry in 10 Years

Environmental Leader - Sustainability will replace cost as one of the packaging industry's major challenges within 10 years, according to a study conducted by Packaging World and DuPont.

27 October 2012more >>

Melting Greenland

Environmental News Network - The Greenland ice sheet is a vast body of ice covering 660,235 square miles, roughly 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

25 October 2012more >>

Talking beluga whale named Noc is revealed

The Guardian - Beluga whale kept at US research foundation learned how to make human sounds that fooled divers, according to study.

23 October 2012more >>

LEED Certifications for Federal Buildings Rise More Than 50%

Environmental Leader - The number of federal LEED-certified projects has skyrocketed about 51 percent this year, from 544 completed in 2011 to 821 in just the first eight months of 2012, the Federal Times reports. US Green Building Council director for technical policy Lane Burt says the growth in LEED-certified federal buildings mirrors private-sector development.

20 October 2012more >>

SMEs Struggle with Sustainability Expertise, Quantifying Benefits

Environmental Leader - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) create 80 percent of Canadian industry's harmful environmental impacts and more than 60 percent of commercial waste, according to a report released today by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS).

17 October 2012more >>

Do You Sell A Five-Star Environmental or Energy Product or Service?

Environmental Leader - In the six years since I launched Environmental Leader, I've been amazed and awed by the innovation I'm seeing in the products and services offered by companies in the space. From software that helps measure and manage power consumption to green packaging solutions to products that improve energy management to technologies that better carbon efficiency.

16 October 2012more >>

Disney breaks ties with paper makers over Indonesian rainforest concerns.

The Guardian - Publisher pledges to use alternative sources as activist rejoices that 'The Jungle Book will no longer be destroying the jungle'.

12 October 2012more >>

Calculating the Financial Costs for the Environmental Impacts of a Desktop, Laptop

Environmental Leader - Personal computers are ubiquitous in our everyday life. We all rely on them and, in fact, it would have been impossible for me to write this without one. It is one of the great success stories of our time. Most people are aware of Moore's Law that computing power doubles roughly every 18 months.

10 October 2012more >>

Saving the Struggling Sustainability Program

Environmental Leader - By now, many organizations have gone through the cycle of initially gaining momentum and then being required to present the business case for your organization's sustainability initiative. The program has either developed through internal grassroots efforts or a more top-down deliberate approach.

9 October 2012more >>

Warm North Atlantic ocean causing UK's wet summers, study shows

The Guardian - Data points to link between warmer oceans and the change in weather, and the possibility of a rapid reversal to drier climate.

8 October 2012more >>

A Look at Chemical-Free Cleaning

Environmental Leader - According to recent research conducted by Underwriters Laboratories, 65 percent of those questioned do not believe cleaning products have improved much in the past five years when it comes to product safety.

4 October 2012more >>

Would You Eat Lab-grown Meat?

Environmental News Network - Lab-grown meat could help reduce the environmental footprint of intensive farming. But will it ever appeal to vegetarians or even more eco-conscious consumers?

3 October 2012more >>

Keeping councils at the heart of carbon reduction

The Guardian - The Carbon Trust is urging local authorities to be ambitious about reducing carbon use and becoming more energy efficient.

1 October 2012more >>

Green Building Benefits Need Better Documentation

Environmental Leader - Wider financial, environmental and social benefits need to be documented for green building if it is to maintain the growth seen in the past decade, according to research by McGraw-Hill Construction. For Determining the Value of Green Building Investments: A Perspective From Industry Leaders on Triple Bottom Line Decision Making.

27 September 2012more >>

The mini parks that could transform Los Angeles

The Guardian - A simple but radical idea is set to erode LA's love affair with the car and reclaim some street space for pedestrians.

24 September 2012more >>

Australian 'mega mine' plan threatens global emissions target

The Guardian - Plans to open up a new Australian "coal export rush" would turn a single Queensland region into the seventh largest contributor of carbon dioxide emissions on the planet, undermining international efforts to keep global warming below 2C, a new report has warned.

19 September 2012more >>

Decline at the frontline of climate change

The Guardian - Scientists on board Greenpeace's vessel exploring the minimum extent of the ice cap are shocked at the speed of the melt

15 September 2012more >>

LA Schools Drop Foam Lunch Trays

Environmental Leader - The Los Angeles Unified School District has begun using recyclable and compostable paper cafeteria trays instead of the foam lunch carriers previously in use, the LA Times reports. The announcement was made last week at Thomas Starr King Middle School in the Los Feliz area of LA where, two years prior, student activism had started.

10 September 2012more >>

Can Sustainability Become a Central Part of Corporate Strategy?

Environmental Leader - Sustainability. Can it become a central part of corporate strategy? According to this INSEAD video, today, the answer is it had better be.

5 September 2012more >>

US and EU must change biofuel targets to avert food crisis, says Nestle chief | John Vidal

The Guardian - Food company chief executive labels biofuels an aberration and expresses concern about potential impact of water wastage.

4 September 2012more >>

Even greener alternative: Energy from algae

New Scientist - Oil is running out, but biofuels guru Jonathan Trent says algae is an alternative that can produce oil while cleaning waste water and feeding us too.

31 August 2012more >>

Aluminum Can Recycling Rate Jumps 7 Points

Environmental Leader - The US recycling rate for aluminum beverage containers jumped seven percentage points last year, from 58.1 percent to 65.1 percent, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries have announced.

29 August 2012more >>

Food Waste Causes Losses Throughout the Supply Chain

Environmental Leader - Grocery stores and other retail food sellers are losing as much as $15 billion a year in unsold fruits and vegetables alone, with about half of the U.S. supply going uneaten, according to an analysis on food waste by the National Resources Defense Council.

23 August 2012more >>

Building sustainable global research partnerships and saving the puma

The Guardian - A UK-funded conservation project in Mexico has involved local landowners, universities and a Grammy award-winning band to achieve a triple bottom line of sustainability, reports Jon Lovett.

21 August 2012more >>

The IT Energy Bill: Do We Need a New Metric for CIOs?

Environmental Leader - I often hear that IT sustainability aka green IT initiatives dont make it into the top three priorities for a Chief Information Officer (CIO). When I ask why and if they know how much energy IT consumes and how much it costs, I am more often than not met with a muffled response.

15 August 2012more >>

US Wind Power Hits 50 GW Milestone

Environmental Leader - The US has installed a total of 50 GW of wind energy capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association hitting the milestone as Congress works to extend the wind energy production tax credit, set to expire Dec. 31.

14 August 2012more >>

Ethical living: how can I become more self-sufficient?

The Guardian - What changes can be made at home towards a greener life?

12 August 2012more >>

Analysis: Hotels Must Use Targeted Marketing to Attract Green Consumers

Environmental Leader - Hotels trying to attract green consumers should use targeted marketing that draws on both functional and emotional green images, according to research from the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics.

9 August 2012more >>

Climate change blamed for heatwaves

New Scientist - NASA scientist James Hansen says recent heatwaves were caused by climate change, and the current US drought probably was too.

7 August 2012more >>

Japan could become second biggest solar power nation

New Scientist - A mega solar park planned just 10 kilometres from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant trumpets new Japanese investment in solar power.

2 August 2012more >>

Coca-Cola, will.i.am Launch Ekocycle Brand to Promote Recycling

Environmental Leader - The Coca-Cola Company and musical artist and producer will.i.am are partnering to create Ekocycle, an initiative to brand recycled products and encourage sustainability among young consumers. Ekocycle will partner with well-known brands that sell a variety of lifestyle products including clothing, handbags, chairs and accessories made at least partially from recycled materials.

2 August 2012more >>

The Swiss glacier that responded to the power of prayer finally

The Guardian - Villagers in the canton of Valais have been praying for a large glacier to shrink for centuries. Now it's melting, sending dangerous floods their way.

30 July 2012more >>

Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Clean Air Initiative, EU ETS, NJ Solar, Feed-In Tariffs

Environmental Leader - Heres the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Todays briefing includes 10 items. Seven more countries the UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Jordan have joined the US air pollution plan, the Climate and Clean Air Initiative, bringing the total to 20 members since the plans launch.

26 July 2012more >>

Initial Announcement Is Key to Success for Clean Energy Projects

Environmental Leader - When a clean energy project is in its early stages, there are many factors that can make or break an announcement campaign. What is your company trying to achieve? Who is the target audience? By what means will the message be conveyed? What is your plan to build public support throughout the entitlement process?

25 July 2012more >>

Ethanol levels in the air over US cities on the rise

New Scientist - More ethanol released from cars is making its way into the air, though tighter vehicle-emissions standards seem to be compensating for now.

22 July 2012more >>

Coke, Nike, UPS Co-Found Transportation Fuel Working Group

Environmental Leader - Coca-Cola, Nike, Shell, Suncor, UPS, the US Department of Defense, and Walmart are to be part of a working group run by sustainability consultants BSR that aims to help global companies understand the sustainability impacts of their transportation fuel systems.

20 July 2012more >>

London 2012 Falls Short of 'Greenest Ever' Targets

The Guardian - Management of Olympic Games in key issues such as energy, waste and use of resources could have been handled better. The "greenest Olympics ever" could have been a great deal greener than they will be, according to a critical new report that finds fault with the handling of the Games' environmental impact.

19 July 2012more >>

Dell Sustainability Report: GHG Intensity Up 2%, Recycle Rate Reaches 98%

Environmental Leader - Dell's scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity rose 2 percent in fiscal year 2012 to 7.03 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per million dollars in revenue, according to the company's latest corporate responsibility report.

19 July 2012more >>

Pokies Revenue Rises as Carbon Compo Arrives

ABC - The first round of carbon tax compensation is coming under scrutiny as new data shows a spike in poker machine revenue.

18 July 2012more >>

Population Issues - What China Needs to do Now

Environmental News Network - China, perhaps more than any other country, faces many important and difficult population challenges: reproductive health and reproductive rights, rural-urban migration and reform of the hukou system, and imbalances in the sex ratio at birth. And two deeply connected population issues, the rapid aging of the population, on the one hand, and the low birth rate and the family planning policy on the other, are of great significance to China's future development.

14 July 2012more >>

US Ranks 9th for Energy Efficiency, out of 12 Major Economies; UK is No. 1

Environmental Leader - The United Kingdom is first for energy efficiency; followed closely by Germany, Italy, Japan and France; in a ranking of the world's major economies from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

13 July 2012more >>

San Francisco Plans to Ban Apple Over Green Credentials

The Guardian - San Francisco is planning to ban its city officials from buying Apple computers after the technology company, headquartered nearby in Cupertino, dropped out of a green certification scheme.

11 July 2012more >>

Cemeteries Warned Against Carbon Tax 'Rip Offs'

ABC - The Federal Government has expressed concern that the carbon tax is being used as an excuse to raise the cost of funerals.

9 July 2012more >>

The best green cars of 2012

The Guardian - The top low-emission cars of the year as chosen by Next Green Car, which ranks models on air pollution as well as climate impact.

7 July 2012more >>

Climate Change is Shrinking Australian Plant Leaves

New Scientist - Narrowing leaves on Australian shrubs confirms climate is having an effect, but gives some hope to plant conservationists.

5 July 2012more >>

Ethical Fashion: 10 Summer Must-Haves

The Guardian - Big patterns and bold colours are everywhere this summer, and ethical line Fashion Conscience is no exception.

