220,000 gallons evaporated, dispersed in oil spill
AP – The worst Texas oil spill in more than 15 years was contained Monday, and authorities credit a massive emergency response with averting an environmental disaster.
Climate talks threaten Saudi with anti-oil bias: official
AFP – Global climate talks are biased against oil and pose a “scary” threat to Saudi Arabia’s economy, a top official said on Sunday, defending Riyadh’s stance on efforts to harness greenhouse gas emissions.
World climate event set for March 27
AFP – Millions of people from Sydney to Sweden are set to switch off their lights on March 27, as part of the global ‘Earth Hour’ campaign to highlight climate change, organisers said Sunday.
New year eco tips
Now we are well into 2010, we’ve made some green new years resolution ideas that we’ll be following. Try these top 5 tips yourself for a very green 2010! Break ice from your bird baths: Birds need a source of drinking water over the cold months, and when all the water is iced over there aren’t [...]
Bulgaria’s ‘green’ energy boom sparks fears
AFP – Bulgaria is undergoing a boom in the renewable energy sector that experts warn could see an influx of dodgy investment and actually end up doing more harm than good for the environment.
‘Inconvenient Truth’ director turns to US education
AFP – After his Oscar-winning “An Inconvenient Truth” spotlighted climate change, Davis Guggenheim is hoping to do for the US public education system what he did for the environment.
