A secret document is showing that the UK government is trying to sabotage a safeguard protecting farmers who unknowingly grow genetically modified crops. If removed, European farmers could sow billions of GM seeds annually without even realizing it.
Have Yourself a Merry LED Christmas in Michigan
November 30, 2008 By 1 Comment
Instead of lights that get shredded along with the tree when the Christmas season is over, the LED lights now adorning the huge holiday symbol are re-usable…and a lot more energy efficient.
Hindus Praise Vatican for Embracing Solar
November 30, 2008 By 3 Comments
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has praised Vatican and Pope Benedict for stepping up its fight against global warming by installing huge solar energy system, thus cutting its carbon monoxide emissions considerably.
Canada’s Conservative Government Claims Common Ground with Obama on Environment
November 30, 2008 By 1 Comment
Despite its less than impressive treatment of the climate change issue, the Canadian government now claims it has a plan to reduce carbon emissions, and for that reason, believes it will find common ground with an Obama administration despite differences on issues like trade.
President-Elect Obama – The Bees Need You!
November 29, 2008 By 2 Comments
Summers have been more silent in recent years because the bee population has been falling at an alarming rate – in Britain it fell by a third between last year and this, and right across Europe the decline is similar and disturbing
Environmentally Friendly Colleges: Environmentally Friendly Students?
November 27, 2008 By 2 Comments
Back in the summer, the Princeton Review delivered its Green Rating of US colleges – a measure of how environmentally friendly such institutions are.
Pollan’s Advice to Obama: Turn White House Lawn Into an Organic Farm
November 26, 2008 By 8 Comments
Obama needs to address the industrial, transcontinental food system, as it is connected to the economic, climate, and energy crises facing the world. What better way for the president to participate in the local food revolution then turning five acres of the White House Lawn into an organic farm?
Oceans Feeling the Heat at an Alarming Rate
November 26, 2008 By 2 Comments
Ocean acidification, and it’s happening at a much more alarming rate than originally thought, according to a new report.
Over 900 US Mayors Sign Climate Protection Agreement
November 25, 2008 By 7 Comments
More than 900 mayors have signed a Climate Protection Agreement. Under the agreement, they pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 7% by 2012, and to meet or beat Kyoto Protocol targets.
Brian Williams, Clean Coal, and Oxymorons [w/video]
November 24, 2008 By 1 Comment