4 July 2012more >>

5 Things We Learned about Day 1 of the Australia Carbon Price

CleanTechnica - If you are reading this item now then it means that the world did not end with the introduction of the carbon price.

4 July 2012more >>

Grocery Prices Unchanged Under Carbon Tax

ABC - The ABC prices groceries before and after the introduction of the carbon tax to test Opposition claims the policy will increase the cost of everyday goods.

3 July 2012more >>

Capitalism Is Alive and Well in the Green Community

Environmental Leader - Even though it may have become a dirty word in some circles and protest rallies, I am very pleased and proud to say that making a profit is no longer considered an ethics violation within the green community.

3 July 2012more >>

Calling the next Trevor Baylis

New Scientist - Wind-up radios helped changed the developing world. The search is now on for similar cheap technologies to aid sustainable development, says Ulrike Wahl

30 June 2012more >>

Fleet Roundup: BMW GM Breakup, BMW Toyota Hookup, Volvo, Citroen C-Zero

Environmental Leader - Volvos I-See system, which captures kinetic energy created when a truck brakes and uses that energy to propel the truck, can reduce fuel consumption by up to five percent and will be on the market in 2013, the company says. A truck covering 140,000 kilometers a year can save about 1,000 liters of fuel annually.

29 June 2012more >>

EIA Outlook: US Energy Use to Slow While Crude Production Rises

Environmental Leader - Energy consumption in the United States is expected to increase 0.3 percent a year between 2010 and 2035, a slower rate of growth than the two decades prior to the 2008 recession, while domestic oil production is forecast to rise, according to a recent government forecast.

28 June 2012more >>

Ebay Taps Bloom for Fuel Cell-Powered Data Center

Environmental Leader - Internet auction site eBay is partnering with Bloom Energy as it aims to use renewable energy as the primary power source for the next phase of the companys flagship data center.

23 June 2012more >>

Packaging Roundup: WikiCells Edible Wrappers, Sealed Air, Domatar, United Biscuits and TerraCycle

Environmental Leader - WikiCells, a startup founded by Harvard professor David Edwards, has developed self-contained edible packaging in an effort to reduce plastic and paper waste. Small particles of chocolate, dried fruit, nuts and seeds are used to make a nutritional gelatinous skin or WikiCell that houses and protects food products such as yogurt, ice cream, juice or pudding.

21 June 2012more >>

Standards Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Cattle, e-Stewards, China RoHS, ISO 14001

Environmental Leader - Heres the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Todays briefing includes 8 items. A group of four ranches in Brazil are the first in the world to earn Rainforest Alliance certification for sustainable cattle production.

21 June 2012more >>

Evaluating the ROI in Going Green

Environmental Leader - When the environmental movement of this century began to really gain steam a few years ago, many companies decided to %u201Cgo green%u201D in a variety of ways. While some companies implemented recycling programs to reduce waste, others installed energy saving appliances and re-designed offices to include more environmentally-friendly materials as well.

19 June 2012more >>

New Food Donation Tool Kit for Business

Planet Ark - Love Food Hate Waste has partnered with Do Something! to produce a useful Tool Kit describing how to donate surplus, edible food to charity.

18 June 2012more >>

Carbon storage 'may cause small earthquakes'

The Guardian - US report finds injecting fracking wastewater underground can trigger seismic activity %u2013 with implications for CCS viability. Capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground could give rise to small earthquakes, according to a new report from the US National Research Council.

16 June 2012more >>

New Study: Smart Roofs Could Transform California Energy and Water Use

Environmental News Network - Installing green roofs and cool roofs in southern California could save consumers more than $211 million in energy bills and reduce emissions equivalent to removing 91,000 cars from the road each year, according to a new study from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law. Installing green roofs will additionally reduce stormwater runoff that pollutes our beaches.

16 June 2012more >>

How to Do a Basic Energy Audit

Environmental Leader - I have surveyed hundreds of facilities and wanted to share some best practices in the hopes that it will help more people save more energy. I once surveyed a facility that had a $21 million annual energy bill, yet they had no dedicated full-time energy manager.

14 June 2012more >>

Wind turbines: Bishop criticises bullying tactics of opponents

Telegraph.co.uk - A bishop has criticised the "abusive and bullying tactics" which forced his diocese to withdraw plans to build 25 metre high wind turbines in order to protect local clergy.

11 June 2012more >>

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: UNEP GEO-5, EU Aviation Scheme, EU ETS, EU Auto Emissions Standards

Environmental Leader - Heres the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Todays briefing includes 9 items. The United Nations environment agency warned that the world continues on its unsustainable path in spite of hundreds of agreed-upon environmental goals in its fifth Global Environmental Outlook report.

8 June 2012more >>

Faith Leaders Tell Walmart to Match Competitors Best Buy, Staples and Office Depot’s E-Waste Policies

Environmental Leader - Environmental activists and local clergy from all 50 states have called on Walmart to change its e-waste recycling policies. The %u201COpen Letter to Walmart on Stewardship of Electronic Waste,%u201D signed by more than 100 priests, pastors, rabbis, lay leaders, faith-based activists and theologians, asks the retail giant to match its competitors%u2019 e-waste recycling programs.

5 June 2012more >>

Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016

CleanTechnica - The confluence of a stagnant housing market and consumer desire to save money is creating a green home building boom that could be worth up to $114 billion by 2016.

2 June 2012more >>

Almost Half of Big Corporations Plan Renewables Increase, Study Says

Environmental Leader - Nearly half of the worlds largest corporations plan to moderately or significantly increase investment in renewable energy over the next five years, according to research by Ernst Young.

1 June 2012more >>

Harris Poll: More 18- to 24-Year-Olds Say They will Pay Extra for Green Products

Environmental Leader - Thirty-one percent of 18- to 24-year-olds say they take environmental issues into consideration when making purchases, according to Harris Interactive, a number that has risen from 24 percent in 2010 and 22 percent in 2009.

1 June 2012more >>

PwC Report: How Companies Can Put a Dollar Value on Sustainability

Environmental Leader - Companies can measure the value of sustainability and how their environmental efforts directly contribute to profits, using two evaluation methods described in a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The cost of sustainability programs are readily apparent, PwC said. And companies are typically able to determine the short-term value from cost savings, risk reduction or product and service.

31 May 2012more >>

The truth about Germany's nuclear phase-out

The Guardian - <Ditching nuclear power has ripples in terms of carbon emissions, politics and culture that we can't ignore.

28 May 2012more >>

Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report Says

Environmental Leader - Some 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail and multi-site facilities management organization the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association.

25 May 2012more >>

Google, Fox, 52 Others Among EDF Climate Corps Newcomers

Environmental Leader - Google, Pfizer and Fox Entertainment Group are among the 54 companies joining the Environmental Defense Funds Climate Corps program for the first time this year. The EDF Climate Corps fellowship places specially trained MBA and MPA students in companies, cities and universities to identify and assess cost-effective opportunities to save energy and reduce emissions.

24 May 2012more >>

Nine out of Ten Businesses Have Energy Goals, Deloitte Says

Environmental Leader - Businesses are driving efforts to cut energy consumption even as the economy recovers, and plan to cut energy use nearly 25 percent over three to four years, according to a survey from the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions.

22 May 2012more >>

Paper or Plastic?

Environmental News Network - Cities in a number of Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan, are currently on the warpath against plastic shopping bags.

18 May 2012more >>

'Nobody is exempt from climate responsibility'

New Scientist - Could Christiana Figueres have the world's toughest job: getting all nations to agree how to tackle climate change? We talk to the UN's climate chief

16 May 2012more >>

Telecom Industry to Shift More Capital to Energy Efficiency

Environmental Leader - The telecom service industry will invest more than 61 percent of its capital expenditures into sustainable infrastructure by 2016, representing a $194 billion market, according to a Pike Research report.

16 May 2012more >>

India loses faith in GM cotton

The Guardian - Ten years after it was introduced to India, genetically modified cotton is not living up to its promise. It is vulnerable to new diseases and yields are not as great as expected.

15 May 2012more >>

Earth's Environment Getting Worse, Not Better, says WWF Ahead of Rio 20

The Guardian - Twenty years on from the Rio Earth summit, the environment of the planet is getting worse not better, according to a report from WWF.

15 May 2012more >>

US consumers willing to pay 13% more to support a clean energy standard

Environmental News Network - The average US citizen is willing to pay 13 percent more for electricity in support of a national clean-energy standard (NCES), according to new research published by Yale and Harvard researchers.

14 May 2012more >>

Americans Would Pay More for Green Energy

New Scientist - The American public would pay extra to get green electricity, but partisan politics means their elected representatives still won't adopt it.

14 May 2012more >>

Policy Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Korea ETS, Fracking Rules, Clean Energy Standard

Environmental Leader - Heres the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Todays briefing includes 10 items. TransCanada is expected to reapply for its US permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline as soon as today, with a new route planned through Nebraska.

5 May 2012more >>

Nike Sustainability Report: Aims for 20% CO2, 15% Water, 10% Waste Cuts by 2015

Environmental Leader - Nike has committed itself to a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per unit, a 15 percent improvement in water use per unit of production and a 10 percent reduction in waste from manufacturing by financial year 2015, measured against a financial year 2011 baseline.

4 May 2012more >>

Japan's last operational nuclear reactor to go offline

New Scientist - Japan will take its last operational nuclear reactor offline next weekend %u2013 but the country may not remain nuclear-free for long.

28 April 2012more >>

Whats Undermining Energy Efficiency?

Environmental News Network - Exhilaration swept through the energy efficiency industry as city after city, state after state and nation after nation set aggressive energy saving goals over the last several years. But with target dates nearing in certain jurisdictions, a more sober attitude now permeates.

27 April 2012more >>

Minnesota&rsquo;s LEED Buildings Join the Energy Benchmarking Trend

Environmental Leader - A initiative launched by the Minnesota Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will collect, report and assess the energy performance of more than 150 commercial buildings throughout the state. The Performance Metrics Strategy Initiative was created to provide a benchmark for LEED-certified buildings in Minnesota.

26 April 2012more >>

Arctic methane leaks threaten climate

New Scientist - Patches of methane over cracks in Arctic sea ice suggest that the greenhouse gas is escaping as ice retreats

23 April 2012more >>

Lush Cosmetics Taps the Cloud to Track Its Carbon Footprint

Environmental Leader - Lush, an international cosmetics company, has tapped cloud data management firm CloudApps to help it more accurately measure its environmental footprint. CloudApps Sustainability Suite will organize data collection and improve Lushs sustainability reporting, helping it to better manage its sustainability goals, make carbon savings and reduce operational costs, the companies say.

20 April 2012more >>

Sustainability Efforts at Sheraton Denver Downtown

Environmental Leader - Sustainability Efforts at Sheraton Denver Downtown.

20 April 2012more >>

Accor Hotels Target 10% Cuts in CO2, Energy Use

Environmental Leader - Hotel operator Accor has launched a set of sustainability targets for 2015 across the groups 4,400 hotels owned and leased hotels worldwide. The announcement follows a review finding that 70 percent of Accors major account customers have integrated sustainable development criteria in their supplier policies.

17 April 2012more >>

Mexico Emulates Neighbor California With 35% Clean Climate law

CleanTechnica - Joining world leaders in climate laws, Mexico just passed new legislation that catapults the poor neighbor to the south of the U.S. to a leadership role on a par with its northern neighbor, California. Mexicos General Law on Climate Change was just passed by an 128-10 overwhelming vote in its 500 member Chamber of Deputies.

