The True Cost of Carbon
By DAVID LEONHARDT Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, economists at The Hamilton Project, are releasing a new paper Wednesday on the costs of American energy policy. They argue: … our energy choices are...
German environment ministers agree to shut down 7 nuclear reactors
Wernigerode, Germany - The environment ministers of Germany's 16 states agreed Friday that the country's seven oldest nuclear reactors should be shut down permanently. These reactors have all been sus...
Things You Might Not Know About “Super” Trees
Most of us already know that trees are a significant part of our planet’s overall environmental health. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, which helps reduce global warming. Trees also provide a ha...
What Nuclear Loses, Green Gains
By Bolaji Ojo Tiny Switzerland (population 7 million) is speaking with a loud voice, and its anti-nuclear demonstrators are being heard across the world. The country has decided to place a permanent ban on the ...
Brazilian activist shot dead in Amazon
By TALES AZZONI The Associated Press SAO PAULO — An activist fighting to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers was shot and killed with his wife, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday. The killings...
Endangered Species
As some of you may already know, this past May 20 we celebrated Endangered Species Day. Endangered Species Day is a holiday sponsored by the Endangered Species Coalition, designed to promote awareness of, and s...
“Clean Energy” R&D and Innovation Center to be Built in Boston
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) of Cambridge, MA, announces it will partner with federal, state and city agencies to build a $20 million, 50,000-sq.-ft. clean energy center in Boston&...
Fixing the Pacific Plastic Problem
All of the plastic we've ever made is still in our environment, and a startling amount of it is in our oceans. Learn what others are doing locally to eliminate plastic from their lives. (more…)...
Outcry over new coal-fired plant in Victoria
MARK COLVIN: Meanwhile in Victoria, environmental groups are already considering legal action over today's announcement that a new billion-dollar coal-powered station can be built in the Latrobe Valley. ...
Brazil forms ‘crisis cabinet’ following unexpected deforestation surge
Hundreds of environmental protection officers are being deployed in the Brazilian Amazon after government satellites detected a sudden, unexpected surge in deforestation. (more…)...