Nowadays, most people like to blame outgoing U.S. President George Bush for the ills of the country. In fact, much of Bush's policy originated under former president Bill Clinton. A case in point is genetically-modified, or GM, food.

Under Clinton, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staffers and executives like Read more...

Having just come through an election in Canada in which I was a Green Party candidate, and in which the anti-science, anti-environment Conservative government was re-elected, gave me cause to wonder what happened to my pro-environment Canadians. "The environment" was the #1 concern of Canadians not so long ago - before "the economy" trumped...
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Guest Column by James Pew, Attorney for Earthjustice

There are nearly 150 cement kilns operating in the U.S. In 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - the federal agency required to protect us from harmful toxic air pollutants like mercury -estimated cement kilns pump nearly 12,000...
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On the 11th of December 2008, European political leaders will decide what their response to global warming is going to be. Last year, they agreed to a 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Now, with the downturn in the economy, that deal is under threat with only a 20% proposed reduction.

As a result, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund, through the coordination of the Climate Action Network (CAN), formed the...
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The latest science suggests that preventing runaway climate change means total decarbonisation. By George Monbiot.

George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed. Smashing the porcelain, ripping the doors off their hinges,...
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By Johnny Rook, editor of Climaticide Chronicles

By Johnny Rook, editor of Climaticide Chronicles

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced today that new Envisat Asar photos show new rifts have formed in Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf. The ice shelf, which is connected to two islands, Charcot and Latady, is the anchor for the Read more...

 Wastewater To Feed The World?

As available land area shrinks and human population soars, the demands on available land and water are generating a significant new interest in urban farming. But in many areas of the world, urban farming relies on using a resource which is both a...
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 From Ted.org

One day in 1983, John Francis stepped out on a walk. For the next 22 years, he trekked and sailed around North and South America, carrying a message of respect for the Earth -- for 17 of those years, without speaking. During his monumental, silent trek, he earned an MA in environmental studies and a PhD in land resources. ...
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