Humanity faces serious, highly interconnected environmental problems, including much-discussed challenges such as climate change, as well as the equally or more serious threat to the survival of organisms that support our lives by providing critical ecosystem services such as crop pollinatio...
Keystone pipeline gains momentum
By Zack Colman
Green groups are reeling after the release of a draft State Department report that seemed to put the Keystone XL oil pipeline on track for approval.
Opponents of Keystone are furious at State’s environmental assessment of the project, which brushed ...
Elephant ivory ads on eBay and Google Shopping threaten conservation, advocates say
By Carl Franzen
E-commerce has disrupted a number of industries, but it's only helped expand the global market for items made of illegal African elephant ivory. Online sales listings for items made of the highly-co...
Stop ivory poaching or face sanctions, nations warned at Cites
'Gang of eight' countries at the heart of surge in elephant slaughters must deliver plans with goals for the next 12 months
by Damian Carrington
The "gang of eight" nations at the heart of an unprecedented surge in African elephant ki...
US government report drew on analysis by oil consultants
State Department's conclusion that controversial pipeline would not affect development of Canada's tar sands was based on work by companies with close ties to oil industry
by Lisa Song
The State Department's recent conclusion that the Keyst...
That dripping sink faucet often fades into white noise, but what most people don’t realize is that one leak can waste up to 20 gallons of water per day.
To raise awareness about our world’s water issues and the small changes individuals can do to help, Surfrider Foundation is proud to bring back th...
Matt Damon will not use a bathroom –- at least not until the world water crisis is solved.
The Oscar-winning actor and activist has moved beyond stiff PSAs in order to raise awareness for the millions of people who lack clean water and basic sanitation. In a video released Tuesday, which takes plac...
A new Global Ocean Commission Ocean Industry Forum session at the 2013 summit will be held April 24, and it provides a key opportunity for the ocean business community to engage directly with the commissioners and provide industry input.
Former Costa Rican president José María Figueres and South Af...
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a method to convert coal to heat while capturing 99% of the carbon dioxide emissions.
Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Liang-Shih Fan calls the new technology "coal-direct chemical looping." His team recently tested the new conversi...
The following is the testimony of Daniel J. Weiss before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements (PDF), reposted from the Center for American Progress Action Fund:Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Speier, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opp...
A Harvard researcher is pointing toward a new reason to worry about the effects of climate change — national security.
A new report co-authored by Michael McElroy, the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, and D. James Baker, a former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospher...