16 April 2012more >>

Marriott Headquarters; LED Retrofit to Save $120,000 Annually, Deliver 2-Year ROI

Environmental Leader - GE Lighting LED retrofits at Marriott Internationals headquarters in Bethesda, Md., will reduce electricity use by 860,000 kWh, or 66 percent, and save more than $120,000 in annual combined energy and maintenance costs, GE Lighting said.

14 April 2012more >>

21 Ways to Save Water

Ecoki - Though we might not think of it as readily as shutting out the lights, conserving water is just as essential for doing better for our planet. Unlike energy, we can control our usage of water relatively easily, and seemingly small steps can help our individual impact on water conservation.

10 April 2012more >>

Study Shows Coral Will Survive Warming Climate

Environmental News Network - A new study has increased hope that some coral species will be able to survive gradual ocean acidification. According to new research published in the journal, Nature Climate Change, a team of international scientists have identified a specific internal mechanism that could permit some coral species and their symbiotic algae to offset the unfavorable effects of an acidic ocean. In addition, this research has given hope that coral reefs will also be able to survive rising levels of ocean acidification.

3 April 2012more >>

Planet Under Pressure Conference - State of the Planet Declaration Issued

Environmental News Network - Earth has only one decade to pull itself back from various environmental 'tipping points' %u2014 points at which the damage becomes irreversible, scientists have said.

31 March 2012more >>

Six-legged calf wins Swiss hearts

The Guardian - Seven-week-old cow with two extra limbs doing well despite vet's predictions that she would not survive.

30 March 2012more >>

Great Barrier Reef suffering

The Guardian - Australia's Great Barrier Reef will suffer damage as a result of a decision to allow farmers in far north Queensland to resume using a pesticide, according to environmental groups.

28 March 2012more >>

The seas lie empty

The Guardian - Rather than eating weird types of fish that I don't really like (as seems to be the sustainable advice), wouldn't it be more ecologically sensible for me to eat farmed fish of a species I do like, that is plentiful because it is farmed?

25 March 2012more >>

Do you believe in it?

The Guardian - That's not a question you should be asking %u2013 it's a matter of empirical evidence, not belief. Everything you need to know about climate change.

23 March 2012more >>

'Eco-friendly' fur ad banned

The Guardian - Fur breeders' campaign ruled misleading by ASA. An ad campaign claiming that it is "eco-friendly to wear fur" has been banned, after the advertising watchdog dismissed assertions that choosing fur is good because it "lasts a lifetime" and "helps conservation".

21 March 2012more >>

Winds of change blow through China as spending on renewable energy soars

The Guardian - The remote, wind-blasted desert of northwestern Gansu could be the most unloved, environmentally abused corner of China. It is home to the country's first oilfield and several of the coalmines and steel factories that have contributed to China's notoriety as the planet's biggest polluter and carbon dioxide emitter. But in the past few years, the landscape has started to undergo a transformation as Gansu has moved to the frontline of government efforts to reinvent China's economy with a massive investment in renewable energy.

20 March 2012more >>

Two Affiliates to sever ties with paper company linked to endangered forests.

Environmental News Network - Two affiliates of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) have announced they are severing at least some ties with the beleaguered paper giant, according to the Northern Virginia Daily and Greenpeace, an environmental group whose recent undercover investigation found ramin, a protected species, at APP's pulp mill in Sumatra.

19 March 2012more >>

London air pollution at record high

The Guardian - Traffic fumes, weather and dirty air from northern England and France add up to worst air pollution since 2008's more stringent index. Air pollution in London hit record levels on Thursday due to a combination of traffic fumes, relatively still weather and an influx of dirty air from the north of England and northern France. Poor conditions are affecting a swath of the country as far north as Leeds and York.

16 March 2012more >>

Supermarkets pressed to donate waste to charity

The Guardian - Supermarkets and manufacturers would be forced by law to donate their surplus food to charities in order to reduce the "scandalous" amount of food wasted in the UK, under proposals for a bill drawn up by a Labour MP. The food waste bill is being brought forward by Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, under parliament's 10-minute rule, which allows MPs to introduce private members' bills. It has cross-party support and will receive its first reading in the Commons on Wednesday, following a parliamentary launch event. Although the bill stands little chance of getting onto the statute book, its supporters believe it will help draw attention to an issue of growing environmental concern.

13 March 2012more >>

Cookie Cutter Sustainability

Environmental News Network - For the girl next store or the company down the street, sustainability can be a real head scratcher, especially when you factor in busy schedules, limited cash flow, and confusing choices. Further tensions arise when individuals and companies give in to overly formulaic or prescriptive sustainability strategies. What's right for the single guy in Kentucky with a small plot of land isn't right for the big-city girl in Chicago with a house plant and a public transit card. And what works for the big coffee shop chain isn%u2019t necessarily a good fit for the neighborhood café.

10 March 2012more >>

The Future Environmental Impact

Environmental News Network - As the developing nations change and their populations ask for amenities, energy and environmental issues will increase. As populations across the world grow, new research out of MIT shows the rising influence of large or developing countries in shaping our future global challenges.

8 March 2012more >>

GM Announces new trucks, and they are ALL green!

Environmental News Network - Chevrolet and GMC today announced details of General Motors' bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks. Fleet and retail consumers can place orders beginning this April.

6 March 2012more >>

US Retrofits Worth $1tn Savings Over 10 Years, Report Says

Environmental Leader - U.S. retrofits could yield $1 trillion of energy savings over 10 years, equivalent to savings of about 30 percent of the countrys annual electricity spend, according to a report by Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors and The Rockefeller Foundation. To achieve the savings, $279 billion would need to be invested in retrofitting the commercial, institutional and residential sectors.

3 March 2012more >>

European nations will have to set legally binding targets on energy efficiency

Environmental News Network - European countries will have to set themselves legally binding national energy efficiency targets, and save energy by specific means such as renovating public buildings, under a draft EU directive approved by a European Parliament committee today.

29 February 2012more >>

Malaysians protest against rare earth refinery

The Guardian - Opponents of plant, which will process radioactive ore from Australia, say it poses health and environmental risks. About 3,000 Malaysians have staged a protest against a refinery for rare earth elements being built by the Australian mining company Lynas over fears of radioactive contamination.

27 February 2012more >>

New Apple HQ to be really green!

Environmental News Network - Last year, the late Steve Jobs revealed plans for Apple's new 'Spaceship' building to be located in Cupertino City, California. The futuristic structure should be completed in 2015 and will house approximately 13,000 employees. It may look like it's been plucked from the imagination of Philip K Dick, but what was previously the realm of science fiction has now become science fact. It promises to be one of the most technologically advanced offices in the world, being totally self-sufficient for power with the national grid acting only as backup.

24 February 2012more >>

'Fossil fuels are the new whale oil', says environmentalist Amory Lovins

The Guardian - The energy expert and physicist describes his vision of how the world can attain a green energy future by 2050

22 February 2012more >>

200,000 Pound test-tube burger marks milestone in future meat-eating

The Guardian - Project funded by anonymous individual aims to cut number of cattle farmed for food and reduce greenhouse gas emissions Lurking in a petri dish in a laboratory in the Netherlands is an unlikely contender for the future of food. The yellow-pink sliver the size of a corn plaster is the state-of-the-art in lab-grown meat, and a milestone on the path to the world's first burger made from stem cells.

20 February 2012more >>

Half of UK households 'could face water restrictions by April'

The Guardian - Half of all households in Britain could face water restrictions unless exceptionally heavy and prolonged rain falls by April, water companies and the environment agency have warned.

16 February 2012more >>

Co-op cuts emissions by 35%

The Guardian - The group has cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 35% on 2006 levels as part of it's "radical" ethical plan. A year ago the group pledged to undertake a series of environmental and social measures, including selling more Fairtrade products, cutting carbon emissions, investing 1bn pounds in renewables and taking on thousands of apprentices. Peter Marks, the group's chief executive, said that the savings made from environmental measures such as energy efficiency totalled 40m pounds a year, compared with 2006. "It also helps that the savings that result from our environmental efficiency initiatives are being ploughed back into the business to reduce costs."

15 February 2012more >>

Fremantle Goes Plastic Bag Free

Planet Ark - The City of Fremantle are set become the first Australian council to outlaw single-use plastic shopping bags under plans to turn longstanding policy into law.

14 February 2012more >>

Do environment and development conflict?

The Guardian - When Oxfam investigates the question of whether environment conflicts with development, we should take notice.

14 February 2012more >>

Have an eco-friendly Valentine's Day

Ecoki - Valentine's Day seems to be a marketing ploy, loading up on gifts, chocolate, and flowers all designed to spend more and create more waste.

13 February 2012more >>

Flu and cold fighting foods

Ecoki - We're right in the midst of cold and flu season, but that doesn't mean that we have to head out and get ourselves some drugs every time it hits us.

11 February 2012more >>

Win Recognition for Your College's Environmental Program

Environmental Leader - Enviance and Environmental Leader are hosting a March Madness tournament to determine the university with the best undergraduate programs in environmental studies and sustainability.

8 February 2012more >>

Tesco trials new packaging to reduce food waste

The Guardian - Tesco is the latest supermarket to trial new packaging that will keep fruit and vegetables fresher, in a bid to reduce food waste.

8 February 2012more >>

Wind power in Europe grew 11% in 2011

The Guardian - Industry figures reveal more than 9.6GW of capacity added last year, taking overall EU total to about 94GW. The EU added 9,616MW of wind energy capacity during 2011, making up more than a fifth of total new power installations, industry figures have today revealed.

7 February 2012more >>

Taking the long view on the world's energy supplies

New Scientist - Research into the impacts of clean energy technology is needed if we're to avoid repeating our mistakes.

31 January 2012more >>

Green Banking Part IV: Cutting Your Footprint and Your Costs

Environmental Leader - In Part III of our green banking series, we examined how from coal to real estate to small business lending, environmental, social, and governance underwriting criteria are a critical tool for banks to reduce risk and enhance profitability for themselves and their business partners. 

24 January 2012more >>

Biofuel breakthrough: kelp could power cars

Environmental News Network - Scientists have devised a new way to produce ethanol directly from seaweed, offering the potential to generate biofuels that don't compete with terrestrial food production and won't suck up scarce freshwater, reports a study published today in Science.

24 January 2012more >>

The future of food

The Guardian - By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science's answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab.

22 January 2012more >>

Northern MP calls for action on Chinese Sky Lanterns

The Guardian - Spain's ban on the pretty but potentially hazardous balloons prompts renewed attempts to make them safer. Should action be taken against Chinese Sky Lanterns, whose little flames drift over our skies increasingly frequently?

18 January 2012more >>

China set to launch first caps on CO2 emissions

New Scientist - In preparation for future national markets in greenhouse gas emissions, China has ordered seven provinces and cities to set absolute caps on emissions.

17 January 2012more >>

Green energy investment soars to $260bn

The Guardian - New data shows worldwide funding of green energy projects rose by 5% last year. Global investment in clean energy reached a new high of $260bn last year despite the financial crisis and the anti-environment agenda of Republicans in the US Congress, a United Nations investors' summit was told on Thursday.

13 January 2012more >>

We Lose Clean Energy Race without Government Investments

CleanTechnica - Continuing and expanding investments in clean energy is the smart choice to meet the next generation of energy challenges and produce a foundation of affordable, reliable, and clean energy alternatives.

