Dubai plans world's largest solar project 3/6/2016

The largest Concentrated Solar Power (CPS) project to be built on a single site in the world will begin power generation in Dubai within the next five years, officials announced on Thursday. ...more

U.S. announces near-total ban on African elephant ivory trade 3/6/2016

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Thursday a near-total ban on the sale of ivory products in the U.S. as part of an effort to strengthen protections for African elephants. ...more

South Korea to conduct road emissions tests for diesel cars 3/6/2016

South Korea will introduce real-world emissions tests of diesel vehicles from 2017, the Ministry of Environment said on Friday, as Asia's second-biggest diesel car market after India is grappling with smog which often blankets the country. ...more

Clean fuel from 'bionic leaf' could ease pressure on farmland: scientists 3/6/2016

A new clean technology to turn sunlight into liquid fuel could drastically shrink the need for large plantations to grow crops for biofuels, while combating climate change, Harvard University researchers said on Thursday. ...more

Researchers find 39 unreported sources of major pollution: NASA 3/6/2016

Researchers in the United States and Canada have located 39 unreported sources of major pollution using a new satellite-based method, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. ...more

Nissan powers up solar farm to fuel UK car production 3/6/2016

Nissan's production site for its all-electric LEAF and batteries just turned another shade greener, following the completion of a 4.75MW solar array at the Sunderland facility. ...more

Paris bids “adieu” to all pre-1997 cars to curb pollution 2/6/2016

Paris just announced plans to ban all pre-1997 model automobiles from driving in the city center on weekdays. This ban was conceived not by the fashion police, but as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce air pollution and smog in the French capital. ...more

Rare giant panda born in Belgium 2/6/2016

A giant panda has given birth in a Belgian zoo, a rare event for an endangered species that numbers fewer than 2,000 worldwide. ...more

Panama's indigenous tribes launch drones to fight deforestation 2/6/2016

Indigenous people in Panama are using drones as a new weapon to monitor deforestation on their lands as thousands of hectares disappear every year in one of the world's most biodiverse rainforests, the United Nations said. ...more

Sewage on Jeddah's beaches exceeds international limits: Environmentalist 1/6/2016

Pollution on Jeddah’s beaches exceeds international limits, which should be blamed on the National Water Company’s (NWC) lack of treatment for sewage, according to an environmental specialist. ...more