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Acropolis Becomes World's Oldest Landmark to Join Earth Hour

The Acropolis, a symbol of western civilization, will be the world’s oldest landmark to turn off the lights for Earth Hour and join the global movement against climate change

22 Mar 2009

Styrofoam Insulation from Dow Is Going Environmentally Friendly

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has succeeded in converting its first facility that manufactures STYROFOAM Brand Insulation to its new zero ozone-depleting, no-VOC (volatile organic compound) foaming agent technology

22 Mar 2009

Climate Change Clues in Plants Being Monitored by Springtime Volunteers

Volunteers across the country are welcoming spring by taking part in a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of flowers and foliage. Project BudBurst, has amassed thousands of observations from students, gardeners, and other citizen scientists

20 Mar 2009

Lessons Still Not Learned Twenty Years After Exxon Valdez Disaster

Two decades after the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck an iceberg and spilt millions of litres of oil into the delicate Arctic environment, governments and industry in the region remain unprepared to deal with another such disaster

19 Mar 2009

Arctic Nations Move to Save Polar Bears From Global Warming

Five nations committed by treaty to conserve polar bears have come up with a resolution linking the future of the species to urgent global action on climate change

19 Mar 2009

Geoscientists Set to Gather and Discuss Water Resources, Climate Change and More

The Geological Society of America will host its NE regional meeting jointly with the Maine Water Conference in Portland, Maine, on March 22-24. More than 900 geoscientists will participate. An overarching theme for the meeting is climate change, and technical sessions will highlight cutting-edge scientific research on a wide variety of topics

18 Mar 2009

Climate Change Measures to be Discussed by Polar Bear States

Five countries meeting for the first time in 25 years to discuss polar bear conservation today retreated behind closed doors to discuss climate change and national measures being taken to combat it

17 Mar 2009

Governments Should Focus on Ensuring Water Supplies and Stopping Water Conflicts in the Future

A global ministerial statement on water management in a time of increasing water shortages and stress should squarely address the need to reduce more and more likely future conflict over water

17 Mar 2009

Saving the World's Forests Can Be Done By Sustainable Investing and Financing

Leaders in the financial services industry and the environmental community will hold a first-of-its-kind summit this week in Washington DC to explore how sustainable investing and financing mechanisms can help advance the conservation of the world's forests

16 Mar 2009

Climate Change is Affecting Life at Both Ends of the Antarctic Food Chain

New research using detailed satellite data indicates that the changing Antarctic climate is affecting not just the penguins at the apex of the food chain, but simultaneously the microscopic life that is the base of the ecosystem

16 Mar 2009