12 January 2012more >>

Ecologists should learn to look on the bright side

New Scientist - The planet is in a bad state but remorseless pessimism is a turn-off. It's time conservationists talked up their successes, says Elin Kelsey.

10 January 2012more >>

Roger Scruton: Green philosophy begins at home

New Scientist - A conservative philosopher believes that an environmentalism founded on love of home would return to us the original meaning of economy.

9 January 2012more >>

3 ideas for stimulating green growth

The Guardian - The theory that cutting carbon emissions costs us growth is bunk, in fact, it's an economic opportunity As we enter a new year, the world continues to be in the grips of dual crises: a stubborn economic downturn with widespread job losses combined with accelerating global warming threatening vulnerable communities. Many argue that dealing with climate change in the midst of an economic slump will hurt recovery efforts. The underlying reality, however, is quite the opposite. Not only can preparing for climate change offer opportunities for economic growth, it would be unwise to pursue one without the other.

7 January 2012more >>

Sustainable and eco-friendly travel ideas

Ecoki - Planning a 2012 getaway? Now is the perfect time: more and more eco-friendly destinations are popping up left and right on the radar.

4 January 2012more >>

'2011 rewrote the record books'

The Guardian - The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather %u2013 and the world's second worst nuclear disaster.

22 December 2011more >>

Rebates for QLD Recycling Bins and Signs

Planet Ark - A new Queensland Government program helps eligible businesses to purchase recycling collection bins and information signs.

20 December 2011more >>

The 12 Do's of Christmas

Planet Ark - Whether it's Christmas on a budget or a Christmas of splurging, Planet Ark's 12 Do's of Christmas will help Australians reduce their environmental impact this festive season while still celebrating the festive season with friends and family.

15 December 2011more >>

Revend Launches Light Bulb Recycling Vending Machine

Environmental Leader - U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a reverse vending recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be placing the units in some of its European stores.

15 December 2011more >>

Diageo Sets Sustainable Packaging Guidelines

Environmental Leader - Diageo has published its first sustainable packaging guidelines, setting 2015 goals to reduce average weight by 10 percent, increase recycled material content by 20 percent and ensure 100 percent of packaging is reusable, recyclable or %u201Csuitable for waste management practices.%u201D

10 December 2011more >>

Improving Supply Chain Profit, Production & Sustainability

Environmental Leader - Elevating the discussion around sustainable supply chains, Microsoft recently announced it will mandate supplier sustainability disclosure in 2013. 

7 December 2011more >>

Consumer Sector Dominates Energy Harvesting

Environmental Leader - The consumer sector is leading the way in energy harvesting using ambient energy to power small electronic devices, according to a report by analysis firm IDTechEx.

5 December 2011more >>

Eco-friendly Christmas decorations

Ecoki - I love decorating my Christmas tree, and chances are, you do, too. But what's even better than making sure it's eco-friendly? Instead of relying purely on artificial Christmas decorations, let nature take part in decorating your home this Christmas, too.

28 November 2011more >>

Coke Makes 100% Recycling Pledge for 2012 Olympics

Environmental Leader - Coca-Cola has promised to recycle all clear plastic PET bottles used at the London 2012 Olympics, according to news reports.

11 November 2011more >>

Australia Passes Carbon Tax

Environmental Leader - Australia has passed a carbon tax, making it the second major economy after the EU to put a cap on carbon. The legislation sets a fixed carbon tax of A$23 (US$23.7) a ton on the country's 500 biggest polluters, starting in July 2012.

9 November 2011more >>

Packaging Key to Sustainable Society

Environmental Leader - Packaging should be seen as an integral part of achieving a resource efficient society, according to a paper by packaging trade body EUROPEN.

7 November 2011more >>

The Three Stages of Staff Sustainability Engagement

Environmental Leader - Programs to involve staff in sustainability programs break down into three key stages, according to a report by brand consulting firm BBMG.

4 November 2011more >>

Five Ways To Make Your Fleet Greener For Less

Environmental Leader - Once, fleet owners explored green technologies as a means for a public relations bump. Consumers liked seeing green cars and trucks on the road, and they rewarded companies who made those investments. Today, greening a fleet is becoming an economic pursuit.

3 November 2011more >>

How can we make this increasingly crowded world fit for its seven billionth inhabitant?

Telegraph.co.uk - Much can be done to lessen the impact of the world's population growth, argues Geoffrey Lean.

29 October 2011more >>

This Pen Used to be an Inkjet

Planet Ark - 90% of the new Enviroliner pen - including the ink - is made from used Inkjet cartridges. This new pen is turning waste materials into a valuable resource.

26 October 2011more >>

Need for Efficiency Drives Printing Industry Toward Sustainability

Environmental Leader - When someone mentions the printing industry to you, does it bring to mind images of emissions of greenhouse gases, massive paper waste and consumption of huge amounts of energy? Today%u2019s reality is very different from those stereotypical images.

25 October 2011more >>

Nestle, Nike, GSK Deserve Place in Sustainability Rankings

Environmental Leader - Campbells, Danone, General Electric, Glaxosmithkline, HP, Intel, Nestlé, Nike, Panasonic, Siemens, and Unilever are the companies most deserving of their top places within sustainability rankings, according to sustainability advisor Two Tomorrows. They all were rated Aaa in the Tomorrow%u2019s Value Rating 2011.

21 October 2011more >>

Economizers Shave 20% off Data Center Energy Costs

Environmental Leader - Nearly half of data centers are using economizers to provide natural cooling, and they are saving an average of 20 percent off their energy costs, according to a survey by the Green Grid.

14 October 2011more >>

Local Support May Be the Key to Success

Environmental Leader - When looking to gain public support for your renewable energy project, developing a grassroots campaign may be your best strategy. Many people seem to have a vague understanding of what a grassroots campaign is but very few know what exactly it entails. The most basic definition describes a grassroots campaign as one that takes place [...]

5 October 2011more >>

Report: How Smaller Companies Profit From Sustainability

Environmental Leader - Sustainability is a growing priority among small- and medium-sized businesses and according to three national accounting bodies, more than half of surveyed businesses will have a sustainability strategy in place in two years time.

1 October 2011more >>

The Anatomy of Food Waste

Environmental Leader - Consider this. There is one economic sector that is essential for survival and accounts for a considerable share of our daily expenses and GHG emissions %u2013 and some 28 percent of the production in this sector (in the US) is never consumed. If you haven%u2019t guessed it already, that would be the food sector.

29 September 2011more >>

Most Chief Sustainability Officers Close to the Top, Report Finds

Environmental Leader - Nine out of ten CSOs are one or two steps removed from the CEO, according to a report by executive search and consulting firm Weinreb Group.

27 September 2011more >>

Why do we need low-carbon energy?

The Guardian - The majority of the world's man-made carbon emissions are released by the burning fossil fuels to create electricity, heat or motion. This means that it will almost certainly be impossible to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations to sustainable levels unless large quantities of low-carbon energy can be brought on-stream to substitute for fossil fuels.

26 September 2011more >>

P&G to Advocate Coldwater Washing to 100m US Homes

Environmental Leader - Procter and Gamble Company has pledged to launch an information blitz on 100 million U.S. homes aimed at promoting coldwater clothes washing.

24 September 2011more >>

More Consumers Believe Sustainability Claims But Many Still Skeptical

Environmental Leader - Americans today are more likely to believe businesses%u2019 green claims, but 39 percent still say that companies%u2019 assertions about the environment are not accurate, according to a report from GfK Roper Consulting.

23 September 2011more >>

Why Eating Organic is the Single Greenest Thing You Can Do

Environmental News Network - "If you do just one thing -- make one conscious choice -- that can change the world, go organic.... No other single choice you can make to improve the health of your family and the planet will have greater positive repercussions for our future."

19 September 2011more >>

U.K. Business Increases Sustainability

Environmental Leader - U.K. companies rapidly increased the sustainability of their business practices over the last 12 months of data collection, according to a report by sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future.

19 September 2011more >>

Water from trees cools the climate

Ecoki - New research hailing out of Carnegies Global Ecology department has discovered that evaporated water from trees helps cool the Earth as a whole not just a specific area.

16 September 2011more >>

Managing Environmental Impact with a Global Framework and Local Execution

Environmental Leader - Environmental management poses both challenges and opportunities for companies with operations around the world. The challenges can seem onerous when you consider variations in local environmental issues, regulations, infrastructure capabilities, culture and other factors. 

15 September 2011more >>

Sustainability Practitioner, Subject-matter Expert or Gunslinger?

Environmental Leader - Recently I was drinking an organic fair-trade soy latte while chatting with a long-time sustainability consulting colleague of mine who asked me what I thought about the sustainability consulting shops that were popping up all over the place. The short answer %u2013 I couldn%u2019t be happier. 

13 September 2011more >>

City Makes Recycling Compulsory for Businesses

Environmental Leader - The city of Minneapolis has introduced mandatory recycling for all businesses, workplaces and houses of worship, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The rule, which came into effect on Sept. 1, requires recycling collection at least twice a month.

7 September 2011more >>

Report: Insurers Not Ready for Climate Change

Environmental Leader - Despite broad consensus among major insurers that climate change will affect extreme weather events, only an eighth of such companies have formal policies in place to deal with growing climate change risks, according to a report issued today by business sustainability coalition Ceres.

3 September 2011more >>

Australia Deslanates with Utility Scale Solar from US

Environmental News Network - Australia's First Utility-Scale Solar PV Project is under way in 2013 and it will help meet Western Australia's water security issues by fueling a much needed desalination plant.

2 September 2011more >>

Giant pipe to pump water into the sky

The Guardian - Field test by British academics marks first step towards recreating an artificial volcano that would inject particles into the stratosphere and cool the planet. It sounds barmy, audacious or sci-fi: a tethered balloon the size of Wembley stadium suspended 20km above Earth, linked to the ground by a giant garden hose pumping hundreds of tonnes of minute chemical particles a day into the thin stratospheric air to reflect sunlight and cool the planet.

1 September 2011more >>

The ethical price of groceries

The Guardian - Is it deemed OK to use plastic bags again? Plastic bag use is on the increase and that's very disappointing. After a dip in individual bag use from 2002 to 2009, last year we were back up to getting through 475m a month.

28 August 2011more >>

Australia through the lens: The big dry continent

New Scientist - Once two islands separated by a shallow sea, Australia is now a drought-prone land. New Scientist takes a photographers-eye view of a nation drying out.

26 August 2011more >>

Achieving Water Conservation: Dilution Isn't the Solution!

Environmental Leader - To conserve and better manage their water use, more and more businesses are opting for closed water systems, where every drop of water taken is reused internally.

26 August 2011more >>

Toyota, Ford to Collaborate on Hybrid Trucks

Planet Ark - Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday.

25 August 2011more >>

Cloud-making: Another human effect on the climate

New Scientist - Compounds released by living organisms such as trees, marine bacteria and livestock have an effect on cloud formation ­%u2013 and we might be changing it

25 August 2011more >>

World's forests absorb almost 40 per cent of man made CO2

Telegraph.co.uk - The world's forests are much more important than previously thought in absorbing CO2, according to a paper published in Science.

18 August 2011more >>

Why We Should Put a Price Tag on Ecosystem Services

Environmental News Network - A recent article in the New York Times about the work Stanford University biology professor Gretchen Daily is doing in Africa and Costa Rica highlights the importance of ecosystem services, or putting a value on ecosystems.

