Environmental

Smog from wildfires in the countryside cloaked Moscow on Friday, with the levels of toxic particles, raising alarm over public health. The city's most famous landmarks like the spires of the Kremlin towers or the onion domes of Orthodox churches were

MOSCOW -- The city of Moscow is shrouded by smog that is seeping into buildings and causing flight diversions at a major international airport as wildfires continue to burn.Visibility early Friday in parts of the city is down to a few dozen yards

SYDNEY, NSW: Conservationists can ‘Get busy with the fizzy’, adding a sparkle to their drink whilst cutting down on the use of plastic bottles. SodaStream machines are associated with nostalgia for the 1970s and 1980s – the children of that era are

Smog from wildfires in the countryside cloaked Moscow on Friday, with the levels of toxic particles, raising alarm over public health. The city's most famous landmarks like the spires of the Kremlin towers or the onion domes of Orthodox churches were

MOSCOW - The city of Moscow is shrouded by smog that is seeping into buildings and causing flight diversions at a major international airport as wildfires continue to burn. Visibility early Friday in parts of the city is down to a few dozen yards

BLOOMINGTON, IN -- Key portions of Executive Order 13514, which was signed by President Obama in October 2009, are now being phased in. The order requires the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from “indirect sources,” such as

POCONO, PA -- Pocono Raceway is getting ready to “Go Green” by installing a three megawatt solar farm, which will power all the track’s energy needs and support the local energy grid. A groundbreaking ceremony, conducted July 31, was held before a

AMSTERDAM, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Dutch engineering consultancy Fugro NV posted a smaller than expected drop in earnings on Friday, saying the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has so far had little impact on its activities.

Late in June, Australian scientist, Frank Fenner, reignited the chilling concern that many share - that the world is quickly heading to an environmental catastrophe. Fenner compared current resource use to the devastation the Rapanui wrought on their

Late in June, Australian scientist, Frank Fenner, reignited the chilling concern that many share - that the world is quickly heading to an environmental catastrophe. Fenner compared current resource use to the devastation the Rapanui wrought on their

Local residents make a human chain to carry buckets of water to extinguishes a peat fire in a forest near the town of Shatura, some 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Moscow, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Peat swamps started burning in central Russia following an

Most of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has either been removed or it has evaporated naturally, according to the US government. President Barack Obama said the clean-up was 'finally coming to an end'. Scientists investigating the leak said much of

UK businesses need to be ready to face the risks and benefit from the opportunities that climate change could bring, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said today. A new survey of UK businesses and other organisations carried out for Defra by Ipsos

MOSCOW (AFP) Smog from wildfires in the countryside cloaked Moscow on Friday, with the levels of toxic particles, raising alarm over public health and numerous commuters wearing anti-pollution masks. The city's most famous landmarks like the spires of

The worst impact of climate change may be how humanity reacts to it Arlington, VA – The way that humanity reacts to climate change may do more damage to many areas of the planet than climate change itself unless we plan properly, an important new

Doha: Vodafone Qatar has launched new environmentally friendly Flexi 20 recharge cards (pictured) which are half the size of the former Flexi 20 recharge cards, decreasing paper waste by half. More so, the new Flexi 20 recharge cards are easier to

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced the awarding of $1 billion in Recovery Act funding to the FutureGen Alliance, Ameren Energy Resources, Babcock & Wilcox, and Air Liquide Process &

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced the awarding of $1 billion in Recovery Act funding to the FutureGen Alliance, Ameren Energy Resources, Babcock & Wilcox, and Air Liquide Process &

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced the awarding of $1 billion in Recovery Act funding to the FutureGen Alliance, Ameren Energy Resources, Babcock & Wilcox, and Air Liquide Process &

Knoxville, Tenn. and Strathroy, Ontario, Canada -- The Sansin Corporation announced that Duluth, Minnesota-based Andren's Paint Company, which has been in business since 1896, will offer its line of interior and exterior environmentally friendly wood