Adidas to use marine plastic waste in products from 2016 21/4/2015

German sportswear firm Adidas is teaming up with a group trying to clean up the world's oceans with a plan to develop materials made from marine plastic waste that can be used in its products. ...more

Thailand seizes 4 tons of elephant tusks smuggled from Congo 21/4/2015

Thailand seized 4 tons of ivory hidden in bean sacks tracked from Congo in what authorities said was the biggest bust in the country's history, customs officials said Monday. ...more

Solar plane starts next round-the-world leg in China 21/4/2015

A pioneering plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun took off in China early Tuesday for the next stage of its journey, organizers said. ...more

Abu Dhabi shoppers planting and painting at the mall 20/4/2015

In the large atrium of Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi, parents, children, staff and tourists are just some of the shoppers that can be found. Only they aren’t shopping – they’re planting small trees. ...more

Obama says 'no greater threat to planet than climate change' 20/4/2015

US President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change poses the world's biggest single threat. ...more

Mountain of electrical waste reaches new peak 20/4/2015

A record amount of electrical and electronic waste hit the rubbish tips in 2014, with the biggest per-capita tallies in countries that pride themselves on environmental consciousness, a report said Sunday. ...more

California prepares for historic mandatory cutbacks on water 20/4/2015

Californians are going to have to start preparing for a dry summer as the dehydrated state prepares for a water crackdown. ...more

Costa serves up 'zero energy' coffee 20/4/2015

Costa Coffee has opened the UK's "first zero energy coffee shop building" in a bid to explore how it can make its outlets more environmentally sustainable. ...more

Saudi Shoura Council says animal torturers should be named and shamed 17/4/2015

People who torture and maim animals should be named and shamed in addition to other legal sanctions, the Shoura Council said in a closed session on Tuesday. ...more

Climate change finally gets its big day in court 17/4/2015

Will a proposed Obama administration climate change regulation wind up in the Supreme Court? That’s what many observers suspect as the president’s most far-reaching move yet to curb global warming heads to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. ...more