17 August 2011more >>

Future funerals: What a way to go

New Scientist - Ashes to ashes, gloop to frost: undertakers are devising ingenious new ways to solve an age-old problem. Helen Knight reports

17 August 2011more >>

Biggest UK oil spill for 10 years

New Scientist - The Gannet Alpha oil rig has spilled 216 tonnes of oil into the North Sea, but the slick may disperse before it reaches the shore

17 August 2011more >>

Triple Bottom Line investing 101

Ecoki - Are you looking to balance financial, social, and environmental returns in your investing? Then Triple Bottom Line investing might be the choice for you.Investors are becoming increasingly socially conscious, putting the environment at a forefront in their financial planning.

16 August 2011more >>

Your faeces, my furry friend, are blowin' in the wind

New Scientist - Go for a bracing winter's stroll in a major US city and you may be inhaling more than vehicle fumes in the air

12 August 2011more >>

Australia's overheated climate debate

New Scientist - Climate-change wrangling in Australia has descended into death threats and extreme insults. The science is being drowned out, warns Clive Hamilton

9 August 2011more >>

Coca-Cola: A Case Study In Sustainability

Environmental Leader - How does Coca-Cola integrate sustainability into their operations? For several years its facility in Brampton, Ontario, one of its largest in North America, has been transforming its manufacturing and distribution to save energy, reduce carbon footprint, water usage, and material usage. In this case study we look at the goals, implementation, and progress.

9 August 2011more >>

Prized sashimi tuna bred in captivity for first time

New Scientist - The world's biggest supplier of tuna for sashimi says it has successfully bred the endangered northern bluefin in captivity.

6 August 2011more >>

The carbon cost of Germany's nuclear 'Nein danke!'

New Scientist - Europe's energy consumers will find themselves paying a high price for Germany's decision to get out of nuclear power, says David Strahan.

2 August 2011more >>

Don't throw these away! Recycle them instead.

Ecoki - Although we know generally what to recycle: paper, plastic, cans, and glass, there are many things we are probably throwing away that we shouldn't! Indeed, there are household items that, when they are no longer of use to us, can be recycled to help our environment.

27 July 2011more >>

Shipping industry agrees CO2 emission standards

New Scientist - <p>The shipping industry has become the first to set global mandatory carbon dioxide standards but they will apply only from 2019</p>

19 July 2011more >>

Best Practices: The Business Case for Sustainability Disclosure

Environmental Leader - Join Environmental Leader for a webinar on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 8am PDT/11am EDT, discussing best practices for sustainability disclosure. Many organizations find that financial reporting alone no longer satisfies the needs of investors, governments, supply-chain partners, and other stakeholders for information about overall organizational performance.

14 July 2011more >>

Hungary Introduces 'fat tax' to Boost Nation's Health

Environmental News Network - Food considered to be unhealthy, including crisps, soft drinks and chocolate bars, are now subject to a new tax in Hungary. The new law, introduced on 11 July, is aimed at "improving the health of the nation". Initially called 'the hamburger tax', the measure was dubbed 'crisps tax' or 'fat tax' after the Hungarian government decided that it would not affect fast food restaurants.

13 July 2011more >>

Mosquitoes Lured to their Deaths by Synthetic Odour of Smelly Feet

The Guardian - Scientists in Tanzania win funding to develop attraction traps to kill insects and combat spread of malaria in open air. Scientists have recreated the powerful whiff of smelly feet to lure mosquitoes into traps and slow the spread of malaria and other lethal diseases.

13 July 2011more >>

Solar Windows Offer Solution To Brighter Future - World Environment News

Planet Ark - An Israeli company hopes to revolutionize the green solutions market with solar windows that combine electricity production, energy reduction and transparent design.

13 July 2011more >>

Al Gore Returns with New Climate Campaign

The Guardian - Climate Reality Project aims to expose reality of global warming crisis and kicks off with a 24-hour live streamed event.

13 July 2011more >>

Australia is First Nation to put a Price on Carbon

New Scientist - Australia has just announced plans for a carbon tax, beginning in July next year.

11 July 2011more >>

Germany will use Fossil Fuels to Plug Nuclear Gap

New Scientist - Germany plans to be nuclear-free by 2022 but renewables alone won't be able to make up the power deficit.

8 July 2011more >>

Sustainability Profits Companies

Environmental Leader - For most companies, that which drives up their stock values is what ultimately matters and adopting sustainability practices can do that.

1 July 2011more >>

Seasonal produce 101

Ecoki - Buying in season: do you do it? You should. If you're at the grocery store picking up peaches from Peru instead of honing in on the local goodness, keep reading.

29 June 2011more >>

Hundreds of new homes get recycled water supply

ABC - Hundreds of new houses in Adelaide's southern suburbs are being plumbed to make recycled water available.

27 June 2011more >>

Tips for greener laundry

Ecoki - Laundry. We don't really love it; but we have to do it. Each day, we use clothing, towels, bedding and, inevitably, we have to clean it. But how can we do this in the greenest way possible?

27 June 2011more >>

Hertz Now Offers Electric Bicycle Rentals

CleanTechnica - Rental car agencies like Hertz have started offering electric bicycle rental instead of cars, trying to develop and show a green side lately.

26 June 2011more >>

Electric cars: kiss petrol stations goodbye

The Guardian - British Gas and npower are vying to offer home charging services for electric cars offering a green way to get around, with the chance to bypass petrol stations.

25 June 2011more >>

The secret to becoming a green office champion

The Guardian - To turn your office eco, recycling, investment in energy-saving equipment and a practical approach can deliver ethical and beneficial results

25 June 2011more >>

Serengeti highway cancelled

Environmental News Network - In what is being hailed as a victory for conservationists and the wildlife of the Serengeti, the Tanzanian government has cancelled plans for a controversial highway that would have dissected the Serengeti National Park.

24 June 2011more >>

New refill scheme for wine lovers

The Guardian - A refill scheme has proved a runaway success, accounting for around half of the wine sold in a shop of one corner of Dalston, offering red, white and rosé wines that if you bring your own bottle and fill it up from the barrels in the corner of the shop you get a saving of more than 50%.

24 June 2011more >>

New Nissan Ads Shift the Way Car Buyers Evaluate Options

Environmental News Network - Many new green brands have been introduced over the years with green marketing pitches, only to realize the opportunity to link environmental product attributes with the primary reasons why consumers buy (all) products in the first place.

23 June 2011more >>

Earth's oceans on course for mass extinction

New Scientist - It is all thanks to a deadly combination of climate change, overexploitation, pollution and habitat loss

22 June 2011more >>

Earth's Energy Lessons from Space

The Epoch Times - Technologies developed for satellites can help citizens and national authorities find solutions to some of our planet's energy problems.

16 June 2011more >>

New microchip could prevent 'standby' energy loss

The Guardian - Japanese scientists have developed a new micro-processing chip which they claim could do away with the energy loss caused by appliances while on "standby".

15 June 2011more >>

White House Pledges Smart Grid Data Access, $250m in Loans

Environmental Leader - The Obama administration yesterday announced $250 million in loans for smart-grid deployment and launched new initiatives to ensure customers access to their energy usage information.

15 June 2011more >>

Black carbon cut would bring dramatic benefits

The Guardian - Global warming could be slowed down if governments cleaned up what's known as black carbon from industry and cooking fires, 50 of the world's leading atmospheric scientists said on Tuesday.

15 June 2011more >>

Rewards for households that produce less waste

Telegraph.co.uk - Households will be rewarded for the first time for putting out less rubbish to significantly boost recycling, especially of valuable materials like glass.

14 June 2011more >>

Google Earth Explores Ocean Depths

The Epoch Times - Google Earth has released new topographical imagery to allow users to see ocean floors in high-resolution, timed to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8.

10 June 2011more >>

World Oceans Day is today, June 8th

Environmental News Network - The 8th of June is World Oceans Day, our annual chance to celebrate all things marine! World Oceans Day encourages us to consider everything that the oceans provide us.

8 June 2011more >>

Krispy Kreme Switches to Cage-Free Eggs

Environmental News Network - Fans of Krispy Kreme can enjoy their favorite guilty pleasure a little more.

7 June 2011more >>

Belgian rail network gets solar boost

The Guardian - A two-mile-long Belgian rail tunnel, built to shelter trains from falling trees, will from Monday provide a double environmental benefit by hosting a unique solar power project.

6 June 2011more >>

Energy efficient lighting introduced on roadways

CleanTechnica - For those ready to step into the world of energy-efficient LED lighting, a light has been introduced that delivers brighter and more energy-efficient illumination for enhanced visibility on local, collector and major roadways.

3 June 2011more >>

Our green spaces are priceless

The Guardian - The government's attempt to put a monetary value on nature threatens the existence of our remaining parks and playing fields. That is because local authorities, planners and governments will always attach a higher economic importance to providing services and building houses or roads than conserving green spaces or wildlife habitats.

3 June 2011more >>

Carbon levels hit new peak, research shows

The Guardian - Preliminary data from the US government shows that carbon dioxide levels peaked last week at the highest levels on record. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached a new peak despite the economic recession in western countries and assurances from politicians that they intend to cut emissions, new research has shown.

1 June 2011more >>

Dramatic Increase in Amazon Deforestation

Environmental News Network - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil has risen six-fold. Comparing data from March-April 2010 to the same period this year shows deforestation has increased from 103 square kilometers in 2010 to 593 square kilometers just one year later.

28 May 2011more >>

Facebook founder's meat challenge

The Guardian - Facebook's founder and CEO sets himself a challenge to 'basically become a vegetarian' by slaughtering his own meat. Earlier this month, he surprised his 847 friends on his private Facebook page when he posted: "I just killed a pig and a goat."

28 May 2011more >>

UK pledges to halve emissions by 2025

The Guardian - The UK announces the most ambitious targets on greenhouse gases of any developed country, after a week of cabinet rifts. The UK is to put in place the most ambitious targets on greenhouse gases of any developed country, by halving carbon dioxide emissions by 2025, after a tumultuous week of cabinet rifts on the issue.

18 May 2011more >>

Low-income solar plan needed, says minister

ABC - A scheme to help more low-income households get solar panels is being considered in SA.

17 May 2011more >>

Ethical shoppers don't care what's in their sandwiches - RSPCA

Telegraph.co.uk - So-called 'ethical shoppers', who insist on organic chicken for dinner parties, are quite happy to buy sandwiches with meat raised in cruel conditions, according to a new survey.

16 May 2011more >>

DNA chip test will track down illegal fish

New Scientist - Relatively cheap, reliable genetic tests could soon give the authorities the means to identify fish caught from unsustainable sources.

13 May 2011more >>

Ben Fogle swims through plastic to save oceans

Telegraph.co.uk - Ben Fogle has described "swimming through a horrible slick of plastic" in the feeding grounds of the endangered blue whale.

12 May 2011more >>

Households hit with 26pc water price rise

ABC - Water prices will increase by 26.3 per cent on average next financial year in South Australia.

11 May 2011more >>

Fighting ocean acidification the fish tank way

New Scientist - People use quicklime to balance the pH of their fish tanks. Could governments do something similar to correct the pH of our acidifying oceans?

10 May 2011more >>

New eco-inspired iPad app for kids!

