Japan is looking to help India get 24 green cities off the ground with a combination of loans and technological help, Mridul Chadha of our sister site Cleantechnica recently reported. This is all part of a proposed $90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial…
The World Takes Action on Biodiversity
In the middle of the world’s 6th great extinction, it is hard to find a lot of positive news on biodiversity and saving species — we currently have a rate of extinction the world has not seen since dinosaurs went extinct…
Brazil’s Minister of the Environment: “The time for talking is over. It is time for providing answers, solutions, actions.”
Brazil’s Minister of Environment, Izabella Teixeira, delivered a statement to the COP10 Convention on Biological Diversity yesterday, highlighting Brazil’s positions and priorities for the remainder of the negotiations in Nagoya, Japan. Minister Teixeira’s statement came on the first day of…
Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat
The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whalesaround the world. Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on whaling. Rather than…
The Return of the Bicycle
Following up on the bike naked, bike classy, bike-sharing, and other bike articles I’ve written lately, here is a great recent piece by Lester R. Brown on the return of the bike (subheadings added). Enjoy. Lester R. Brown The bicycle has many attractions…
How Did the IWC Meeting About Legalizing Whaling of Endangered Species Turn Out?
Updates on the International Whaling Committee decision about legalizing whaling of endangered species. Some organizations see the decision as a (temporary) win, some see it as a big failure. We wrote a few articles leading up to a major International…
Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat
The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whales around the world. Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on…
Endangered Whale Massacre on the Horizon?
Here is some very surprising and disappointing news. The Chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) announced a proposal this week that would endorse the killing of whales, including some endangered species. The proposal would also allow the killing of…
Safest & Least Safe Countries to Live in
A new report by Maplecroft, a world leader in global risk assesment, lists the countries at the greatest and the least risk of climate change problems. The new study examined 166 countries in total. With climate change, it is hard…
Ice Cap to Ice Cap, Which Countries Lead the World in Global Warming Emissions?
Ever wonder who leads the world in global warming emissions? And by how much? A report released this month by the New Zealand government gives us this information.