Mapping (Almost) Every Tree In Central Park
By Margot Adler There are more than 20,000 trees in New York City's Central Park and an author and birdwatcher have mapped almost every one of them. Edward Barnard and Ken Chaya's map, "Central ...
China Offshore Oil Spills In Bohai Bay Under Investigation, Reports Say
Recent spills in China's largest offshore oil field are being investigated, reports say. The spills were in the Bohai Penglai 19-3 oil field in Bohai Bay off the northeast coast, said reports in the Southern We...
German Cleantech Addresses Water Scarcity
With the world's most extensive wind and solar industries, Germany receives a great deal of attention as a cleantech industry hub. And Germany's reputation for machinery and automotive engineering is ...
Matt Damon’s Water.org On Track For $10M In Donations
Matt Damon is on the cover of the July/August issue of Fast Company – and Water.org, the organization he helped found with Gary White, is the focus of the story. (more…)...
Big Money, Big Questions for REDD+ Deforestation Aid
By Andrew Millar On May 27th, 2010, the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference concluded with Germany, France, Norway, the US, Britain, Australia and Japan pledging $4 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emission...
If a Tree Falls: The Softer Side of Eco-Terror
By Mark Asch Daniel McGowan—raised in Rockaway, the son of an Irish-American cop and once upon a time a cross-country runner at Christ the King—is under house arrest when If a Tree Falls&n...
World Oceans Day
Did you know that 70% of the earth is covered by ocean? As you might imagine, all that water is vitally important to life on the planet. The oceans house millions of species of plants and animals. They provide ...
ISO standards and World Environment Day
Many ISO International Standards support the objectives of World Environment Day, held every year on 5 June by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which itself participates in developing ISO standa...
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...
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...