Ecoki - We sure love our technology, and when it comes to saving the environment,it's even better when they go hand-in-hand. That's why we are pretty excited when our friend at the Rainforest Alliance told us about an awesome new app for kids, designed to teach them important information about the rainforest in a really fun way!

8 May 2011more >>

Big Oil digs deep as if spill never happened

New Zealand Herald - As mega-tornadoes, some over a mile wide, scythed through the American South, killing hundreds and smashing communities, AccuWeather, an American weather forecaster, blamed global warming.

7 May 2011more >>

Letters: Love-hate affair with supermarkets

The Guardian - Food security will soon be an issue for all nations. In a period of diminishing supply and increasing demand, four food retailers enjoy an increasingly powerful position. A credit crunch can be relieved in the short term by printing money; we cannot print food, it has to be grown, but why should farmers bother when the big four supermarkets have such a stranglehold on price?

6 May 2011more >>

Grey nomads asked to turn green

ABC - Grey nomads travelling in north Queensland are being asked to 'go green' by volunteering to clean up the environment.

6 May 2011more >>

Farmer wins compensation after Red Nose Day balloon kills cow

Telegraph.co.uk - A farmer has won compensation after a Red Nose Day balloon released by school pupils killed his cow.

5 May 2011more >>

Evolutionary push could help crops self-fertilise

New Scientist - Agriculture would be transformed if crops could produce fertiliser as legumes do. New research suggests it might be easier than we thought.

5 May 2011more >>

Happy 9th Birthday, 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'!

Planet Ark - In the program's first 8 years, enough cartridges have been collected to fill over 30 Olympic swimming pools or almost 100 jumbo jets.

3 May 2011more >>

Get The Answers: Market your business sustainability

New Zealand Herald - For those doing it right, making your business sustainable should make good business sense. The Colmar Brunton 2010 Better Business Better World survey highlights that six in 10 Kiwis believe innovative and progressive business equals...

2 May 2011more >>

Konica Minolta sets a challenge

Planet Ark - Konica Minolta has set itself the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions throughout its product lifecycles by 80% by 2050.

28 April 2011more >>

What is the carbon footprint of the royal wedding?

Telegraph.co.uk - The royal wedding will generate more than ten times as much greenhouse gases than Buckingham Palace in a whole year, according to the first analysis of the carbon footprint of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

26 April 2011more >>

Swedish Family Take On Low Carbon Living Challenge - World Environment News

Planet Ark - The Lindel family are attempting to live a low carbon life as part of an experiment to cut their carbon emissions from the annual average of seven tonnes per person to only one tonne.

21 April 2011more >>

Donating Surplus PCs Protects Environment and Closes Digital Divide

Environmental Leader - The drive for newer, faster, better technology is generating dramatic gains in productivity 2013 but serious environmental impacts as well.

21 April 2011more >>

Intel Plans $25bn Efficiency Savings

Environmental Leader - Intel plans to save $25 billion by 2015 through energy-efficient IT initiatives, a company representative has said. Allyson Klein, Intel%u2019s data center group leadership marketing director, told the Express Tribune in Karachi that efficiency gains will allow the company to eliminate or prevent huge amounts of power consumption.

20 April 2011more >>

Ratting out Sydney's cane toad menace

ABC - Sydney's notorious rat population has emerged as an unlikely hero in the fight against cane toads.

20 April 2011more >>

Aussie Sustainability Spend &lsquo;to Hit $3bn&rsquo;

Environmental Leader - The Australian sustainable business market is poised to grow to AU$2.9 billion (US$3.1 billion) in 2014, dependent on the outcome of the country's hotly debated carbon tax, analyst firm Verdantix has projected.

20 April 2011more >>

Electric Cars

Environmental News Network - Will electric cars ever become the common way to drive?

19 April 2011more >>

Acidic ocean robs coral of vital building material

New Scientist - Carbon dioxide dissolved in water has pillaged the Great Barrier Reef of a compound that corals need to grow.

15 April 2011more >>

Has BP really cleaned up the Gulf oil spill?

The Guardian - Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches and one scientist believes the damage runs much deeper.

13 April 2011more >>

Safeway Leads Greenpeace Seafood Rankings

Environmental Leader - Safeway has surged into first place in Greenpeace's rankings of major seafood retailers, surpassing last year's winner Target.

13 April 2011more >>

Water Innovation and Investment for a Sustainable Future

Environmental Leader - According to the World Health Organization, nearly a billion individuals worldwide currently do not have access to safe water and close to 3.6 million people die each year from water-related causes.

12 April 2011more >>

China's green progress leaves US red-faced

The Guardian - China pushes ahead with an emissions trading scheme, while American initiatives remain sunk in Congressional quicksand.

12 April 2011more >>

Japan upgrades crisis to Chernobyl level

The Guardian - Nuclear and industrial safety agency raises severity rating to maximum on international nuclear and radiological event scale.

12 April 2011more >>

Carbon tax supporters converge on Brisbane CBD

ABC - More than 1,000 people have rallied in Brisbane's CBD to show their support for the Federal Government's plan to price carbon.

9 April 2011more >>

Climate beliefs change with the weather

ABC - United States researchers have found people's climate beliefs change depending upon the weather of the day.

8 April 2011more >>

Population expert: The 11-billion-person planet

New Scientist - This year will see the world's 7-billionth person. If only population growth forecasts were as definite, says demographer John Bongaarts.

6 April 2011more >>

Eco-friendly earphones by thinksound

Ecoki - We sure love our music. iPods and MP3 players are quite constantly plugged into our ears. Unfortunately, they aren't exactly made of 100% eco-friendly materials.

5 April 2011more >>

New website maps koala habitats

ABC - A website has been launched to help communities protect Australia's koala populations.

31 March 2011more >>

Spain's financial crisis claims another victim: the solar power industry

The Guardian - The Spanish government has slashed its solar power subsidies . Spain had one of the world's most ambitious and generous plans to boost the amount of electricity it generates from the sun. That dream, for the solar industry at least, has turned sour.

31 March 2011more >>

Wind and wave farms could affect Earth's energy balance

New Scientist - The idea that we can draw endless supplies of clean energy from the wind and waves just doesn't add up.

31 March 2011more >>

What is Green?

Environmental News Network - With more and more environmentally conscious consumers trying to choose green products, American Chemical Society scientists reported today that the first reality check has revealed that the ingredients in those products may come from a surprising source petroleum, rather than natural plant-based sources.

31 March 2011more >>

The race for clean Olympic air | H&eacute;l&egrave;ne Mulholland

The Guardian - After the smog problems of Beijing, London has still to reach agreed air quality standards ahead of 2012.

30 March 2011more >>

BP loses laptop containing personal data of oil spill claimants

The Guardian - A BP employee has lost a laptop containing personal data belonging to thousands of Louisiana residents who filed claims for compensation after the Gulf oil spill.

30 March 2011more >>

Prices will rise, with or without tax

ABC - The Federal Government's key climate adviser says households on average will face a $5-a-week increase to their electricity bills under a carbon tax.

29 March 2011more >>

Food waste increases UK's water footprint

New Scientist - The British waste more water than they use at home by throwing away food, a problem that is probably also true of other western nations.

24 March 2011more >>

Brown denies forcing carbon tax on PM

ABC - Greens Leader Bob Brown says he did not force Prime Minister Julia Gillard to support a carbon tax against her will.

22 March 2011more >>

Japan fears food contamination as battle to cool nuclear plant continues

The Guardian - Abnormal radiation levels reported in tap water, vegetables and milk with concerns that fish may also be affected.

22 March 2011more >>

Google funds company producing biofuel from grass

The Guardian - Business Green: Biofuel technology is an "innovative solution to one of the world's biggest problems", says Google.

22 March 2011more >>

Conservationists call for greater koala protection

ABC - Conservationists say Commonwealth legislation is urgently needed to protect koala populations in Gippsland and elsewhere.

21 March 2011more >>

How not to change a climate sceptic's mind

New Scientist - Even the soundest evidence is not enough if it comes from a source we suspect.

19 March 2011more >>

Why earthquakes are hard to predict

New Scientist - Friday's magnitude-9.0 earthquake near Japan was one of the largest ever recorded, but it struck with no warning. Why are such quakes so hard to predict?

15 March 2011more >>

Seven must-do cooking methods

Ecoki - These healthy eating cooking methods are guaranteed to make your meals more nutritious, and expand your expertise, too.

7 March 2011more >>

Commercial buildings must disclose their energy ratings

The Guardian - Commercial buildings contribute 17% of the UK's emissions, yet have no obligation to improve efficiency, hopefully the Ecobuild exhibition will encourage businesses to make the first move.

3 March 2011more >>

Discard this common fisheries policy and stop this waste

The Guardian - The EU has finally proposed a ban on the senseless practice of 'discard'. Now it must talk to fishermen to work out how to do this.

2 March 2011more >>

When did we discover man-made climate change?

The Guardian - This question and answer is part of the Guardian's ultimate climate change FAQ.

2 March 2011more >>

Biofuel boom could follow oil price spike | Damian Carrington

The Guardian - When biofuels match oil on price, production could boom in the developing countries that also have the greatest need to boost food supply.

2 March 2011more >>

China's take on the current issues in climate talks

Environmental News Network - China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, wants rich nations to vow bigger cuts to emissions as part of a new international deal on fighting global warming, Beijing's top climate negotiator said on Tuesday.

1 March 2011more >>

UN sets out blueprint for greening the world's economy

The Guardian - A UN report outlines path to kickstart economic growth after the recession, without generating a rise in emissions

22 February 2011more >>

Fewer Big Fish in the Sea

Environmental News Network - Fewer big, predatory fish are swimming in the world's oceans because of overfishing by humans, leaving smaller fish to thrive and double in force over the past 100 years, scientists said Friday. Big fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined worldwide by two-thirds while the number of anchovies, sardines and capelin has surged in their absence, said University of British Columbia researchers.

21 February 2011more >>

EU to ban six toxic chemicals in household plastics

Environmental News Network - The European Union will ban six toxic chemicals within three to five years, three of which are commonly used in plastic household items, the European Commission said on this week.

20 February 2011more >>

World Bank warns of soaring food price dangers

The Guardian - The World Bank has given a stark warning of the impact of the rising cost of food, saying an estimated 44 million people had been pushed into poverty since last summer by soaring commodity prices.

16 February 2011more >>

I eat out of bins too. So what?

The Guardian - Sasha Hall must have thought she was in luck when she found a bin outside Tesco overflowing with food. She helped herself to packets of potato waffles, pies and ham %u2013 a small fraction of the goods that had been abandoned after the store's freezers broke down. But when police arrived at the 21-year-old's home in Essex to arrest her for "theft by finding", those waffles must have looked less lucky.

15 February 2011more >>

Green kitchen renovation

Ecoki - The new year often brings about two things: (1) Resolutions that we (always/sometimes/never) keep for our (health/body/mind/life). And (2) house organization and renovations. The best kind? Making the latter more eco-friendly.The benefits will include a cheaper electricity bill, a more stylish home, and, of course, some love to our awesome planet.

15 February 2011more >>

Are Anti-oxidants Keeping You Young and Infertile?

Environmental News Network - It's a tale with two endings, a conundrum for consumers of antioxidant-rich foods, drinks and facial products. What has been touted as a natural way to slow the aging process by minimizing cell damage via oxidation may be one culprit in female infertility. So suggests Professor Nava Dekel of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

15 February 2011more >>

Will intensified farming save the rainforests?

