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Esurance Uses Green Wind Power to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Esurance, the direct to consumer auto insurance company, announced its induction into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Leadership Club

7 Oct 2008

Environmental Degredation Can Be a Pathway to Peace

From climate change to deforestation to water scarcity, environmental degradation can not only lead to conflict, but can also offer a pathway to peace

7 Oct 2008

Ocean Facing Largest Mass Extinction Seen in 65 Million Years

The survival of species critical to the livelihoods of millions - such as those in the "nusery grounds" of the Coral Triangle - is being called into question in the wake of the IUCN's warning this week of a mass global extinction unseen for 65 million years

7 Oct 2008

Solar Energy Continues to Gain Support in Australia

The Clean Energy Council, Australia’s peak body for the clean energy industry, sought
bipartisan support for a gross feed-in tariff (FIT), ahead of today’s Council of Australian Governments
meeting, and following the NSW Opposition’s announcement of a solar policy

7 Oct 2008

Study Shows How Clean Energy Can Boost the Economy, Job Creation and Carbon Reduction

Clean Edge and Climate Solutions’ Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025 Report Finds Potential for 63,000 New Jobs in Oregon and Washington

6 Oct 2008

Arctic Sea Ice Starting to Refreeze

After reaching the second-lowest extent ever recorded last month, sea ice in the Arctic has begun to refreeze in the face of autumn temperatures, closing both the Northern Sea Route and the direct route through the Northwest Passage

6 Oct 2008

New Project is a Pioneer Sustainable Development for Dubai

In a move that reflects the growing tide of environmental awareness around the world, leading regional developer, Tameer Holding, has announced the launch of its new, LEED-certified sustainable project in the heart of the Arjan district in Dubailand

6 Oct 2008

Land, Sea and Air Measurements at Southeastern Pacific Climate Study to Improve Climate Change Modelling

During October and November 2008, some 150 scientists from 40 institutions in eight nations will take part in an international field experiment designed to make observations of critical components of the climate system of the southeastern Pacific

6 Oct 2008

Northern Ice Sheets Found to be Younger than Previously Believed

Climatologist Robert DeConto and colleagues are reporting in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal Nature that their latest climate model of the Northern Hemisphere suggests conditions would have allowed ice sheets to form there for the last 25 million years, or about 22 million years earlier than generally assumed

3 Oct 2008

Shade Grown Practices for Coffee Production Offers Climate Change Buffer

Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee. University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades

2 Oct 2008