Conservation

Malawi windmill boy with big fans

The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.  read more »

Energy Management Startup Hara Nabs Coke as Client

Hara, which makes software for tracking natural resources, is only about 18 months old, but Coke is rolling out the software around the world.  read more »

Dawn of a thirsty century

The amount of water in the world is limited. The human race, and the other species which share the planet, cannot expect an infinite supply.  read more »

Antarctica Breaking: Ice shelf the size of Connecticut at risk of collapsing

A hunk of ice about the size of the state of Connecticut has started to collapse in Antarctica.  read more »

The edge of oblivion: conservationists name 25 primates about to disappear

Biofuel plantations, logging and hunting are stealing habitats from our closest relatives, says report  read more »

Hayek angles actor Clooney for energy venture

Swatch chairman Nicolas G. Hayek says Hollywood star George Clooney will sit on the board of a new company that is to develop clean energy systems in Switzerland.  read more »

Landmark bill on global warming has bipartisan support

WASHINGTON - A landmark bill that will make curbs on greenhouse gases mandatory rather than voluntary was proposed in the US Congress by John Warner (R-Va.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.).  read more »

Mixed response to Bush climate change plan

There has been a mixed reaction to a call by the US President, George W Bush, for the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters to map out a framework to tackle climate change.  read more »

Supreme Court Rules EPA Can Regulate Auto Emissions

High court's ruling is expected to strengthen California's case against automakers  read more »

Gore urges fast action on global warming

WASHINGTON --Al Gore, a Democratic favorite for the presidency despite pronouncements that he's not running, spoke out on his signature issue Wednesday, warning of a "true planetary emergency" if Cong  read more »

Gore urges fast action on global warming

WASHINGTON --Al Gore, a Democratic favorite for the presidency despite pronouncements that he's not running, spoke out on his signature issue Wednesday, warning of a "true planetary emergency" if Cong  read more »

Danube river put on 'endangered' list

20.03.2007 - 09:25 CET | By Renata Goldirova  read more »

Danube river put on 'endangered' list

EUOBSERVER / FOCUS - The Danube - stretching through 18 European countries, including ten EU member states – has been labelled as one of ten of the world's most threatened rivers which are fast dyin  read more »

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