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25 05 2020 | 10:12

Drilling on Public Lands: Native American Voices Frustrated by Virtual Public Hearings Over Zoom.

The Trump administration has attempted to plow forward with its plans to open up public lands to drilling for oil and gas exploration. To do so, it has continued to hold public meetings over Zoom.

25 05 2020 | 10:11

EU pledges to raise €20bn a year to boost biodiversity.

New strategy to protect nature includes far-reaching habitat protections, and restrictions on pesticide use – but campaigners warn enforcement is key. The European Commission has committed to…

25 05 2020 | 10:08

Climate Change Is Moving This Restaurant From Italy to Switzerland.

Rifugio Guide del Cervino is a bar and restaurant atop the Plateau Rosa, a glacial ridge in the Italian Alps. Or at least, it was. Climate change is moving it inexorably toward Switzerland as the…

25 05 2020 | 10:06

At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF.

Agencies call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases.

25 05 2020 | 10:06

Implementing Global Biodiversity Framework through Inclusive Wealth Measurement.

Opinion piece by Pushpam Kumar, Chief Environmental Economist at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

25 05 2020 | 09:59

Antarctic Penguin Poop Emits Laughing Gas.

A colony of king penguins in Antarctica emit so much nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, in their poop that researchers went a little "cuckoo," while studying them, according to Agence France Presse,…

25 05 2020 | 09:51

Monarch Butterflies Will Be Protected Under Historic Deal.

The side of the road isn't usually thought of as ideal habitat. But for insects, such as butterflies and their caterpillars, the long expanses of land along roads and utility corridors add up to a…

25 05 2020 | 09:49

A First Dog on the Moon live action cartoon! Will the coronavirus save us from climate change?

No it will not     First Dog on the Moon     The Guardian 21 May 2020  

25 05 2020 | 09:00

Bristol reveals plans to pedestrianise historic centre in Covid-19 revamp.

Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city. A scheme to turn part of Bristol’s historic centre into a pedestrian-only zone within months has been set out as part of…

25 05 2020 | 08:58

Leaked Covid-19 commission report calls for Australian taxpayers to underwrite gas industry expansion.

Exclusive: The report does not consider alternatives to gas, or mention climate change and the financial risk of investing in fossil fuel as emissions are cut Australian taxpayers should underwrite…

25 05 2020 | 08:45

15 Indigenous Crops to Boost Your Immune System and Celebrate Biodiversity.

This Friday, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. Every year, the United Nations uses this day as an opportunity both to celebrate the Earth's stunning biodiversity and to…

25 05 2020 | 08:24

Houston Commits to 100% Renewable Energy in Step Toward Carbon Neutrality.

The City of Houston has committed to 100 percent renewable energy. Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city has teamed up with NRG Energy to power all municipal operations with renewable energy…

25 05 2020 | 08:20

Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

Massive swarms of the voracious desert locust have been damaging crops and pastures and crippling communities in the Greater Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Southwest Asia since October 2019.…

25 05 2020 | 08:17

Paris airports to be powered by solar systems.

Starting next year, the airports in Paris will be partially powered by solar energy. Urbasolar is building three solar parks for this purpose. Further plants - integrated into car park roofs and on…

25 05 2020 | 08:17

Tropical cyclones have become more destructive over past 40 years, data shows.

US study identifies statistically significant trend in line with climate scientists’ predictions. Tropical cyclones have become more intense around the globe in the past four decades, with more…

25 05 2020 | 08:14

Coronavirus lockdowns have caused a whopping 17% drop in global carbon emissions.

The coronavirus lockdowns have had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, causing a whopping 17% drop globally during peak confinement measures by early April – levels last seen in 2006.…

25 05 2020 | 08:10

He opposed public lands and wildlife protections. Trump gave him a top environment job.

Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say. In July 2017,…

25 05 2020 | 08:01

Alaska Faces Major Tsunami Threat, Scientists Warn.

As the climate crisis takes hold, the effects are noticed most conspicuously at the extremes like the poles and the desert, where the harsh environments are drastically altered by a changing climate.

25 05 2020 | 07:59

Biden pledges to cancel Keystone XL.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is promising to cancel the intensely controversial Keystone XL pipeline after he enters the White House in January.

25 05 2020 | 07:52

Fossil fuel industry applauds Coalition climate measures that support carbon capture and storage.

Environmentalists say the Morrison government is directing emissions reduction funding to polluting companies. Fossil fuel industry groups and companies have applauded new climate change measures…