New Scientist - The idea that you can save the natural world by increasing the efficiency of agriculture is very appealing. But Fred Pearce is far from convinced

10 February 2011more >>

What is Sustainability? Discussion by Gale Tedhams

Environmental Leader - Director, Sustainability, Green Products and Communications, Owens Corning, talks about the factors that are driving the conversation about sustainability in manufacturing.

9 February 2011more >>

Whaling in Japan is on the verge of collapse

The Guardian - The tide of public opinion in Japan has finally begun to turn against the whalers.

9 February 2011more >>

Polluted perfume could put pollinators off the scent

New Scientist - Insect pollinators are more responsive to scent than previously realised, offering a new reason for their decline and new hope to reverse the trend.

8 February 2011more >>

Garnaut calls Australia 'a drag' on climate action

ABC - The Government's climate change adviser, Ross Garnaut, says Australia needs to catch up to the rest of the world in its efforts to address climate change.

7 February 2011more >>

Forestry shows us what is wrong with UK politics

The Guardian - The majority of people want to see forests protected but instead of action, they get rhetoric, spin and broken promises.

5 February 2011more >>

Making life, but not as we know it

New Scientist - Can you create life from scratch using different chemical building blocks to ours? An ambitious new experiment aims to find out, says Katharine Sanderson.

1 February 2011more >>

BP to cut production amid impact of Deepwater Horizon spill

The Guardian - Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive, will scrap the company's production targets when he lays out his vision this week for a smaller, more exploration-focused company after last April's Gulf of Mexico disaster.

30 January 2011more >>

Vegetarian secret weapons

Ecoki - In the last few years, there has become a trend to label some types of food as %u201Csuperfoods%u201D.

29 January 2011more >>

Efficiency could cut world energy use over 70 per cent

New Scientist - Clean coal? Solar power? No need, according to a new study: massive energy savings can be realised simply by using less.

27 January 2011more >>

Does Your Green Company Buy Green?

Environmental Leader - It may seem like a silly question but after working with some of the oldest and greenest companies in the country, as well as some of the smallest and newest, I have noticed some great discrepancies between what a green company says or in many cases what they sell and what they do or buy.

27 January 2011more >>

Who owns which ethical brand?

The Guardian - A survey published tomorrow shows consumers are largely ignorant of the companies behind ethical brands. Test your knowledge with our quiz. Which parent company is linked to which brand?

26 January 2011more >>

Making Smart cars smarter - video

The Guardian - Scientists at Newcastle University are working on a Smart car battery that will allow the electric cars to travel the same distance as petrol and diesel cars without re-charging

26 January 2011more >>

Aussies urged to love 'ugly' fruit

ABC - A campaign is being urged to teach Australians to love 'ugly' fruit.

24 January 2011more >>

Chinese megacities foster unlikely green citizens

New Scientist - A survey shows that, in China, the urban elite is most likely to get environmental gold stars.

19 January 2011more >>

CES 2011: Ford charges into electric car market with app-enabled car

The Guardian - When the range a car can drive might be limited by how charged its battery is, you need some smart technology to help you out - and that's what Ford is showing off.

10 January 2011more >>

Your coffee and the environment

Ecoki - Your delicious, smooth morning coffee. Can't imagine waking up without it, right? Well, do you know the impact that your coffee makes to the environment? And what about the workers producing those beans? Enter: SealYourCup.org, a website launched by our friends at the Rainforest Alliance.

9 January 2011more >>

Financial problems could wipe out commercial whaling

Environmental News Network - Commercial whaling by many nations continues despite an international ban and widescale condemnation. What may end the practice, argues Peter Nolan-Smith, is that the financial incentives are starting to dry up.

8 January 2011more >>

La Nina and monsoonal winds flood northern Australia

New Scientist - A strong La Nina and an active monsoonal trough are responsible for the devastating floods in Queensland.

4 January 2011more >>

Can Italy carry off its plastic bag ban?

The Guardian - Environmentalists may welcome the government's decision, but many Italians say they're unprepared for such a 'cultural change' The plastic bags ban in Italy has provoked a mixed reaction, but Stefania Prestigiacomo, the environment minister, has said there is no going back on the government's decision: "Sustainability is made of little changes to our lifestyle that don't cost us anything and can save the planet."

4 January 2011more >>

20 predictions for the next 25 years

The Guardian - From the web to wildlife, the economy to nanotechnology, politics to sport, the Observer's team of experts prophesy how the world will change for good or bad in the next quarter of a century.

2 January 2011more >>

Christmas trees could make a great green fuel

New Scientist - An air-free roasting process readies trees and other biomass to replace coal as fuel for power plants.

28 December 2010more >>

2011 preview: Charge of the electric car

New Scientist - At long last, major car companies will offer electric cars as part of their regular product line.

23 December 2010more >>

Report: Calculations put millions at risk

The Guardian - Emissions cuts of 16% by 2030 needed to have at least 70% chance of avoiding climate catastrophe, says Friends of the Earth Governments are gambling recklessly with human lives by wilfully underestimating the depth of the emission cuts they must makein the next 40 years, a new study has found.

16 December 2010more >>

Salty solar plant stores sun's heat

New Scientist - The plentiful sunshine of southern Spain is being harvested to generate electricity day and night

15 December 2010more >>

How to Save Money in 11 Easy Ways

Ecoki - It's always the little things that help move us in the right direction. Perhaps we lower the thermostat a couple degrees and see our energy bill drop. Maybe we cut out out mindless snacking and our pants fit a little better.

14 December 2010more >>

A muted cheer for the Cancun agreement | Observer editorial

The Guardian - Too many issues were left unresolved for the talks to be deemed an unqualified success. But progress was undoubtedly made.

12 December 2010more >>

The Deal - Reaction LIVE

The Guardian - Negotiators have reached a deal at the UN climate talks in Cancun. Read the full reaction here.

11 December 2010more >>

Report an error in the ultimate cliamte change FAQ

The Guardian - We are working with various partners to ensure that The ultimate climate change FAQ is as accurate as possible. But if you are an expert in one of the topics discussed and would like to report an error or make a suggestion then please do get in touch using the form below. If you'd like to suggest a question that you would like to see the FAQ answer, please use the separate form on this page.

10 December 2010more >>

Green Diet

Environmental News Network - More than 7 out of 10 said it was good for restaurants to protect the environment. The only problem is that very few restaurants market themselves as green or environmentally friendly, said Jay Kandampully, co-author of the study and professor of consumer sciences at Ohio State University.

10 December 2010more >>

Cancun Climate Change Talks: Richard Branson Calls for Global Carbon Taxes

The Guardian - Global industry should be able to remove 17bn tons of emissions by 2020, Virgin chief tells Cancun climate change summit. If governments fail to reach agreement on tackling climate change, global industry should be able to remove 17bn tons of projected CO2e emissions by 2020 and stabilise the climate, Virgin chief Richard Branson has said at the UN climate talks in Cancun. But he tempered his optimism that the world's entrepreneurs could slash emissions better than states by saying that governments had to set the framework for business to go green.

7 December 2010more >>

Your Questions Answered

The Guardian - The world's most respected scientific bodies have stated that there is strong evidence that humans are driving the warming.

6 December 2010more >>

New Google Earth Technology Allows Tracking of Environmental Changes

Environmental News Network - Google has unveiled an online technology that allows scientists and researchers to track and measure changes to the environment using 25 years worth of satellite data. Google Earth Engine, introduced during climate talks in Cancun, utilizes "trillions of scientific measurements" collected by NASA's LANDSAT satellite, the company said. Google is already working on applications for tracking deforestation and mapping land use trends, including the creation of the most comprehensive scale map of Mexico's forest and water resources ever made.

6 December 2010more >>

Great Green Gift Guide (Part I)

Ecoki - Giving gifts is one of the greatest part of the holidays; who can deny how great it is to see someone you love opening up a carefully chosen gift just for them?Lucky for us, the Rainforest Alliance let us know about their top gifts for everyone on your list!

4 December 2010more >>

Use the profit motive to fight climate change

The Guardian - The British prime minister argues that there are huge gains to be made from a green economy.

28 November 2010more >>

Polar Bears get a Thanksgiving present this year

Environmental News Network - More than 187,000 square miles (approximately 120 million acres) along the north coast of Alaska were designated today as "critical habitat" for the polar bear as a result of a partial settlement in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Greenpeace against the Department of the Interior. This designation under the Endangered Species Act is intended to safeguard those coastal lands and waters under U.S. jurisdiction that are vital to the polar bears%u2019 survival and recovery.

26 November 2010more >>

Glowing trees could light up city streets

New Scientist - A new genetic toolkit should make it easy to give bacteria and even plants the ability to glow %u2013 they'll make great street lights

26 November 2010more >>

Marks and Spence Makes Progress on 2015 Eco Goals

Environmental Leader - UK retailer Marks and Spencer says it's on track to become the world's most sustainable major retailer by 2015, reports Energy Efficiency News. The retailer expects to meet half of its 180 sustainability targets by April, well ahead of schedule, according to the company's latest progress report.

24 November 2010more >>

Row erupts over number of big fish in the sea

New Scientist - Fisheries scientists are at odds over whether fishing fleets are depleting the oceans of large species.

18 November 2010more >>

Plan Sustainability Communications, Not Green Marketing, for 2011

Environmental Leader - I hear from lots of companies that they don't do much to promote their sustainability initiatives, citing either fear of being accused of greenwashing or the fact that they are doing it for the right reason, not for the publicity.

17 November 2010more >>

The year climate science was redefined | Mike Hulme

The Guardian - The 12 months since the leaking of emails written by climate change scientists have seen major shifts in environmental debate.

16 November 2010more >>

Xerox Employees' Green Ideas Save Company $10.2 Million

Environmental News Network - One way to dismiss sustainability and any smidgen of corporate social responsibility is to shout the antiquated argument that we only have a choice between the economy and the environment. Xerox has shown that is not the case. Last year the company announced it was working on carbon neutrality; to that end, in the push to make the company more "green," Xerox encouraged its employees to share ideas on how the organization could become more efficient. Green can be lean, and the environment can lend itself to economy, to tweak the word a tad.

16 November 2010more >>

Country vs city: Green spaces are better for you

New Scientist - Country-dwellers miss out on the bustle and bright lights %u2013 but getting back to nature is good for everything from diabetes to depression.

9 November 2010more >>

Natural, homemade Christmas ornaments

Ecoki - The eco-friendliest Christmas ornaments and decorations are usually made within your own home and the experts on creating holiday Christmas ornaments are about ages 4-10.

2 November 2010more >>

Halloween Costumes for Greenies [PHOTOS]

Planetsave - Halloween is coming up,  and if you haven't decided on a costume yet, it's probably a good time to start thinking about one.

26 October 2010more >>

Global food crisis: prices reach record high

The Guardian - Soaring cost of staple foods such as meat, sugar, rice and wheat could cause instability in many countries

26 October 2010more >>

BP 'not quitting America', despite Gulf oil spill, Bob Dudley tells CBI

The Guardian - BP is rebuilding US trust after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, its chief executive tells the Confederation of British Industry. Bob Dudley, chief executive of BP, said emphatically today that the oil firm "will not be quitting America" in the wake of the devastating explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig that caused an environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico and left 11 workers dead.

26 October 2010more >>

Ecotourism conference opens at Noosa

ABC - Tourism representatives from around the world are on Queensland's Sunshine Coast for the Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism conference.

