Snow storm cuts off roads across the Levant 7/1/2015

A snow storm sweeping the Levant region cut off roads across Lebanon Wednesday, including the international Beirut-Damascus highway, isolating large areas in the north and east of the country. ...more

Shell agrees $84m payout for Nigeria oil spills 7/1/2015

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to a $84m settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two oil spills. ...more

California governor outlines ambitious climate goals 7/1/2015

California's new and returning statewide elected officials, all Democrats, were sworn in to their new four-year terms. Returning Governor Jerry Brown used his speech to commit to bold new environmental commitments regarding petroleum use and the state's renewable energy portfolio. ...more

UK Green Party proposes to cut rail and bus fares by slashing roads budget 7/1/2015

The Green Party in Britain kicked off election year with a pledge to cut rail and bus fares across the country by 10 per cent. ...more

Wind turbine trees generate clean energy in urban environments 7/1/2015

Often, one of the major complaints about clean energy installations is that they're eye sores. Large wind turbines or solar arrays are considered obstructive to views. ...more

UAE named world’s largest humanitarian donor 6/1/2015

The country has made a historic leap after being named the world’s biggest donor, said Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister. ...more

Australia battles to contain worst wildfires in 30 years 6/1/2015

Hundreds of firefighters were battling on Tuesday to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years which have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares outside the southern city of Adelaide and destroyed at least 26 homes. ...more

Ex-Canadian warship Annapolis to be sunk as artificial reef January 17 6/1/2015

The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) said today it has at last received full approval to turn a former-Canadian Navy warship into an artificial reef. ...more

2014 Officially hottest year on record 6/1/2015

It’s official: 2014 has taken the title of hottest year on record. That ranking comes courtesy of data released Monday by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the first of four major global temperature record keepers to release their data for last year. ...more

Solar plane to leave Switzerland ahead of round-the world trip 6/1/2015

A sun-powered plane was loaded onto a cargo carrier in Switzerland late Monday heading for the Middle East from where it will attempt a revolutionary round-the-world trip. ...more