Earlier this month, US President Obama signed an Executive Order on Federal Sustainability commmiting the Federal government to lead by example, adopting more eco-friendly practices and helping build a clean energy economy.
As part of its effort, the administration launched the GreenGov Challenge, in which Federal employees and members of the military are encouraged to participate [...]
Are Coral Reefs Beyond Saving?
BBC News reports that prospects of saving the world’s coral reefs now appear so bleak that scientists have recommended freezing samples in liquid nitrogen to preserve them for the future so that, should global temperatures be stabilized, corals could be reintroduced.
If you’re wondering whether the situation is really that bad, read [...]
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Over 15,000 marched through the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Okavango Delta, Botswana
This Saturday, October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action, will inspire over 4000 actions in 170 countries, aimed at focusing attention on the number 350. This day may be the most widespread day of environmental activism in history, with the intention of urging world leaders to support a clear solution to the climate crisis: [...]
Copenhagen Talks Last Chance: Gordon Brown
There are now fewer than 50 days to set course of next 50 years and more, PM tells environment ministers from 17 countries responsible for 80% of greenhouse gas emissions
Gordon Brown today warned that the world is on the brink of a “catastrophic” future of killer heatwaves, floods and droughts [...]
Perhaps you’ve heard of the ‘No Impact Man,’ Colin Beavan, who, in 2006, with his wife and daughter, went off the grid in New York City to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
This incredible experiment, which inspired a blog, a book and a movie, has now inspired a challenge to which more than 2000 [...]
This past weekend, the 2009 Solar Decathlon kicked off on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Hosted by US Department of Energy and open to the public Oct 9-13 and 15-18, the Solar Decathlon is an international collegiate competition in which student teams compete to design, build, and operate highly energy-efficient, completely solar-powered houses.
Teams will be [...]
Demand for water has never been as great as it is today, and it will only increase due to population growth and mobility, rising living standards, changes in food consumption, and increased energy production, especially biofuels. Access to basic water-related services (safe drinking water, sanitation and food production) remains inadequate in much of the developing [...]
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) provides college and high school-aged members with hands-on conservation service opportunities in virtually every field imaginable, from tracking grizzlies through the Tetons to restoring desert ecosystems and teaching environmental education at Washington, D.C.’s Urban Tree House. SCA is truly building the next generation of conservation leaders by engaging young people [...]
Coast Guard Floats Rule on Invasive Species
The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed regulation to prevent invasive species from entering U.S. waters. The rule would require ships to treat ballast water, which is pumped into tanks when leaving port and typically dumped at the incoming port, to kill microorganisms and larvae that come along for the [...]
In the year 2000, The Millenium Seed Bank Project was launched as an international effort to preserve the biodiversity of Earth’s plant life by collecting, cataloging, and storing seeds from around the world.
The motivation was simple. All animal life depends upon plants, and plants depend upon seeds. so the Project serves as something of an [...]
Last week, the US Supreme Court reversed the decision of a federal appeals court and gave Alaska’s Kensington gold mine the go ahead to dump up to 4.5 million tons of mining waste into nearby Lower Slate Lake. The waste, known as tailings, is a slurry of crushed rock and water laced with copper, aluminum, [...]
