OECD warns of rising premature deaths, costs of air pollution 10/6/2016

Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths and represent an economic cost of around $2.6 trillion a year by 2060 unless action is taken, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report released on Thursday. ...more

Welcome to Formentera, the island that wants all its cars electric 10/6/2016

The tiny Mediterranean island of Formentera has taken delivery of six electric cars as part of an ambitious plan to be the first island in Europe to banish traditional cars from its shores. ...more

Apple is going to start selling… electricity? 10/6/2016

Apple became the world's most valuable company by selling a lot of stuff. But one thing it's never sold is power. ...more

California raises smoking age to 21, other states set to follow 10/6/2016

Selling tobacco to anyone under age 21 became illegal in California on Thursday, marking a milestone in an ongoing shift in American policies on tobacco use. ...more

11 people caught smoking at airport 9/6/2016

The Environment Police during a surprise inspection campaign at the Kuwait International Airport are said to have arrested 11 people for smoking in forbidden area, reports Al-Anba daily. ...more

This amazing Bangladeshi air cooler is made from plastic bottles and uses no electricity (VIDEO) 9/6/2016

Summer is upon us, and complaints about the heat will soon be common in many places. ...more

New solar cell device surpasses theoretically predicted efficiency limit 9/6/2016

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published a paper last week in the journal Nature Energy that described how they built a working solar thermophotovoltaic device (STPV) that enables solar cells to break through a theoretically predicted ceiling on how much sunlight they can convert into electricity. ...more

Rise in global CO2 emissions from energy use slowed in 2015 -BP 9/6/2016

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption grew by 0.1 percent last year in their smallest advance since 2009 due to lower coal use and sluggish growth, BP said on Wednesday in its annual energy review. ...more

VW receives regulatory approval for fixes on 1.1 million cars 9/6/2016

Volkswagen said on Wednesday it received regulatory approval to fix another 1.1 million cars, raising the number of VW models cleared for refitting to more than 2.5 million since the start of the year. ...more

EU politicians say no to forests as easy option for curbing emissions 9/6/2016

Seven political groups in the European Parliament on Wednesday called on the European Commission to prevent nations such as a Poland using forests to try to escape from cutting emissions in other areas. ...more