25 October 2010more >>

Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 winners

Telegraph.co.uk - Winning images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

21 October 2010more >>

Green machine: Trees may spell trouble for wind power

New Scientist - Burgeoning forests not only keep CO2 levels in check, they also cut wind speeds , with unfortunate effects for energy generation.

21 October 2010more >>

Green machine: Where do solar cells go when they die?

New Scientist - The first generation of solar panels is about to expire and their disposal risks tarnishing the industry's green credentials.

13 October 2010more >>

Veganism and the Planet

Ecoki - Believe it or not, I don%u2019t have long, unbrushed hair. I don&#8217;t don Birkenstocks through summer, sleet and snow.  I prefer hotels to camping, am not keen on picketing outside of fast food joints, and do not particularly enjoy having a pet. I do, however, eat a plant-based foods diet.

8 October 2010more >>

Can I Buy Bread and be Green?

The Guardian - Don't buy industrially processed bread %u2013 take matters into your own hands%u2026

3 October 2010more >>

A New Earth?

Environmental News Network - Astronomers have found a new, potentially habitable Earth-sized planet. It is one of two new planets discovered around the star Gliese 581, some 20 light years away from our own. The planet, Gliese 581g, is located in a "habitable zone"%u2014a distance from the star where the planet receives just the right amount of stellar energy to maintain liquid water at or near the planet's surface.

1 October 2010more >>

Pollution not to blame for rapid ocean cooling, says Phil Jones paper

The Guardian - Scientists studying a rapid cooling of the oceans around four decades ago have found that the traditional explanation for the phenomenon, which involved pollution in the atmosphere, does not stack up.

23 September 2010more >>

Are the climate change deniers with no evidence just naturally gullible? | George Monbiot

The Guardian - I've often been struck by the way in which people who subscribe to one set of baseless beliefs are susceptible to others, in fields that are not obviously related. The internet is awash with sites that explain how the US government destroyed the twin towers %u2013 and how alien landings have been covered up by the authorities. Many of those who insist that Barack Obama is a Muslim also believe that sex education raises the incidence of unwanted pregnancies. A rich collection of unfounded beliefs is a common characteristic of those who deny %u2013 despite the overwhelming scientific evidence %u2013 that man-made global warming is taking place. I've listed a few examples before, but I'll jog your memories.

22 September 2010more >>

5 Reasons Why Green Marketing Is a New World

Environmental Leader - To succeed in making green marketing a reputable undertaking, boldly going where no marketer has gone before is not only a prerogative, but an obligation.

14 September 2010more >>

Who Are Your Green Heroes?

The Guardian - Faced with the mind-numbing bad news about the environment over recent months, a couple of us at the Guardian decided to try to cheer ourselves up by finding examples of the right kind of environmental change. We set out to find 50 green pioneers, people who are making a practical difference but whose work is not yet widely known.

10 September 2010more >>

BP's Deepwater Horizon report doesn't really spill the beans

The Guardian - Even if BP's finding of 'multiple causes' of the Gulf of Mexico disaster is accepted, it is still unclear whether the company will be found grossly negligent.

9 September 2010more >>

Refurbished Rivers Bring Salmon and Trout Flooding Back

The Guardian - Numbers of fish hit record highs thanks to improved habitats and action to clean polluted waterways.

9 September 2010more >>

PepsiCo Water Report: Water Efficiency Improves 15 %

Environmental Leader - PepsiCo has achieved a more than 15 percent improvement in water use efficiency as compared to the company's 2006 baseline, according to the company's inaugural water report .

9 September 2010more >>

How to Save the Reefs

Environmental News Network - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.

8 September 2010more >>

BP spreads blame for explosion

The Guardian - BP releases its report into the oil spill which followed the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

8 September 2010more >>

Climate's Right for Change to Carbon Debate

ABC - The Greens MP and independents who threw their lot in with Labor have made it clear they want to see action taken on climate change.

8 September 2010more >>

Conservation and Compassion: First Do No Harm.

New Scientist - In putting conservation into practice, we often cause great suffering to animals. Marc Bekoff argues that we need a new ethical perspective.

1 September 2010more >>

Letters: Apple turns off the green pathway

The Guardian - Apple's decision to opt out of the UK's green ranking scheme for mobile phones (Apple bars iPhones from green ranking scheme, 25 August) illustrates neatly the challenges facing businesses and government in finding workable, universally agreed methods to reduce the "product shadows" of a huge range of consumer goods.

26 August 2010more >>

Could a Superbee from Swindon Save the World?

The Guardian - A honeybee bred in the town could kill the mite that has wiped out billions of bees around the world.

26 August 2010more >>

Time to Blame Climate Change for Extreme Weather?

New Scientist - Climate researchers are starting to put figures on how much climate change is to blame for weather events, opening the door to claims for compensation.

26 August 2010more >>

Pee is for Power: Your Electrifying Excretions

New Scientist - Why let your waste go to waste when it could be powering your mobile phone %u2013 or even your car?

24 August 2010more >>

There will be no nuclear renaissance

The Guardian - Nuclear energy is not on the rise %u2013 the hard facts point to a continuing, slow phase-out around the world. Repeatedly in recent years there have been calls for a revival of nuclear power. Yet that renaissance never seems to come.

17 August 2010more >>

Pakistan Flood Aid Pledged, Country by Country - Visualised Data

The Guardian - Pakistan will need millions in aid following the floods. Find out which countries have donated what so far - and where the funding gaps are.

16 August 2010more >>

Meat-Free Monday Are You In?

Ecoki - Paul McCartney has recently launched Meat Free Monday, an environmental campaign to raise awareness of the impact of meat production and consumption has on climate change.

3 August 2010more >>

Six Ways to Drive a Little Greener

Ecoki - Driving green doesn't mean investing in a smaller, fuel-efficient car or opting for a hybrid. You can easily start driving green with what you already have. Here are six tips to help you get started:

11 July 2010more >>

National bottle recycling scheme on the agenda

ABC - A coalition of green groups is demanding action be taken to introduce a national recycling scheme for cans and bottles.

5 July 2010more >>

Major Dilemma: Can I fill up the tank and be green?

The Guardian - Now that we've all seen the pelicans smothered in crude oil courtesy of BP's deepwater drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico - a visceral depiction of the reality of humankind's addiction to hydrocarbons - the forecourt becomes a moral maze. "Ethical petrol" is an oxymoron of some magnitude. From the small-scale: Esso's pet tiger Tessa apparently died in a bare concrete enclosure in a shopping mall to the large-scale, including ExxonMobil's funding of climate-change denial and Total's links to the Burmese regime, there's plenty of fuel for criticism. If you are interested in more than profits, there are a few ways to rate oil and gas companies by something other than profit.

4 July 2010more >>

Why do they earn so much when "they didn't know"? Flat British excuses from Hayward and Sullivan

The Guardian - It's been a humbling fortnight for top British businessmen on Capitol Hill. First BP's Tony Hayward wriggled his way through a seven-hour examination on the Gulf oil spill. Then another tarnished export, the former AIG boss Martin Sullivan, delivered a cringe-inducing performance under fire over the insurance company's implosion. Both men offered essentially the same message - critical decisions were taken at levels far below their watch. They didn't know, and couldn't have been expected to know, the details of everything that was happening in their global organisations. And when pressed on specifics, their memories proved to be faulty.

1 July 2010more >>

Mandatory viewing for all BP executives: BP oil spill: live video stream

The Guardian - Watch a live video stream of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, courtesy of PBS Newshour.

30 June 2010more >>

Almost unbelievable: Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling ban

Environmental News Network - Oil services companies were waiting on Tuesday to see if their legal bid would succeed in overturning a six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as more fishing areas were closed in response to the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

22 June 2010more >>

When is this barbaric act going to stop? Norwegian boat uses exploding harpoons to hunt whales

The Guardian - Footage from the World Society of Protection of Animals showing a minke whale suffer harpoon wounds for potentially two hours before dying

15 June 2010more >>

Is the oil spill like 9/11? | Poll

The Guardian - Barack Obama has compared the impact the oil spill will have on environment and energy policy to the way the terror attacks of September 11 have influenced US foreign policy. Is it a fair comparison?

15 June 2010more >>

EPA Plans to Ban Insecticide Endosulfan Based on New Data

Environmental Leader - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to ban the use of the insecticide endosulfan, which is used on vegetables, fruits, and cotton as well as on ornamental shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants. The federal agency says the chemical can pose neurological and reproductive risks to farmworkers and wildlife and can persist in the environment.

11 June 2010more >>

Qld Conservationist to Train US Oil Spill Volunteers

ABC - A far north Queensland conservationist will head to the United States next week to help rescue birds affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

11 June 2010more >>

Top 9 Eco-friendly Book Picks

Ecoki - Eco-friendly book titles are now readily available. Here are our top 9 picks.

9 June 2010more >>

10 Crazy Statements about the BP Oil Spill from CEO Tony Hayward, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and Don Young

Planetsave - Unfortunately, the BP oil spill in the Gulf isn't helping everybody to learn from their mistakes (or the mistakes of those who they support). Tony Hayward, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Representative Don Young have a host of ridiculously sad statements so far.

8 June 2010more >>

Downloads Cut Software Industry's Global Carbon Footprint by 80%

Environmental Leader - Software downloads can cut the software industry's global carbon footprint by 80 percent.

8 June 2010more >>

Who do you believe? BP clashes with scientists over deep sea oil pollution

The Guardian - BP has challenged widespread scientific claims that vast plumes of oil are spreading underwater from its blown-out rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The denial comes as the oil giant prepares for a new operation to put an end to the worst oil spill in US history %u2013 which could see the leak get worse before it gets better. The company's challenge to several scientific studies is likely to put it further at odds with an increasingly angry Obama administration, which has accused it of playing down the size of the leak in an effort to limit possible fines.

1 June 2010more >>

Gulf Coast warned oil may leak until August

Environmental News Network - U.S. government and BP officials are warning that the blown-out oil well causing an environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast may not be stopped until August as the company begins preparations on a new attempt to capture the leaking crude.

31 May 2010more >>

Biofuels learn to eat less

New Scientist - Production of bioethanol has attracted global controversy because it uses important food crops. That could be about to change.

27 May 2010more >>

More Wind Farms Mean Cheaper Energy

CleanTechnica - Just as we Americans are finally really and truly internalizing the real cost of sticking with fossil fuels, due to the Gulf sea floor gusher, a timely NREL study finds wind power makes electricity that's not just cleaner, but it's also much cheaper.

26 May 2010more >>

India to Launch Renewable Energy Certificates Program to Stimulate Clean Energy Growth

CleanTechnica - New regulations announced by the Indian government reward the renewable energy producers not only for the generating power but also for preventing emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

24 May 2010more >>

Greenland Rising as Ice Continues to Melt

Planetsave - If the current speed with which Greenland is rising continues, the figure could be as much as two inches per year by 2025 and see Greenland become the world%u2019s largest contributor to sea level rise.

19 May 2010more >>

Nestle Quits Sinar Mas after Greenpeace Campaign

Environmental Leader - Nestle announced it will cease buying palm oil from suppliers linked to deforestation after a two month campaign by Greenpeace. The campaign highlighted Nestle%u2019s relationship with the Sinar Mas Group, an Indonesian chemical and lumber products conglomerate which Greenpeace has accused of illegal deforestation practices.