Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks.
From Yes! magazine, the results of a poll showing that American views on many issues are liberal and progressive: environmental, universal health care, pay equity, gay rights, and so on.
The damage that we have caused to our planet has brought about dramatic changes in the climate. Taking this as a warning we should mend our ways, otherwise it may be a case of too little, too late.
Not surprisingly, California is one of these states. On September 27, 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act. This Act caps California's greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels by 2020.
funny cartoon about environmentalists
The evolving and growing complexity of the human brain allowed our ancestors the ability to question, wonder, and consider new possibilities—to be creative. Life altering advances were the result.
Marji Philips of utility PSE&G; outlines the increased costs utilities must take on to comply with environmental regulation.
It's not easy being green -- for a city, that is. It's tough enough to simply keep up with the endless trash, traffic and pollution generated by urban life.
Bumbershoot, a Seattle festival that claims to be "green," forced thousands of concert-goers to throw away bottles of water or other drinks as they entered an aging stadium with no functioning drinking fountains.
Two years after Hurricane Katrina much has become clear. We know that the devastation in New Orleans and surrounding areas was less a natural than a man-made disaster.
In 1973, with backing from the National Audubon Society and help from the Canadian Wildlife Service, Kress began transplanting 2-week-old puffin chicks from Great Island off Newfoundland, 1,000 miles to the northeast.
Want to join a movement and be a part of making a lasting, tangible change? On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone's mind - the environment.
Melbourne looks to become free of plastic bags. Everyone supports it, but few think it will happen.
A new report by The Nature Conservancy checks off the top 10 threats to marine conservation in South America. The No. 1 villain: Overfishing, but developmental pressures and myriad environmental challenges are no slouches either.
Low-impact architecture uses a combination of recycled and natural materials. The project is essentially a self build affair. The first phase will see the construction of five detached dwellings and one terrace of four dwellings.
Around the world, fish are accumulating toxic mercury in their flesh as a result of industrial pollution. Fish absorb and ingest the mercury and store it in their tissues.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson saw for himself on Monday efforts to reverse environmental degradation around China's largest inland lake, taking the spotlight off currency tensions for a day.
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Sancon Resources Recovery Inc (OTCBB: SRRY) a growing industrial waste recycling company with operations in China and Australia, today announced it has further expanded its China operation through its wholly owned subsidiary.
Maternity fashion line MollyAnna announced the launch of their new 100% organic supima cotton pregnancy line on Monday.
There was a time when riding a bike was about getting from A to B - not any more. For some it's become a moral and environmental crusade, but are cyclists getting too big for their boots?
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 — Subscription-based personal computers are not a new idea — and never popular — but Grégoire Gentil and Alain Rossmann have devised a green twist.
From the Live Earth climate crisis concerts to the premier of the 11 part mini-series Planet Earth to rocker Sheryl Crow recommending toilet paper rationing, showing love to Mother Nature is hotter than ever in 2007.
Well with all of the coverage going to Live Earth, and the ensuing media circus surrounding it, I'll take a break from my routine here to discuss something closely related, but yet not receiving the kind of attention that it should.