Over 50 percent of the world breathes in toxic air 11/2/2016

Everyone needs clean air to survive, yet somehow it is not an internationally recognized human right. That probably has something to do with the fact that over half of the world’s population live in areas where they breathe in toxic air. Altogether, that means there are more than 3.5 billion people inhaling dangerous air into their lungs on a daily basis. ...more

Supreme Court halts Obama’s plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions 10/2/2016

The US Supreme Court placed a temporary halt on a wide-reaching plan to curb carbon emissions from power plants, in a major setback to the Obama administration’s plan to shift the US to clean energy. ...more

Climate change will make westbound transatlantic flights longer: study 10/2/2016

Flights from Europe to North America will take slightly longer and nudge up airline fuel costs if climate change strengthens high altitude winds as widely expected, a study said on Wednesday. ...more

Economic losses from U.S. January storm around $2 billion: Aon Benfield 10/2/2016

A winter storm that struck the eastern seaboard of the United States in January caused around $2 billion in economic losses, and hundreds of millions of dollars in insured losses, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said on Tuesday. ...more

Zimbabwe calls for $1.6 billion in aid to pay for food 10/2/2016

Zimbabwe needs nearly $1.6 billion in aid to help pay for grain and other food after a drought that has badly affected harvests and left 3 million people in need, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday. ...more

Rare albino turtle found on Australia beach 10/2/2016

A rare albino green turtle has been spotted -- newly hatched -- on an Australian beach. ...more

Artificial intelligence uses Smartphone photos from all over the world to track pollution 9/2/2016

What if managing city smog were as simple as snapping a photo? Maybe it is. A new project called AirTick is using cellphone snaps to help scientists track air pollution. ...more

Wind overtakes hydro as third largest power source in EU 9/2/2016

The wind industry has surpassed the hydro industry as the third largest contributor to the European electriticy grid, and is fast closing the gap on the coal and gas sectors that continue to dominate the continent's power mix. ...more

Effects of carbon emissions could last 10,000 years, study finds 9/2/2016

If humans don’t cut carbon emissions soon, the Earth could feel the catastrophic impact for tens of thousands of years, a new study has found. ...more

Unilever secures zero waste status for 600th site 9/2/2016

A year on from announcing that over 240 of its factories had secured zero waste to landfill status, and less than sixth months after announcing all its European operations have stopped sending waste to landfill, Unilever today chalked off another environmental milestone, announcing that more than 600 sites are now diverting all their non-hazardous waste from landfill. ...more